Idaho will receive more than $20.8 million to improve water infrastructure in the state through the bipartisan infrastructure law passed in 2021.
The money will flow through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, a long-standing federal and state water investment partnership, according to a press release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Idaho will receive an allocation of $12.2 million from the act’s Clean Water General Supplemental Fund, more than $1 million from the act’s Emerging Contaminants Fund, and more than $7.6 million from the act’s Drinking Water Emerging Contaminants Fund. According to an EPA release, this investment will fund a state-run, low-interest loan program that addresses critical challenges in financing water infrastructure.
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This funding is part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Act’s five-year, $50 billion investment in water infrastructure, making it the largest investment in water infrastructure in U.S. history. The law requires the state of Idaho to provide most of the money it receives through these funds to disadvantaged communities in the form of grants or loans that do not have to be repaid.
“Over the past three years, bipartisan Infrastructure Act funding has provided urban and rural areas across Idaho with unprecedented resources to address the most critical water and wastewater infrastructure challenges facing their communities. EPA Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller said in the release. “This latest infusion of federal funding will continue to advance solutions and help reduce costs for ratepayers.”
The funding for Idaho is part of $3.6 billion in new funding announced across the country Thursday to tackle water infrastructure upgrades under the bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
“Together with the $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion investment for fiscal year 2025 will help communities across the country manage their wastewater safely, protect local freshwater resources, and help homes and schools. “and businesses,” the press release states.
For more information, including the state-by-state allocation of 2025 funding and a breakdown of the EPA state revolving funds available under the bipartisan infrastructure law, visit the Clean Water State Revolving Fund website and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund website Please take a look. Additionally, the SRF Public Portal allows users to access Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program data through interactive reports, dashboards, and maps.
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