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County told DEQ denied petition; standard set 20% lower than current selenium level, officials say
Summary
Officials told the board the Department of Environmental Quality denied the county's petition and is setting a selenium standard 20% lower than current lake levels (speaker said the standard will be set 'at 8'), and discussed whether that outcome finalizes legal representation on the matter.
County officials reported on Sept. 3 that the Department of Environmental Quality denied the county's petition regarding selenium standards, saying DEQ will set a limit 20% lower than the existing level in the lake. A speaker summarized the outcome to commissioners: "the DEEQ did um refuse to have our petition. They denied the petition... the standard is going to be 20% lower than the current water in the lake in Lake Cuz right now is selenium level. So the DEQ is setting a standard 20% lower than the existing water..." and added that the numeric standard discussed was "at 8."
Commissioners asked whether the denial finalizes legal representation on the issue; the board was told the decision finalizes that representation for this matter. The board agreed to keep monitoring the situation, noting there are multiple legal and technical details involved in water-quality standard setting and potential downstream implications for county interests.
