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ID DEQ Awards $1.8M to Lewiston for PFOS and PFOA Water Cleanup

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.