They have been monitoring the aquifers in the highest risk tier for the past two years. The Department of Health is also assessing the ground water quality around the state's landfills which will be completed this winter. The ambient air monitoring program also uses indicators on source specific data. In addition, they have begun monitoring mercury levels in fresh water fish. South Dakota is developing program performance indicators, including issues on contaminated sites, solid waste, water quality, air quality, wastewater, land, hazardous waste.
Indicators are more programmatic than biological.
UDEQ is implementing the second phase of their comparative risk project by partnering with the Local Health Departments and US EPA to develop and implement action plans and strategies targeting locally identified priorities. Tomorrow Strategic Plan will be presented for adoption. Utah Tomorrow is a broad-based, ongoing strategic planning effort designed to enable all segments of Utah society to focus on and measure progress toward specific goals for Utah's future. They would like to use environmental indicators for policy decisions, public communications, and community awareness. Currently, indicators have been incorporated into Utah Tomorrow, a statewide strategic planning initiative.