Water Programs & Issues - Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

What's New in Water?

19th Annual Water Quality Workshop January 6-8, 2009

June 2008 Drinking Water Newsletter for Public Water Systems

Presentations from 2008 Wastewater Reuse Conference, Boise

New Lesson Plan:
Where's Your Watershed?
(pdf 341 kb, 11 pages)

New Report:
Arsenic, Mercury, and Selenium in Fish Tissue from Idaho Lakes and Reservoirs: A Statewide Assessment
> Link to Errata
(pdf 1.3 mb, 80 pages)

Fact Sheets:
> Mercury Monitoring
> Mercury in Fish

Storm Drain Marking Toolkit

Contact DEQ

Regional Office

Water Quality Managers

State Office

Water Quality Division

Water Quality: Programs and Issues

Ag and Animal Operations	Permitting, Compliance, and Enforcement
Assistance	Source Water Assessment and Protection
Drinking Water	Stormwater
Grants and Loans	Surface Water
Ground Water	Wastewater
	Watershed Protection

About DEQ's Water Quality Division

Agriculture and Animal Operations

	Aquaculture in Idaho
	Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
	Operating Swine and Poultry Facilities

Assistance

	Contractors, Environmental
	Pollution Prevention
	Small Business
	Workshops

Drinking Water

Drinking Water Program Overview

Certified Laboratories, List of (Excel format)

Contaminants in Drinking Water

Drinking Water Advisory Committee (DWAC)

Drinking Water and Private Wells

Drinking Water Protection

Frequently Asked Questions about Drinking Water

Frequently Asked Questions about Drinking Water Operator Licensing for

System Owners and Operators

Frequently Asked Questions about Fluoride

Information for Laboratories

Information for Public Water Systems

›	Operator Licensing Database and Search Tool
›	Operator Licensing and Training (Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses Web site)
›	Operator Education and Experience Chart (pdf 26 kb, 3 pages)
›	System Requirements for Licensed Operators/Classification (DEQ-Hosted Web site)

Is My Drinking Water Safe?

Rules for Public Drinking Water Systems (pdf on Dept. of Admin. Web site)

What is a Public Water System?

CCR Application Report Tool to be used by Public Water Systems

Grants and Loans

	Funding Opportunities
	Drinking Water Grants and Loans Administered by DEQ
	Wastewater Grants and Loans Administered by DEQ
	Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Subgrants
	Source Water Protection Grants

Ground Water

	Ground Water Overview
	Aquifers in Idaho
	Degraded Ground Water: Nitrate
	Drinking Water Protection
	Frequently Asked Questions about Managed Recharge
	Ground Water Monitoring and Protection
	Ground Water and Private Wells
	Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
	Source Water Assessment
	Source Water Protection Grants

Permitting, Compliance, and Enforcement

	Water Quality: Do I Need a Permit?
	Compliance and Enforcement
	Environmental Permitting in Idaho, Overview

Source Water Assessment and Protection

	Source Water Assessment
	Drinking Water Protection
	Source Water Protection Grants

Stormwater

	Stormwater in Idaho Overview
	Storm Drain Marking Toolkit
	Catalog of Stormwater BMPs for Idaho Cities and Counties

Surface Water

	Surface Water Program Overview
	2006 Temperature Summit
	Continuing Planning Process (CPP)
	Integrated (§303(d)/§305(b)) Report
	Mercury in the Environment
	Monitoring and Assessment (BURP and WBAG)
	Nonpoint Source Management (§319 Grants)
	TMDL Implementation Plans: Overview
	TMDLs (Water Quality Improvement Plans): Overview
	Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards
	Water Quality Standards
	§401 Certification Process

Wastewater

Wastewater Overview

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Wastewater System Classification

and Operator Licensure Requirements

Information for Public Wastewater Systems

›	Operator Licensure Database and Search Tool
›	Operator Licensing and Training (Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses Web site)
›	Operator Education and Experience Chart (pdf 29 kb, 4 pages)
›	System Requirements for Licensed Operators/Classification (DEQ-Hosted Web site)

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program

On-Site Wastewater Systems (Septic Systems)

Pollutant Trading

Wastewater Reuse (formerly known as Land Application) Permitting Program Overview

Wastewater Systems

Watershed Protection

Nonpoint Source Management (§319 Grants)

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