FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2000
Contacts:
Ursula Kramer, 801.536.4015
Regg Olsen, 801.536.4165
Air Quality Permit Scheduled for May 23
The Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, will take public comment about the proposed Approval Order (permit) for the Legacy Parkway construction Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m., at Bountiful Junior High School, 30 W. 400 North, Bountiful. Written comments can also be submitted.
The proposed Approval Order includes requirements for an emission control plan and for asphalt plants, applicable federal and state rules and record-keeping requirements. The order also applies to sand and gravel storage, handling, crushing and screening, all roads, loading, dumping, hauling, bulldozing, drilling, blasting, earth moving and excavating. The contractor who will build the parkway must comply with detailed requirements, limitations and conditions outlined in the permit.
A full copy of the draft permit is available at the Division of Air Quality, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 150 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City, (801) 536-4000.
Written comments should be directed to Ursula Kramer, Executive Secretary, Utah Air Quality Board, 150 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-4820, by June 8, 2000. All comments will be evaluated before the Executive Secretary issues a final Approval Order.
Legacy Parkway construction is slated to begin by January 2001, pending approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration. The 13-mile proposed Legacy Parkway extends from 2100 North in Salt Lake City to I-15 and U.S. 89 near Farmington. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2003.