EWP - LEE CO, MS. DSR 28-01-25-5328-101. Streambank stabilization

The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District received a Cooperative Agreement award of $187,473.75 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2026. This award funds streambank stabilization activities in Lee County, Mississippi, addressing imminent hazards to life and property resulting from natural disaster impacts on watershed conditions. The project represents one component of the district's ongoing emergency watershed protection efforts across multiple Mississippi counties.

Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, the awardee will implement emergency recovery measures focused on erosion prevention and runoff retardation through streambank stabilization work. The NRCS provides both financial and technical assistance through this program to eligible state and local government sponsors for implementing post-disaster watershed recovery activities. The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District, as the project sponsor, assumes responsibility for local cost-sharing, obtaining necessary land rights and permits, and ensuring long-term operations and maintenance of the stabilized streambank infrastructure upon project completion.