This $368,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) water quality management planning activities from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Key deliverables include the Louisiana Water Quality Inventory Report, water quality data collection, public outreach, development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and alternative plans,...
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has been awarded a $168,775 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. This 5-year grant will fund LDEQ's efforts to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Louisiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Collecting water quality data on E. coli...
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) will receive $164,620 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant to conduct special water quality monitoring through September 2027. As part of its routine ambient monitoring program, LDEQ will monitor for acrolein, acrylonitrile, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, silvex, and thallium, parameters not typically included in its...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 has awarded a $413,100 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). This grant will fund the state agency's participation in the National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA) by sampling water quality at 81 sites along the Louisiana coastline and estuarine waters. Key activities include field reconnaissance, staff...
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will receive $176,000 through a Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA #66.454) to support statewide water quality protection and restoration efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will allow Louisiana to revise existing total maximum daily loads studies, conduct waste load allocation analyses to support water quality permitting, and engage in...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, funds the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)'s continuing environmental programs. The $11,279,611 award covers a one-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include permits, enforcement actions, water quality reports, public participation...
This $1,742,120 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) provides funding to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to support infrastructure projects by local municipalities in Louisiana. The grant will fund the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects, such as rehabilitation of sewer systems,...
This is a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). The $3,432,250 award provides support to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) to implement the state's nonpoint source pollution management program, focusing on addressing water quality impairments caused by agricultural and silvicultural runoff. Key activities include administering the EPA-funded program, executing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) a $21,521,500 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) formula grant. The purpose of this 2-year grant, which begins on September 1, 2023, is to capitalize LDEQ's CWSRF program. This will enable LDEQ to provide low-interest loans to numerous sub-recipients, such as communities and wastewater utilities in Louisiana, to fund the planning, design, and construction of eligible...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) a $25,205,400 Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program. The purpose of this 2-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, is to capitalize LDEQ's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. Through this funding, LDEQ will provide low-interest loans to numerous subrecipients, such as communities and wastewater utilities in Louisiana, to...