The Utah Air Conservation Act (Title 19, Chapter 2 of the Utah Code) empowers the Utah Air Quality Board to enact rules pertaining to Air Quality activities.
An administrative rule serves two purposes:
- A properly enacted administrative rule has the binding effect of law. Therefore, a rule affects our lives as much as a statute passed by the Legislature.
- An administrative rule informs citizens of actions a state government agency will take or how a state agency will conduct its business.
Learn more about Utah Administrative Rules.
Opportunity to Participate
While administrative rules regulate and inform, they also provide opportunity for the public to participate in State decision-making; that opportunity is part of the rulemaking process. State agencies are required to accept public comment about proposed rules, notify you by mail if you have requested advance notice of rulemaking proceedings, and may also hold public hearings on proposed rules.
A summary table for the status of the current rule and SIP changes, including when the public comment period ends and when the rule or SIP change is expected to be adopted by the Board, is available for review.
Current Rules
- Index of All Air Quality Rules As published by the Division of Administrative Rules.
- State Implementation Plan (SIP)
- Utah Division of Air Quality Rules (OAR) Official listing of Utah State Air Quality Rules.
Series 100
- R307-101: General Requirements
- R307-102: General Requirements: Broadly Applicable Requirements
- R307-103: Administrative Procedures
- R307-104: Conflict of Interest
- R307-105: General Requirements: Emergency Controls
- R307-107: General Requirements: Breakdowns
- R307-110: General Requirements: State Implementation Plan
- R307-115: General Conformity
- R307-120: General Requirements: Tax Exemption for Air Pollution Control Equipment
- R307-122: General Requirements: Heavy Duty Vehicle Tax Credit
- R307-123: General Requirements: Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Grant and Loan Program
- R307-124: General Requirements: Conversion to Alternative Fuel Grant Program
- R307-125: Clean Air Retrofit, Replacement, and Off-Road Technology Program
- R307-130: General Penalty Policy
- R307-135: Enforcement Response for Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
- R307-150: Emission Inventories
- R307-165: Stack Testing
- R307-170: Continuous Emission Monitoring Program
Series 200
- R307-201: Emission Standards: General Emission Standards
- R307-202: Emission Standards: General Burning
- R307-203: Emission Standards: Sulfur Content of Fuels
- R307-204: Emission Standards: Smoke Management
- R307-205: Emission Standards: Fugitive Emissions and Fugitive Dust
- R307-206: Emission Standards: Abrasive Blasting
- R307-207: Residential Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Devices
- R307-208: Outdoor Wood Boilers
- R307-210: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
- R307-214: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
- R307-220: Emission Standards: Plan For Designated Facilities
- R307-221: Emission Standards: Emission Controls for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
- R307-222: Emission Standards: Existing Incinerators for Hospital, Medical, Infectious Waste
- R307-223: Emission Standards: Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units
- R307-224: Mercury Emission Standards: Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units
- R307-230: NOx Emission Limits for Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters
- R307-240: Prescribed Burning
- R307-250: Western Backstop Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program
Series 300
- R307-302: Solid Fuel Burning Devices
- R307-303: Commercial Cooking
- R307-304: Solvent Cleaning
- R307-305: Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas for PM10: Emission Standards
- R307-306: PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Abrasive Blasting
- R307-307: Road Salting and Sanding
- R307-309: Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas for PM10 and PM2.5: Fugitive Emissions and Fugitive Dust
- R307-310: Salt Lake County: Trading of Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity
- R307-311: Utah County: Trading of Emission Budgets for Transportion Conformity
- R307-312: Aggregate Processing Operations for PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas
- R307-315: NOx Emission Controls for Natural Gas-Fired Boilers 2.0-5.0 MMBtu
- R307-316: NOx Emission Controls for Natural Gas-fired Boilers greater than 5.0 MMBtu
- R307-320: Ozone Maintenance Areas and Ogden City: Employer-Based Trip Reduction Program
- R307-325: Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: General Requirements
- R307-326: Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Control of Hydrocarbon Emissions in Petroleum Refineries
- R307-327: Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Petroleum Liquid Storage
- R307-328: Gasoline Transfer and Storage
- R307-335: Degreasing
- R307-341: Ozone Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas: Cutback Asphalt
- R307-342: Adhesives and Sealants
- R307-343: Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
- R307-344: Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings
- R307-345: Fabric and Vinyl Coatings
- R307-346: Metal Furniture Surface Coatings
- R307-347: Large Appliance Surface Coatings
- R307-348: Magnet Wire Coatings
- R307-349: Flat Wood Paneling Coatings
- R307-350: Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Coatings
- R307-351: Graphic Arts
- R307-352: Metal Container, Closure, and Coil Coatings
- R307-353: Plastic Parts Coatings
- R307-354: Automotive Refinishing Coatings
- R307-355: Aerospace Manufacture and Rework Facilities
- R307-356: Appliance Pilot Light
- R307-357: Consumer Products
- R307-361: Architectural Coatings
Series 400
- R307-401: Permit: New and Modified Sources
- R307-403: Permits: New and Modified Sources in Nonattainment Areas and Maintenance Areas
- R307-405: Permits: Major Sources in Attainment or Unclassified Areas (PSD)
- R307-406: Visibility
- R307-410: Emissions Impact Analysis
- R307-414: Fees for Approval Orders
- R307-415: Permits: Operating Permit Requirements
- R307-417: Acid Rain Sources
- R307-420: Permits: Ozone Offset Requirements in Davis and Salt Lake Counties
- R307-421: Permits: PM10 Offset Requirements in Salt Lake County and Utah County
- R307-424: Mercury Requirements for Electric Generating Units
Series 500
- R307-501: Oil and Gas Industry: General Provisions
- R307-502: Oil and Gas Industry: Pneumatic Controllers
- R307-503: Oil and Gas Industry: Flares
- R307-504: Oil and Gas Industry: Tank Truck Loading
- R307-505: Oil and Gas Industry: Registration Requirements
- R307-506: Oil and Gas Industry: Storage Vessel
- R307-507: Oil and Gas Industry: Dehydrators
- R307-508: Oil and Gas Industry: VOC Control Devices
- R307-509: Oil and Gas Industry: Leak Detection and Repair Requirements
- R307-510: Oil and Gas Industry: Natural Gas Engine Requirements
- R307-511: Oil and Gas Industry: Associated Gas Flaring
Statutes
- Clean Air Act
A federal law covering the entire country. Under this law, EPA sets limits on how much of a pollutant can be in the air anywhere in the United States. - Utah Air Conservation Act
Title 19, Chapter 2 of the Utah Code empowers the Utah Air Quality Board to enact rules pertaining to Air Quality activities.
Five-Year Reviews
All State agencies are required by the Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act (Title 63G, Chapter 3) to review each of their rules at least every fifth year. The five-year review must include a summary of all written comments received since the last review. The interpretation by the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee is that this includes all comments received during any amendment process, even though the Board has already considered all of those comments and responses.
Contact
For more information or questions contact Becky Close ([email protected]), (801) 536-4013.