Mercury Criterion to Protect Aquatic Life in Idaho

6 organizations filed 8 public comments on Mercury Criterion to Protect Aquatic Life in Idaho, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 778d ago.

Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to promulgate a Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) chronic aquatic life ambient water quality criterion for waters under the state of Idaho’s jurisdiction to protect aquatic life from the effects of exposure to harmful concentrations or levels of total mercury (i.e., including methylmercury and inorganic mercury). In 2008, the EPA disapproved the state’s revision of its mercury aquatic life criteria. The state has not adopted and submitted revised mercury aquatic life criteria to the EPA to address the EPA’s 2008 disapproval. Therefore, the EPA is proposing a Federal mercury criterion to protect aquatic life uses in Idaho.

Commenters (6)

• Idaho Association of Commerce & Industrytrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• J.R. Simplot Companyunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Idaho Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Meridian Beartrack Companyunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• National Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%