[StBernard] News Release (Region 6): EPA awards $100, 000 to LDEQ for Water Quality Management Planning

[Westley Annis]

EPA awards $100,000 to LDEQ for Water Quality Management Planning 

(Dallas, Texas - August 5, 2008) The Environmental Protection Agency has
awarded $100,000 to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to
provide assistance to the State of Louisiana with water quality management
planning activities in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.  These funds are
awarded under the authority of Section 604(b) of the Clean Water Act.  The
funding will assist the State with measures for maintaining water quality
standards and determining the cause of water quality problems through the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). The State will also update
and revise existing TMDL models. 

Additional information on EPA grants:
http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm>  

More about activities in EPA Region 6:  http://www.epa.gov/region6
<http://www.epa.gov/region6>  

EPA audio file:
http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio080508_ldeq_water
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio080508_ldeq_water>  

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