Department of
Environmental Quality

North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Watershed Advisory Group (WAG)

Watershed advisory groups (WAGs) are groups of interested citizens that provide local public input and guidance to DEQ during the development of water quality improvement plans or "Total Maximum Daily Loads" (TMDLs) for water bodies that fail to meet water quality standards. TMDLs are designed to reduce the levels of pollutants, such as bacteria and sediment, in impaired water bodies.

The North Fork Coeur d'Alene River WAG and DEQ are planning and implementing water quality improvement projects to achieve targets set by existing TMDLs for sediment and metals in the subbasin. Additionally, TMDLs addressing temperature and metals are under development for waterbodies in the subbasin that do not fully support beneficial uses.

Note: Content on this page is provided for informational purposes as the WAG and DEQ develop and implement water quality plans for the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River watershed. All review documents are considered draft and are subject to change. The goal of providing these documents at WAG meetings and on this web page is to ensure citizens an opportunity to provide input as the documents are developed.

Next Scheduled Meeting Date

TBD

Background

WAG Cooperative Recreation Planning

• Respect the River Presentation (2013)
• Respect the River (brochure)
• USFS Coeur d'Alene River Corridor Management Plan (June 2012)
• North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Cooperative Recreation Plan (Version 1: August 31, 2011)

Resources

• North Fork Coeur d'Alene River WAG Operating Procedures
• "Rolling on the river," Coeur d'Alene Press
• 1996 Governor Philip E. Batt's State of Idaho Bull Trout Conservation Plan
• Northern Idaho Water Rights Adjudication
• Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission
• Coeur d'Alene Basin/Bunker Hill Cleanup
• Summer Use of Side Channel Habitat by Fishes in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho
• Idaho SNOTEL Sites
• North Fork Coeur d'Alene Water Quality Status Poster
• DEQ Alluvium Sorting Report (March 2008)
• DEQ Summary of Bacteria Data for North Fork Coeur d'Alene Subbasin
• Airborne Thermal Infrared Imaging Report (2007)
• Land Ownership/Management in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Watershed
• U.S. Geological Survey Real-time Water Data for Idaho

Success Stories

• Jordan Creek Watershed SP-12
• Yellowdog Creek WQ-10
• Middle Tepee Creek WQ-10
• Upper Tepee Creek WQ-10
• Steamboat Creek WQ-10

Beaver Creek Watershed Assessment

• Beaver Creek Watershed Assessment, Shoshone County, Final Report (March 2013)

Silver Valley/Coeur d'Alene Mining District in Multimedia

• Idaho's Silver Valley Sheds Its Polluted Past (National Public Radio Story, January 8, 2008)
• In High Prices, Moribund Mines Find a Silver Bullet (New York Times Article, April 3, 2008)
• Historic Mining Films (University of Idaho Archives)

Watershed Professionals Network Reports 2007

• Watershed Overview and History Report
• Hydrology Report
• Hydrology Appendix - Hydrographs
• Sediment Source Report
• Stream Channel Analysis Report
• Stream Channel Analysis Appendices
• Technical Appendix and Summary of Existing Information

Previous Meetings

2016

Date

Materials

April 21, 2016

Agenda

Meeting Notes (draft)

Wild Trout Management in the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River Basin (Idaho Fish and Game presentation)

Detecting Rare Species Using Environmental Data (U.S. Forest Handout)

Fire and Floodplains Workshop Brochure

February 18, 2016

Agenda

Meeting Notes (draft)

Proposed 2016 Assessments (Handout)

January 21, 2016

Agenda

Meeting Notes (draft)

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