The agreement provides funding to support the idaho department of environmental quality's (IDEQ) project to provide subawards to local municipalities in idaho for costs associated with the planning,…

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) provides $214,875 to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to support planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects by local municipalities in Idaho.

Specifically, DEQ has selected six eligible subrecipients, five of which are located in rural communities, to administer planning and design activities for sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects. The anticipated deliverables include the planning and design of these SSO and CSO projects, which are expected to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through stormwater management. The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to July 30, 2028.

The agreement provides funding to support the idaho department of environmental quality's (IDEQ) project to provide subawards to local municipalities in idaho for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects.activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects.subrecipient:IDEQ has selected six eligible subrecipients that will administer planning and design activities for sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects. Five of the six selected projects are located within rural communities.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include planning and design of sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects. The outcomes provided from this grant are expected to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries include the rural communities of the city of new meadows, viola water and sewer district, the city of riggins, the city of tensed, and emida water and sewer association; as well as the non-rural city of blackfoot.