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Water Quality: Docket No. 58-0102-1801

This rulemaking was initiated to update Idaho’s human health criteria for arsenic. Negotiated under Docket No. 58-0102-1801 and proposed under Docket No. 58-0102-2201.

Status of Rulemaking

Proposed rule published in the March 2, 2022 Idaho Administrative Bulletin under Docket No. 58-0102-2201. Comment deadline April 1, 2022.

Overview

This rulemaking has been initiated to update Idaho’s human health criteria for arsenic.

In May 2016, EPA entered into a Consent Decree with Northwest Environmental Advocates to reconsider EPA’s 2010 approval of Idaho’s human health criteria for arsenic. In September 2016, EPA disapproved Idaho’s human health criteria of 10 µg/L arsenic for both consumption of fish only and consumption of fish & water. The Consent Decree requires that EPA propose new human health criteria for arsenic by November 15, 2018, and that EPA either approve Idaho’s submittal of revised human health criteria for arsenic or promulgate federal criteria by July 15, 2019. 

In June 2018, the Court granted the Unopposed Motion to Modify Consent Decree, extending the Consent Decree Paragraph 5 deadlines to November 15, 2022, and the Paragraph 6 deadlines to November 15, 2023.

In June 2022, the Court granted the Unopposed Second Motion to Modify Consent Decree, extending the Consent Decree Paragraph 5 deadlines to November 15, 2023, and the Paragraph 6 deadlines to November 15, 2024.

The Consent Decree and modifications are posted as Additional Information below.

This rulemaking will enable Idaho to adopt human health criteria for arsenic under state rulemaking and may prevent federal promulgation of criteria for Idaho by EPA.

Negotiated Rulemaking Meeting Schedule

No additional meetings are scheduled.

Method for Participating and Submitting Comments

Those interested in participating in the negotiated rulemaking process are encouraged to attend the scheduled meeting in person or via Zoom.

For those who cannot participate by attending the meeting, public comment opportunities will be made available throughout the rulemaking process. To sign up for meeting participation or email notifications, contact Paula Wilson.

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Notice of Rulemaking – Proposed Rule published in the March 2, 2022 Idaho Administrative Bulletin under Docket No. 58-0102-2201 | Written Comment Deadline 04/01/22

Negotiated Rule Documents and Meeting PresentationsDate PostedDate of MeetingWritten Comment Deadline
    

Negotiated Rule Draft No. 4

This draft includes revisions based on the November 4, 2021, meeting discussion and review of written comments received. The revisions are highlighted in yellow.

02/23/22N/A

DEQ is not requesting public comments on this draft. The next comment period will commence upon publication of the proposed rule in the March 2, 2022 Idaho Administrative Bulletin under Docket No. 58-0102-2201. Proposed rule comment deadline April 1, 2022.

Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation November 4, 2021

Negotiated Rule Draft No. 3

11/02/2111/04/2111/22/21

Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation August 18, 2021

Arsenic Human Health Criteria – Discussion Paper #3

Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2

08/13/2108/18/2109/17/21
Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation June 23, 202106/23/2106/23/2107/14/21

Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation April 22, 2021

Further Evaluation of IDEQ 2019 Paired Fish and Surface Water Arsenic Data – Arcadis PowerPoint Presentation April 22, 2021

Quality Assurance Project Plan: Arsenic Monitoring to Support Human Health Criteria Adoption, DEQ (2019)

04/21/2104/22/2105/14/21

Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation December 16, 2020

Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)

12/17/20

12/09/20

12/16/2003/01/21
Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation November 5, 202011/05/2011/05/2011/19/20
Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation July 15, 20207/16/207/15/208/12/20
Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation April 15,20204/27/204/15/204/30/20
2019 Arsenic Accumulation in Fish Tissue: Preliminary Monitoring Results, DEQ March 20203/12/204/15/203/27/20
Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic – DEQ PowerPoint Presentation November 20, 201911/21/1911/20/1912/6/19

Revision of Idaho’s Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation July 23,
2019

Probabilistic Arsenic Accumulation Sites

Targeted Ambient Arsenic Monitoring Site Locations

7/24/197/23/197/31/19

Statewide Arsenic Monitoring to Support Human Health Criteria Updates – Discussion Paper #2

Idaho Arsenic Survey Design 2018

7/18/197/23/197/31/19
Update to Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation June
27, 2018
06/27/1806/27/1808/01/18
Update to Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation May
23, 2018
 05/23/18 05/23/1806/06/18

