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Volkswagen Settlement Vehicle Awards Through the DERA Option
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) is a federal appropriation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at decreasing harmful diesel engine emissions. For almost 20 years, the EPA’s DERA program has supplied funding to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to retrofit, repower, and replace older diesel vehicles and equipment with cleaner, more modern…
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Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks Vehicle/Engine Replacement Awards
The state of Utah selected the Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks category as one of nine Eligible Mitigation Action categories to be funded through the VW Settlement. Funding has been allocated to the following projects in this category: Awardee Replacement Type Award Amount Number of Vehicles Awarded Eligible Mitigation Action Category Bountiful City Diesel to…
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Volkswagen Settlement Eligibility
Utah received approximately $35 million from the Volkswagen (VW) Environmental Mitigation Trust due to VW’s Clean Air Act (CAA) violations. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead agency tasked with developing an Environmental Mitigation Plan (EMP) to fund eligible vehicle/equipment categories. This initiative aims to reduce excess nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from…
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Air Quality Incentive Programs
The Utah Division of Air Quality administers several incentive programs created to encourage individuals and businesses to reduce emissions.
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Stakeholder & Public Input Process: Volkswagen Settlement
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) undertook a multi-faceted approach to identify and prioritize Eligible Mitigation Actions for funding through the Volkswagen Settlement, ensuring transparency, expert guidance, and broad public engagement. This process included the establishment of a dedicated advisory committee and supplemented by opportunities for public input. Volkswagen Advisory Committee DEQ established an…
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DEQ’s Cost-Per-Ton Analysis of Eligible Vehicles/Equipment Replacement Projects: Volkswagen Settlement
An analysis was conducted to determine the cost-per-ton of NOx emissions reduced for each Eligible Mitigation Action category. This analysis informed DEQ’s selection of categories to be funded through the 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…
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Volkswagen Settlement
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has selected 18 government entities to receive funding for electric vehicle charging projects through the State’s $35 million share of the Volkswagen Clean Diesel Settlement.
