Category: Air Quality

  • Uinta Basin Oil and Gas Engine Electrification Grant

    A Targeted Air Shed Grant Program In 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency identified the Uinta Basin as one of the top five most polluted areas for ozone, resulting in an award of $5 million to the Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) to reduce emissions from oil and gas operations. DAQ offers incentives for oil…

  • March 4, 2020 Agenda: Air Quality

  • Lead

    Lead is a heavy metal found naturally in the environment and manufactured products such as lead-acid batteries, lead-based paints, leaded glass, solder, chemicals, and older water distribution systems with lead pipes, solders, and fittings. Lead is a persistent chemical that accumulates in soils, aquatic systems, sediments, and some plants, animals, and other organisms. Since 1990,…

  • Lead in Air

    Lead is a toxic metal that was once used regularly in motor fuel, paint, ceramics, glassware, and other consumer products. The phase-out of leaded gasoline significantly reduced vehicle emissions and lead levels in the environment, but it is still used in some aviation fuels and used or produced in a variety of industrial processes. The…

  • January 8, 2020 Agenda: Air Quality

    Agenda Discussion about compliance and enforcement with the Attorney General’s Office, Division staff, and the Board.

  • December 4, 2019 Agenda: Air Quality

  • Air Quality Compliance Outreach Newsletter
    Volume 2

    The Wood-Burn Program The Wood-Burn Program is designed to prevent particle pollution by restricting or banning wood burning during inversion periods. Emissions from wood-burning stoves and fireplaces contribute to the particulate pollution that builds up during temperature inversions. Inversions form when a dense layer of cold air is trapped under a layer of warm air.…

  • November 20, 2019 Agenda: Air Quality

  • Forms: Division of Air Quality

    Air Quality Complaint Form Asbestos Forms Emission Inventory Submittal Forms Industry Breakdown Report Lead-Based Paint Forms Permitting Forms

  • Identifying and Quantifying the Impact of Wildfires and Dust Events on Utah’s Air Quality

    Wildfires and dust storms are considered “exceptional events” in air quality modeling because they are not reasonably controllable or preventable, are caused by human activity that is unlikely to recur at a particular location, or are a natural event. Exceptional events can unpredictably increase concentrations of pollutants like particulate matter (PM) and ozone precursors, especially…

  • Improving Volatile Organic Compound Emission Estimates for the Uintah Basin

    This study builds on last year’s effort to improve the speciation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from oil and gas wells in the Uintah Basin. Better speciation profiles will yield a better emission inventory for the basin and will help focus emission reduction strategies. Principal Investigators: Trang Tran, Huy Tran (USU) Funded by Science…

  • Characterizing Air Quality Impacts from Exceptional Events along the Wasatch Front

    This study, led by researchers at BYU, will use particulate matter (PM) sampling to identify regional dust sources that impact local air quality and public health, as well as model how dust sources might change in the future. Principal Investigators: Dr. Greg Carling (BYU) Funded by Science for Solutions Research Grant: $150,000

  • October 2, 2019 Agenda: Air Quality

    Lunch followed by oil and gas well site visits

  • Improving WRF/CMAQ Model Performance using Satellite Data Assimilation Technique for the Uintah Basin

    This study will test if satellite observations of vegetation and land use can be used to improve photochemical model performance in the Uintah basin. An improved model will help inform emission reduction strategies and regulatory action. Principal Investigators: Huy Tran, Trang Tran (USU) Funded by Science for Solutions Research Grant: $38,392

  • TRAX Air Quality Observation Project (Blue Line)

    The TRAX air quality project continues to measure PM2.5 and ozone from TRAX light rail trains, and will add measurements to the Blue line. All data is publicly available and posted in near real-time on the MesoWest website. Principal Investigators: Daniel Mendoza, Logan Mitchell, John Horel, John Lin (UU) Funded by legislative appropriation: $44,000

  • Investigating Sources of Ammonia Uncertainty in Modeling the Salt lake City PM2.5 Nonattainment Area

    This study will investigate the existing emission inventory of ammonia (NH3) sources and compare modeled NH3 concentrations to those observed during recent field studies in order to identify and correct missing NH3 sources. In addition to improving the inventory, this study will add new NH3 emission pathways to the photochemical model. Principal Investigators: Chris Emery…

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