DWQ-2024-001052

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE DRAFT 2024 INTEGRATED REPORT
PURPOSE OF PUBLIC NOTICE
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality,Division of Water Quality (DWQ)is pleased to
announce the Draft 2024 Integrated Report on the conditions of Utah’s waters of the state (e.g.,
rivers,streams,lakes and reservoirs)is open for public comment.Under the Clean Water Act,
DWQ compiles all existing and readily available data every two years and assesses the quality of
the surface waters to identify waterbodies that are not meeting water quality standards.These
standards support the designated beneficial uses that protect water quality for drinking water,
recreation,aquatic life,agriculture and Great Salt Lake.
The 30-day public comment period for the Draft 2024 IR will begin on February 15,2024 and
end on March 15,2024.The Draft IR includes the Assessment Methodology,305(b)assessment
report and 303(d)list of impaired waters.For this 30-day public comment period the 305(b)
assessment report and 303(d)list of impaired waters are available for review and comment.A
public comment period for the Assessment Methodology was previously held from October 24 to
December 8,2022.Comments on any other section of the Assessment Methodology are
out-of-scope for this comment period.The Draft 2024 Integrated Report can be found on DWQ’s
website at:https://deq.utah.gov/water-quality/draft-integrated-report
FURTHER INFORMATION
All individuals interested in submitting data and information must fill out the Draft 2024 IR
comments submission form.For questions,please contact Alan Ochoa by email at
[e-mail].
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