News Review – 8/27/25

UST training has resumed, ADOT seeks comments on EV charging, and Maricopa County is revising fuel rules.

ADEQ Resumes UST Training

After a brief pause, ADEQ has resumed free underground storage tank Class A/B and C operator training. The online, no-cost Class A/B/C training includes self-paced courses that cover Arizona-specific information and provide an exam and a certificate of completion. You will just need a computer, high-speed internet, and speakers or headphones.

They ask that members please limit the number of Class A/B operators to two individuals per UST facility so everyone in the state of Arizona can enjoy this no-cost training. You can learn more HERE.

 

ADOT Seeks Public Input on EV Charging Plan – Comment by Sept. 8th

The agency is seeking feedback on the final phase of a plan that would add nine corridors to its planned network of electric vehicle charging stations. The 2025 update recommends expanding Arizona’s EV charging network to include 21 new or upgraded new locations along the following highways:

  • SR 77: Show Low to Holbrook
  • SR 77: Tucson to Pima County limits
  • SR 69: Interstate 17 to Prescott
  • SR 89A/89: from State Route 69 to just north of Paulden
  • SR 179: I-17 to Sedona
  • SR 89/89A: Cottonwood to Sedona
  • SR 260: I-17 to Cottonwood/SR 89A
  • SR 85: I-8 in Gila Bend to I-10 in Buckeye
  • SR 287: Casa Grande to I-10

APMA members who want to comment need to do so by the deadline of September 8th.  You can find more info HERE, and comment in the following ways:

Don’t miss out on a chance to make your voice heard!

 

Maricopa County Fuel Rules – Comment by October 1st

Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department has posted a notice of public hearing and reports to the Board of Supervisors on two rules which are of direct interest to APMA membership:

  • AQ-2025-002-Rule 352 (Gasoline Cargo Tank Testing and Use)
  • AQ-2025-003-Rule 353 (Storage and Loading of Gasoline at a Gasoline Dispensing Facility (GDF))

The updates, including the executive summaries provided to the Supervisors, can be found HERE and HERE. We strongly encourage APMA members to review the materials to see how their business may be impacted.

The Board of Supervisors’ public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. For information on attending in person or watching online, go HERE.

 

EMA Federal Updates

EMA has scored a big win with the resolution of its pending legal challenge to the “Clean Truck Partnership.” On August 11th the parties filed a joint stipulation of dismissal where each of the manufacturers recognized that the Clean Truck Partnership is “voided” by Section 209 of the Clean Air Act and, for that and other reasons, cannot be enforced in Nebraska or elsewhere against any signatory. This is a significant victory for energy marketers, the trucking industry, Nebraska, and the country.