Updated at 10 a.m. MT on July 28, 2026: DEQ issued an Air Quality Advisory for the following Idaho counties: Ada, Adams, Blaine, Boise, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Cassia, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jerome, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington Counties, where all burning is prohibited. Take steps to protect your health and check DEQ’s air quality advisories map for future burn decisions.
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September 20, 2024
TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking members for the Wood River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).
April 5, 2023
BOISE — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of $144,875 to three drinking water and wastewater systems to help facilities evaluate system deficiencies and determine necessary upgrades, as part of Governor Brad Little’s “Leading Idaho” plan.
September 3, 2025
STAR – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is reaching out to private well owners in the Northeast Star Nitrate Priority Area, near Star, Idaho, to participate in a sampling event.