Tag: Willard Bay
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Willard Bay Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updated: October 31, 2023: Harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring update Recreational monitoring has ended for the season. Monitoring will resume in summer 2024. Harmful algal blooms may still arise at this waterbody. Know what to look for and check before recreating. September 26, 2023: Harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: Our…
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Willard Bay
Read about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Willard Bay.
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Utah Attorney General’s Office: Meet the Environment Section
By 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…
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Willard Bay Diesel Fuel Spill
By John Whitehead The Willard Bay Diesel Fuel Spill in March 2013, was certainly not a welcome event for anybody—not for Chevron, not for DEQ, and certainly not for Willard Bay State Park, the folks who recreate there, and the animal and plant life that call the reservoir “home.” The cleanup was essentially complete in…
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Spills Response: Because Oil and Water Shouldn’t Mix
By Walt Baker The one-year anniversary of the Willard Bay diesel spill last month was a sobering reminder of the environmental damage our waterways suffer when oil or chemicals spill into our lakes and streams. While the “hero beavers” did their part to help save the day last year, the folks in our division were…