Public Notice: Public Hearing on the Sulfur Dioxide Milestone Report

Utah's State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze, adopted by the Air Quality Board on 11/17/ 2003, requires that Utah cooperate with four other states in producing an annual report to determine if emissions of sulfur dioxide from large industrial sources are less than the emissions milestone set in the plan. The draft report for calendar year 2003 is now available for public comment at:

http://www.wrapair.org/forums/309/documents/050131Draft_WRAP_SO2_Milestone_Report.pdf.

The report shows that total emissions of sulfur dioxide from large sources in the five states -- Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming and Oregon -- were 329,455 tons, while the milestone is 447,383 tons. Therefore, the report demonstrates that emissions in the five states are less than the milestone and the states have met the requirements of the plan for 2003.

The Division of Air Quality will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on 03/03/2005, in the Environmental Quality Building, 168 N 1950 W, Room 201, Salt Lake City, UT.

The comment period closes at 5:00 p.m. on 03/11/2005. Comments postmarked on or before that date will be accepted.

Comments may be submitted by E-mail to [e-mail] or may be mailed to Richard W. Sprott, Director, Utah Division of Air Quality, PO Box 144820, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4820, ATTN: SO2 Milestone Report.