Idaho awards $1.8 million to city of Lewiston for drinking water project

By: Clark Corbin

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 275

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $1.8 million to the city of Lewiston for a construction project to address contaminants in drinking water, state officials announced Tuesday.

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Department officials said the money will go toward constructing a carbon dioxide system at the city’s water treatment plant and decommissioning a well to address PFOS and PFOA emerging contaminants.

Sometimes called “forever chemicals,” PFOS and …

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