This project provides funding for the operation of arizona department of environmental quality's (adeq's) continuing environmental programs, while giving IT greater flexibility to address its…

This project provides funding for the operation of arizona department of environmental quality's (adeq's) continuing environmental programs, while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between adeq and EPA. Major activities of these programs include: conducting surface water quality monitoring, preparing water quality assessments, preparing permits, writing total maximum daily loads, reducing nonpoint source pollution, participating in interagency watershed coordination activities, sampling agricultural wells to monitor for pesticide contamination, conducting outreach/education to the community, monitoring air quality, planning and implementing air reduction measures, assessing and cleaning up land, building infrastructure by conducting training and professional development, and reporting progress to EPA. This cooperative agreement provides partial funding in the amount of $6,016,834. Preaward costs are approved back to 7/1/2024. See terms and conditions.activities:major activities of these programs include: conducting surface water quality monitoring, preparing water quality assessments, preparing permits, writing total maximum daily loads, reducing nonpoint source pollution, participating in interagency watershed coordination activities, sampling agricultural wells to monitor for pesticide contamination, conducting outreach/education to the community, monitoring air quality, planning and implementing air reduction measures, assessing and cleaning up land, building infrastructure by conducting training and professional development, and reporting progress to EPA. Subrecipient:pinal county: - pinal county air quality control district for operation the pinal county ambient air monitoring network consisting of 8 PM10 monitors, 3 ozone monitors 3 met stations and associated calibration and communications equipment and operational supplies. In this grant cycle the following improvements will be made: site safety improvements identified by the most recent EPA TSA of pinal county air monitoring - FTE's in year 1 and year 2 to ensure compliance with dust requirements not directly related to fee based dust programs, including receiving dust complaints from the public and responding to them with 3 working days, proactively addressing observed dust issues and reports those as field activity reports (fars). - funding staff training in the areas of emission inventory, compliance/enforcement, permitting, modeling, monitoring planning and safety. Allocation of funds is distributed between year 1 and year 2 of the grant cycle. Training is scheduled as IT is available and staff are able to attend. Department of agriculture: improve air quality through the maintenance of the agricultural best management practices (agbmp) program, to reduce the amount of particulate matter (PM10) emissions in the PM10 from agricultural sources in the nonattainment areas of maricopa, pinal, and yuma counties. This program comprises field inspections, public outreach, and enforcement activities to ensure compliance with the AG MBP PM10 general permit record requirements. AG BMP PM10 general permit records are required for commercial sources including crop operations, dairy operations, beef cattle feedlots, poultry facilities, and swine facilities. Respond to all agriculture related dust complaints within 5 business days; perform a minimum of: - 10 inspections of crop operations each year; - 10 inspections of commercial animal operations each year; - 4 agricultural best management practices outreach and training events each year.outcomes:intended beneficiaries are residents and visitors to the state of arizona. The work includes outputs and outcomes associated with managing continuing environmental programs which include activities to protect, maintain, and improve air, water