DEQ announces public comment period on draft fiscal year 2026 State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan and Legislative Supplemental Funding Implementation Plan 

Accepting comments from April 25, 2025, through May 16, 2025.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a series of plans that will guide how DEQ prioritizes and awards funding for water infrastructure investments. 

The documents include the following: 

1. State Revolving Fund (SRF) Clean Water and Drinking Water Intended Use Plan (IUP), which includes the priority lists for loans, emerging contaminants, and lead service line inventory projects in addition to Drinking Water and Wastewater Planning Grant Priority Lists.
2. Implementation Plan for Legislative Supplemental Funding for new Drinking Water and Wastewater projects, which includes proposed criteria and priority lists.

Once approved and finalized by the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality, these documents will govern the state’s funding decisions for state fiscal year 2026. 

DEQ will award grants and loans from these lists in priority order to the highest ranked, “shovel-ready” projects. Awards will be made in full to projects that can utilize all of the available funding. A virtual informational meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2025, at 11 a.m. MST. Visit DEQ’s Events Page to register for this meeting. 

The priority lists and IUP are listed below and hard copies are available by request at DEQ’s State Office and DEQ’s regional offices. Written comments will be accepted through May 16, 2025, at 5 p.m. MST. Submit comments electronically using the form below or by mail or email to:  

MaryAnna Peavey 
1410 N. Hilton St. 
Boise, ID 83706  
grants.loans@deq.idaho.gov 

Related Documents

FY26 State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan and Legislative Supplemental Funding Implementation Plan 

Accessibility Services: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality will provide reasonable language access services and/or disability services for documents at no charge. To request an accommodation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or Americans with Disabilities Act, contact DEQ’s nondiscrimination coordinator at (208) 373-0271 or accessibility@deq.idaho.gov. Para obtener información en español, visite https://www.deq.idaho.gov/about-us/accessibility/.