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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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DEQ awards $2,000,000 to Camp Fire Inland Northwest in Kootenai County, Idaho

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $2,000,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to Camp Fire Inland Northwest in Kootenai County, Id…

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DEQ issues cyanidation permit modification to Perpetua Resources Idaho, Inc.

May 20, 2026 | News Releases

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is issuing a cyanidation permit modification to Perpetua Resources Idaho, Inc (Perpetua Resources) for the Stibnite Gold Project (SGP).

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DEQ prepares IPDES preliminary draft permit for Stibnite Gold Project worker housing facility

May 19, 2026 | News Releases

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit for preliminary review to Perpetua Resources I…

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Did You Know?

Labs certified to perform drinking water analyses in Idaho are managed by the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories (IBL) and available here: List of certified labs. These labs meet EPA standards for water quality testing. More information can be found on DEQ’s Contaminants in Drinking Water page.
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