FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2026
Contact: Aaron Trevino, TMDL Analyst, [email protected]
TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking a representative to fill a vacancy on the Wood River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).
The Wood River WAG is a group of citizens from a diverse set of interests dedicated to the successful restoration and protection of the health of the Big Wood River, Little Wood River, and Camas Creek watersheds. These watersheds cover Blaine, Camas, Gooding, and Lincoln counties, from which the WAG seeks to have representation.
The WAG is currently seeking a representative from the following interest areas:
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)/Irrigated Agriculture
- Logging/Timber/Small Business/Industry/Hydro-Power
The group meets quarterly, and members are asked to serve at least two-year terms. 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 as a representative of the above interest groups should contact Aaron Trevino at (208) 736-2190 or [email protected] by 5 p.m. on September 15, 2026, Mountain Time.
The next WAG meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the Wood River Canal Company (409 N. Apple Street, Shoshone, ID 83352). Anyone interested in joining the WAG is encouraged to attend.
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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.
