Arizona DEQ announced its public water system notifications for monitoring and reporting violations is going paperless in January 2022.
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Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee Recognized for Air Innovations
The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA) recognized four states last week with 2021 Best Practices Awards for innovative air programs implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arizona Funds Tucson Effort to Address PFAS Contaminated Groundwater
Arizona DEQ provided $5.3M to the City of Tucson, the state’s second largest metropolitan area, to address PFAS in nearby groundwater.
Arizona Garners Awards for Waste Inspections and Environmental Dashboard
In August, the Arizona DEQ was honored with both the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association’s 2021 Exemplary Systems in Government Award and the Superior Civic Engagement Award in the Granicus 2021 U.S. Digital Government Award program.
Arizona Surface Water Quality Tool Earns Top Product of the Year Award
In 2021, Environment + Energy Leader awarded its Top Product of the Year Award to Arizona DEQ for their Automated Surface Water Quality Assessment Tool.
Arizona Urges U.S. DOD to Address PFAS in Groundwater Near Installations
On April 27, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to direct the U.S. Department of Defense to identify and treat PFAS-contaminated water near four DOD installations in the state.
California Partners on Launch of Satellite Emissions Tracking System
In 2021, the California Air Resources Board partnered with the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and others to create Carbon Mapper, a nonprofit which deploys satellites to track methane and carbon dioxide emissions at the global and local level.
Arizona Teams with University to Explore Ozone Formation with Machine Learning
As part of the Phoenix Ozone Variable Importance Analysis Project, the Arizona DEQ partnered with graduate students from the WP Carey School of Business to study variables contributing to ozone formation.
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
ECOS Green Report: State Environmental Agency Modernization — Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results
In recent years, states have established the use of drones within various environmental programs to boost emergency preparedness and response, water monitoring (harmful algal blooms, E. coli, Cyanobacteria, bathymetric, &…
