Department of
Environmental Quality

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 Blackfoot River WAG was created to develop and implement a TMDLs to improve water quality in the Blackfoot River Subbasin. The Blackfoot River TMDL: Waterbody Assessment and Total Maximum Daily Load was approved by EPA in April 2002, followed by an addendum addressing temperature in Brush Creek that was approved by EPA in 2007. The WAG met in 2008 and 2009 to conduct a five-year review of subbasin documents.

Next Scheduled Meeting Date

To be Determined

Background

• Map and List of Proposed TMDL Streams
• List of Approved TMDL Streams
• WAG Background Information
• WAG Invitation Letter
• WAG Survey

Previous Meetings

Date

Materials

April 16, 2009

Agenda

Meeting Minutes

Mercury Sampling in the Blackfoot River (Presentation by Josh Schultz, Idaho DEQ)

Blackfoot River Riparian Management Project (Presentation by Melissa Thompson, Idaho DEQ)

Update on the Blackfoot River Subbasin 5-Year Review (Presentation)

Continuous Water Quality Monitoring on the Upper Blackfoot River

November 13, 2008

Agenda

Meeting Minutes

What is a Watershed Advisory Group and What Do They Do? (Presentation)

Blackfoot River Subbasin 5-Year Review (Presentation)