June 29, 2009 |
ADEQ Announces Asbestos Awareness Seminar to be held Friday, July 17, in Flagstaff to Assist in Compliance |
Officials from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced today that the agency will conduct an Asbestos Awareness Seminar on Friday, July 17, in Flagstaff to help demolition and renovation contractors and other city residents comply with asbestos regulations. Read the full article
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June 24, 2009 |
ADEQ Issues Ozone High Pollution Advisory For Wednesday, June 24, 2009 |
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) Wednesday, June 24 for ozone. Read the full article
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June 22, 2009 |
Former EPA Top Water Administrator Benjamin H. Grumbles Starts New Job Today as ADEQ's Director |
PHOENIX: Benjamin H. Grumbles, who was the longest-serving administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national water program, takes over today as director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Read the full article
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June 19, 2009 |
Hayes Selected ADEQ's New Acting Community Liaison for Southwest Arizona in Yuma and La Paz Counties |
PHOENIX: A long-time community involvement coordinator for the state Superfund program has been selected Acting Southwest Arizona Community Liaison for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
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June 18, 2009 |
ADEQ Grants Arizona Game & Fish Department $74,000 to Protect Little Colorado River and Threatened Species |
PHOENIX: More than 1,000 feet of eroding stream banks along the Little Colorado River in Apache County will be repaired to help protect two threatened
fish species under a $74,145 Water Quality Improvement Grant awarded by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
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June 18, 2009 |
$25,000 ADEQ Water Quality Improvement Grant
to Protect Flagstaff Pond from Dog Park Runoff |
PHOENIX: Francis Short Pond, the only permanent body of water in Flagstaff, will be protected from contamination by storm water runoff from an adjoining
dog park under a $25,164 Water Quality Improvement Grant to the city from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Read the full article
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June 17, 2009 |
ADEQ Awards $37,453 Water Quality Improvement Grant for Erosion Management Near Arcosanti in Yavapai County |
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality(ADEQ) has awarded a $37,453 Water Quality Improvement Grant to the Cosanti Foundation for a project to control bank erosion and sediment runoff into the Agua Fria River. Read the full article
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June 17, 2009 |
ADEQ Grants $43,000 to Gila Watershed Partnership for New Well to Help Protect San Francisco River in Greenlee County |
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has awarded a $42,750 Water Quality Improvement Grant to the Gila Watershed Partnership for a project to reduce waste from ranch animals in the San Francisco River. Read the full article
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June 16, 2009 |
ADEQ Awards Water Quality Improvement Grant of $12,850 to Town of Gila Bend to Preserve Soil at Hohokam Village Site |
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has announced a $12,850 Water Quality Improvement Grant to the Town of Gila Bend to protect the ruins of a thousand-year-old Hohokam village from erosion and runoff from storm water. Read the full article
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June 8, 2009 |
ADEQ Urges Owners to Recycle Old Analog TV Sets as Transition to Digital Approaches on June 12 |
PHOENIX: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials are urging all owners of old analog television sets to recycle them rather than tossing them in the trash as the June 12 deadline to digital TV rapidly approaches. Read the full article
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June 4, 2009 |
ADEQ Building Named "Best State Agency Building" by Readers of Arizona Capitol Times |
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) building, located at 1110 W. Washington Street in Phoenix, took first place in the "Best State Agency Building" category for the Arizona Capitol Times' "Best of the Capitol" contest. Read the full article
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June 2, 2009 |
Three More Valley Electroplating Companies Brought Into Compliance Through ADEQ's "Plating Initiative" |
PHOENIX: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has entered into two Consent Judgments in Maricopa County Superior Court and one Administrative Order with three Valley metal plating businesses in the latest phase of the ADEQ "Plating Initiative." Read the full article
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