The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has awarded two planning grants totaling $110,000 to the city of Orofino.
The planning grants are funded from the $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds that Governor Little directed to DEQ in August last year.
The city of Orofino was awarded a $65,000 wastewater planning grant and a $45,000 drinking water planning grant to prepare planning studies and environmental reviews that evaluate the current wastewater and drinking water systems and develop alternatives for any needed improvements. The total eligible cost for the wastewater project is $130,000, and the drinking water project is $90,000. The remaining $110,000 will be funded by the city.
