USEPA in “Spotlight: Successful Approaches for Reducing Radon Risk,“ noted the success of the “Utah Radon Coalition (URC), a nonprofit member organization was created to provide radon education and awareness, advocacy, and community service programs across the state. Funding comes primarily from private and public donations and foundation grants. The URC Low-Income Radon Mitigation Assistance Program provides financial assistance for radon mitigation services to qualified low-income homeowners. In 2021, the URC conducted outreach through six community newspapers, tested 500 homes, and mitigated five low-income homes with elevated radon levels.”
The URC works with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Radon Program, through seminars and training programs, to educate Utah residents, home builders, elected officials and others about the dangers of excessive radon. Low cost or free assistance is provided for testing and remediation for low-income Utah residents.
Goals for 2020-2022 include to provide free or reduced cost mitigation for low-income Utahns found to have high levels of radon in their homes. URC provides an application,
“Request For Free or Low Cost Radon Services,” at
https://www.utahradoncoalition.org/application-for-services.html
Eleanor Divver, Chair of the Board of Directors, is the Utah Department of Environmental Quality Radon Project Coordinator.
Contacts:
Eleanor Divver (edivver@utah.gov)
Radon Coordinator: (801) 536-0091
URC https://www.utahradoncoalition.org/
Source: Overview of EPA’s State Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted during 2021 https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-02/final-2021-annual-sirg-activities-report-508c.pdf
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