Watershed advisory groups (WAGs) provide local public input and guidance to DEQ during the development of water quality improvement plans or "Total Maximum Daily Loads" (TMDLs) for water bodies that fail to meet water quality standards. TMDLs are designed to reduce the levels of pollutants, such as bacteria and sediment, in impaired water bodies.

The Black Lake WAG was recently formed to develop and implement a nutrient TMDL to improve water quality in Black Lake. The Black Lake TMDL will be developed in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, with the goal of producing one TMDL protective of both reservation and state waters.

Grange Hall

(near Valley Mart)

Highway 3

> Agenda TBA.