Clean Water Shreveport is a multi-year program that is the City of Shreveport’s formal effort to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulations under the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The program helps protect our community’s environment and improves the water and sewer infrastructure of our city.
Shreveport’s sanitary sewer system consists of 1,100-miles of pipe and 120 pump (lift) stations. This infrastructure conveys untreated sewage through our city to two treatment facilities for processing. Contaminants are removed by the treatment facilities and treated water is discharged into the Red River.
Our sewer system is old and has deteriorated over time. Parts of it are undersized and in poor condition. Some of the pipes leak due to corrosion from sewer gases, cracking or breaking from shifting soil, or even stress from blockages within the pipe. These issues have caused sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) to occur throughout our city. When this happens, untreated sewage can be released onto the ground or into waterways.
The Dilg League Drive Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Mitigation project will address SSOsthat have occurred at a manhole near Dilg League Drive during significant rain
The City of Shreveport’s Office of Fair Share is designed to deliver meaningful resourceservices and assistance in the enhancement of economic opportunities for small andeconomically
Opportunities to do business with the City of Shreveport can be found through the City’sPurchasing Division, which is the centralized procurement operation for the city.
Shreveport, Louisiana
