Additional Funding Supports Louisiana Public Drinking Water Systems

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $158,101 to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) to support several public drinking water systems in Louisiana. The funding is part of EPA’s ongoing commitment to assist local drinking water systems in Louisiana.

“Providing safe reliable drinking water takes the hard work of public servants at local, state and federal levels,” said Acting Regional Administrator Sam Coleman. “EPA is proud to support LDHH and public water systems in achieving this goal.”

The funds will help LDHH supervise the state’s public water system, including maintaining and evaluating drinking water systems. Other activities supported by the grant include ensuring water systems comply with Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, developing and maintaining regulations, conducting surveys and assessments of water systems, and reviewing and approving water infrastructure projects. LDHH will focus the grant on the cities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Thibodaux, Lafayette, and Abita Springs, La.

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA assists state, territories, and tribes with their public water system supervision programs, in turn helping these systems provide reliable, safe drinking water to consumers and comply with national drinking water standards.

For more about EPA grants, visit www.epa.gov/grants. For more about EPA’s work in Louisiana, visit www.epa.gov/la.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency