Local advisory group urges public engagement as DEQ TMDL work continues
Mar 5, 2025
Powder-Brownlee watershed residents and the Baker County Livestock Association urged more public participation in state TMDL planning, highlighting concerns about data attribution to agriculture and the high cost of proposed DNA testing.
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Curtis Martin, a Baker County resident and member of the Powder–Brownlee Ag Water Quality Local Advisory Committee, told commissioners on Feb. 26 that local stakeholders want more public participation in the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) TMDL implementation process for the Powder–Brownlee and Burnt River watersheds.
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