Idaho Seeks EPA Help In Studying Fish Consumption For Water Standards

Idaho has asked for EPA's help in crafting new fish consumption-based water quality standards for toxics after the agency formally rejected the state's proposed criteria, which sources say may have been the agency's first move toward duplicating a stringent standard adopted in Oregon that has been touted as a national model for other states. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) "looks forward to working cooperatively with EPA regarding a fish consumption survey. DEQ also believes this is a topic...