June 25, 2025
Contact: MaryAnna Peavey, Grant and Loan Bureau Chief, maryanna.peavey@deq.idaho.gov
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded $730,000 in low-interest drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding to King Hill Water and Sewer Users Association, Inc. Elmore County, Idaho.
The funding will be used for planning, design, and construction to address manganese contamination in the drinking water source.
The loan from DEQ’s State Revolving Loan Fund is capitalized annually by grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Emerging Contaminants Program, which is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The loan carries a simple 0% interest rate and $730,000 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent a $1,460,970 savings to the community when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation debt issuances.