EWP home buyout DSR 21-05-25-5082-021 spring 2025 flooding in mclean county, KY for implementation of recovery measures and obstruction removal

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded McLean County Fiscal Court a $1.81 million Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement recovery measures following spring 2025 flooding in McLean County, Kentucky. The award, with a completion date of October 7, 2026, funds post-disaster recovery initiatives including debris removal, streambank stabilization, and floodplain restoration designed to prevent future runoff and erosion while eliminating imminent threats to life and property created by the natural disaster.

As the project sponsor and implementing entity, McLean County Fiscal Court is responsible for project management, accomplishing the installation of recovery work, furnishing local cost-share contributions, and assuming long-term operation and maintenance responsibilities. The EWP Program's emergency appropriations-based funding mechanism enabled rapid response to the flooding event, with NRCS providing technical and financial assistance to support the county's disaster recovery efforts within a 13-month implementation window.