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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: April 2009

April 24, 2009
ADEQ Announces Mercury Fish Consumption Advisories for Lake Pleasant and Roosevelt Lake
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality today announced that ADEQ, in association with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Department of Health Services, has issued a fish consumption advisory recommending that people limit consumption of certain fish caught from Lake Pleasant and Roosevelt Lake.
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April 20, 2009
ADEQ Issues High Pollution Advisory for Ozone for Phoenix Metropolitan Area for Tuesday, April 21
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Tuesday, April 21 for the Phoenix metropolitan area because weather conditions are expected to cause unhealthy levels of ozone.
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April 17, 2009
ADEQ Announces Long-Standing Illegal Dump in Wickenburg Cleaned Up, Legal Questions Resolved
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a long-standing illegal dump within Wickenburg city limits has been cleaned up and all legal questions resolved concerning the matter.
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April 15, 2009
ADEQ To Participate in Numerous Events Throughout State in Celebration of Earth Day 2009
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality today announced plans to host and participate in numerous events around the state in celebration of Earth Day 2009.
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April 7, 2009
Silver Bell Mining to Pay $170,000 in Civil Penalties for Water Quality Violations in Pima County
PHOENIX: Silver Bell Mining will pay $170,000 in civil penalties for releasing 340,000 gallons of wastewater containing sulfuric acid and heavy metals into dry washes during three separate incidents at its open pit copper mine near Marana in Pima County, ADEQ Acting Director Patrick J. Cunningham announced today.
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April 6, 2009
ADEQ Files Civil Complaint Against Kuhles Capital, LLC for Asbestos Violations at Dewey-Humboldt Facility
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Arizona Attorney General's Office have filed a civil complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court against Kuhles Capital, LLC for alleged violations that occurred at its landfill located near Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County.
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April 2, 2009
ADEQ Issues High Pollution Advisory for Particulate Matter for Friday, April 3
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Friday, April 3 for the Phoenix metropolitan area because weather conditions are expected to cause unhealthy levels of fine Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) microns and smaller.
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