This agreement provides funding for the operation of the louisiana department of environmental quality (LDEQ)'S continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded $9.019 million to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) on October 1, 2025, for operation of LDEQ's continuing environmental programs in air, water, land, and data quality through September 30, 2026.

LDEQ will develop and maintain quality assurance management and project plans, coordinate joint evaluation activities and environmental program reviews with EPA, enter sampling data into required EPA systems, provide employee training, and issue enforcement actions under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Clean Air Act Section 105 activities include planning, permitting, inspections, enforcement, and QAPP maintenance. Clean Water Act Section 106 activities encompass planning, permitting, development of the annual CWA 303(d) integrated report, pretreatment activities, water quality sampling, water quality standards development, total maximum daily loads, and QAPP maintenance. RCRA activities include planning, permitting, inspections, enforcement, corrective action, and land revitalization. Anticipated deliverables include permits, enforcement actions, the CWA Section 106 integrated report, and public participation activities.

Performance is located in Louisiana. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the louisiana department of environmental quality (LDEQ)'S continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between LDEQ and the U.S. Environmental protection agency (EPA). This agreement funds state continuing environmental programs for air, water, land, and data quality. Activities:general activities to be performed in the performance partnership grant (PPG) include developing and maintaining the quality assurance management plan and quality assurance project plan(S), coordinating with EPA to conduct PPG joint evaluation activities and/or environmental program reviews, entering sampling data to required EPA systems as needed, providing training to develop the knowledge and skills of all employees and issuing appropriate enforcement actions through the EPA clean air act, clean water act, and resource conservation and recovery act enforcement guidelines. Clean air act (CAA) section 105: CAA activities include planning, permitting, conducting inspections and enforcement and maintaining quality assurance project plans (QAPPS). Clean water act (CWA) section 106: CWA activities include planning, permitting, developing the annual CWA 303(D) integrated report, conducting pretreatment activities, sampling water quality, developing water quality standards and total maximum daily loads and maintaining QAPPS. Resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA): RCRA activities including planning, permitting, conducting inspections and enforcement, performing corrective action and conducting land revitalization. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include permits, enforcement actions, the clean water act section 106 integrated report, public participation activities, quality management plan and quality assurance project plans, and progress reports. The expected outcomes from this agreement for the clean air act, clean water act and resource conservation and recovery act activities are protecting and improving the environment and protecting public health, safety and welfare. Additionally, an increase in compliance with the applicable environmental laws, both voluntary and mandatory, will result from this assistance agreement. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the state of louisiana.