[StBernard] EPA awards over $5 million to the State of Louisiana to address underground storage tank needs

[Westley Annis]

 (Dallas, Texas – May 21, 2007) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
recently awarded $5,108,800 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality. The state will use the funds to address the most immediate
underground storage tank needs in areas affected by hurricanes Katrina
and Rita. The state will also conduct site assessments of federally
regulated leaking tanks to identify problems and initiate corrective
action.

Additional information on EPA grants:
http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/gandf/index.htm