Review of Statewide Review of Statewide Mercury Workgroup Goals Mercury Workgroup Goals

and Objectivesand Objectives

Amy DickeyAmy DickeyUtah Division of Water QualityUtah Division of Water Quality

#1 #1

To provide the citizens of To provide the citizens of Utah with current, accurate Utah with current, accurate and understandable and understandable information on the human information on the human and ecological concerns and ecological concerns posed by mercuryposed by mercury • Communications Committee

• Website• Presence at events (state fair, farmers markets, etc.)• Partnership building with local health departments• Distributed mercury tool kits• Radio presentations• Stegner lecture series• Hg fish advisory cards distributed statewide

#2#2

To develop an ongoing To develop an ongoing systematic, logical, and systematic, logical, and defensible mercury defensible mercury monitoring program to assess monitoring program to assess mercury levels in fish and mercury levels in fish and waterfowl tissuewaterfowl tissue • DWQ has sampled over 2,500 fish since 1999• Minimal money was allocated for this effort, none in recent years• DWQ is able to partner with DWR for sampling• EPA has been providing free analysis

• USFWS has plans for 2011 waterfowl sampling

#3#3

To share technical To share technical information, data, and results information, data, and results of any investigations on of any investigations on mercurymercury

• Strength of the Workgroup• Wide range of topics have been presented• All are available on the website

#4#4

To coordinate and collaborate To coordinate and collaborate efforts by private and public efforts by private and public entities in researching mercury entities in researching mercury issues in Utah in order to most issues in Utah in order to most effectively utilize the limited effectively utilize the limited resources availableresources available

#5#5

To provide the citizens of To provide the citizens of Utah with access to mercury Utah with access to mercury data, advisories, and data, advisories, and information via websites, information via websites, printed materials, and contact printed materials, and contact information for public health information for public health officialsofficials

• See goal #1.

Amy DickeyAmy DickeyUtah Division of Water QualityUtah Division of Water Quality

(801)536-4334(801)536-4334adickey@utah.govadickey@utah.gov

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