June 5, 2025
Contact: David McIntyre, Water Quality Analyst, David.McIntyre@deq.idaho.gov
LEWISTON – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is extending the deadline to join the Lower North Fork Clearwater River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) to June 30, 2025.
An earlier news release announced a deadline of May 31, 2025.
The Lower North Fork Clearwater River WAG is a group of citizens from a diverse set of interests dedicated to the successful restoration and protection of the Lower North Fork Clearwater River watershed. The watershed includes the tributary waterbodies to Dworshak Reservoir and spans parts of Clearwater, Latah, and Shoshone counties, from which the WAG seeks to have representation.
The WAG will advise DEQ on water quality improvement plans called total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), guide implementation of water quality improvements, and represent interests directly affected by water quality programs within the watershed.
Representatives from the following fields of interest are encouraged to apply:
- Agriculture
- Mining
- Point source dischargers (industry)
- Forest products
- Local government
- Livestock
- Indian Tribes of Idaho
- Water-based recreation
- Environmental interests
- Land management and regulatory agencies
Members do not need to be water quality experts to serve on a WAG. Individuals interested in acting as a representative should contact David McIntyre at (208) 799-4370, or David.McIntyre@deq.idaho.gov by 5 pm Mountain Time on June 30, 2025.