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Utah Code § 19-2a-108

Fugitive dust facility -- Definitions -- Signage requirement

Enacted by Chapter 419, 2026 General Session

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Division" means the Division of Air Quality created in Section 19-1-105.

(b) "Fugitive dust" means particulate matter that becomes airborne from the mechanical disturbance or wind-blown disturbance of a material or surface.

(c) "Fugitive dust control plan" means a plan that:

(i) indicates the methods a fugitive dust facility uses to control and monitor fugitive dust; and

(ii) complies with relevant state and federal law for a fugitive dust facility.

(d)

(i) "Fugitive dust facility" means a commercial facility or site:

(A) larger than a quarter acre;

(B) that produces fugitive dust; and

(C) that the division requires to complete a fugitive dust control plan.

(ii) "Fugitive dust facility" includes:

(A) an aggregate operation that extracts, crushes, screens, grinds, stores, or transports rock material, including sand, gravel, stone, and other rock products;

(B) an excavation site, including an excavation activity like trenching, grading, drilling, or earthmoving; and

(C) a site for topsoil or bulk material handling, including stripping, loading, unloading, moving, or spreading soil, fill, or another bulk material.

(iii) "Fugitive dust facility" does not include:

(A) an agricultural or horticultural operation; and

(B) the sanding or salting of a roadway for snow and ice control.

(2) A fugitive dust facility shall post informational signage:

(a) at an entryway to the fugitive dust facility that is clearly visible to the public; and

(b) that includes the following information:

(i) the name of the facility or site;

(ii) a permit identification number;

(iii) a business identification number; and

(iv) the contact information for:

(A) the facility manager or owner; and

(B) the division.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.