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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: September 2011

September 19, 2011
BTZ, Inc. to Pay $110,000 Penalty to Resolve Asbestos and Air Quality Violations in Yuma County
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Arizona Attorney General's Office announced today that BTZ, Inc. has agreed to pay a $110,000 penalty for asbestos and air quality violations from its demolition activities and asphalt plant that occurred in Yuma County.
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September 14, 2011
South Yuma County Landfill, L.L.C. to Pay $70,000 Penalty to Resolve Air Quality Violations at its Yuma County Facility
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Arizona Attorney General's Office announced today that South Yuma County Landfill, LLC (SYCL) has agreed to pay a $70,000 penalty for failure to obtain an air quality permit at its municipal solid waste landfill in Yuma County from 2000 until 2009.
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September 12, 2011
ADEQ Announces First Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event in Page at Cultural Arts Building Parking Lot Sept. 24
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that they will sponsor the first Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event in Page in the parking lot of the Cultural Arts Building, 500 S. Navajo Dr., on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

September 12, 2011
ADEQ Plans Water Quality Testing Events for Round Valley Seventh-Grade Science Students at Little Colorado River
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that the agency will sponsor water quality testing events in the Little Colorado River for Springerville and Eagar students on Tuesday, Sept. 20 and Thursday, Sept. 22 as part of this month's World Water Monitoring Day activities.
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September 9, 2011
Gov. Brewer Proclaims Week of Sept. 11 'Arizona Water Reuse Week'; Symposium at Wild Horse Pass Resort
Gov. Jan Brewer has proclaimed the week of Sept. 11-17 as "Arizona Water Reuse Week" and the world's premier water reuse and desalination symposium starts its four-day run on Sunday at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix.
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Proclamation

September 7, 2011
ADEQ Officials Announce $51,500 Grant to Cottonwood for Assessment of a Brownfields Site in Old Town
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a $51,500 Brownfields grant has been awarded to the City of Cottonwood in Yavapai County to complete an environmental evaluation of a former recycling collection site at 1032 N. First St., where the city wants to build a parking lot, park and picnic area.
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September 6, 2011
ADEQ Announces Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event at Hopi Veterans Memorial Center on Saturday, Sept. 17
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that they will have their first Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event on Native American land at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Memorial Center is located 3 miles west of the Hopi Cultural Center.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

September 6, 2011
ADEQ Announces Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event in Holbrook's Gillespie Park on Saturday, Sept. 17
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that they will sponsor a Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event at Gillespie Park in Holbrook, located on the corner of Navajo Boulevard and Hopi Drive, on Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

September 1, 2011
City of Prescott to Host Dual Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics Waste Recycling Event Sept. 25 at Transfer Station
Prescott city residents can dispose of their stockpiles of household hazardous waste and electronics waste in addition to discarded appliances during a dual event on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Prescott Transfer Station, 2800 Sundog Ranch Road.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

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