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Surface Water Quality:

Subbasin Assessments, Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and Implementation Plans

Key to Footnotes

Reports Listed Alphabetically Reports Listed by DEQ Region
     

Below are links to subbasin assessments, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), and implementation plans completed or underway in Idaho.

 

For information on a specific report, click on the report name (reports under development do not have live links) or contact the DEQ regional office contact listed for that report. For general information on the TMDL process, link to the pages above or contact DEQ's TMDL Program Manager, Marti Bridges, at (208) 373-0382 or marti.bridges@deq.idaho.gov.
 
 Reports Listed Alphabetically
TMDL Name
Hydrologic Unit
Code (HUC)
TMDL Status
Implementation Plan Status
DEQ Contact Name/Region
Phonea

American Falls

17040206

Submitted to EPA

September 2006

  

Lynn Van Every

Pocatello

236-6160
Bear River Basin/
Malad River Subbasin
b

16010201

16010102

16010204

16010202

Approved by EPA

June 2006

 

Lynn Van Every

Pocatello

236-6160
Beaver-Camas
17040214
Approved by EPA
August 2005
Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Big Lost River

17040218

Approved by EPA

August 2004

Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650
Big Willow Creek
17050122

Addendum to Payette River (Lower) Subbasin Assessment
Submitted to EPA

June 2008

 

Susan Beattie

Boise

373-0550

Big Wood River

17040212

Approved by EPA

May 2002
Draft Addendum
Public comment period
closed Mar. 30, 2007

Under development

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190
Billingsley Creek
17040212
Aquaculture TMDL Approved by EPA September 2005
 

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190
Birch Creek
17040216

SBA

March 2005c

 

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Bissel Creek

17050122

Approved by EPA

October 2003

Completed
April 2006

Julia Achabal

Boise

373-0550

Blackfoot River

17404207

Approved by EPA

April 2002
Brush Creek Temperature TMDL

Approved by EPA

November 2007

Lynn Van Every

Pocatello

Melissa Thompson
Pocatello
236-6160

Boise River (Lower)

17050114

Approved by EPA

January 2000

Sediment and Bacteria Addendum

Approved by EPA

June 2008

Completed

December 2003

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Boise River (Lower),

Nutrient and Tributary

17050114

SBA

December 2001c

Link to Lower Boise River Water Quality Plan Web Site

NAd

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Boise River (Upper

Boise River Watersheds)

17050111 and
17050113

SBA

November 2000c

NAd

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Brownlee Reservoir

(Weiser Flat) Subbasing

17050201

Approved by EPA

November 2003

Agriculture:

Completed

September 2004

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Bruneau River

17050102

Approved by EPA

March 2001
Jacks Creek Aquaculture Addendum TMDL

Approved by EPA

November 2007

Under development

Clyde Lay
Jacks Creek:

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190
Brush Creek
170404207
See Blackfoot River
   
Camas Creek
17040220

Approved by EPA
September 2005

 

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Cascade Reservoir,
Phase I

17050123

Approved by EPA

May 1996

Completed

June 2000

Leslie Freeman

Boise (McCall)

634-4900
Cascade Reservoir,
Phase II
17050123

Approved by EPA

April 1999

Completed

June 2000

Leslie Freeman

Boise (McCall)

634-4900
Cascade Reservoir,
Phase III
17050123
Under development
 

Leslie Freeman

Boise (McCall)

634-4900

Clark Fork River (Lower)

(Link to Lower Clark Fork River Subbasin Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.)

17010213

Approved by EPA

October 2007

 

Tyson Clyne

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422
Clark Fork/Pend Oreille

17010213 and

17010214

Approved by EPA

April 2001

September 2000


Temperature Addendum

Approved by EPA

April 2008

Sediment Addendum

Approved by EPA

January 2008

Pack River Nutrients Addendum

Submitted to EPA

March 2008

Pack River Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan for Agriculture Completed December 2007

Pack River Watershed Management Plan and TMDL Implementation Plan

Completed July 2006

Cocolalla Lake, Cocolalla Creek, and Hoodoo Creek Implementation Plan

Completed July 2004

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Clearwater River,
North Fork (Lower)

17060308

Approved by EPA

January 2003

Completed

May 2004

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370
Clearwater River,
North Fork (Upper)
17060307

Approved by EPA

December 2003

Under development

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Clearwater River,
South Fork

17060305

Approved by EPA

July 2004

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Coeur d'Alene Basin, Metals (Upper Spokane River, South Fork Coeur d'Alene River, Coeur d'Alene Lake)e

17010302

17010303

17010305

Approved by EPA

August 2000

 

Thomas Herron

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Coeur d'Alene Lake
and River

17010303

Approved by EPA

July 2000

Completed 2002

Glen Rothrock

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Coeur d'Alene River,
North Fork

Link to North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.

