2005 Idaho Code - 39-3609 — IDENTIFICATION OF WATER BODIES WHERE BENEFICIAL USES ARE NOT FULLY SUPPORTED

                                  TITLE  39
                              HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                  CHAPTER 36
                                WATER QUALITY
    39-3609.  IDENTIFICATION OF WATER BODIES WHERE BENEFICIAL USES ARE NOT
FULLY SUPPORTED. In accordance with the provisions set forth in the federal
clean water act and the public participation provisions set forth in this
chapter, the director shall notify the appropriate public agencies of any
water bodies in which the designated beneficial uses are not fully supported.
For water bodies so identified, the director shall place such water bodies
into one (1) of the following priority classifications for the development of
total maximum daily load or equivalent processes:
    (1)  "High," wherein definitive and generally accepted water quality data
indicate that unless remedial actions are taken in the near term there will be
significant risk to designated or existing beneficial uses of a particular
water body. The director in establishing this category, shall consider public
involvement as set forth in this chapter.
    (2)  "Medium," wherein water quality data indicate that unless remedial
actions are taken there will be risks to designated or existing beneficial
uses.
    (3)  "Low," wherein limited or subjective water quality data indicate
designated uses are not fully supported, but that risks to human health,
aquatic life, or the recreational, economic or aesthetic importance of a
particular water body are minimal.