The agreement provides funding to support the louisiana department of environmental quality to provide subawards to local municipalities in louisiana for costs associated with the planning, design,…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $705,000 Formula Grant under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LA DEQ). The grant provides funding to LA DEQ to make sub-awards to local municipalities in Louisiana for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects.

The key activities to be performed under this grant include gravity system rehabilitation to sewer mains, services, and manholes to correct inflow and infiltration issues, as well as lift station repairs. The expected deliverables include plans, designs, and/or constructed sewer overflow or stormwater infrastructure, potentially including an integrated stormwater management master plan, technical design documents, and sanitary sewer overflow control solutions. The overall goal is to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through stormwater management. The Village of Elizabeth has been selected as the intended sub-recipient for this grant, which has an award date of June 30, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027.

The agreement provides funding to support the louisiana department of environmental quality to provide subawards to local municipalities in louisiana for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grant program, overflow sewer grant (OSG) is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), water reuse, and/or stormwater management. Louisiana department of environmental quality will use the awarded funds to make sub-awards to eligible entities for eligible projects.activities:the activities to be performed include the gravity system rehabilitation to sewer mains, services, and manholes to correct inflow and infiltration issues. Project will also include lift station repairs. Work may include the replacement of gravity mains, cured in place pipe lining (CIPP), point repairs, smoke testing and closed-circuit television (CCTV). Subrecipient:project for village of elizabeth proposes gravity system rehabilitation to sewer mains, services, and manholes to correct I/I issues. Work may include replacement of gravity mains, CIPP lining, point repairs, smoke testing and CCTV. Project will also include lift station repairs.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: plans, designs, and/or constructed sewer overflow or stormwater infrastructure. Additional deliverables may include: integrated stormwater management master plan; technical design documents; sanitary sewer overflow control solutions, including plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer overflow project to correct and reduce inflow and infiltration. The expected outcomes are: the outcomes provided from this grant are expected to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries are: municipal entities, of which, may be rural and/or disadvantaged communities. The louisiana department of environmental quality has selected the village of elizabeth as the intended beneficiary of funding.