January 15, 2025
Contact: MaryAnna Peavey, Grants and Loans Bureau Chief, maryanna.peavey@deq.idaho.gov
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality today awarded $4,553,300 in emerging contaminant construction loan funding to two Idaho water systems.
The following systems received funding:
City of Roberts – The city of Roberts in Jefferson County was awarded $4,196,800 to construct a building to house greensand filters and associated fixtures to help remove manganese. The city will also install an evaporation pond with an associated pipeline and pumps to dispose of the filtrate.
Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District – The Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District in Kootenai County was awarded $356,500 to identify sources of nutrients that promote harmful algal blooms and create a facility plan to develop mitigation strategies.
Emerging contaminant loans carry a simple 0% interest rate and $4,553,300 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent a $7,937,149 in collective savings to the two communities when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation debt issuances. These funds are part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is capitalized in DEQ’s State Revolving Fund program by grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.