17010301

Approved by EPA

February 2002

Under development

Kajsa Stromberg

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Coeur d'Alene River,
South Fork

17010302

Approved by EPA

August 2003

Under development

Glen Rothrock

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Cottonwood Creek

17060305

Approved by EPA

June 2000

Under development

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Cow Creek
17060108

Approved by EPA

February 2006

 

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Fall Creek

17040104

Approved by EPA

April 2004

Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650
Fall Creek
(see Walcott, Lake)
         
Fish Creek
(see Spokane River, Upper)
         

Goose Creek

17040211

Approved by EPA

July 2004

Under development

Clyde Lay

Twin Falls

736-2190

Hangman Creek (Upper)
Link to Upper Hangman Creek Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.
17010306

Approved by EPA

September 2007

 
Tyson Clyne
Coeur d'Alene
769-1422
Henry's Fork (Upper)

17040202

SBA

December 1998c

NAd

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Idaho Falls
17040201

Approved by EPA

November 2004

Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Jim Ford Creek

17060306

Approved by EPA

June 2000

Completed

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Jacks Creek

(see Bruneau River)

         
Jordan Creek
17050108

Public comment period

closed July 6, 2007

 

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550
Kootenai River/Moyie River

17010101

17010104

17010105

Approved by EPA

January 2007

 

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Lemhi River

17060204

Approved by EPA

March 2000

Completed

September 2001

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Lindsay Creek
17060306

Approved by EPA

June 2007

 

John Cardwell

Kyle Steele

Lewiston

799-4370

Little Lost River

17040217

Approved by EPA

September 2000

Completed

February 2002

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Little Salmon River
17060210

Approved by EPA

March 2006

 

Leslie Freeman

Boise (McCall)

634-4900

Little Wood River
17040221

Approved by EPA

September 2005

 

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Lochsa River

17060303

SBA

September 1999c

NAd

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Lolo Creek
17060306
Under development
 

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Medicine Lodge

17040215

Approved by EPA

May 2003

Completed

July 2002

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Mores Creek
17050112
  Under development
   

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Moyie River/Kootenai River

17010101

17010104

17010105

Approved by EPA

January 2007

  

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Owyhee River,
North and Middle Forks

17050107

Approved by EPA

February 2000

Completed

April 2001

Julia Achabal
Boise

373-0550

Owyhee River,
South Fork

17050105

Approved by EPA

March 2000

Under development

Hawk Stone

Boise

373-0550
Owyhee (Upper
Watershed)
17050104

Approved by EPA

March 2003

Agriculture:

Completed

October 2004

Julia Achabal

Boise

373-0550

Pahsimeroi River

17060202
Approved by EPA
December 2001
Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Palisades

17040104

Approved by EPA

February 2001

Completed

August 2002

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Palouse River, South Fork
17060108

Approved by EPA

October 2007

 

John Cardwell
Kyle Steele

Lewiston

799-4370
Palouse River Tributaries
17060108

Approved by EPA

March 2005

Under development

John Cardwell
Lewiston

799-4370

Paradise Creek

17060108

Approved by EPA

February 1998

Completed

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Payette River (Lower)

17050122

Approved by EPA

May 2000

Completed
January 2003

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Payette River, Middle Fork

17050121

Approved by EPA

July 2000

Temperature TMDL

Approved by EPA

December 2007

Completed
August 2003
Leslie Freeman
Boise (McCall)
634-4900
Payette River, North Fork
17050122 and 17050123

Approved by EPA

August 2005

Leslie Freeman

Boise (McCall)

634-4900
Payette River, South Fork
17050120

SBA

July 2005c

NAd

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Pend Oreille/Clark Fork

Link to Pend Oreille River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.

17010213 and
17010214

Approved by EPA

April 2001


Temperature Addendum

Approved by EPA

April 2008

Sediment Addendum

Approved by EPA

January 2008

Pack River Nutrients Addendum

Submitted to EPA

March 2008

Pack River Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan for Agriculture Completed December 2007

Pack River Watershed Management Plan and TMDL Implementation Plan

Completed July 2006

Cocolalla Lake, Cocolalla Creek, and Hoodoo Creek Implementation Plan

Completed July 2004

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Pend Oreille Lake (Nearshore)

17010214

Approved by EPA

October 2002

Completed

December 2004

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Portneuf River

17040208

Approved by EPA

April 2001

Completed
July 2003

Lynn Van Every

Pocatello

236-6160
Potlatch River
17060306
Under development
 

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Priest River

17010215

Approved by EPA

March 2002

Addendum

Approved by EPA

June 2003

Under development

Glen Rothrock

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Raft River

17040210

Approved by EPA

July 2004

Under development

Clyde Lay

Twin Falls

736-2190

Rueger Springs Creek
(see Walcott, Lake)
         
