PDEQ Is Moving to 33 N. Stone Avenue, Suite 700 (7th floor of the Bank of America Building) at Stone Avenue and Pennington Street beginning February 1, 2010.

Beginning February 1st, dust activity permits, open burning permits, asbestos NESHAP permits and stationary source permits will be handled at the new location. All other services will temporarily remain at the 150 W. Congress address.

Beginning March 1st, plan reviews, septic inspections, public water system information, and solid and liquid waste hauler information will be available at the new location. Staff at the new location will also address Notices of Violations, enforcement issues, and provide public records requests. The remaining PDEQ services will stay at the old location until Monday, March 21.

Please use the (520) 740-3340 main phone number for departmental information and/or questions until Friday, February 26th. The PDEQ main telephone number will change to (520) 243-7400 on Monday, March 1.

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