Updated at 1:20 p.m. MT on July 31, 2026: DEQ issued an Air Quality Advisory for the following Idaho counties: Ada, Adams, Canyon, Clearwater, Gem, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington Counties, where all burning is prohibited. Take steps to protect your health and check DEQ’s air quality advisories map for future burn decisions.
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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.
June 21, 2023
ELK CITY — The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $1,850,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to Elk City Water and Sewer Association, Inc, Idaho County.
GARDEN VALLEY – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a draft Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) permit for The Edge Resort.
May 29, 2025
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released modified Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permits to the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board and the cities of Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene for preliminary review.