Idaho’s Capitol Water Looks To Address PFAS Contamination

On Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $380,000 in drinking water emerging contaminant construction loan funding to the Capitol Water Corporation in the Treasure Valley as well as the city of Idaho Falls.

The Capitol Water Corporation in Ada County received $150,000 to develop a plan address PFAS contamination.  The city of Idaho Falls in Bonneville County received $230,000 to drill two new test wells to ensure future source water sites do not contain emerging contaminants.

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 loans carry a simple 0% interest rate and $380,000 in principal forgiveness. The favorable loan terms represent a $758,802 savings to the communities when compared to average costs for municipal general obligation debt issuances.

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