The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to help 26 drinking water and wastewater systems study deficiencies and determine what improvements are needed.
Gov. Brad Little said in a press release that all Idaho residents rely on “clean, efficient water and wastewater systems.”
The grants can fund up to half of eligible planning costs. In our area, grants were awarded to the towns of Bellevue: $50,000 for drinking water. The rest of eligible $100,000 will be funded by city.
Central Shoshone County Water and Sewer District: $132,500 for drinking water. The rest of the eligible $265,000 will be funded by district.
Gooding: $40,000 for drinking water; and $20,000 for wastewater. The rest of the eligible $80,000 will be for a drinking water study and $40,000 for a wastewater study will be funded by city.
Hailey: $75,255 for drinking water; $43,000 for wastewater. The rest of the eligible $150,510 will be for a drinking water study and $86,000 for a wastewater study funded by city.