Show z f r cUTAH f UTAH STATE AIR QUALITY officials conducted a recorded hearing In tn Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Monday morning Dennis R R. R Da Dalley Dailey I ley left is is operating recording equipment equipment equip equipment equip equip- ment while Dr Grant S S. S Winn shows a chart used In determining determining deter deter- mining density of air air contaminants emission emission Air Pollution Hearing Held by State Chiefs A pubic hearing on controlling visible air contaminants was held in to the Uintah Uin Urn tah tab County Courthouse auditorium Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning Over 35 Uintah Basin public officials officials' and ard residents attended the meeting sponsored by the Utah State Division of Health DR GRANT S S. S Winn executive secretary sec sec- of the Air Conservation Committee Committee Commit Commit- tee and chief of the Air Quality Section of Utah State Division of Health conducted the hearing Dennis R R. R Dailey Dalley Dal Dai- ley chief of radiation and occupational health section of the Utah State Division of Health assisted This was the sixth in a series of seven hearings throughout the state and the third air quality standard hearing held in Uintah County THE HEALTH officials presented the proposed regulations to control emissions emissions emis emis- of of air contaminants applicable applicable ap ap- to incinerators and internal intern l combustion combustion com com- bustion engines engines Also a code of regulations regulations regulations regu regu- lations was was proposed to control sulfur dioxide emissions fr from m burning coal fuel oil oil or any any other source The rhe maximum allowable contaminant discharge lisch rge is determined by a Ringel Ringel- mann chart which shows shades of density den den- density sity of the contaminate by opacity A trained tester can determine minimum standard by sight stated Dr r. r Winn Wino ENFORCEMENT OF the air quality standard will be assumed on the local level if possible or or if unable the state will implement the enforcement stated Dr WinnA Winn A special school will be conducted to train local health officials and law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- officers so they can have haveth th their ir eyeballs calibrated to determine any source that may need checking The new regulation regul will mean more maintenance to insure that Internal combustion combustion com com- bustion engines are arc operating within the required emission limit stated Dr Winn Written statements statements' can be submitted to the de department until January 30 to tobe tobe be added to the hearing IT WILL take take- about 90 days days to ays to to- ana analyze analyze the hearings hearings' and draw up the final control measures to become law stated Dr Winn If If emission regulations can not be met meta a temporary variance will be issued until until un un- til emission violations can be corrected |