EQC NF Smith ORW april 20 to post

DETP/19/35916

''Monday, July 29, 2019 at 2:59:17 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' Rule Caption: North Fork Smith River Outstanding Resource Waters Designation 2017 Adm. Order No.: DEQ 8-2017 Filed with Sec. of State: 7-18-2017 Certified to be Effective: 7-18-17 Notice Publication Date: 2-1-2017 Rules Amended: 340-041-0004, 340-041-0305 Subject: The rules designate the waters of the North Fork Smith River sub basin as Outstanding Resource Waters, the highest level of protection under the Clean Water Act. The rules also establish policies to ensure that the unique water quality values and ecological characteristics of these waters are maintained. Specifically, the rules prohibit new permitted point source discharges to the waters, as well as other activities that would degrade the current high water quality and exceptional ecological characteristics and values of the waters.