* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * *

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CLEAN AIR ACT 

TITLE V FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT

The Region 9 office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests 

public comment on the renewal of a draft Operating Permit for the Tri-Cities Landfill Energy 

Facility, an electricity generating facility fueled by landfill gas and located at 11630 Beeline 

Highway in Scottsdale, Arizona on the reservation of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community. The address of the permittee, the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and 

Power District, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona, is P.O. Box 52025, PAB 352,

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2025.

This source is required to obtain a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit in accordance with 40 

CFR Part 71. The permit contains all the Clean Air Act requirements that apply to the source and 

requires that the source conduct monitoring sufficient to enable US EPA and the public to 

determine whether the source is complying with the applicable air quality requirements. This 

proceeding is subject to the administrative requirements of 40 CFR 71.11.

A copy of the draft permit prepared by US EPA, the statement of basis for the draft permit, the 

application, and all supporting materials submitted by the source are available for review by the 

public at the following locations:

1) At the offices of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Community 

Development Department, Two Waters building A, Third Floor, 10005 East Osborn 

Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

2) By contacting the permit writer, Roberto Gutierrez, at (415) 947-4276 or 

gutierrez.roberto@epa.gov, or by writing to:

Roberto Gutierrez (AIR-3)

U.S. EPA, Region 9

75 Hawthorne Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

3) At the US EPA Region 9 office (address above), Monday through Friday, from 9:00 

A.M. until 4:00 P.M., excluding federal holidays

4) Online at the US EPA Region 9 website at: http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/r9-

permits-issued.html#pubcomment

5) Online at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0517

Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(f), EPA shall hold a Public Hearing if the Regional Administrator 

finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of public interest in a draft permit. Requests 

for a Public Hearing must contain the reasons for requesting a hearing. If a Public Hearing is 

granted, a public notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing will be made at least 30 

days prior to the hearing and the comment period will be extended through the hearing date.
A legal ad to be published in both the Au-Authm Action News and the Arizona Republic on 

August 6, 2015 will announce EPA’s proposal to issue the renewed Title V permit. All 

comments upon or objections to the draft permit and requests for a Public Hearing must be sent 

or delivered to Roberto Gutierrez at the address shown above by September 8, 2015. An 

extension of the 30-day comment period may be granted if the request for an extension 

adequately explains why more time is required to prepare comments. All comments received 

prior to the end of the public comment period and all comments made during a public hearing 

will be considered in arriving at a final decision on the permit. The final permit is a public 

record that can be obtained upon request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the draft 

permit and responses to comments received will be sent to all persons who commented on the 

draft permit.

If you believe any condition of the draft permit is inappropriate or that our initial decision to deny an 

application, terminate a permit, or prepare a draft permit is inappropriate, you must raise all 

reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably ascertainable arguments supporting your 

position by the end of the comment period.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for updates on a particular facility or for updates on 

EPA’s Title V Operating Permit program, please contact EPA at the address listed above. Please 

bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons who you know would be interested in this 

matter.