Overview Current Regional Haze Planning Utah’s Regional Haze History In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a major effort to improve air quality in national parks and wilderness areas designated as Class I areas.The Regional Haze Rule calls for state and federal agencies to work together to improve visibility in 156 national parks and …
Read MoreLogan, Utah. (07/2003) Executive Summary (20 KB) Statewide Summary (109 KB) Agricultural Burning in Utah by County Beaver (116 KB) Box Elder (117 KB) Cache (118 KB) Carbon (118 KB) Daggett (118 KB) Davis (118 KB) Duchesne (118 KB) Emery (118 KB) Garfield (118 KB) Grand (118 KB) Iron (118 KB) Juab (118 KB) Kane …
Read MoreUpdated November 12, 2003 The Western Regional Air Partnership has assembled technical support documentation for the inventory and modeling conducted by the WRAP for states submitting regional haze SIPs under 40 CFR 512.309. Utah is submitting that documentation to EPA on a compact disc, while also making it available on the WRAP Website. The Utah …
Read MoreUtah Technical Support Documentation Supplement (January 5, 2011) The Utah TSD Supplement includes materials that the State relied upon in writing its Regional Haze SIP and that are not included in the WRAP TSD/TSS. They are organized according to the order in which they are cited in the SIP. The following lists the supporting documentation …
Read MoreBy Craig Anderson, Guest Blogger DEQ invites guest bloggers to share their thoughts on issues that impact our environment. We appreciate their insights and the opportunity to broaden the conversation with others in the community. What do attorneys do for the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)? What is our role? What are our successes? I …
Read MoreBy Colleen Delaney Utah has some of the most spectacular scenery in the West, particularly in our state’s five national parks. But hazy skies can spoil the experience, and the pollution that creates this haze can also harm human health. Thanks to over 20 years of collaborative work with regional stakeholders, Utah has significantly reduced …
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