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DEQ prepares IPDES preliminary draft permit for the Jug Mountain Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the Jug Mountain Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plantfor preliminary review.
DEQ seeks livestock and grazing representative for the Middle Snake Watershed Advisory Group
TWIN FALLS – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking a representative to fill a vacancy on the Middle Snake Watershed Advisory Group (WAG).
DEQ awards $1,165,000 to the city of Clifton in Franklin County
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a $1,165,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the city of Clifton in Franklin County, Idaho.
DEQ to host Basin Advisory Group Chair meeting for fiscal year 2026 nonpoint source project selection
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hosting a Basin Advisory Group Chair meeting to evaluate §319 nonpoint source projects that are eligible for federal funding.
DEQ releases 2026 Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Permit Issuance Plan
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today released the 2026 Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (IPDES) Permit Issuance Plan.
DEQ awards $150,000 to three Idaho water systems
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded $150,000 to three water systems to help evaluate deficiencies and determine necessary upgrades.
DEQ awards $869,000 to Birch Creek Culinary Water Company in Franklin County
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded an $869,000 low-interest drinking water construction loan to the Birch Creek Culinary Water Company in Franklin County, Idaho.
DEQ announces drinking water and wastewater funding opportunities for fiscal year 2027
October 17, 2025
BOISE –The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing fiscal year 2027 funding opportunities for Idaho’s drinking water and wastewater systems.
DEQ awards $50,000 to two Idaho drinking water systems
Contact: MaryAnna Peavey, Grants and Loans Bureau Chief, MaryAnna.Peavey@deq.idaho.gov
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded $50,000 to two drinking water systems to help evaluate deficiencies and determine necessary upgrades.
The following systems received funding:
DEQ prepares IPDES preliminary draft permit for Moscow Water Reclamation Facility
September 12, 2025
MOSCOW – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is releasing an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the Moscow Water Reclamation Facility for preliminary review.
DEQ seeks participation in private well sampling event in Star, Idaho
September 3, 2025
STAR – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is reaching out to private well owners in the Northeast Star Nitrate Priority Area, near Star, Idaho, to participate in a sampling event.
DEQ prepares IPDES preliminary draft permit for city of Genesee wastewater treatment plant
August 27, 2025
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today released an Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) preliminary draft permit to the city of Genesee preliminary review.