Category: Waste Management and Radiation Control

  • Perpetual Care of Commercial Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (Five-Year Review)

    DEQ has submitted to the Legislative Management Committee its report on the Five-Year Review of Financial Assurance and Perpetual Care of Commercial Hazardous Waste and Radioactive Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.

  • Impacts of Radiation from Aboveground Nuclear Tests on Southern Utah

    The United States conducted 210 aboveground nuclear weapons tests in the lower 48 states and Pacific Ocean between July 1945 and November 1962.

  • Negative Ion Technology:
    Consumer Products and Radiation

    The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (DWMRC) is committed to protecting public health and the environment by ensuring that human exposures to radiation are kept to levels that are as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). The goal of radiation protection is to prevent or minimize exposures that provide no benefit.

  • Consumer Products and Radiation

    Many consumer items contain radiation, either as a function of their operation or as a naturally occurring material that’s included as part of the product.

  • Household Hazardous Waste

    On average, every Utah citizen generates four pounds of garbage daily. With 2 million Utah residents, that means our landfills could receive 8 million pounds daily or 2.9 billion pounds yearly.

  • GSA Motor Pool

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in GSA Motor Pool.

  • August 8, 2019 Agenda: Waste Management and Radiation Control Board

    Meeting Agenda Following the meeting, Board members are invited to tour the new DEQ Technical Support Center.

  • Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meetings

    Next meeting July 11, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Online In person MASOB, Room 1015, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City Scheduled meetings Regular meetings of the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board are normally scheduled on the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Meeting Agenda

  • Georgia Pacific Corporation

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Georgia Pacific Corporation.

  • Potential for Recovering, Processing, and Re-manufacturing Recyclables Within the State of Utah: Executive Summary 1995-2010

    This report, entitled “The Potential for Recovering, Processing and Remanufacturing Recyclables Within the State of Utah,” has been prepared under contract with the State of Utah, Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Community Development, Office of Energy Services, by the Southwest Public Recycling Association (SPRA).

  • Day 3 Conduct a Household Hazardous Waste Inventory:
    Earth Day

    Household hazardous wastes (HHW) are products in your home and garage that are poisonous, flammable, corrosive, or toxic.

  • Disposal Facilities, Recyclers and Disposal Volumes:
    Solid Waste Program

    Related Links The following are facilities regulated by the State of Utah. The following tables show information on the location, facility contacts, and disposal tonnages. 2021 Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Disposal for Utah Facilities Municipal Tons C/D Tons Industrial Tons Total Tons Compost Tons Tons Diverted to Recycling Number of Facilities [2] 3,313,554 1,527,939 1,063,713 5,905,206…

  • Solid Waste Documents:
    Solid Waste Program

    Related Links Facility Self-Inspection Program Facility Self-Inspections may be performed in accordance with R315-301-7, Self-Inspections of Solid Waste Management Facility. To meet the requirements, the individual conducting the self-inspection must review the training slides and complete the Solid Waste Management Facility Self-Inspection Certification quiz successfully. For further information please call Brian Speer at (385) 499-0010.…

  • Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste in Utah

    Jump to: Mission Division Programs Used Oil Waste Facilities Disposing Waste Chemical Agent Program Mission of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, under the Department of Environmental Quality, ensures the proper management of solid and hazardous waste and operates under the authority of the following…

  • Marketers:
    Registered Used Oil Facilities

    Marketers are handlers who either direct shipments of used oil to be burned as fuel in regulated devices or, claim that EPA and State specifications are met for used oil. By definition, marketers fall into at least one of the following categories: More information on Marketers: Please refer to the Standards for the Management of…

  • On-Specification/Off-Specification Used Oil Burner:
    Permitted Used Oil Facilities

    Used oil may be processed for energy recovery, by removing water and particulates so that it can be used as fuel to generate heat or to power industrial operations. This form of recycling of used oil is not as preferable a method as re-refining, because it only enables the oil to be reused once. Nonetheless,…

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