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4 The well-attended seminar includedpresentations on RCRA Basics, RCRA/DOT, RCRA/OSHA, ContractorGenerated Waste, RCRA/Recycling, RCRA/Air Quality, ElectronicWaste, and Universal more information visit : Daniel A. de la Torre, Chemical Transportation, Inc., presenting RCRA Seminar Committee2009 RCRA Seminar Committee2009 RCRA Seminar Committee2009 RCRA Seminar Committee2009 RCRA Seminar CommitteeFirst Row: 1)Barb Ricca; 2)Tom Sisterman; Middle row: 3) Ken Asch; 4) CatSchaldweiler; 5) Heather Shoemaker; 6) Lisa Cuestas; 7) Sarah Sillman; 8) GerardoMayoral-Pena; Back Row: 9) Frank Bonillas, 10) Jeff Christensen (Chairperson), 11)Craig Boodle; 12) Dave Journal of Environmental Management ArizonaFrom the EditorLEGAL DISCLAIMER Information presented in the Journal of Env. Mgmt. AZ originates from a variety of sourcespresumed to be accurate and complete. However, due to the rapidly changing nature of regulations and the law andour reliance on information provided by various sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracyor reliability of the content of the Journal.

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7 At least two other major conferences are planned forearly fall, but no details are available a Journal reader, you are probably involved insome way or are concerned with environmental managementin Arizona. So, if you are not attending at least one or twoconferences each year, I suggest you take advantage of thisopportunity to learn from and network with otherenvironmental professionals. It is almost always a greatinvestment of your time & money!Thank you to our readers, authors, and advertisers!Sincerely,Jim Thrush, Environmental ManagementPublisher & EditorJournal of Environmental Management Arizona 5 ContentsJOURNALARIZONAOFJune / July 2009 Volume 7 Number 3 Proposed azpdes Stormwater Permit Pg. 6 SAEMS RCRA 2009 Pg. 3 Features and Articles 3 SAEMS RCRA 2009/Photopage 6 ADEQ s Proposed azpdes PermitEd Latimer, PhD, PE, CPSWQ15 SESHA Int l High Technology ESHS ymposium & Exposition/Photopage1 9 Maricopa County AQ OmbudsmanDennis DickersonColumns10 Regulatory DevelopmentsSupreme Court Narrows Cleanup LiabilityMichael C.

8 Ford, Attorney11 Sustainability and SustainableDevelopmentAn Opportunity in the Budget CrisisNicholas R. Hild, It s All About ChemistryA Sustainable Source of Chemicals?Larry Olson, Prospecting: for env. businessIt s Not the Economy: Blame the Sales Guy!Joe C. Holmes, ATC AssociatesDepartments 4 From the Editor16 News Briefs12 Associations PagesCover Image: Lightning storm over Oradea Romania. Courtesy of English Wikipedia; : Mircea Madau / Journal of Environmental Management ArizonaAZPDES MSGP 2009 azpdes MSGP 2009 azpdes MSGP 2009 azpdes MSGP 2009 azpdes MSGP 2009 Highlights of ADEQ s Proposed AZPDESH ighlights of ADEQ s Proposed AZPDESH ighlights of ADEQ s Proposed AZPDESH ighlights of ADEQ s Proposed AZPDESH ighlights of ADEQ s Proposed AZPDESS tormwater PermitStormwater PermitStormwater PermitStormwater PermitStormwater Permitby Ed Latimer, PhD, PE, CPSWQH ighlights of the ProposedArizona Pollutant DischargeElimination System multi -SectorGeneral Permit for StormwaterDischarges Associated withIndustrial ActivitiesBackground Photo: Courtesy Wikimedia Commons,by Massimo Catarinella.

9 Discharges in the United States are regulated underthe National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)Program, which is part of the Clean Water Act. Several types ofactivities considered highly polluting of stormwater are regulated,including specific industrial activities. Since the mid-1990s in Arizonaand elsewhere in the United States, stormwater discharges fromregulated industry facilities have been permitted by way of a multi - sector general Permit (MSGP). In general , the MSGP is based onthe premise that permitted facilities can prevent contamination ofstormwater and consequently prevent degradation of the water qualityof receiving streams by implementing and monitoring onsite structuraland non-structural stormwater pollution prevention best managementpractices (BMPs).The EPA (federal) MSGP is one large permit that regulatesnumerous separate sectors. Each sector represents a different type ofactivity and makes use of standard industrial classification (SIC) codesor narrative descriptions to identify the industries that require permitcoverage.

10 Since before Arizona received primacy over the NPDESP rogram in late 2002, regulated industrial facilities in our State havebeen authorized to discharge stormwater under the federal MSGP-2000 (65 FR 64746). This permit was issued on October 30, 2000,and was subsequently adopted by ADEQ to apply in Arizona until anew Arizona-specific industrial stormwater permit became all general permits, the MSGP-2000 expired five yearslater on October 30, 2005. In absence of a new permit to replace it,the MSGP-2000 was administratively continued for facilities thatwere covered under the permit at the time it expired. The shortcomingwas that until a new permit became available, new regulated industrialfacilities would not be able to obtain permit coverage. Nonetheless,ADEQ has expected that operators of new regulated industrialfacilities in Arizona to develop stormwater pollution prevention plans(SWPPPs), implement BMPs, and follow the appropriate sector -specific requirements as described in the MSGP-2000.