Summary
Boise's proposed southeast Boise recycled water facility grew from a $56 million estimate to about $750 million, and the city is hitting pause. The roughly $17 million already spent stays sunk, but future capital goes to existing treatment plants and pipes instead. Staff say water recycling will happen eventually — just not now and not with this project.
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Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Avoids an estimated $750 million project cost; about $17 million already spent, with freed-up capital redirected to aging treatment plants.
Ratepayers, who avoid monthly bills approaching $175, and the Boise River, which gets the investment instead.
Supporters of water recycling in the near term, though staff pledged to revisit it.
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