Department of Environmental Quality

The Department of Environmental Quality protects Idaho's air, land, and water quality, administering permits and enforcement under state and federal environmental law. The department's rulemaking is overseen by the seven-member Board of Environmental Quality, whose members are appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation to staggered four-year terms.

Established by: Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 1

Board of Environmental Quality

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• Dr. J. Randy MacMillan (Chair)
  Water Specialty
  (208) 420-7534
• Clayton Steele (Vice Chair)
  Air Specialty
  (208) 791-7641
• Pat Purdy (Secretary)
  Water Specialty
  (208) 631-7788
• Mark Bowen
  Multimedia Specialty
  (208) 850-5438
• Beth Elroy
  Air Specialty
  (208) 363-2235
• Dennis Leikam
  Solid Waste Specialty
  (208) 821-1902
• Lancy Boylan
  Solid Waste Specialty
  (208) 682-5655