EPA Awards Over $1 Million to the State of Louisiana

Dallas, Texas, March 26, 2008 -- The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1,318,900 to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH) to implement requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

LDHH will use the funds to conduct sanitary surveys and perform analyses of drinking water samples.

As part of this project, LDHH will also investigate potential public health problems in the treatment or distribution of drinking water.

Additional information on EPA grants:
epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6:
epa.gov/region6

EPA audio file is available at:
epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio032608_ldhh

Source: EPA

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