Department of Environmental Quality

Category: Waste Management and Radiation Control

  • Bacchus Works Permit:
    ATK Launch Systems

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.

  • Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant (NIROP) Permit: ATK Launch Systems

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.

  • Promontory Hazardous Waste Facilities:
    ATK Launch Systems

    ATK Launch Systems—Promontory is located 30 miles northwest of Brigham City, Utah. ATK manufactures solid rocket motors for the Space Shuttle and Minuteman missiles, D-5 missile components, commercial launch (or Castor) motors, advanced flares and pyrotechnics. ATK generates reactive hazardous wastes, e.g., propellants, as part of manufacturing activities. ATK’s operations include propellant demilitarization and reclamation.…

  • Promontory Permit:
    ATK Launch Systems

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.

  • Promontory Post-Closure:
    ATK Launch Systems

    Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in ATK Launch Systems.

  • Radiation Control Related Resources

    Radiation control resources and information compiled by Utah’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. Still have questions or concerns? Contact us. Related Links Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) Formed in l968, the major purpose of its establishment was to serve as a common forum for state radiation control programs in the…

  • 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.

  • Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meeting

    Welcome to the Utah Waste Management and Radiation Control Board Meeting information page. Find archives at the bottom. Next meeting July 10, 2025, 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…

  • Solid Waste Documents: Solid Waste Program

    Solid waste documents, guidance, and information compiled by Utah’s Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. Related Links Solid Waste Facility Forms Municipal Solid Waste Disposal and Transfer Stations Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling and Composting Other Solid Waste Facilities Additional Information Closure and Post-Closure Finance Miscellaneous Documents Facility Self-Inspection Program Facility Self-Inspections may be…

  • Management of Solid and Hazardous Waste in Utah

    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 legislative acts: Division Programs Used Oil Program Management practices are designed to protect the…

  • 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,…

  • Re-Refiners and Processors: Permitted Used Oil Facilities

    Re-refiners and processors are facilities that blend or remove impurities from used oil so that it can be burned for energy recovery or reused. Included in this category are re-refiners who process used oil so that it can be reused in a new product such as a lubricant. The most common method of recycling is…

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