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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: June 2008

June 30, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Awards $103,240 Grant to Improve Water Quality in Tucson
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding $103,240 to improve water quality in Tucson through public education.
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June 27, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $2,430 Grant to Fund Community Recycling in Sahuarita in Pima County
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding $2,430 to fund recycling in Sahuarita.
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June 26, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $18,000 Grant to Fund More Community Recycling in Pinetop-Lakeside in Navajo County
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding $18,000 to fund increased recycling in Pinetop-Lakeside.
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June 25, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Awards $168,442 Grant to Audubon Arizona to Support Rio Salado Center and Help Improve Water Quality in Phoenix
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding a $168,442 grant to Audubon Arizona to support the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center and help improve water quality in Phoenix through public education.
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June 24, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $334,000 in Grants to Fund Community Recycling in Verde Valley of Yavapai County
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding $334,112 to fund recycling in the Verde Valley of Yavapai County.
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June 23, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces Red J Environmental Corp. to Pay $63,500 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that Red J Environmental Corp., a hazardous waste transporter based in Joseph City, Arizona, will pay $63,500 in penalties for hazardous waste violations that occurred when it transported waste in the Phoenix area.
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June 20, 2008
ADEQ Issues Ozone High Pollution Advisory for Saturday, June 21
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for the Phoenix metropolitan area for Saturday, June 21.
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June 20, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $13,000 Water Quality Improvement Grant to Coronado National Forest
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens today announced that the department has awarded a $13,000 Water Quality Improvement Grant to Coronado National Forest to protect the border area's watershed.
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June 19, 2008
Court Gives Formal Approval to ADEQ, EPA Agreement with Asarco to Clean Up Contamination in Hayden, Winkelman
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that the agreement between the state of Arizona and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with Asarco LLC to clean up contamination from the company's mining activities in Hayden and Winkelman has received formal approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas overseeing Asarco's bankruptcy proceedings.
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June 18, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces Kiewit Western to Pay $80,000 for Water Violations in Gila & Greenlee Counties
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that Kiewit Western Company will pay $80,000 in civil penalties for water quality violations at construction sites on Highway 260 and Highway 191 in Gila and Greenlee counties.
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June 17, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $330,000 in Grants to City of Sierra Vista to Support Recycling
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding three grants totaling $330,000 to the City of Sierra Vista to support recycling in the community.
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June 16, 2008
ADEQ Director Steve Owens Announces $4,000 Brownfields Grant to Show Low
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens today announced that ADEQ is awarding a $4,000 grant under its Brownfields Grant Program to the City of Show Low.
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June 13, 2008
ADEQ Extends Ozone High Pollution Advisories Through Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has extended a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for the Phoenix metropolitan area through Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15.
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June 12, 2008
ADEQ Extends Ozone High Pollution Advisory For Friday, June 13
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has extended a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for the Phoenix metropolitan area for Friday, June 13.
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June 11, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces $90,000 Penalty for Water Quality, Waste Violations at Bradley Landfill
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens today announced that Bradley Investment Comp. and its successor corporation, BXB Assets, will pay a $90,000 penalty for violations of Arizona solid waste and water quality protection statutes at the closed Bradley Landfill, 4346 E. Magnolia Street in Phoenix.
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June 11, 2008
ADEQ Issues Ozone High Pollution Advisory For Thursday, June 12
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for the Phoenix metropolitan area for Thursday, June 12.
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June 6, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces Flagstaff Public Meeting June 17 to Discuss Fish, Mercury Issues in Area Lakes
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that a Tuesday, June 17 public meeting will be conducted in Flagstaff to discuss the proposed removal of fish contaminated by mercury from Upper and Lower Lake Mary and three other Flagstaff-area lakes.
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June 6, 2008
ADEQ Director Owens Announces Asbestos Awareness Seminar to be Held Friday, June 13 in Clarkdale
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ will conduct the second of a series of Asbestos Awareness Seminars on Friday, June 13 in Clarkdale to help demolition and renovation contractors and small communities comply with asbestos regulations.
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