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Title V Program Evaluations

Background

EPA Headquarters directed its ten Regional offices to perform Title V program evaluations of state and local air pollution control agencies nationwide beginning in fiscal year 2003. This directive was in response to an audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General of a select number of state and local Title V operating permit programs. Region 9 committed to performing Title V program evaluations of ten of the largest permitting authorities in the Region by fiscal year 2008. The purpose of the program evaluations is to identify good practices implemented by the state/local agency, areas needing improvement within the state/local program, and ways in which EPA can improve its own oversight role.

Region 9 has completed Title V program evaluations of the following permitting authorities: Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ), Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (now the Maricopa County Air Quality Department), Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), and the Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management.

Maricopa County's Correction of Program Deficiencies

At the end of the program evaluation of Maricopa County, Region 9 issued a Notice of Deficiency (NOD) to the County to ensure that the County’s Title V program meets regulatory requirements. The Notice of Deficiency to Maricopa County was published in the Federal Register with an effective date of May 17, 2005.

On November 9, 2006, EPA announced that Maricopa County had corrected the deficiencies identified in the NOD, and EPA signed a Federal Register notice resolving the NOD. This notice was published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2006.

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Final Evaluation Reports

California

Permitting Authority Evaluated	EPA Reports	Report Issuance Date
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District	Final Report (PDF) (132 pp, 1.8M)	September 30, 2008

Arizona

Permitting Authority Evaluated	EPA Reports	Report Issuance Date
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality	Final Report (PDF) (159 pp, 5.5MB)	June 2, 2006
Maricopa County Environmental Services Department	Final Report (PDF) (147 pp, 1.5MB)	May 18, 2005
Pima County Department of Environmental Quality	Final Report (PDF) (116 pp, 1.2MB)	September 21, 2004

Nevada

Permitting Authority Evaluated	EPA Reports	Report Issuance Date
Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management	Final Report (PDF) (109 pp, 4.5M)	July 30, 2007

Contact:
Gerardo Rios
(415) 972-3974
r9airpermits@epa.gov

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