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 $2,880,000 in low-interest drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding to the city of Harrison in Kootenai County, Idaho.
The funding will be used to address manganese contamination in the drinking water source through planning, design, and construction efforts.
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 $2,880,000 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent a $5,750,918 savings to the community when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation debt issuances.