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Pollution Prevention Plan
Arizona Mining Permitting Guide
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
Waste Programs Division, Sustainability Programs Unit
1110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-771-4203 or 800-234-5677, ext. 771-4203
www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste
PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS OR FILINGS:
Pollution Prevention Plan
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
A.R.S. § 49-961 through §49-973
CONDITIONS REQUIRING A PERMIT:
A Pollution Prevention Plan must be filed by December 31, of the following year by facilities
or State agencies that:
(a) Were required to file an annual toxic chemical release inventory report Form R pursuant
to Section 313 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, also
known as Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, Section 3113; or
(b) Shipped off-site, for purposes other than recycling, an average of one kilogram or more
per month (cumulative total) of acutely hazardous wastes; or
(c) Shipped off-site, for purposes other than recycling, more than 12,000 kilograms
(cumulative total) of hazardous wastes in calendar year 1993 or 10,000 kilograms
cumulative total of hazardous waste in calendar year 1994; or
(d) Used more than 10,000 pounds of a toxic substance in a calendar year after December 31,
1994.
A format guidance document, training, and technical assistance are offered by ADEQ.
EXEMPTIONS:
Household hazardous waste collection facilities; agricultural permit holders; permitted
treatment, storage and disposal facilities that primarily receive wastes from off-site;
agricultural pesticide applications subject to A.R.S. §49-305 or §-3-363. For the purpose of
Pollution Prevention Plan filing requirements, "Toxic substance" does not include
material used or produced in connection with a mining or metallurgical operation.
FEES:
There is no fee for pollution prevention certification. In fact, facilities with certified pollution
prevention plans will receive a 50 percent reduction of the required hazardous waste fee
(A.R.S. § 49-931.A.4). Facilities not required to prepare a pollution prevention plan may
voluntarily comply and receive the hazardous waste fee discount.
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