Coeur d'Alene Lake Tributaries 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 Coeur d’Alene Lake Tributaries watershed includes the Coeur d’Alene River downstream from Cataldo, its respective tributaries, and all tributaries to Lake Coeur d’Alene except the St. Joe and St. Maries Rivers. The Coeur d'Alene Lake Tributaries 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 Coeur d'Alene Lake Tributaries 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
Review Documents
- Coeur d’Alene Lake Subbasin Assessment Update: 2011 Addendum and Update (December 2011)
- Coeur d'Alene Lake and River Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan 2002
- Recommendations for Channel Management, Pine Creek, Shoshone County, Idaho
- Reconnaissance-Level Investigation of Sediment Sources and Channel Morphology and Recommendations for Management, Pine Creek, Shoshone County
- Geomax Conceptual Design Report (August 1990)
Previous Meetings
- Date
- Materials
- April 12, 2016
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Wolf Lodge Creek Watershed Assessment and Restoration Prioritization Plan (presentation)
- November 30, 2015
- Meeting Notes
- Fernan Lake Sediment and Phosphorus: Loading and Balance
- A Nutrient Mass Balance of Fernan Lake, ID, and Future Directions
- December 11, 2014
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- June 26, 2014
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Coeur d'Alene Lake Management Plan Update (DEQ Presentation)
- May 16, 2013
- Agenda
- January 10, 2013
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- October 19, 2012
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Fernan Lake TMDL (DEQ Presentation)
- September 12, 2012
- Agenda
- July 11, 2012
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- May 2, 2012
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- February 8, 2012
- Meeting Notes
- January 11, 2012
- Meeting Notes
- December 7, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- October 5, 2011
- Meeting Summary
- Bellgrove Creek (Presentation by Kristin Keith, Idaho DEQ)
- Microbial Source Tracking (Presentation by Robert Steed, Idaho DEQ)
- Identifying Bacteria Sources in Two North Idaho Streams
- June 1, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Stream Temperature (Presentation by Mark Shumar, Idaho DEQ)
- Potential Natural Vegetation Temperature TMDLs (Presentation by Mark Shumar, Idaho DEQ)
- May 6, 2011
- Agenda
- CdA Lake River and TMDL 5-Year Review (Presentation by Kristin Keith, Idaho DEQ)
- Mica Creek Restoration (Presentation by Larry Mundt)
- April 15, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- March 3, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- CdA Lake River and TMDL 5-Year Review (Presentation by Kristin Keith, Idaho DEQ)
- February 11, 2011
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Road Deicing Chemical Concentrations of Streams Draining 4th of July Pass (Presentation by Tyson Clyne, Idaho DEQ)
- CdA Lake Management Plan (Presentation by DEQ and Coeur d'Alene Tribe)
- December 2, 2010
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Beneficial Use Support Status of Waterbodies in the Coeur d'Alene Lake Tributaries Watershed (Presentation by Kristin Keith, Idaho DEQ)
- Hydrogeology of Tributaries to Coeur d'Alene Lake (Presentation by Robert Steed, Idaho DEQ)
- Coeur d'Alene Lake Tributaries 2008-2009 Nutrient and Sediment Monitoring (Presentation by Kristen Keith, Idaho DEQ)
- Coeur d’Alene Lake Tributaries 2008-2009 Nutrient and Sediment Monitoring Final Report
- University of MT/MT DEQ Nutrient Study
- November 4, 2010
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Sample WAG Operating Procedures
- 2002 Integrated Report, Monitoring and Assessment Presentation (Presentation by Robert Steed, Idaho DEQ)
- Water Quality Standards, Beneficial Uses (Presentation by Kristin Keith, Idaho DEQ)