DEQ Denies Petition Seeking Weaker Selenium Standard for Lake Koocanusa, Calls It ‘Premature’

DEQ denies petition seeking weaker selenium standard for Lake Koocanusa, calls it ‘premature’

Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday denied a petition to weaken Lake Koocanusa’s standard for selenium, a pollutant stemming from Canadian coal mines that can have adverse effects on fish and wildlife. The Lincoln County Commission submitted the rulemaking…

DEQ denied petition to modify water column standard for Lake Koocanusa

A petition for rulemaking to modify the selenium water column standard for Lake Koocanusa has been denied by the Montana Department of Environmental QualityThe

DEQ denies petition seeking weaker selenium standard for Lake Koocanusa, calls it 'premature'

DEQ nixes requested increase in Koocanusa water standard

The state of Montana has rejected another effort to water down the selenium limits for Lake Koocanusa in northwest Montana. Continue reading…