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Show Suml.iv Jul) M. Then there's the paperwork. law Federal other find Continued from A l Walker gas requires stations to have a sheet that mkterials out of the air, ground details the ingredients, hazards arid water. and safe handling methods for 'Well, little businesses have each chemical used at the statoldo the same thing, albeit on a tion. smaller scale. The binder from Phillips Dennis Downs, director of one of,WalkerJs stypetroleum, the state Division of Solid pnd , pJJers, itncfcesklUckTEach, Hazardous Waste, said a whol vendor has ' a separate' binder" range of businesses falls under for its products. regulation. A pertkn" lit t itjfdowp hercetferjnpees includes auto body show, dry kjife federlj gjJVe rnr V"T b ment wants me to Iiil out sur- uj iy company mat veys on all the kerosene I sold siauom uses cleaning solvents and what it's being used for," ;John Paystrup, owner of Walker said. Allen Drive-ICleaners, said Sometimes Walker gives the he has to comply with both air same information to different and hazardous materials regugovernment entities. lations because a cleaning agent he uses, perchloroethyl-ene- , Who pays? is considered both a hazWhile most businesses will ardous material and a source of try to absorb environmental air pollution. costs, Walker said the public "1 haven't had any run-in- s pays for the with the EPA, but the state has ultimately improvements through higher been a little more demanding," costs, be it in gasoline prices or said. The works DEQ Paystrup the cost of a soda in to make sure the solvents are the convenience store. stored and disposed. properly Richard Bradford, executive Getting rid of the solvent's for the Utah Valley director residues costs $420 every two Economic Development mdnths, Paystrup said, since it Authority, said regulations can must be handled by a certified delay businesses from starting hazardous waste hauler. "It's not a great expense from up because of the need to obtain permits. that end," Paystrup said. "To some extent, it has harmed America's ability to Paying at the pump There's no escaping regula- create jobs as a macroeconomy," tions down at the gas station, Richard Bradford said. Utah an institution virtually everyCounty has lost some businessone has contact with one way or es that could not meet the stananother. dards for PM10 pollution in the "My dad said it used to be area, he said. fun to be in the business," The real problem is in the Walker said. As recently as 20 bureaucracy, where agencies years ago, all someone needed make rules without input from to start a gas station was a other Richard sources, piece of land, a tank and the Bradford said. city's blessing. "Even though I am a longToday, there is a variety of time economic developer, I regulations that owners must think we need a balance" that meet in order to open up and protects the environment while stay in business. They range the regulatory burden, from obtaining state permits to easing Bradford said. operate an underground storWalker said industry should age tank to installing catch police itself, rather than let basins near gas pumps. knowlGas station owners also have bureaucrats with little of industry decree how it edge to pay the state Division of Environmental Response and must operate. However, the rules are not Remediation $60 a year to regto kill the economy or ister their underground tanks designed bureaucrats keep employed, if the tanks meet environmensay. regulators tal standards. If they don't pass muster, the permit prices go up BUSINESS right-to-kno- - .baue . n Clean air, land and water to $135. e Then there's the federally required leak detectors, a $5,000 device that monitors the tanks and connecting lines for leaks and water content. Walker is upgrading tanks at seven Walker stores to meet the new 1998 standards for The overfill prevention. improvement, which costs from $30,000 to $100,000, consists of installing catch basins around the tank openings and pumps and installing a device to close the tank if it is overfilled. Forms, forms and more forms cleaners may look like small potatoes compared to Geneva Steel, Brent Bradford said" those businesses need to comply just as much as the big boys. "If you look at the sheer number of dry cleaners along the Wasatch Front alone, there are more than 400 of them", Brent Bradford said. They are In ' neierroorHbods and have storage tanks and air emis- not located in "on9f wmiffxiidas lial tacilities. One cleaner in dry Sugarhouse had a leak in its storage tank that contaminated a nearby municipal well, said Brent Bradford. The EPA and DEQ does try-tmake the medicine go down a bit smoother, though. jlerT o A helping hand From the start of the permit process, the DEQ provides technical assistance and education on what businesses need to do to comply with regulations. The department also works with industry groups to design regulatory programs. The DEQ is also moving 4 I whose camp is this group strategically placed in the center of the wagon train circle are required to every aspect of the pioneer trek as f3 