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DEQ reports permit-by-rule expansions and pilot for paid consultant reviews to speed permits
Summary
Utah Department of Environmental Quality reported permit‑by‑rule additions and process improvements intended to speed reviews, including a pilot where applicants pay a consultant to prepare review material. DEQ also plans e‑permitting and a proposed state nuclear regulatory office.
Tim Davis, executive director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, briefed the commission on interim permitting reforms the department has undertaken under House Bill 85 and an executive order implementing permitting efficiency.
Davis said the department pursued permit‑by‑rule approaches that put objective criteria in rule text and allow applicants who meet the criteria to proceed after providing a notification. The Division of Air Quality developed seven permit‑by‑rule categories — including fuel…
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