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Salt Lake City – Robbie Roberts, administrator for Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 8 office in Denver, presented two Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) employees with outstanding achievement awards at a mid-year meeting here with DEQ directors.
Brad Maulding, a manager of the Hazardous Waste Facilities section in the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste is a recipient of the Environmental Achievement Award for his work in the clean up of 90,812 tons of contaminated soils from a former explosive manufacturing facility, the Ensign Bickford Company located at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon in southeastern Utah County.
Theron Miller, a scientist with the Division of Water Quality, is a recipient of the “Friend of EPA Award” for his work on Farmington Bay in understanding the impact of nutrients to the wetlands and the Great Salt Lake.
In addition, Edward Redd of the Bear River Health Department received the Environmental Achievement Award on behalf of the Cache Valley Air Quality Task Force for efforts to improve the air quality in Cache County.
Don Ostler, former director of the Division of Water Quality, is the recipient of the Outstanding Career Achievement Award for his years of service to improve water quality in the state.
EPA Award Recepients from L to R:
Don Ostler, Brad Maulding, EPA Region 8 Administrator Robbie Roberts,
Theron Miller, Edward Redd (Bear River Health Dept.)