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Solid Waste Notification
Arizona Mining Permitting Guide
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Waste Programs Division, Solid Waste Plan Review Unit
1110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-771-4123 or 1-800-234-5677 ext. 771-4123
www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/index.html
PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS OR FILINGS:
Solid Waste Notification
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
A.R.S. § 49-762.07
A.R.S. § 49-701.29
CONDITIONS REQUIRING PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS OR FILINGS:
Notification is required for any facility that meets the definition of solid waste facility (§ 49-
701.29). A solid waste facility is a transfer facility and any site owned, operated or utilized for
the storage, processing, treatment or disposal of solid waste.
A notification is provided to ADEQ, wherein owners/operators provide the following
information:
1) Facility name and mailing address.
2) Legal description by township, range and section, and county assessor’s book, map and
parcel number.
3) Description of waste storage and treatment equipment, and methods of waste management,
including types and volumes of waste handled, and time the waste remains on site.
4) Description of waste management practices used at the facility, including measures taken
to protect public health and the environment.
5) A diagram of the property, showing the location of the solid waste facility.
EXEMPTIONS:
There are several exemptions to the definition of solid waste facility. See A.R.S. § 49-701.29(a)
through (s) for a complete list. These exemptions include:
1) A site at which solid waste that was generated on site is stored for 90 days or less.
2) A site at which non-putrescible solid waste that was generated on site in amounts of less
than 1,000 kilograms per month per type of non-putrescible solid waste is stored and
contained for 180 days or less.
3) A site that stores, receives, source separates, processes or reduces recyclable solid waste,
and that has no significant adverse effect on the environment.
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