January 31, 2023
Contact: Jake Barnes, Water Quality Analyst, Jake.Barnes@deq.idaho.gov
TWIN FALLS — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking representatives to fill two vacancies on the Upper Snake Basin Advisory Group (BAG).
The two vacancies include representation from the hydropower industry and the public at large.
The Upper Snake River BAG is comprised of citizens, appointed by DEQ’s director, that represent stakeholder groups from 19 counties in Southern Idaho. The BAG advises DEQ on water quality objectives within Idaho’s Upper Snake Basin and represents industries and interests directly affected by water quality programs within the basin.
The BAG meets as necessary to advise DEQ on the following matters:
- Monitoring priorities within the basin
- Revisions needed in the designated beneficial uses for water bodies within the basins
- Categories to which water bodies in the basin should be assigned
- Processes for developing and implementing total maximum daily loads
- Members to be appointed to Watershed Advisory Groups
- Prioritize water quality 319 nonpoint source projects throughout the region
Members must have a demonstrated interest or expertise that will benefit the work of the group. Anyone interested in serving on the BAG as a representative of the above interest groups should contact Jake Barnes at (208) 736-2190 or jake.barnes@deq.idaho.gov by 5 pm on March 6, 2023.