The agreement assists the state of idaho to develop and implement a public water system supervision (pwss) program to adequately enforce the national primary drinking water regulations and the…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality $905,917 on January 1, 2026, under the State Public Water System Supervision program (CFDA 66.432) to develop and implement a Public Water System Supervision program that enforces the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The recipient will develop state drinking water regulations no less stringent than federal regulations, maintain an inventory of drinking water systems, manage public water system information, ensure public participation in drinking water governance, provide technical assistance to public water systems, and enforce drinking water regulations. Deliverables include coordination on primacy requirements, adoption of new rules or development of regulations required under the Safe Drinking Water Act, review and evaluation of laboratory test results and public water system reports, data management, and outreach and communication with public water system owners and operators. The anticipated outcomes include reduction in the number of water systems in non-compliance with health-based standards, reduction in Lead and Copper Rule violations, and increased percentage of water systems in compliance with health-based standards.

Performance occurs statewide across Idaho with a period of performance from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. No sub-recipients are included in this award. The intended beneficiaries are residents of and visitors to Idaho.

The agreement assists the state of idaho to develop and implement a public water system supervision (pwss) program to adequately enforce the national primary drinking water regulations and the requirements of the safe drinking water act (sdwa). Activities:the proposed work in this agreement includes: developing state drinking water regulations no less stringent than the federal regulations, maintaining an inventory of drinking water systems, managing information on public water systems, ensuring that public participation occurs regarding drinking water systems, providing technical assistance to public water systems and enforcing drinking water regulations. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include coordination on primacy requirements, adoption of new rules or development of regulations as required under the sdwa, reviews and evaluations of laboratory test results of routine monitoring and public water systems (PWS) reports, data management, and outreach and communication with PWS owners and operators. The expected outcomes include reduction of the number of water systems in non-compliance with health-based standards, reduction of the number of water systems out of compliance due to lead and copper rule violations, and increase in percentage of water systems in compliance with health-based standards. The intended beneficiaries are the residents of, and visitors to, the state of idaho.