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The hot weather just around the corner has most people thinking of summer barbecues, a dip in the pool and even a round of golf. But the Huntsman Administration, along with utility experts and Department of Environmental Quality officials, are encouraging Utahns to start thinking of summer – a period of peak electrical usage – as a critical time for energy conservation.
Data already collected by Department of Environmental Quality scientists could provide the foundation for the Utah component of a landmark National Children’s Study that will track the impacts of genetics and environmental influences on more than 100,000 children across the United States from before birth until age 21.
As environmental scientists sift through data from a Division of Air Quality study of wind-blown dust particles from the exposed Great Salt Lake shoreline, officials already are contemplating how to initiate additional studies, if and when the lake level drops again.
In the mid-1990s, the 4,000 folks living in West Haven, Weber County, had an overflowing problem: Many septic tanks were full and spilling into open drain ditches, creating foul odors and a major health problem.
The 11-member Water Quality Board is waist deep in waste issues.
This decade, rural communities will be faced with having to build expensive sewer plants to meet growing populations. Some financially strapped suburbs could seek on-site septic systems rather than community-wide sewer plants.
Paul Krauth, the outreach coordinator for the Division of Water Quality (DWQ), is this year’s recipient of the Water Environment Association of Utah’s prestigious Grant K. Borg Extraordinary Service Award.
Employees have an opportunity to take advantage of Internet-based training opportunities in May and June, sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC).
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Choose Clean Air campaign kicked off April 29 with 85 participants kicking up their heels during a second annual 5k run/walk at Hidden Valley Park in Sandy to draw attention to ozone and what Utahns can do to breathe easier during the dog days of summer ahead.