Salmon Falls Creek
17040213

Approved by EPA

February 2008

 

Clyde Lay

Twin Falls

736-2190

Salmon River (Middle)/ Chamberlain (Crooked Creek)

17060207

Approved by EPA

January 2003

Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Salmon River (Middle)/

Panther Creek

17060203

Approved by EPA

July 2001

Completed
November 2002

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Salmon River (Upper)
17060201
Approved by EPA
March 2003
Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Salmon River, Middle Fork
17060205

Public comment period

closed June 9, 2008

  

Leslie Freeman

McCall
Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Salmon River, South Fork

17060208
Approved by EPA
January 1992
Under development

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Selway River, Lower

17060302
SBA
December 2000c
NAd

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Snake River (King Hill-C.J. Strike Reservoir)
17050101

Approved by EPA

June 2006

 
Craig Shepard
Boise
373-0550

Snake River-Hells Canyon (includes Brownlee Reservoir)

17050101

17050103

17050115

17050201

Approved by EPA
September 2004
Completed
July 2003

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Snake River (Middle)

17040212 and
17040213
Approved by EPA
April 1997
Completed

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Snake River (Middle) -

Succor Creek

Succor Creek Temperature

Revised Addendum

17050103

Approved by EPA
January 2004

Approved by EPA

December 2007

Completed

July 2005

Julia Achabal

Boise

373-0550

Snake River (Middle)
(Upper Snake Rock)

17040212
Approved by EPA
August 2000
Completed
June 2001

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Snake River (Middle)
(aquaculture wasteload allocation only)
17040212

Approved by EPA

September 2005

Under development

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Spokane River (Upper)
(Lakes and Streams Located on or Draining to the Rathdrum Prairie)

Link to Fish Creek Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) Web page.

17010305

Approved by EPA
January 2001

Fish Creek Watershed Assessment and TMDLs

Approved by EPA

June 2008

Under development

Bob Steed

Tyson Clyne

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

St. Joe River

17010304
Approved by EPA
August 2003
Under development

Tyson Clyne

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

St. Maries River

17010304
Approved by EPA
August 2003
Under development

Tyson Clyne

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Tammany Creek

17060103
Approved by EPA
February 2002
Under development

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

Teton River and Teton River Supplement (Moody, Fox, and Spring Creeks)

17040204
Approved by EPA
February 2003 and
September 2003
Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Walcott, Lake

17040209

Approved by EPA
June 2000
Fall and Rueger Springs Creeks Aquaculture Addendum TMDLs Approved by EPA

March 2007

Completed
December 2001

Clyde Lay

Fall & Rueger Springs Creeks:

Balthasar Buhidar

Twin Falls

736-2190

Weiser Flat (Brownlee Reservoir) Subbasing

17050201

Approved by EPA

November 2003

Agriculture:

Completed

September 2004

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Weiser River

 

Weiser River Temperature Addendum

17050124

Approved by EPA
January 2007
(Original TMDL)

Approved by EPA
January 2007
(TMDL Addendum)

 

Craig Shepard

Boise

373-0550

Wildhorse River
17050201

Approved by EPA

October 2007

 
Leslie Freeman
Boise (McCall)
634-4900

Willow Creek

17040205
Approved by EPA
June 2004
  Under development

Troy Saffle

Idaho Falls

528-2650

Willow Creek, Lake Creek, Fighting Creek, Black Lakef
17010303
Under development
 

Bob Steed

Coeur d'Alene

769-1422

Winchester Lake/

Lapwai Creek

17060306
Approved by EPA
March 1999
Completed

John Cardwell

Lewiston

799-4370

 
 Reports Listed by DEQ Region
 Boise   |  Coeur d'Alene  |  Idaho Falls Lewiston   |  Pocatello  |  Twin Falls
 Boise Regional Office: (208) 373-0550; Craig Shepard, Regional Water Quality Manager
TMDL Name
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
TMDL Status
Implementation Plan Status
Contact
Big Willow Creek
17050122

Addendum to Payette River (Lower) Subbasin Assessment
Submitted to EPA

June 2008

 
Susan Beattie

Bissel Creek

17050122

Approved by EPA

October 2003

Completed
April 2006

Julia Achabal

Boise River (Lower)

17050114

Approved by EPA

January 2000

Sediment and Bacteria Addendum

Submitted to EPA

April 2008

Completed

December 2003

Craig Shepard

Boise River (Lower),

Nutrient and Tributary

17050114

SBA

December 2001c
Link to Lower Boise River Water Quality Plan Web Site

NAd

Craig Shepard

Boise River (Upper

Boise River Watersheds)

17050111 and 17050113

SBA

November 2000c

NAd

Craig Shepard

Brownlee Reservoir

(Weiser Flat)