On a recent sunny morning, UIPA’s Clean Ports Program team traveled to the Perry Port of Entry to meet with researchers based out of Professor Darrell Sonntag’s lab at Brigham Young University (BYU). UIPA’s team was there to learn about BYU’s research on the emissions of medium-heavy to heavy-duty trucks. For the past few days, the BYU team had been

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As the Inland Port works in partnership with Ninigret to remediate the North Temple Landfill, treatment of the leachate, or water that has percolated through a solid and leached out some of the constituents, is a critical step in the remediation process as defined in the Remedial Action Plan that the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) has approved for

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 “Michelle’s technical knowledge and dedication to protecting our planet bring tremendous value to the Clean Ports initiative,” said Mona Smith, Environmental Sustainability Director with UIPA. “Her skills in emissions modeling and climate analysis will help ensure our plans are not only ambitious—but grounded in sound data and science.”

Since celebrating the historical Clean Ports Program (CPP) grant award for Climate and Air Quality Planning (CAQP) activities and Zero-Emission (ZE) Technology Deployment from the  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Utah Inland Port Authority has worked diligently to address potential hurdles due to administrative changes and continue to move this project forward. 

A wetlands characterization study was conducted by SWCA Environmental Consultants for the Tooele Valley Project Area that determined approximately 19 of the 243 acres within the project area contained wetlands. The landowner worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through their wetland permitting process and received approval for a site design to build a crossing over 0.46 acres of the wetlands, leaving the remaining wetlands undisturbed.

“This funding enables us to build a sustainable logistics network that aligns with Utah’s air quality goals,” said Ben Hart, Executive Director of UIPA. “This wouldn’t be possible without the partnership between Union Pacific, UDAQ and the EPA. Together, we’re driving transformative changes that will positively impact our state for generations.”

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“They have the most restrictive development procedures I have seen in the state, particularly in requiring buffers and avoidance protocols even though in this case they are not mandated by state or federal cultural resources laws.”

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) has submitted applications for two funding competitions under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program grant opportunity, in collaboration with the Utah Division of Air Quality (UDAQ) and Union Pacific.

The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), in collaboration with Weber County, announced the official adoption of the West Weber Project Area Plan. This development marks a major step forward in sustainable industrial development and economic enhancement for Northern Utah.