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Clean Air Act Permitting in Arizona

EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9) implements and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.

Clean Air Act permitting in Arizona is the shared responsibility of one state and three county agencies, as well as EPA Region 9. EPA Region 9 is responsible for processing permits on most tribal lands in Arizona. The Navajo Nation and the Gila River Indian Community also issue some types of permits. For more information about responsible agencies, see below.

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  • Arizona Air Permitting
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Arizona Air Permitting

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Agency Responsible Area Responsibilities Contacts Federally-Approved
Construction Permit
Authority
Federally-Approved
Operating Permit
Authority
Title V Program Approval History
Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality

1110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
General Information:
(602) 771-2300
Toll Free:
(800) 234-5677
Statewide except for
Maricopa, Pima,
Pinal Counties
and Tribal Lands

Clean Air Act Major and
Minor New Source Review

Clean Air Act Part 70 Permitting

Balaji Vaidyanathan
(vaidyanathan.balaji@azdeq.gov)
Section Manager, Facilities
Emissions Control Section
(602) 771-4527

Valerie Thorsen
(thorsen.valerie@azdeq.gov)
Air Permits Manager, Air Permits Unit
(602) 772-4420

Arizona Administrative Code,
Title 18, Chapter 2
Arizona Administrative Code,
Title 18, Chapter 2
2006 Evaluation Report
Maricopa County
Air Quality Department

3800 N Central Ave #1400
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Maricopa County
except Tribal Lands

Clean Air Act Major and
Minor New Source Review

Clean Air Act Part 70 Permitting

Richard Sumner
(Richard.Sumner@maricopa.gov)
Permit Engineering Manager
(602) 506-1842

Scott Treece
(Scott.Treece@maricopa.gov)
Title V Permitting
(602) 372-1341

Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Rules,
Regulation II, Rule 200, 240, 241
Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Rules,
Regulation II, Rule 210
2019 Evaluation Report
Pima County
Department of
Environmental
Quality Air Program

33 N. Stone Ave., Suite 700
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 724-7400
Pima County
except Tribal Lands

Clean Air Act Major and
Minor New Source Review

Clean Air Act Part 70 Permitting

Rupesh Patel
(Rupesh.Patel@pima.gov)
Air Permit Manager
(520) 724-7341
Pima County Code of Ordinances,
Title 17, Chapter 17.12, 17.16
Pima County Code of Ordinances,
Title 17, Chapter 17.12, 17.16
2004 Evaluation Report
Pinal County Air Quality
31 N. Pinal St Building F
Florence, AZ 85132
(520) 866-6929
Pinal County
except Tribal Lands

Clean Air Act Major and
Minor New Source Review

Clean Air Act Part 70 Permitting

Anu Jain
(anu.jain@pinal.gov)
Air Quality Manager
(520) 866-6931
Pinal County Code of Regulations,
Chapter 3 (Permits and Permit Revisions)
Pinal County Code of Regulations,
Chapter 3 (Permits and Permit Revisions)
2018 Evaluation Report

Tribal Air Permitting in Arizona

EPA Region 9 is responsible for issuing permits on Tribal Lands in Arizona. Of the many tribes in Arizona, Navajo Nation and the Gila River Indian Community have authority to implement portions of the permitting programs under the Clean Air Act. The table below describes the various authorities.

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Agency Responsible Area Responsibilities Contacts Federally-Approved Construction Permit Authority Federally-Approved Operating Permit Authority
EPA Region 9 Air Division,
Permits Office

75 Hawthorne St (AIR-3)
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tribal lands in AZ, except for Navajo Nation
and Gila River Indian Community
Issues all permits in tribal lands,
except for Navajo Nation
and Gila River Indian Community.
Issues NSR permits in Navajo Nation.
Issues major NSR and title V operating permits in Gila River.
Gerardo Rios, P.E.
(rios.gerardo@epa.gov)
Section Chief
(415) 972-3974
40 CFR 49.151 (minor NSR)
40 CFR 49.166 (nonattainment NSR)
40 CFR 52.21 (PSD)
40 CFR 71
Gila River
Indian Community
Department of
Environmental
Quality

P.O. Box 97
1576A South Nelson Dr.
Chandler, AZ 85226
(520) 562-2234
Gila River Indian Community Tribal Land Issues minor NSR permits in GRIC Tribal Land Ryan Eberle, P.E.
(ryan.eberle@gric.nsn.us)
Air Quality Program Manager
(520) 562-2234
Address
P.O. Box 97
168 Skill Center Road
Sacaton, AZ 85147
GRIC Code, Title 17, Chapter 9. (See 76 FR 17028 for federal approval into TIP) None
Navajo Nation
Environmental
Protection
Agency Operating
Permit Program

Route 112 N Bldg. #2837
Fort Defiance, AZ
(928) 729-409
Navajo Nation Tribal Land Issues Title V operating permits in
Navajo Nation Tribal Land
Glenna Lee
(glennalee@navajo-nsn.gov)
Environmental Program Supervisor
(928) 729-4247

Natasha M. Yazzie
(Nyazzie1@navajo-nsn.gov)
Senior Environmental Specialist
(928)729-4248
  None (Delegation of 40 CFR 71)

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