Utah Air Quality Board Department of Environmental Quality 195 North 1950 West Salt Lake City, UT 84114
In the Matter of: Petition for Air Quality Rule Change
To Whom It May Concern:
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our support for the air quality rules proposed by Western Resource Advocates, HEAL Utah and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment.
Given the high levels of dangerous air pollution that too frequently clog our valleys, we are eager to see our state air quality officials consider a wide array of strategies to limit emissions. Because the proposed package of rules has been vetted through a rigorous stakeholder process and has incorporated expert input, we believe that they are worthy of being put out for public comment.
We believe these rules can be a key piece of the state’s efforts to prevent bad air quality days and protect public health. They will allow improved enforcement for existing air quality laws and will offer additional tools to ensure that sources stay within their permitted limits. The rules will also increase public faith in the air quality permitting process.
The three rules:
- Prevent short-term emissions spikes by ensuring that big industry complies with 24-hour emissions standard.
- Ensuring that all substantial pollution increases are offset. ·
- Increasing the frequency of stack testing and requiring continuous emissions monitoring systems where feasible.
We know that not all stakeholders will support all parts of these rules. However, we do believe these rules are worthy of a public conversation and debate with informed input from a wide array of Utah interest groups, businesses and citizens.
Because our state has been out of compliance for nearly a decade with federal EPA standards for fine particulate pollution, or PM2.5, we need innovation, creativity and leadership. This package of rules is an opportunity to further that leadership at a critical moment. We urge the Air Quality Board to vote on March 2 to put these rules out for comment, to offer an opportunity for a debate on these pioneering suite of rules.
Respectfully Submitted,
Allison Jones
Executive Director
Wild Utah Project
Salt Lake City
Angel Collinson
Professional Freeskier
Salt Lake City
Arlyn Bradshaw
Salt Lake County Councilmember
Salt Lake City
brody leven
professional skier & storyteller
brodyleven.com
Salt Lake City
Carl Fisher
Executive Director
Save Our Canyons
Salt Lake City
Carl Ingwell
Founder
CleanAirNow!
Salt Lake City
Caroline Gleich
Professional Skier
Salt Lake City
Charlie Luke
Councilmember
Salt Lake City Council
Salt Lake City
David Folland MD
David Nichols
Reverend
Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, ELCA
Salt Lake City
Derek Kitchen
Councilor
Salt Lake City Council
Salt Lake City
France A. Davis
Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church
Salt Lake City
James Rogers
Councilmember
Salt Lake City Council
Salt Lake City
James Westwater
Chair
Utah Valley Earth Forum
Spanish Fork
Jean Hill
Government Liaison
Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Jenny Wilson
County Councilmember
Salt Lake County Council
Salt Lake City
Jessica Kunzer
Marketing Director
Mountain Sports International
Salt Lake City
Jim Bradley
County Councilmember
Salt Lake County Council
Salt Lake County
Joan M. Gregory
Co-Coordinator, Environmental Ministry
Environmental Ministry, First Unitarian Church
Salt Lake City
JoAnn B. Seghini
Mayor
Air Quality Committee WFRC
Midvale City
John Weisheit
Conservation Director/Colorado Riverkeeper
Living Rivers
Moab
Julian Carr
Founder
Discrete
Salt Lake City
Laura Anderson
Member, Member Board of Trustees
Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden
Ogden
Lisa Adams
Councilmember
Salt Lake City Council
Salt Lake City
Lynn de Freitas
Executive Director
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Marc Thomas
Utah Chapter Chair
Sierra Club
Salt Lake City
Mark A Wheatley
Representative
Utah House of Representatives
Salt Lake City
McKenna Peterson
Professional Skier
Salt Lake City
Naomi Franklin
Research Professor Biology, U of Utah, retired
Salt Lake City
Patrice Arent
State Representative
Mill Creek
Pip Hunt
Professional Skier
Salt Lake City
Randy Lewis
Mayor
Bountiful city
Rev. Elias Koucos
Reverend Father
Greek Orthodox Church
Salt Lake City
Rev. Gage Church
Pastor
Congregational United Church of Christ
Ogden
Reverend Monica Hall
Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church
Ogden
Richard Snelgrove
Councilmember
Salt Lake County Council
Salt Lake County
Rob Dahle
Mayor
City of Holladay
Scott B. Hayashi
The Rt. Rev.
Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Salt Lake City
Steve Bloch
Legal Director/Attorney
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA)
Salt Lake City
Steve Klemz
Reverend
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Salt Lake City
Susan Soleil
Executive Director
Utah Interfaith Power & Light
Salt Lake City
Ty Markham, PsyD
Chair
Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance (MESA)
Salt Lake City
Vicki Bennett
Sustainability Director
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City