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Idaho simplifies process for growers
to obtain burn permits |
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July 8, 2014 |
Idaho growers now can obtain a crop residue burn
(CRB) permit from the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) and a fire safety
burn permit from the Idaho Department of Lands
(IDL) in one easy step online.
The DEQ system for administering CRB permits now
interfaces with an IDL application for issuing
fire safety burn permits so that growers can
obtain both permits online at once. Before
today, growers had to visit separate Web sites
to obtain each permit.
Growers can log in to the DEQ system and enter
all necessary information to obtain the permits
at this link:
http://deq.idaho.gov/air-quality/burning/crop-residue-burning.aspx
The DEQ permit is required for burning on lands
outside the Nez Perce Tribe, Coeur d’Alene
Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, and Duck Valley
Reservation boundaries. DEQ implements the crop
residue burning program for the Kootenai Tribe
of Idaho by agreement with the Tribe.
Crop residue is any vegetative material
remaining in the field after harvest, or
vegetative material produced on conservation
reserve program lands. The CRB program enables
growers to burn under certain conditions while
protecting public health from smoke impacts.
Growers must register at least 30 days before
they want to burn and provide information
regarding when and where the burn is to take
place, and pay a $2 fee per acre at least seven
days in advance of the burn.
The fire safety burn permit informs fire
managers where burning activity will take place
to ensure public safety. The permit is free and
required for individuals living outside city
limits anywhere in Idaho who plan to burn for
any reason – including crop residue burning and
excluding recreational campfires – during
“closed fire season” from May 10 to October 20
every year. |
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