RELEASE: DEQ Seeks Comment on Draft Reuse Permit for City of Mountain Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2026

Contact: Todd Higgins, Senior Soil Scientist, [email protected]

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on draft reuse permit (M-037-05) for the City of Mountain Home.

The City owns and operates a public municipal Class II wastewater treatment plant and Class C recycled water reuse facility. The reuse facility produces approximately 201 million gallons of recycled water on average annually, which is used to irrigate 351 acres during the growing season. Total acreage permitted is 529 acres.

The draft reuse permit establishes monitoring requirements, limits on nutrient and hydraulic loading, and conditions established by DEQ to protect public health and the environment. As part of the permitting process, the permittee was also required to show that its operation would not cause public health or environmental concerns.

Written comments on the draft permit will be accepted through August 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. mountain time. The draft permit and staff analysis are available for public review at DEQ’s State Office (1410 N. Hilton St. Boise, Idaho 83706), at DEQ’s Boise Regional Office (1445 N. Orchard Street, Boise, ID 83706), and on DEQ’s website.

Submit comments using the form on DEQ’s website or via mail, or email to:

Todd Higgins
Senior Soil Scientist
1445 N. Orchard St.
Boise, ID 83706
[email protected]

About Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

DEQ was created by the Idaho Environmental Protection and Health Act with a mission to protect human health and the quality of Idaho’s air, land, and water. Learn more at https://www.deq.idaho.gov.

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