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CERCLA Branch: Methamphetamine Cleanup
Methamphetamine is a derivative of amphetamine and is a powerful stimulant that affects the brain and central nervous system. Methamphetamine can be easily produced in simple labs (clandestine drug labs) using readily available ingredients including over the counter drugs and household chemicals that are cooked to produce the drug.
In response to clandestine drug labs and the growing concern over the nature of potential health effects associated with residual methamphetamine in the environment, the Utah State Legislature passed the Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act during the 2004 General Session. The Act was subsequently amended during the 2008 General Session to change the definition of contamination to include use, production or the presence of methamphetamine in excess of decontamination standards. In short, the law provides a mechanism for cleanup of contamination and certification by local health departments that a contaminated property has been cleaned up to established standards.
Utah Clandestine Drug Lab Cleanup Program
- Additional Public Resources
- Department of Environmental Quality—Decontamination Specialist Certification Program
- Department of Health—Illegal Drug Operations Decontamination Standards
- Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act and Amendment
- Utah's Local Health Departments
Online Methamphetamine Resources
- Department of Justice
- Department of Justice: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
- Drug Endangered Children
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Salt Lake Valley Health Department
- Utah Department of Health
- Utah Department of Health: Decontamination Additional Resources
- Utah Department of Public Safety
- Washington Department of Health
For questions relating to sampling, meth lab cleanup, waste disposal and contractor certification, please contact the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation at 801-536-4100.
