EWP project # 5118-001 in walker county, texas for implementation of recovery measures

The City of Huntsville received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1,446,502 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923), effective June 26, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026. This award funds the implementation of recovery measures for EWP Project #5118-001 in Walker County, Texas, designed to address watershed impairment and emergency conditions resulting from a natural disaster.

Under this cooperative agreement, the City of Huntsville will deliver emergency recovery measures focused on runoff retardation, erosion prevention, and debris removal to relieve imminent hazards to life and property in the affected watershed. The NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance while the City assumes responsibility for local cost-sharing, land rights acquisition, permit procurement, and long-term operation and maintenance of installed recovery measures. Project implementation activities will continue through the established completion date or until all emergency recovery measures are installed, with records of operations maintained for the project lifecycle.