Department of
Environmental Quality

News Releases

• May 22, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on proposed plan to lower temperature of Cow Creek in Palouse River Subbasin  Comments will be accepted through June 21, 2013.
• May 20, 2013
  Idaho Milk Products, Jerome, applies to DEQ to modify air quality permit to construct
• May 20, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on draft wastewater reuse permit renewal for city of Rupert  Comments will be accepted through June 19, 2013.
• May 14, 2013
  CH2M-WG Idaho, U.S. DOE apply to DEQ for air quality permit to construct for INL facility
• May 13, 2013
  Yanke Machine Shop, Boise, applies to DEQ for air quality permit to construct
• May 06, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on proposed revisions to onsite wastewater systems guidance manual  Comments will be accepted through June 10, 2013.
• May 03, 2013
  Get to know about H2O during Drinking Water Week, May 5-11, 2013
• May 02, 2013
  Board of Environmental Quality to meet May 9 in Boise
• May 02, 2013
  DEQ awards $3 million in extended term financing to city of Weiser for wastewater construction project
• May 01, 2013
  Streamlined permits available from DEQ for burning very small amounts of agricultural residue
• April 30, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on proposed improvement plans for Palisades Subbasin water bodies  Comments will be accepted through May 30, 2013.
• April 29, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on draft Tier I air quality permit renewal for Basic American Foods, Blackfoot  Comments will be accepted through May 29, 2013.
• April 29, 2013
  DEQ to offer free nitrate testing of well water at well owners webinar in Twin Falls
• April 26, 2013
  Air Quality Awareness Week explores relationship between air quality and health
• April 25, 2013
  P4 Production, Soda Springs, applies to DEQ for Air Quality Permit to Construct
• April 25, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on draft revised protocol for placement and retrieval of temperature data loggers in Idaho streams  Comments will be accepted through May 28, 2013.
• April 24, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on draft Tier I air quality permit renewal for Idaho Forest Group facility  Comments will be accepted through May 24, 2013.
• March 11, 2013
  DEQ seeks comment on proposed plans to lower temperature of streams in Upper (North Fork) Coeur d’Alene River Subbasin  Comments will be accepted through June 10, 2013.

View the full DEQ news archive here.

Public Comment Opportunities

Express your opinion on environmental permits and other documents open for public comment.

• Water - Draft Cow Creek Temperature TMDLs Addendum  Comments will be accepted through June 21, 2013.
• Water - 401 Certification - Unnamed Tributary to Williams Creek - Ron Ruff  Comments will be accepted through June 11, 2013.
• Water - Proposed Wastewater Reuse Permit Renewal - City of Rupert  Comments will be accepted through June 19, 2013.
• Water - 401 Certification - Fiber Optic Cable Installation - Century Link  Comments will be accepted through June 10, 2013.
• Water - Environmental Determination - Alpine Meadows Water & Sewer District Drinking Water Improvement Project  Comments will be accepted through June 17, 2013.
• Water - 401 Certification - Huntz Creek Project - Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest  Comments will be accepted through May 28, 2013.
• Water - Proposed Revisions to Technical Guidance Manual for Individual and Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems  Comments will be accepted through June 10, 2013.
• Water - Environmental Determination - Hayden Lake Recreational Water and Sewer District Collection System Improvements  Comments will be accepted through June 03, 2013.
• Water - Environmental Determination - Clearwater Water District Drinking Water Improvement Project  Comments will be accepted through June 03, 2013.
• Water - Draft Palisades Subbasin Addendum and Five-Year Review  Comments will be accepted through May 30, 2013.
• Air - Draft Tier I Air Quality Permit Operating Permit Renewal - Basic American Foods - Blackfoot  Comments will be accepted through May 29, 2013.
• Water - Draft Revised Protocol for Placement and Retrieval of Temperature Data Loggers in Idaho Streams  Comments will be accepted through May 28, 2013.
• Air - Draft Tier 1 Air Quality Permit Renewal - Idaho Forest Group - Grangeville  Comments will be accepted through May 24, 2013.
• Water - Environmental Determination - Fairview Water District Drinking Water Improvement Project  Comments will be accepted through May 24, 2013.
• Water - Draft Upper (North Fork) Coeur d’Alene River Subbasin Temperature Total Maximum Daily Loads Addendum  Comments will be accepted through June 10, 2013.

View all public comment opportunities here.