Pollution Control’s Organization

Pollution Control’s Organization Chart

• The division has six principal sections: select any of the listed section titles for more details.

Administration

• Oversees the PCD operation, budget, human resources and information systems.
• Provide advice, guidance and assistance to regional, and international, pretreatment programs
• Participate in Sub-Regional Operating Group (SROG) activities

Industrial Pretreatment Program

• Reduce the health and environmental risks of pollution caused by discharges to the treatment plants
• Help protect the integrity of wastewater treatment plant operations
• Improve the viability of recycling and reclaiming municipal wastewaters
• Enforce applicable EPA standards by permitting appropriate industries
• Manage the Pretreatment Compliance Academy educational outreach program

Commercial

• Ensure the integrity and capacity of the sanitary sewer system.
• Perform field inspections to approve construction of pretreatment devices (interceptor)
• Inspection of commercial users to verify adequate pretreatment device capacity and maintenance.
• Help identify those responsible for interference or problems experienced at the treatment plant or in the collection system.

Pollution Prevention, Planning and Research (P3R)

• Develop Best Management Practices (BMPs) for facilities discharging pollutants
• Implement public education efforts to reduce pollutants to the treatment plants.
• Monitor applicable EPA/City of Phoenix standards by issuing Class “B” permits.
• Local Limits evaluation.
• Various research activities and other projects.

Wastewater Monitoring

• Perform industrial pretreatment compliance sampling
• Wastewater, and reclamation treatment, plants compliance sampling
• Sewer usage verification, and sewer capacity flow studies
• Special projects, studies, and emergency response

Water Monitoring

• Perform water quality compliance sampling
• Test new water mains
• Promptly respond to customer inquiries about water quality
• Special projects, studies, and emergency response