DEQ conducts numerous forms of rulemaking in compliance with the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (Idaho Code §67-5201 et seq).
| Category | Docket Description | Status |
| Protection and Disclosure of Records in the Possession of DEQ IDAPA 58.01.21 | Protection and Disclosure of Records in the Possession of DEQ – Docket No. 58-0121-2101 – Negotiated Rulemaking | The next comment period will commence upon publication of proposed rule docket 58-0123-2101, Contested Case Rules and Rules for Protection and Disclosure of Records, in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. |
| Omnibus | Omnibus-Rulemaking Docket No. 58-0000-2100 – Temporary Non-Fee Rule | Temporary rule effective July 1, 2021; published in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on July 21, 2021. |
| Contested Cases IDAPA 58.01.23 | Contested Cases: Docket No. 58-0123-2101 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated in compliance with Executive Order No. 2020-01, Zero-Based Regulation (EO 2020-01), issued by Governor Little on January 16, 2020. | The next comment period will commence upon publication of the proposed rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. |
| Land Remediation IDAPA 58.01.18 | Land Remediation: Docket No. 58-0118-2101 – Negotiated Rulemaking | The next comment period will commence upon publication of the proposed rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. |
| Hazardous Waste IDAPA 58.01.05 | Hazardous Waste: Docket No. 58-0105-2101 – Negotiated Rulemaking | The next comment period will commence upon publication of the proposed rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. |
| Swine Facilities IDAPA 58.01.09 | Swine Facilities: Docket No. 58-0109-2101 – Negotiated Rulemaking | The next comment period will commence upon publication of the proposed rule in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin. |
| Omnibus | Omnibus Rulemaking: Docket No. 58-0000-2100F – Temporary Fee Rule | Temporary rule effective July 1, 2021; published in the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on July 21, 2021. |
| Omnibus | Omnibus Rulemaking: Docket No. 58-0000-2000F – Pending Fee Rules Rulemaking initiated to adopt IDAPA 58 rule chapters as they were presented in the pending rule dockets adopted by the Board in 2019 and submitted to the Second Regular Session of the 65th Idaho Legislature for review. | Pending fee rules adopted by Board on November 5, 2020. Final and effective upon adjournment of 2021 legislative session if approved by the Idaho Legislature. Temporary fee rule chapter IDAPA 58.01.13 adopted by the Board with an effective date of November 6, 2020. |
| Air Quality IDAPA 58.01.01 | Air Quality: Docket No. 58-0101-1902 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated to revise the fee structure of a Clean Air Act mandated air permitting program. | Next negotiated rulemaking meeting date to be determined. |
| Air Quality IDAPA 58.01.01 | Air Quality: Docket No. 58-0101-1901 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated to update the rules applicable to prescribed burning to ensure that smoke from this type of burning is properly managed and public health is protected. | Next negotiated rulemaking meeting date to be determined. |
| Water Quality IDAPA 58.01.02 | Water Quality: Docket No. 58-0102-2001 – Pending Rule Rulemaking initiated to (1) revise water quality standards based on stakeholder comments and concerns regarding the implementation of the bacteria criteria, and (2) delete obsolete rule language. | Pending rule revisions included in Omnibus Docket No. 58-0000-2100 adopted as a temporary rule with an effective date of July 1, 2021. |
| Water Quality IDAPA 58.01.02 | Water Quality: Docket No. 58-0102-1803 – Final Rule Rulemaking initiated to allow de minimis additions of heat in waters that exceed applicable temperature criteria. | Final rule package submitted to EPA for approval April 15, 2019. |
| Water Quality IDAPA 58.01.02 | Water Quality: Docket No. 58-0102-1801 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated to update Idaho’s human health criteria for arsenic. | Negotiated rulemaking meeting August 18, 2021. |
| Water Quality IDAPA 58.01.02 | Water Quality: Docket No. 58-0102-1802 – Final Rule Rulemaking initiated for revision of recreational use and criteria and adoption of aquatic life criteria for three toxics | Pending rule approved by the Idaho Legislature. Final and effective April 11, 2019. |
