Arizona

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and local officials confirmed an intermittent sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) in a tunnel under the international border, which transports stormwater from Nogales, Sonora to Nogales, Arizona. A SSO is a release of untreated wastewater and contains raw sewage.  

When flowing, the SSO originates from Nogales, Sonora and is exiting the tunnel into the Nogales Wash about one mile north of the international border. Depending on volume of flow and frequency, the SSO could reach the Santa Cruz River.

Interstate 10 eastbound is closed from mileposts 352 and 391 west of the New Mexico state line due to a dust storm, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

The I-10 is also closed in both directions in New Mexico from the state line to MP 20.

There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.

An alternate route is US 191 northbound to US 70 east bound to Lordsburg, N.M.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone in Maricopa County, effective July 12, 2018. This HPA is due to levels expected to exceed the federal health standard for ozone.

Start Date: Sunday, July 8, 2018 5:10 p.m. 

Location: 15 Miles south of St. George, Utah

Jurisdiction: Arizona Strip Field Office, Bureau of Land Management

Fire Size: Estimated at 2,000 acres. (Note: one acre is equivalent to one football field). 

Cause: Lightning 

Closures: No closures at this time

Fuels: Short grass, brush 

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone in Maricopa County, effective July 11, 2018. This HPA is due to levels expected to exceed the federal health standard for ozone.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for July 9, 2018, for coarse particulate matter (PM-10) for the Yuma area in Arizona. This HPA is due to particle pollutant levels expected to accumulate enough to exceed the federal health standard for PM-10. PM-10 is commonly known as dust. 

The Fourth of July holiday will soon be here and many of us will enjoy the outdoors, watch fireworks or host a family picnic. The American Red Cross wants everyone to enjoy their holiday and offers safety steps they can follow.

While the Coconino National Forest received some rain over the weekend, visitors are reminded fire danger levels continue to be elevated and Stage II fire restrictions, as well as the six area closures to protect watersheds and other values at risk, will remain in place until significant and widespread precipitation is received. 

Coconino National Forest emphasizes that northern Arizona is still at the height of its fire season and there is a potential for large, severe wildfires. The forest needs the public’s continued support in preventing unwanted, human-caused wildfires.

It’s a traffic call heard too often this time of year inside the control room at the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Traffic Operations Center: “Car versus deer.”

The latest Pinery Fire Update is now posted on https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5795

Pinery Fire 60% Contained



Date/Time Reported: reported Saturday, May 12th, around 1:30pm