Local brief
ADEQ takes comments through Nov. 13 on Chino Valley wastewater plant expansion permit
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comments from Oct. 14 to Nov. 13, 2026, on a preliminary decision to approve a significant amendment to the Aquifer Protection Permit for the Town of Chino Valley Water Reclamation Facility in Yavapai County. The change would let the plant expand to better handle peak flows.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) opened a 30-day public comment period on Oct. 14, 2026, on its preliminary decision to issue a significant amendment to Individual Aquifer Protection Permit No. 104236. Comments are due by Nov. 13, 2026.
Who and where. The permittee is the Town of Chino Valley, for the Chino Valley Water Reclamation Facility in Chino Valley, Yavapai County.
What would change. According to ADEQ, the amendment would expand the facility so it can better handle peak flows. The work includes two new equalization basins, a new coarse screen and a screw press. The permit also adds alternative monitoring for fecal coliform and sets groundwater standards for Point of Compliance Well 2.
How to comment. Comments may be emailed to ADEQ at nafsin.nabila@azdeq.gov or mailed to the ADEQ Water Quality Division, Groundwater Protection, Attn: Gilley Arnold, in Phoenix. Mailed comments must be postmarked or received by Nov. 13, 2026. The public notice, draft permit and draft executive summary are on the ADEQ notice page (https://azdeq.gov/node/11434), and the records can also be reviewed at the ADEQ Records Center.
Original source: ADEQ public notice, Aquifer Protection Permit Amendment, Chino Valley Water Reclamation Facility, posted Oct. 13, 2026, and ADEQ email of Oct. 14, 2026. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-AZYAVAPP · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
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