POCATELLO, Idaho, Nov. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing a public hearing and extending the public comment period on an application to modify a permit to construct and Tier 1 operating permit for J.R. Simplot Company - Don Siding Plant. J.R. Simplot Company - Don Siding Pocatello manufactures integrated phosphate fertilizer in Pocatello, Idaho. The facility is classified as a major fa  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 18 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is advancing three water quality improvement plans--known as total maximum daily loads--designed to control pollutants in the Beaver-Camas subbasin, Lower Clark Fork River, and Spokane River. These efforts will help ensure that the three water bodies meet Idaho's water quality standards and support their beneficial uses, including aquatic life, r  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 18 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing three water quality improvement plan reviews--known as five-year reviews--which assess conditions in the Fernan Lake Watershed, Kootenai and Moyie River Subbasin, and Salmon Falls Creek Subbasin. The five-year reviews are intended to evaluate current water quality improvement plans (called a total maximum daily load or TMDL), which a  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 17 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on the draft letter of interest forms for supplemental drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding. The funding is made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support projects that address specific focus areas, including lead service line replacements for drinking water, emerging contaminants such as p  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 18 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a draft water reuse permit for the city of Rockland in Power County, Idaho. The city operates a class 1 municipal collection and treatment system, a 3-cell lagoon system, a winter storage lagoon, and a slow-rate land application system 15 miles south of American Falls, Idaho. Upgrades began in 2012 to add land for a recycled wate  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 16 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a proposed settlement action with Brinkmann Construction for violations of the 2022 construction general permit for discharges from construction activities. Brinkmann Construction obtained coverage under Permit IDR1002RD as an operator at CDG Boise Myrtle in Boise, Idaho. DEQ alleges Brinkmann Construction failed to comply with a  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 19 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a proposed settlement action and consent order with Russell Corporation for violations of the 2017 General Permit for Discharges from Construction Activities. The Russell Corporation obtained coverage under Permit IDR10021Y as an operator at Linder Village Offsite US 20/26, Linder Rd. to Locust Grove Rd. DEQ alleges the Russ  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Our Gem Collaborative hosted the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on Tuesday to discuss findings from The Future of Water Quality in Coeur d'Alene Lake report and take questions from the public. The report, which was published last month, provided a third-party assessment of water quality data collected over the last three decades and outlined recommend  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2022: Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden today announced that he, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate attorney general privacy settlement in U.S. history. Idaho will receive $4.9 million from the settlement. Per Idah  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is asking Idahoans to be on the lookout for a tax scam that may be arriving in their mailboxes. Made to look like an official government letter, the mailer is an advertisement for private tax attorneys attempting to drum up business. Ada County officials made Wasden's office aware of the scam mailers Thursday. The letters purport to be from the made-up "Ada County  more

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 16 -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today announced that he has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide more than $3 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart's pharmacie  more