December 23, 2024
Contact: Tasha Owen, Water Quality Analyst 319 Coordinator, tasha.owen@deq.idaho.gov
TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks representatives to fill vacancies on the Mid Snake Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).
The Mid Snake WAG is a group of citizens from a diverse set of interests dedicated to successful restoration and protection of the health of the Snake River, Rock Creek, and their major tributaries. The Middle Snake River is geographically defined as the reach between Milner Dam and King Hill.
The WAG is currently seeking representation from the following interest areas:
- Irrigated agriculture
- Livestock and grazing
- Recreation
The group meets quarterly, or as needed. Responsibilities include working with DEQ on the following deliverables:
- Developing water quality improvement plans known as total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for streams, lakes, and rivers with degraded water quality conditions within the watershed.
- Helping identify contributing pollution sources in the watershed.
- Recommending specific actions needed to effectively control sources of pollution to the water bodies.
- Helping develop and implement a plan to meet water quality targets identified in the TMDLs.
Anyone interested in serving on the WAG should contact Tasha Owen at (208) 736-2190 or tasha.owen@deq.idaho.gov by 5 p.m. on March 31, 2025, MDT.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. MDT at DEQ’s Twin Falls Regional Office (650 Addison Ave West, Suite 110, Twin Falls, Idaho). This meeting is open to the public.