Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate committee approves DEQ air and hazardous‑waste rule updates; holds PFAS drinking‑water rule for additional review
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved rule dockets incorporating recent federal changes into state air quality and hazardous waste rules and held a pending drinking-water docket on PFAS sampling and standards for further review.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved two rule dockets from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and held a third for further review.
Air quality: Tiffany Floyd, Air Quality Division administrator for DEQ, presented docket 5801012401, DEQ’s annual incorporation by reference of federal air regulations through July 1, 2024. Floyd highlighted several federal actions DEQ is adopting by reference, including EPA’s approval of Idaho’s removal of the vehicle inspection and maintenance program from the Northern Ada County carbon‑monoxide nonattainment plan and the federal removal of Title V’s emergency defense provision for emissions violations.
Floyd also noted EPA lowered the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 12 micrograms per cubic meter to 9, effective May 6,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
