This agreement provides support to the state of louisiana to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from…

This $3,432,250 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 supports the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) in implementing its Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The funding will enable LDEQ to administer and oversee the state's NPS pollution abatement efforts, which include best management practice installations, watershed planning, monitoring, education and outreach initiatives targeting agricultural and silvicultural nonpoint sources. Key activities involve executing interagency contracts, managing the application process for future EPA 319(h) funding, and providing supervisory oversight of the cooperative agreement with EPA. The intended beneficiaries are the citizens of Louisiana through improved water quality resulting from the NPS pollution control measures.

This agreement provides support to the state of louisiana to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects include best management practice installations for animal wastes, sediment, pesticide and fertilizer control, a variety of other structural and non-structural practices, watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs. The intended beneficiaries of the fiscal year 2023 clean water act section 319(H) funding are the citizens of louisiana.activities:administration of the clean water act section 319(H) agricultural/silvicultural nonpoint source management program - the louisiana department of environmental quality nonpoint source program coordinator is responsible for administering the clean water act section 319(H) agricultural/silvicultural nonpoint source management program. This workplan provides funding for louisiana department of environmental quality to conduct administrative activities associated with the fiscal year 2022 section 319(H) federal cooperative agreement funded by environmental protection agency. Activities required to administer the clean water act 319(H) environmental protection agency funded cooperative agreement include executing the federal agreement, implementing necessary interagency contracts and cooperative agreements with cooperators on the program, fulfilling administrative functions of the agreement and interagency agreements (meeting milestones and processing vouchers) as well as managing the application process for the fiscal year 2024 environmental protection agency 319(H) funding cycle. In addition, this workplan provides for supervisory oversight of the cooperative agreement between the environmental protection agency and the interagency contract between the louisiana department of environmental quality and cooperating entities.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the intended beneficiaries of clean water act section 319(H) funding are the citizens of louisiana. 22-01 administration of the fiscal year 2023 clean water act section 319(H) agricultural/silvicultural nonpoint source management program: maintain accurate contract files, financial reports and budget spreadsheets and meet all deadlines as mandated by environmental protection agency. Execute interagency contracts with the cooperating agencies after receiving the executed cooperative agreement from environmental protection agency. Make available the updated proposal submission procedures for proposed projects during the project period. Fiscal year 2023 statewide agricultural/silvicultural non-point sources management program: successful projects due to oversight of project activities and implementation of best management practices through the nonpoint source pollution abatement program. Deliverables anticipated are the non point source management plan, quality assurance protection plan revisions, final report, annual report, and end of year meeting and report.