a. Nominations. Any person may request, in writing to the board, that a stream segment be considered for designation as an Outstanding Resource Water. To be considered for ORW designation, nominations must be received by the board by April 1 or ten (10) days after the adjournment sine die of that year's regular session of the legislature, whichever is later, for consideration during the next regular session of the legislature. All nominations shall be addressed to: Idaho Board of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Outstanding Resource Water Nomination
1410 N. Hilton
Boise, Idaho 83706-1255
The nomination shall include the following information:
i. The name, description and location of the stream segment;ii. The boundaries upstream and downstream of the stream segment;iii. An explanation of what makes the segment a candidate for the designation;iv. A description of the existing water quality and any technical data upon which the description is based as can be found in the most current basin status reports;v. A discussion of the types of nonpoint source activities currently being conducted that may lower water quality, together with those activities that are anticipated during the next two (2) years, as described in the most current basin status reports; andvi. Any additional evidence to substantiate such a designation.