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Show Davis County Board Of Health Approves Vehicle Inspection Maintenance Work Program By TOM BLSSELBERG ARMINGTON - A vehi-6 vehi-6 'inspection maintenance Program has been 'P e by the Davis County wrd of Health. MKETing IN regular ses- in afoggcd-in Farmington VI'esday morning, the okayed a proposal that fl implement a program to uluc vehicular emissions or f m monoxide and ox- It would also lead to a -J "'vehicle inspection and nunance program in parts :2ral,,ys,andardsby Sie;re haS heen Jfllci bccause deral Davis p Say Salt Lake d 4 ";mdar At present. Health IV Environmental e 'tf'1 Richard Har- unii U,lah a"d Weber ;ffJlPfWy would be i" informa- Mr11 'he prog-Hembc;s prog-Hembc;s v rv.eys two staff gShad hecn adJed 'o ,ca be provid ed by other 'Wde"; l'ndmg comcs m mKe$ totalline :minuino--nre8t,at,ons arc Monies "8, or additional sLir k could allow for ' ihould b i ly'purchased van llhan("Tralion bV mid" i'5ui'ico,!lllltravel'hrough- Sp"."on tests to deter mine pollution output and advise as to how to minimize vehicle emissions. IF A vehicle and inspection program is necessary it would have to be implemented by Dec. 31. 1981 with federal regulations reg-ulations indicating pollution effects of air pollution, how it may work and its cost and public pub-lic benefits from properly tuned cars, proper driving habits, properly maintained pollution control equipment, car pooling and mass transit. An I&M advisory council will also be formed to meet once monthly or as necessary to review different I&M possibilities, possi-bilities, evaluate data collected col-lected and check proposed policies, rules and regulations and make recommendations to the health department before July I, 1981. SPEAKING positively of the program was County Commissioner Commis-sioner Ernest Eberhard. "I'm very impressed with the fuel-saving fuel-saving possibilities. People would save a lot if they kept their cars tuned and lubricated. lubri-cated. I would think people would want their cars inspected." in-spected." The l&M officials will try to present the positive as well, Mr. Harvey said. "We will try to avoid the regulatory end (forcing a mandatory I&M program) but we are dealing with a federally mandated law. If we choose not to comply we have to be ready to take the sanctions." THOSE COULD mean cuts in funding for highways, sanitation sani-tation and other areas from federal sources, he said. "We hope to have what the needs will be." he added, noting not-ing that the program will deal with vehicles as well as refineries. refiner-ies. He indicated areas to be included would depend on whether the 25 percent reduction reduc-tion mandated was met. IN FURTHER explaining the preliminary inspection program, an outline indicated "a vigorous public relations and media campaign will be directed at informing the public pub-lic concerning the seriousness of the air pollution problem and its health effects" including includ-ing explanation of what I&M is and can do to minimize health from vehicular emissions of carbon monoxide and oxidants must be reduced 25 percent. Mr. Harvey explained. A county-implemented inspection in-spection and maintenance program w ould expire Dec. 31. 1985 unless extended by the county commission or health board. "IN THE next I1: years we hope to provide information that w ill help the (county ) commission com-mission know what way they want to go. This year w as normal nor-mal meteorologically and we had some real problems on this year that we feel was normal." Mr. Harvey said. |
