DALLAS — A new grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help provide safe, reliable drinking water to the people of Louisiana, according to a press release.

The grant for $474,382, given to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH), will be used to manage the state’s drinking water program, noted the release.

These activities include attaining and maintaining safe drinking water quality standards, supporting the state’s public drinking water systems and compliance, enforcement and technical assistance, stated the release.

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