News Review – 9/21/18

Industry News for September 21, 2018

ADEQ Proposes Using UST RF to Pay for WQARF Clean Ups

APMA met with ADEQ earlier this month to discuss legislative priorities for UST reforms in the 2019 session.
At that meeting, ADEQ shared their new proposal to fund the Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) with $11,000,000 per year from the UST Revolving Fund, in exchange for an indefinite continuation of the UST penny per gallon fee and incorporating the UST program into the agency’s sunset review. Their proposal was submitted to the Governor’s office before it was presented to APMA and communicated to the WQARF stakeholder community the day after it was presented to APMA.
Aside from the WQARF funding issue, APMA is working with ADEQ on other UST issues including reforms to the lien statute to allow pre-settlement before the work is conducted and making the Tank Site Improvement Program (TSIP) funding cap equivalent to state lead non-corrective action program.
APMA Conference and Golf Tournament
If you missed the APMA Conference last week, then you missed a great one! We had perfect weather in Flagstaff and the newly renovated Little America property was gorgeous.
Even if you could not attend this year, please take 2-5 minutes to fill out our SURVEY to tell us your opinions about what worked or could be improved, particularly seeking feedback on the date and location.
We heard great reviews of the keynote presentation from Dr. Casey Reason and Allyson Mallah with Everest Edge Enterprises.
You can check out an abbreviated overview of their presentation on Leading Millennials.
To contact Everest about what you learned in their talk (or training or coaching for new or existing leaders in your company), you can reach out via email, LinkedIn or on their website – they would love to hear from you!
September Is We Card Awareness Month
APMA supports We Card Awareness month and encourages all retailers to comply with federal, state and local laws to prevent underage tobacco and age-restricted product sales.
The We Card Program, Inc. is a national non-profit organization serving the nation’s retailers of tobacco and other age-restricted products. Individual retail establishments as well as large retail chains utilize We Card’s educational and training services to comply with federal and state laws. National and state retail trade associations, government officials, community groups and others also support We Card’s ongoing efforts to educate and train retailers.