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SALT LAKE CITY — If you see something that may be adding to bad air quality along the Wasatch Front, report it.
"Some people are reticent to report information, but if they see something they should let us know," said Bryce Bird, director of Utah's Division of Air Quality. "If they are not complying with their permit or rule requirements we will certainly enforce those."
Bird says residents can call Division of Air Quality offices or fill out a report online for cases such as using wood burning stoves daily during an inversion.
Counties along the Wasatch Front also have smoking vehicle programs, in which residents can call in a vehicle with an exhaust pipe that is spewing smoke.
- Call 801-536-4000
- DEQ website: deq.utah.gov
- Smoke Vehicle Program phone numbers: www.airquality.utah.gov
"It is important. It does impact all of us on a daily basis," Bird said.
"Air pollution is not something we need in our valley, and we can certainly find ways to address that as well as we can," he added.
Bird says Utah has only six air quality inspectors across the state, so the department relies on citizens' reports to help educate people who may not be complying with the rules or permits.
