Public Notices

AIR QUALITY PROGRAM

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing the 30-day public comment period for air quality operating permits for the following facilities (click on the facility for the proposed permit and relevant background material):

• Vulcan Materials Maricopa (Hot Mix Asphalt Plant)
• Vulcan Materials Santan (Hot Mix Asphalt Plant)
• CEMEX Maricopa (Concrete Batch Plant)
• CEMEX Santan (Concrete Batch Plant)
• Rock Solid (Concrete Batch Plant)
• Martin Marietta Sacaton (Concrete Batch Plant)
• Lone Butte Trade Center #2 (Gas Station)
• Love’s (Gas Station)

Public Notice Start Date:      September 11, 2026

Public Notice End Date:       October 10, 2026

Public comments will be accepted in writing until the public notice end date, after which staff will review and respond to all the comments received.

Any person may submit a written comment or a request to the DEQ to conduct a public hearing for the purpose of receiving oral or written comments on the proposed air quality operating permits. Such comments and requests shall be received by the DEQ within 30 days of the date of the first publication notice. A written comment shall state the name and mailing address of the person, shall be signed by the person, his agent or his attorney and shall clearly set forth reasons why the permit should or should not be issued. Grounds for comment are limited to whether the proposed permit meets the criteria for issuance prescribed in the GRIC Code: Title 17, Chapter 9 of the Air Quality Management Plan. Only persons who submit written comments may appeal a permit decision.

Requests and written comments may be delivered or mailed to:

Gila River Indian Community

Department of Environmental Quality

Attn: Ryan Eberle

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2139, Sacaton, AZ 85147

For further information or to schedule an in-person review, please contact Ryan Eberle at (520) 796-3781 / air@gric.nsn.us.