PDEQ Rules & Regulations

Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) is responsible for protecting the environment and enforcing many of Pima County's environmental rules and ordinances.  Additionally, PDEQ has authority to enforce other rules and regulations delegated from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Arizona.

Staff will assist you in:
• Understanding the nature of the violation
• Suggesting ways to prevent repeat occurrences
• Finding proper methods of waste disposal
• Locating businesses whose services you need
• Locating training classes for business owners and staff

Procedures/Policies to provide you with a consistent interpretation of the Pima County Code
and ensure the safety of PDEQ staff: (in PDF format)

• TECH-022 - Voluntarily accepted emission limitations and standards
• TECH-201 - Inspection procedures
• TECH-202 - Controlling over spray in paint spray operations
• TECH-203 - Compliance and enforcement actions
• TECH-204 - Notice of intent to drill a well
• TECH-205 - Solvent wipers
• TECH-206 - Minimum lot size requirements for on-site disposal systems
• TECH-207 - One acre lot size requirement for "Dry-lot" subdivisions
• TECH-208 - Individual sewage system application procedures
• TECH-209 - Discharge of water from swimming pools and spas
• TECH-210 - Continuous opacity monitoring systems
• TECH-211 - Determining Applicability for Air Quality Activity Permits
• TECH-212 - Storage Vessel Rule Interpretation
• TECH-213 - Affirmative Defenses for Excess Emissions Due to Malfunctions, Startup and Shutdown
• ADM -006 - Requests for information

 

• Title 7 (Environmental Quality)

• Title 13 (Public Services)

• Title 17  (Air Quality Control)

• Title 7 New Water Program Fees
• Draft Workload Analysis for Water Management Program
• Secretary of State Notice 

• Pima County State Implementation Plan (SIP)
• Arizona Revised Statutes
• Arizona Administrative Code
• Unified Water Quality Permit Rules
• Federal Register
• Code of Federal Regulations