(1) Except as provided by Subsection (2), an administrative law judge shall conduct hearings authorized by Section 19-5-111 in accordance with Section 19-1-301.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 19-5-112

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Water Quality or, for purposes of groundwater quality at a facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 19-1-104. See Utah Code 19-1-103
  • Pollution: means a man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of waters of the state, unless the alteration is necessary for the public health and safety. See Utah Code 19-5-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)

     (2)(a) An administrative law judge shall conduct, on the executive director‘s behalf, a hearing regarding an appeal of a permit decision for which the state has assumed primacy under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.
     (2)(b) The decision of the executive director is final and binding on all parties unless stayed or overturned on appeal.