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Phone:
602-506-2891
602-506-5063
Fax: 602-506-5939
| About
Risk Management - Environmental Division |
Risk
Management - Environmental Division was established in 1992 by Maricopa
County, as an owner/operator of regulated property, in response to the
ever-evolving environmental regulatory arena, and to comply with governmental
accounting standards for addressing a governmental entity's financial
exposure to environmental liability.
The Environmental Division of Risk Management conducts remedial investigations
and takes action to minimize County environmental liability as determined
by law, regulation, statute, and/or court order. The Division provides
leadership in the area of pollution prevention and environmental management,
and has developed a proactive assessment and action process that mitigates
environmental liabilities, saving the County in the cost of remedial action
and regulatory penalties.
This
fiscal year the Division:
- Completed Phase
I, II and III pre-purchase environmental evaluations for former Phoenix
Newspaper, Inc. properties in Mesa.
- Completed drinking
water potability certifications for 5 County facilities which use water
from on-site wells.
- New monitoring
well installed at the New Cave Creek Landfill. Continued groundwater
monitoring and completed site characterization field work.
- Continued preparation
of new Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SPPPs) for 15 County properties.
New Spill Prevention Containment and Countermeasure Plans for 7 County
sites completed and site specific training conducted.
- Completed Phase
I and II environmental assessments for 5 facilities. Completed assessments
for indoor air quality (20), asbestos and lead paint (11) and mold (7)
at additional facilities.
- Assisted Parks
and Recreation, Facilities Management, Superior Courts, Real Estate,
MCSO, MCDOT, Juvenile Probation, Flood Control, Legal Defender, Environmental
Services, Animal Control, MCAO, Assessor, Agricultural Exchange, WIC,
Solid Waste and Air Quality in preparing Requests for Proposals for
environmental studies, and conducting indoor air quality review, asbestos
and lead paint surveys, and air permit reviews.
- Participated in
Hassayampa Superfund Steering Committee.
- Continued environmental
monitoring of a former County landfill. Replaced damaged landfill gas
monitoring at the site. Drainage options for site considered.
- Worked with APS
to allow continued access to County property to conduct USEPA mandated
sampling to characterize contamination from APS facility.
- Continued to provide
sound environmental compliance information to requesting departments.
The
Division recognizes that environmental risks are capable of being managed
through risk control and prevention measures. These measures include separation
of hazardous materials, effective pollution prevention and loss control
techniques, redundant controls and safety mechanisms, double and triple
containment of tanks and flow tubes, emergency response plans, and effective
training of employees. The Division will continue to seek to implement
these measures.
| Other
Environmental Division Activities: |
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Providing
internal environmental and technical consulting services to other
County departments, including Phase I, limited Phase II assessments,
and technical review of environmental issues identify and remedy potential
liabilities for regulation compliance.
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Continual
refinement of the environmental report database and project cost spreadsheets.
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Recovery
of monies from former insurance carriers, state assurance trusts,
and liability settlement trusts.
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Providing
citizens with information regarding compliance and providing assistance
in contacting the appropriate Federal, State, and/or Local agency.
| Links:
Environmental Compliance |
For access to Code of Federal Regulations, CLICK
HERE
For access to Arizona Regulations and Statutes, CLICK
HERE
Last
updated: 18 Feb, 2009, jld
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