This agreement is for development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program in the state of idaho to control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and…

EPA Region 10 awarded $2,489,451 to the State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality on January 1, 2026, to develop and implement an authorized hazardous waste management program under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support program (CFDA 66.801).

The award funds permitting, corrective action, inspections, enforcement, computerized tracking, data quality assurance, sustainable materials management, and pollution prevention outreach activities statewide across Idaho. These activities control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste; minimize hazardous waste production; and protect health and the environment from inactive hazardous waste facilities. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement. Performance runs through June 30, 2027, with administrative oversight in Boise. The program directly benefits Idaho residents through land preservation and restoration achieved by reducing waste generation and ensuring proper hazardous waste management.

This agreement is for development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program in the state of idaho to control the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste; to minimize hazardous waste production; and to protect health and the environment from inactive hazardous waste facilities.activities:activities include permitting, corrective action, inspections, enforcement, computerized tracking, ensuring data quality, sustainable materials management and pollution prevention outreach. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this will help to preserve and restore the land by reducing waste generation and by managing hazardous wastes properly. Direct beneficiaries of this program include the state of idaho residents.