| Individual/Subsurface Sewage Disposal IDAPA 58.01.03 | Individual/Subsurface Sewage Disposal: Docket No. 58-0103-1901 – Pending Rule Rulemaking initiated in response to challenges made in enforcing and updating portions of the Technical Guidance Manual for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (TGM). | Pending rule revisions included in Omnibus Docket No. 58-0000-2100 adopted as temporary rules with an effective date of July 1, 2021. |
| Solid Waste Management IDAPA 58.01.06 | Solid Waste: Docket No. 58-0106-1901 – Proposed Rule Rulemaking initiated in response to Executive Order No. 2019-02, Red Tape Reduction Act, issued by Governor Little on January 21, 2019. | All IDAPA 58 temporary fee rule chapters, including the revisions negotiated under Docket No. 58-0106-1901, were published as proposed rules in Omnibus Rulemaking Docket No. 58-0000-2000F in the special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on September 16, 2020. |
| Water Pollution Control Loans IDAPA 58.01.12 | Water Pollution Control Loans: Docket No. 58-0112-1901 – Proposed Rule Rulemaking initiated in response to Executive Order No. 2019-02, Red Tape Reduction Act, issued by Governor Little on January 21, 2019. | All IDAPA 58 temporary fee rule chapters, including the revisions negotiated under Docket No. 58-0112-1901, were published as proposed rules in Omnibus Rulemaking Docket No. 58-0000-2000F in the special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on September 16, 2020. |
| Ore Processing by Cyanidation IDAPA 58.01.13 | Ore Processing by Cyanidation: Docket No. 58-0113-1901 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated in response to Idaho Mining Association’s request for rulemaking. | All IDAPA 58 temporary fee rule chapters, including the revisions negotiated under Docket No. 58-0113-1901, were published as proposed rules in Omnibus Rulemaking Docket No. 58-0000-2000F in the special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on September 16, 2020. |
| Design and Construction of Phosphogypsum Stacks IDAPA 58.01.19 | Design and Construction of Phosphogypsum Stacks: Docket No. 58-0119-2001 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated for the promulgation of rules for the design and construction of phosphogypsum stacks as directed by the 2020 Idaho Legislature. | Rulemaking vacated. In April 2020, DEQ initiated this negotiated rulemaking pursuant to HB367. HB367 was signed into law on March 9, 2020, and created Idaho Code §§ 39-176A – 39-176F. HB367 directed DEQ to conduct rulemaking for the design and construction of new and lateral expansions of phosphogypsum stacks and phosphogypsum stack systems. During the 2021 legislative session, HB239 was signed into law on April 16, 2021. HB239 modified Idaho Code §§ 39-176A – 39-176F by adding certain design and construction requirements for phosphogypsum stack systems within the code sections that were being discussed through the negotiated rulemaking process. In addition, HB239 added a fee structure for DEQ review and approval of plans and associated documents and removed the directive for DEQ to conduct rulemaking in accordance with Idaho Code §§ 39-176A – 39-176F. Therefore, DEQ is vacating this rulemaking. |
| Drinking Water Facility Planning Grants IDAPA 58.01.22 | Drinking Water Facility Planning Grants: Docket No. 58-0122-1901 – Pending Rule Rulemaking initiated in response to Executive Order No. 2019-02, Red Tape Reduction Act, issued by Governor Little on January 21, 2019. | Pending rule revisions included in Omnibus Docket No. 58-0000-2100 adopted as temporary rules with an effective date of July 1, 2021. |
| Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program IDAPA 58.01.25 | Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program: Docket No. 58-0125-2001 – Negotiated Rulemaking Rulemaking initiated to ensure the Rules Regulating the Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) Program, IDAPA 58.01.25, remain consistent with federal regulations and to make clarifications in response to ambiguities identified during DEQ’s administration of the IPDES program. | All IDAPA 58 temporary fee rule chapters, including the revisions negotiated under Docket No. 58-0125-2001, were published as proposed rules in Omnibus Rulemaking Docket No. 58-0000-2000F in the special edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin on September 16, 2020. |