possible. Jnilinean8 wearing all the same clothing, sleeping in the tne tents ana samejtinvas m si hxI their forebearseating did. Bit it also means having the opportunity to gain a per- clly one WEEK fur- HWULtfH..:a. r J i.'i . , 'If r H'i t imvSiiI '.j Oiler Inchitfos: Magazine Holder Vanity W Mirror Wastehaskct and Oilier Wicker Accessories 59 i.m '"J Plus. Sum 50 Plaid Screen Scenes rain! encouraging companies to voluntarily evaluate their own operations, disclose any violations and correct them. The program rewards participants by reducing penalties for confessed violations as long as the problems have been corrected. "It's part of the reinvention the government," Whatley said. The EPA also analyzes its own rules to ensure that they Orem residents Paul and Teryll Stout, along with their children, spent a week with the and group in Nebraska Wyoming and say their lives will never he the same. "This is something we can say we did," says Paul Stout. "And for the rest of our lives, we can say, 'If we can do this, we can do anything.'" "It's been rewarding," says Kalhy Potter of Salt Luke City. "This, to me, is so fascinating because this portrays what life was really like. It's real sweat, blisters, sores." m wsx& "! . ColorstiUh Talnl Reinventing government One facet of that effort is on Chair Cushions S.M.K I ft. 99 Krii. :ifU)9 me. Mild Holoitlon mm nn h i.2 Stamping Mocks 7.! Luggage Tag Kmbellishnicnls 2.?; r M Hi OiiiiiillllrN Plaid Decorator Brent Bradford, deputy director of the state DEQ, said the DEQ's mission is to protect Utahns' health by maintaining clean air, land and water. However, "The rules exist because of are public health. Socially, there Whatley said the EPA cannot is a cost," Brent Bradford do that with the health standards; federal law prohibits said. such action.. And it is paying off, he said. Walker la'aid another way to "When we started the air programs in 1973, we were in improve thesituation would be violation of five National to put all environmental reguAir Ambient Quality lations under one agency, avoidStandards. Today, we are not ing someiof the redundant violating any of them," Brent paperwork. The agencies are striving Bradford said. While gas stations and dry toward that goal. A7 pants. is na vein was MW! cost-eiTecti- Tulip Coloi - Page affects people." It also affects the partici- what the trek is all about. It's the heart of why the hundreds of trekkers have come out on the Mormon Pioneer Trail and why thousands of observers have steered n nnrtririi'-i- uA lah zkvAnYM 26, 1997 20-Ju- ly ."li.OTJIIIJI4.il I T? fci7lsI (CJJMMMJS I ONLY Jdy authenticism replicating IWo. DAII V HF.KAI.I). themselves to the center of camp to see these curiously dressed people cooking, washing and generally living lifte the pioneers who came beforf. "We don't want jieople to forget," says Merrill. "When ypu put on the clothing from that time period and you eat and sleep as they did, you come as close as you can to living the life they did. And that really tic view of life in 1847. "We tell the story." says Orem resident Bonnie Merrill. "We can share with them what it was really like in those days. We can give them a feeling of what it really must have been like on the trail" Whether in Nebraska, Wyoming or Utah, the authentic group has been the main attraction for many who have visited the wagon train because spective few people can. "This has changed my life forever in every aspect," says SoreiiHon, as she wrings out the dress she just Hcrubbi'd, "It's changed our family. I've learned that the noise and distractions of the 20th century help tear down relationships. Am a family, we've slept in the same tent for the past three months, and we've never gotten along better." Sorenson and her husband, Stove, both of Salt Lake City, were put in charge of organiz ther away from compelling businesses to comply with regulation by threatening strict enforcement. "If I run a small business and I make a mistake in the paperwork, someone from DEQ will come along and show me where I made the mistake, and I learn from that," Brent Bradford said. By contrast, the EPA goes right to enforcement and fines to bring a company into compliance, he said. Vaughn Whatley, EPA public information officer, said the is its softening agency The the like agency, approach. DEQ, is providing guidance and methods for businesses to come into compliance with federal regulations. ing the authentic group. Months before the trek began in Winter Quarters, Neb., the Sorensens, who pioneer settings during programs at This Is The Place State Park in Salt Lake City, trained participants on every aspect of authentic pioneer life. The idea was to copy the pioneers as much as possible in order to give onlookers a realis- PIONEERS Continued from A IW Till .iJ ctfi cost-effectiv- e. iiui (mpjtptt sf ! I " - a , fet.. 1 i i "w I A TTVi Catch the new, wave in periTIS A Matrix wave is unlike any youVe ever experienced. No more dry, tight curls that frizz out! Instead, you'll enjoy incredibly t v i body and shine that's easy to style. 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