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DEQ seeks member for Clearwater Basin Advisory Group

June 23, 2026 | News Releases

LEWISTON – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking a representative to fill a vacancy on the Clearwater Basin Advisory Group (BAG). 

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DEQ awards $2,179,100 to Garden City, Idaho

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded $2,179,100 in low-interest drinking water construction loan funding to Garden City in Ada County, Idaho.

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DEQ awards $1,250,000 to Cedar Springs Community Water, Inc. in Bonner County

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $1,250,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Cedar Springs Community Water, Inc. in Bonner…

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DEQ awards $7,383,448 to the City of Kendrick in Latah County

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $7,383,448 low-interest wastewater construction loan to the City of Kendrick in Latah County, Idaho.

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Did You Know?

Idaho’s health districts oversee septic systems, including individual, large soil absorption, or alternative systems. Contact your local health district with questions on permitting, installation, inspections, and maintenance oversight. See DEQ’s Septic and Septage page for more information.
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