What is the MAG 208 planning process?
• The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) 208 planning process is an area wide water quality management plan for pollution control. As such, it directly impacts and is integral to the approval process for wastewater treatment facilities. The process is explained in the October 2002 MAG 208 Water Quality Management Plan on Page ES-1 in detail as follows: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 1977, and 1987 (Clean Water Act) require, under Section 208, that states develop and implement area wide water quality management plans for pollution control. Plans prepared to meet the requirements of Section 208 must: • identify the treatment works needed to meet anticipated municipal and industrial waste treatment needs of the area over a 20-year period, including construction priorities and schedules; • establish a regulatory program to implement the plan • identify an implementation plan; • identify non-point sources of pollution; • identify mine-related sources of p
