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Public Notice: Proposed NPDES Permit Renewal; Northwest Water Reclamation Plant, Mesa, Arizona

How to Comment

Comments accepted through: 05/11/2019

The administrative record, including the draft permit, fact sheet, comments received, all data submitted by the applicant, and other relevant documents is available for public inspection during normal business hours (9:00-5:00) at the address below. Requests to obtain or review the administrative record should be made to the contact listed below. Interested persons may submit written comments on the draft permit during the public comment period to the contact listed below. All comments or objections received within the comment period will be retained and considered in the formulation of the final permit determination. A request for a public hearing may be made in writing to the contact below (40 CFR Part 124.11).

Upon issuance of a final permit decision and response to comments, EPA will notify the applicant and persons who submitted written comments or requested notice of the final permit decision. Within 33 days after EPA issues the final permit, any person who filed comments on the draft permit or participated in any public hearing held on this matter may petition the Environmental Appeals Board to review any condition of the permit decision (40 CFR Part 124.19). When public interest warrants, EPA may schedule a public hearing or may grant an extension of the comment period for the submittal of comments or objections (40 CFR Part 124.14).

Contact

Gary Sheth (sheth.gary@epa.gov), NPDES Permit Writer at
Phone: 415-972-3516
Mailing Address: EPA Region IX, (WTR-2-3)
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Related Documents

Publish Date: 04/11/2019

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX (EPA) is issuing a notice of proposed action under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA is proposing to reissue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit AZ0024627 to:

City of Mesa, Water Reclamation Department
640 N. Mesa Drive
P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211-1466

For:

Northwest Water Reclamation Plant
960 North Riverview
Mesa, AZ 85201

The Northwest Water Reclamation Plant (NWWRP) is owned and operated by the City of Mesa, located at 960 North Riverview in the City of Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona. The NWWRP collects and treats wastewater from the service area for the northwest portion of the City of Mesa, constituting a population of approximately 120,000 residents. The plant has a design flow of 18 million gallons per day (MGD) to secondary treatment levels and the proposed permit allows for intermittent and/or emergency dischargers to outfalls located on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) tribal land. The previous permit expired on July 31 2018 but following a timely submittal of a completed application for renewal the permit has been administratively extended until issuance of a renewed permit.

The receiving water for the treated effluent discharged from NWWRP Outfalls #002 and #005 is the Salt River in the Middle Gila watershed located at the following locations:

Outfall 002 is located at:

Latitude 33° 27′ 25″ N,
Longitude 111° 50′ 25″ W

Outfall 005 is located at:

Latitude 33 ° 29′ 05″ N ,
Longitude 111° 44′ 48″ W

The permit has been drafted to protect the following designated uses: Aquatic and Wildlife ephemeral and Partial Body Contact and has established permit limits and conditions that are designed to protect the uses of the river and not contribute to any further degradation.

Applicant or Respondent

City of Mesa, Water Reclamation Department
640 N. Mesa Drive
P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211-1466

Permit #: NPDES Permit No. AZ0024627