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DATE: April 21,2006 

TO: Natural Resources Standing Committee Members 

FROM: Daniel Blair, Air Quality Specialist 

SUBJECT: Request to submit the GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) for Air 

Quality for Public Comment 

The GRIC Air Quality Program is requesting approval to submit the Final Draft of the 

proposed GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan (attached) for Public Comment. 

The Draft GRIC TIP was submitted for public comment in the summer of 2005 and a 

Public Hearing was held according to Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements. Comments were 

received for a 45 day period from the public, industry representatives, EPA and 

surrounding jurisdictions. Over 100 comments were received including 75 comments from 

EPA. Additional comments were received from Pimalco, Romic Environmental and the 

City of Chandler. Several commenters praised GRIC for their commitment toward 

developing a comprehensive air quality regulatory program including Arizona Department 

of Environmental Quality, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) 

EPA and Gila River Alliance for a Clean Environment (GRACE). 

Several revisions and additions were made to the TIP ordinances in response to EPA 

comments and comments from industry. Most of the requested revisions were completed 

and a draft was submitted to EPA for a final review. EPA's final review resulted in an 

additional request for more revisions. GRIC air quality personnel also met with personnel 

from individual industrial facilities to discuss the proposed revisions. GRIC personnel met 

individually with Gila River Sand and Gravel, Gila River Farms, Pimalco, Romic, 

Superlite Block, Rock Solid, Thermorock, Rinker and Hansen. 

Since the public comment period was held in the summer of 2005, the GRIC Air Program 

has drafted two additional ordinances (VOC Storage, Usage and Handling, and the VOC 

and HAP Usage, Storage And Handling for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations). 

EPA has reviewed and submitted comments on the VOC Usage Storage and Handling 

Ordinance but the Waste Recovery Ordinance will be completed after EPA completes a 

health assessment for Romic Environmental as part of their Hazardous Waste Permit. 

Since the TIP has under gone numerous revisions and additions, it is necessary to provide 

interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Final Draft TIP through a public 

hearing and a 30 day public comment period. The Clean Air Act also requires notice to be 

published requesting comments in a publication of general circulation (e.g., GRIN and the 

Arizona Republic). 
MEMORANDUM 

DATE: April 28,2006 

TO: Legislative Standing Committee Members 

FROM: Daniel Blair, Air Quality Specialist (@ 

SUBJECT: Request to Submit the GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) for Air 

Quality for Public Comment 

The GRIC Air Quality Program is requesting approval to submit the Final Draft of the 

proposed GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan (attached) for Public Comment. 

The Draft GRIC TIP was submitted for public comment in the summer of 2005 and a 

Public Hearing was held according to Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements. Comments were 

received for a 45 day period from the public, industry representatives, EPA and 

surrounding jurisdictions. Over 100 comments were received including 75 comments from 

EPA. Additional comments were received from Pimalco, Romic Environmental and the 

City of Chandler. Several commenters praised GRIC for their commitment toward 

developing a comprehensive air quality regulatory program including Arizona Department 

of Environmental Quality and GRACE. 

Several revisions and additions were made to the TIP ordinances in response to EPA 

comments and comments from industry. Most of the requested revisions were completed 

and a draft was submitted to EPA for a final review. EPA's final review resulted in an 

additional request for more revisions. GRIC air quality personnel also met with personnel 

from individual industrial facilities to discuss the proposed revisions. GRIC personnel met 

individually with Gila River Sand and Gravel, Gila River Farms, Pimalco, Romic, 

Superlite Block, Rock Solid, Thermorock, Rinker and Hansen. 

Since the public comment period was held in the summer of 2005, the GRIC Air Program 

has drafted two additional ordinances (VOC Storage, Usage and Handling, and the VOC 

and HAP Usage, Storage And Handling for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations). 

EPA has reviewed and submitted comments on the VOC Usage Storage and Handling 

Ordinance but the Waste Recovery Ordinance will be completed after EPA completes a 

health assessment for Romic Environmental as part of their Haz Waste Permit. 

Since the TIP has under gone numerous revisions and additions, it is necessary to provide 

interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Final Draft TIP through a public 

hearing and a 30 day public comment period. The Clean Air Act also requires notice to be 

published requesting comments in a publication of general circulation (e.g., GRIN and the 

Arizona Republic).