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DEQ awards $40,527,566 to the City of Sandpoint, Bonner County

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $38,000,000 low-interest wastewater construction loan and $2,527,566 in Legislative Supplemental Funding to t…

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Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah Departments of Environmental Quality announce results of 2021 Tri-State Bear Survey

May 8, 2026 | News Releases

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah Departments of Environmental Quality have announced the results of the 2021 Tri-State Bear Survey (TBS), a water quality assessment of perennial streams a…

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DEQ awards $350,000 to the Strawberry Mink Creek Water Association in Franklin County

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced the award of a $350,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Strawberry Mink Creek Water Association in Franklin C…

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DEQ awards $4,500,000 to Twenty Mile Creek Water Users Association in Boundary County, Idaho

BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $4,500,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Twenty Mile Creek Water Users Association in …

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Did You Know?

An EPA identification number is a unique number assigned to sites that allows states and EPA to track activities regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Learn how to obtain an EPA identification number in Idaho on DEQ’s website.
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