E.P.A. Helps Protect Louisiana’s Waters with $15.3M Grant

DALLAS - (Aug. 9, 2015) The E.P.A. (EPA) recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a grant of in excess of $15.33 million to fund clean-water plans in the state. The grant goes to the state's Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF), which provides low-interest, flexible loans to communities to help them enhance water quality and infrastructure.

These funds will be used by the state of Louisiana to provide loans and other types of financial assistance to communities and state agencies for wastewater improvements. This will help enhance water quality in streams, lakes, rivers and bays, benefiting aquatic life and sources of drinking water. It can also contribute to improved public health by reducing hazards such as raw sewage discharges.

For in excess of 25 years, the CWSRF has served as the nation's biggest source of water-quality financing, helping communities enhance water quality, protect aquatic wildlife, protect and restore drinking water sources, and preserving our waters for recreational use. Since 1987, CWSRFs have provided $105.4 billion to communities through 34,900 low-cost loans.

For more about the CWSRF: http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/cwsrf/cwsrf_index.cfm

For more about EPA's work in Louisiana: http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-louisiana

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