Murray Water Association receives DEQ funding

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded $610,000 in drinking water construction funding Thursday to Murray Water Association in Shoshone County.

The money from DEQ’s State Revolving Loan Fund will be used to improve drinking water storage capacity, including adding a generator, transmission lines from source wells, a storage tank and a booster station.

Since the annual cost of drinking water service for residential customers exceeds 1.5% of the median household income, Murray Water Association qualified for a loan.