This $368,000 Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454), is funding the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (LDEQ) efforts to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state. The grant supports a range of water quality management planning activities, including watershed assessments, water quality monitoring, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, public...
This $338,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 will fund the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to carry out water quality management planning activities under the EPA's Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The grant supports LDEQ's efforts to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across Louisiana through planning that informs and supports implementation of Clean Water Act programs. Key...
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...
This $168,775 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will provide the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) with funding to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Louisiana's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The grant will be used to purchase a 21' bay boat, two replacement outboard motors, two boat trailers, and...
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...
This $3,699,548 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) in implementing its state Nonpoint Source Management Program. The funding will enable LDEQ to carry out 4 key projects focused on addressing water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Activities include watershed planning, implementation of...
This $413,100 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) to conduct water quality monitoring and assessment activities along the Louisiana coastline and estuarine waters. Key activities under this grant include participating in the National Coastal Condition Assessment by sampling water quality at 81...
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) received a $20.96 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA #66.458). The two-year award, issued on July 1, 2021, will capitalize Louisiana's CWSRF program to provide low-interest financing to multiple subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. This funding will help...
This $2,337,000.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides capitalization funding to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to address emerging contaminants in water quality. The primary purpose is to offer low-interest financing through the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program to municipalities and other subrecipients for eligible infrastructure...
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...