August 25, 2025
CONTACT: Aaron Trevino, TMDL Analyst, Aaron.Trevino@deq.idaho.gov
TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking representatives from the environmental and nonmunicipal permittee industries to fill two vacancies on the Upper Snake Basin Advisory Group (BAG).
The Upper Snake BAG is comprised of citizens appointed by DEQ’s director, who represent stakeholder groups from 19 counties in southern Idaho. The BAG advises DEQ on water quality objectives the 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:
- 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 daily maximum daily loads
- Members to be appointed to watershed advisory groups
- Water quality 319 nonpoint source priority 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 Aaron Trevino at (208) 736-2190 or aaron.trevino@deq.idaho.gov by 5 p.m. on September 23, 2025, MDT. The next BAG meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2025.