APMA Moderates Panel on Organized Retail Theft Last week, APMA Executive Director Amanda Gray moderated a panel on organized retail theft at the annual Arizona League of Cities conference in Glendale. Panelists included Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Kristin Reif with Philip Morris International and Michael Powell with Kroger, Inc.
The fall edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features Scholarship award news, ADEQ’s tips on aging USTs, legislative session wrap up, preview of the Conference and Golf events, federal issue updates and more. It has photos and recaps from the May membership meeting and luncheon as well as APMA’s trips to Washington DC. The hard copy mailed to you should arrive early in September. … Read More
UST Training Renews Contract with ADEQ to Provide No Cost Training UST Training is pleased to announce it has renewed its contract with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to continue to provide high quality and –more importantly –no cost training to Arizona’s Class A/B and C UST operators. Since October 2020 we have certified almost 800 Class A/B operators and nearly 2000 class C operators. We offer the … Read More
Industry News for July 19, 2022 APMA 2022 Legislative Wrap Up The 2022 state legislative session lasted 166 days and resulted in the passage of 388 new laws. Linked here please find APMA’s 2022 Legislative Session Wrap Up document that summarizes bills the association supported, monitored and opposed this session. APMA earned a victory with the passage of a new law to clarify the status of electric vehicle charging sites. … Read More
Arizona Retailers Experiencing Fuel Theft Using Pulsar Manipulation Devices Arizona retailers have been hit by criminal groups stealing fuel (especially diesel) by installing a pulsar manipulation device into the fuel pump. This trend started in Florida last year and has spread to several other states. It is my understanding that arrests have been made in several cases across the country and in the state.