DEQ seeks members for Lower North Fork Clearwater River Watershed Advisory Group

May 7, 2025

Contact: David McIntyre, Water Quality Analyst, david.mcintyre@deq,idaho.gov

LEWISTON - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking members for the Lower North Fork Clearwater River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).

The Lower North Fork Clearwater River WAG is a group of citizens from a diverse set of interests dedicated to the successful restoration and protection of the Lower North Fork Clearwater River watershed. The watershed includes the tributary waterbodies to Dworshak Reservoir and spans parts of Clearwater, Latah, and Shoshone counties, from which the WAG seeks to have representation. 

The WAG will advise DEQ on water quality improvement plans called total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), guide implementation of water quality improvements, and represent interests directly affected by water quality programs within the watershed.

Representatives from the following fields of interest are encouraged to apply:

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Point source dischargers (industry)
• Forest products
• Local government
• Livestock
• Indian Tribes of Idaho
• Water-based recreation
• Environmental interests
• Land management and regulatory agencies

Members do not need to be water quality experts to serve on a WAG. Individuals interested in acting as a representative are invited to contact David McIntyre at (208) 799-4370, or david.mcintyre@deq,idaho.gov by 5 pm on May 31, 2025.