Arsenic Human Health Criteria Discussion Paper #1

Update to Human Health Criteria for Arsenic DEQ PowerPoint Presentation April
19, 2018

04/12/18 04/19/1804/19/18 04/30/18
A preliminary draft rule has not been posted. Meetings have been scheduled for presenting information on arsenic toxicity, exposure factors, options for deriving criteria, and setting a path forward. N/AN/AN/A
CommentSubmitted byDate Received
   
   
Comment on Rule Draft No. 3U.S. EPA Region 1012/01/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 3Association of Idaho Cities (AIC)11/22/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 3Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)11/22/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 3Idaho Conservation League (ICL)11/18/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 2Association of Idaho Cities (AIC)09/24/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 2Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)09/22/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 2U.S. EPA Region 1009/20/21
Comment on Rule Draft No. 2Idaho Conservation League (ICL)09/17/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationArcadis07/19/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company07/14/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationU.S. EPA Region 1007/14/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationIdaho Association of  Commerce & Industry (IACI)07/13/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)07/13/21
Comment on 06/23/21 meeting presentationIdaho Conservation League (ICL)07/08/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationIdaho Conservation League (ICL)05/14/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationIdaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)05/14/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationU.S. EPA Region 1005/14/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationClearwater Paper05/14/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationNational Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)05/13/21
Comment on 04/22/21 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)05/12/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)03/03/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1) with attachments

Association of Idaho Cities (AIC)

AIC Letter

AIC Attachment – Implementation Guidance for the Idaho Mercury Water Quality Criteria, Idaho DEQ (2005)

AIC Attachment – Implementation of Methylmercury Criterion in NPDES Permits, Oregon DEQ (2013)

AIC Attachment – Draft Guidance for the Collection of Fish Tissue and/or Water Column Data for Implementation of Indiana’s Selenium Chronic Aquatic Life Criteria, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management (2020)

AIC Attachment – Guidance for Implementing the January 2001 Methylmercury Water Quality Criterion, EPA (2010)

AIC Attachment – Draft Technical Support for Fish Tissue Monitoring for Implementation of EPA’s 2016 Selenium Criterion, EPA (2016)

03/01/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)J.R. Simplot Company03/01/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)Kalispel Tribe02/25/21
Request for Extension of Written Comment DeadlineIdaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)01/13/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)U.S EPA Region 1001/11/21
Comment on Preliminary Draft Rule (Draft No. 1)National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)01/08/21
Comment on 11/05/20 meeting presentationIdaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)11/20/20
Comment on 11/05/20 meeting presentationU.S EPA Region 1011/20/20
Comment on 11/05/20 meeting presentationIdaho Rural Water Association (IRWA)11/19/20
Comment on 11/05/20 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)11/19/20
Comment on 11/05/20 meeting presentationNational Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)11/19/20
Comment on 07/15/20 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)09/18/20
Comment on 07/15/20 meeting presentation and appendices

Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)

Appendices 

08/21/20
Comment on 07/15/20 meeting presentationNational Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)08/12/20
Comment on 04/15/20 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)04/30/20
Comment on 04/15/20 meeting presentationJR Simplot Company04/30/20
Comment on 2019 Arsenic Accumulation in Fish Tissue: Preliminary Monitoring ResultsJ.R. Simplot Company04/10/20
Comment on 11/20/19 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company12/06/19
Comment on 07/23/19 meeting presentationU.S EPA Region 1008/02/19
Comment on 07/23/19 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)08/01/19
Comment on 07/23/19 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company07/31/19
CommentJ.R. Simplot Company07/16/19
Comment on 06/27/18 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company08/01/18
Comment on 06/27/18 meeting presentationIdaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI)08/01/18
Comment on 06/27/18 meeting presentationIdaho Mining Association (IMA)08/01/18
Comment on 06/27/18 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)08/03/18
Comment on 05/23/18 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company06/06/18
Comment on 05/23/18 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)06/07/18
Comment on 05/23/18 meeting presentationIdaho Conservation League (ICL)06/07/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationIdaho Association of Commerce & Industry (IACI) 04/30/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationCity of Meridian04/30/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationJ.R. Simplot Company04/30/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationIdaho Mining Association (IMA)04/30/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationAssociation of Idaho Cities (AIC)04/30/18
Comment on 04/19/18 meeting presentationClearwater Paper04/30/18

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