LaSalle SWCD announces signup for Hemphill Creek septic pump out project

Homeowners within the Hemphill Creek Watershed are eligible to apply for septic pump outs through a special LaSalle Soil and Water Conservation District grant with signups beginning September 12, 2022.

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September 7, 2022

Steve Andrews, Chairman of the LaSalle Soil and Water Conservation District announced that the LaSalle Soil and Water Conservation District has been awarded an MPG Grant for septic pump outs to expand on the current EPA Clean Water Act 319 project, Hemphill Creek, in LaSalle Parish. LaSalle SWCD will begin signups for residents within the Hemphill Creek Watershed on September 12, 2022.

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