November 2006

 

Cleaning up Eureka One Property at a Time

Eureka, Juab County – Inch by inch, truckload by truckload, Eureka is shedding its skin of the contaminated mining past.

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Drinking Water is Safe, Clean & Taste Great too

The Utah Drinking Water Board Makes Sure of It

A little known fact: Taste tests show that the best-tasting drinking water in the nation comes from Beaver City in Utah’s Beaver County.

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DEQ/Health Department Partnership Working

Midway, Wasatch County – A good working partnership between the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the local health departments has helped keep Utah’s air clean, its land lush and its water pristine.

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Utah Businesses Honored for Green Practices

La-Z-Boy Utah sees every waste stream as an opportunity to recycle material and in the process the Tremonton manufacturer of upholstered furniture has managed to cut its waste by 15 percent.

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DEQ Employees Honored for Outstanding Work

Thirty-five Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees were lauded for their outstanding achievements at an annual awards picnic held in late September.

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In Memory of...

The Department of Environmental Quality would like to pay tribute to the following employees who passed away in 2006.

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