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Utah Department of Environmental Quality

The mission of the Department of Environmental Quality is to
safeguard human health and quality of life by protecting and
enhancing the environment.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2000

Contact:
Rick Sprott, Division of Air Quality, (801) 536-4151

Correction to News Release, "5 Utah Companies Receive Award for Reducing Air Pollution," Dated June 29, 2000

The Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) originally selected Questar Pipeline Company, Oak Spring Turbine Compressor Station as one of five Utah companies to receive the Air Pollution Reduction Award for reducing air pollution between 1990 and 1998. Although Questar Pipeline Company, Oak Spring Turbine Compressor Station has a good compliance record and has installed advanced pollution control equipment to prevent air pollution, it only began operation in 1998. Therefore, it meets only two of the three criteria required to receive this award. As a result, DAQ removed the Questar station from the list of award recipients.

The remaining four recipients of the Air Pollution Reduction Award are:

DAQ will recognize these four Utah companies at its board meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Department of Environmental Quality, 168 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Room 101.

Recipients were selected based on three criteria: a reduction in air pollution emissions by 50 percent or more between 1990 and 1998, a good environmental compliance track record and air pollution reduction results based on positive actions by the company, not decreased business activity.