Boise-The final draft of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality’s proposed groundwater quality rules, hammered out at several public meetings this summer, focused on defining points of compliance where mine operators must meet groundwater quality standards. Representatives of Agrium Inc., Monsanto, the Idaho Conservation League, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Idaho Mining Association were among the meeting participants. The IDEQ intends to publish a comprehensive proposed groundwater quality rule with public comments by September and present the final proposal to the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality for adoption by October. If adopted, the pending rule would be reviewed by the 2009 Idaho Legislature.
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