Category: Air Quality

  • Ammonia Emission Assessment from Diesel and Gasoline Engines under Utah Specific Conditions

    To better understand the contribution of automobiles to Utah ammonia emissions, tailpipe ammonia (NH3) measurements will be taken in laboratory and on-road settings for an array of diesel and gasoline vehicles representative of Utah’s vehicle fleet. Principal Investigators: Randal S. Martin (USU), Joe Thomas (UDAQ), John Sohl (WSU) Funded for: $59,958

  • Snow Blower Exchange Helps You Clean Your Driveway and Our Air

    DEQ, Rocky Mountain Power, and UCAIR are partnering for the first-annual 2018 Electric Snow Blower Exchange. The Exchange will offer 432 electric snow blowers at a discounted price to encourage the use of clean-emissions snow blowers during the inversion season. Registration begins October 1, 2018, and ends October 11, 2018.

  • TSD’s for PM2.5 Serious SIP Salt Lake

    Inventory General PM2.5 Emission Inventory Preparation Plan  (690.86 KB) SMOKE Emissions Processing (619.08 KB) Episodic Inventories General Episodic Inventory Overview (110.94 KB) Point Sources Episodic PM2.5 Serious SIP Point Source Inventory (89.17 KB) Development of Projection Data for Military Installations (70.11 KB) PM2.5 SIP Projection Data (11.89 KB) *Episodic Point Source Emission Data Area Sources Area Source Episodic Inventories (293.81 KB)…

  • TSD’s for PM2.5 Serious SIP Provo

    Menu Public Participation: Serious Area PM2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP) Development TSD PM2.5 Serious SIP Provo (95 KB) Point Source Emissions Base Year Overview (97 KB) Area Source Emissions Area Source Baseline Inventory (91 KB) On-Road Mobile Source Emissions TSD for On-Road Mobile Sources: PM2.5 Emissions Inventory for Baseline Year of 2014 Covering Utah County…

  • Tips on Protecting Your Lungs During Wildfires

    Wondering what steps they can take to protect their health from wildfire smoke? Attached is a helpful graphic with a few tips on ways to ensure you and your loved ones can breathe easily.

  • Air Quality Incentive Programs

    The Utah Division of Air Quality administers several incentive programs created to encourage individuals and businesses to reduce emissions.

  • Alternative Fuel Heavy-Duty Vehicle Tax Credit Program

    The state provides an income tax credit for the qualified purchase of a natural gas heavy duty vehicle which is defined in 59-7-618 and 59-10-1033 UCA as a commercial category 7 or 8 vehicle that has never been titled or registered. The credit is limited to an aggregate annual amount of $500,000.

  • Vehicle Repair and Replacement Assistance Program (VRRAP) for Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, and Weber Counties

    The Cache County Vehicle Repair and Replacement Assistance Program (VRRAP) provides funding assistance to individuals whose vehicle is failing vehicle emission standards to either replace their failing vehicle with a newer, cleaner one or to repair it.

  • Utah Clean Fleet Program

    The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, has created voluntary measures for fleets to reduce emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines through the Utah Clean Diesel Program. There are multiple funding opportunities available for certain eligible vehicles/ equipment detailed below. Government and private fleets are encouraged to apply.

  • September 5, 2018 Agenda: Air Quality Board

  • August 7, 2018 Agenda: Air Quality Board

  • Revolution Fuels Coal-to-Liquid Facility

    Revolution Fuels Coal-to-Liquid Facility.

  • Duchesne County

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Duchesne County.

  • Stakeholder & Public Input Process: Volkswagen Settlement

    Volkswagen Advisory Committee DEQ established an advisory committee to develop recommendations for Utah. The agency asked the committee to identify and evaluate eligible mitigation actions, suggest funding options, and develop recommendations for public review and comment. See their recommendations. The advisory committee recommendations, the public comments received during the November 2017 public comment period, and…

  • DEQ’s Cost-Per-Ton Analysis of Eligible Vehicles/Equipment Replacement Projects: Volkswagen Settlement

    The following chart shows the cost-per-ton of NOx emissions reduced by replacing eligible vehicles and equipment. For a comparison, the green line represents the cost-per-ton of excess NOx emissions from the affected Volkswagen (VW) vehicles that VW will pay in penalties through the settlement to the State. Note: Costs for new forklifts, airport ground support…

  • June 19, 2018 Agenda: Air Quality Board

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