The design and installation of emergency watershed protection (EWP) for damage survey report 06-28-25-5233-001 and damage survey report 06-28-25-5233-002: in LOS angeles county, california

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works a $4.876 million cooperative agreement on September 23, 2025, to design and install emergency watershed protection measures for two damage survey reports in Los Angeles County, California, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923).

The award funds runoff retardation and erosion prevention measures addressing watershed damage from a natural disaster across the two identified survey areas. The cooperative agreement obligates $4,876,111.35 with a period of performance ending August 20, 2026. Work is performed in California.

The Emergency Watershed Protection Program assists sponsors and landowners in implementing emergency recovery measures to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by natural disasters. NRCS enters into cooperative agreements with project sponsors that specify responsibilities, including local cost-share, land rights acquisition, permits, and operation and maintenance obligations. The program provides runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention practices where current land or watershed conditions pose a threat to health, life, and property as a result of sudden natural disaster impairment.