ID DEQ Awards $1.8M to Lewiston for PFOS and PFOA Water Cleanup
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $1,800,000 in low-interest drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding to the City of Lewiston in Nez Perce County. The funding will address PFOS and PFOA emerging contaminants by constructing a carbon dioxide system at the water treatment plant and decommissioning Well 4. The loan carries a 0% interest rate and $1,800,000 in principal forgiveness, representing $2,724,895 in savings compared to average municipal general obligation debt.
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This announcement describes a grant award from ID DEQ to the City of Lewiston for emerging contaminant remediation in drinking water infrastructure. The funding, capitalized by EPA's Emerging Contaminants program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, carries highly favorable terms with 0% interest and full principal forgiveness.
The announcement is informational in nature and does not create regulatory obligations for other parties. Water systems and municipalities seeking similar emerging contaminant remediation funding through the State Revolving Loan Fund program may reference this award as a reference case for application processes.
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DEQ awards $1,800,000 to the City of Lewiston
- April 21, 2026
- Construction Grant, News Releases Contact: MaryAnna Peavey, Grants and Loans Bureau Chief, maryanna.peavey@deq.idaho.gov
BOISE – The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today awarded $1,800,000 in low-interest drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding to the City of Lewiston in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
The funding will be used to address PFOS and PFOA emerging contaminants by constructing a carbon dioxide system at the water treatment plant and decommissioning Well 4.
The loan is from DEQ’s State Revolving Loan Fund and 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 $1,800,000 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent $2,724,895 in savings to the community when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation debt issuances.
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