EWP DSR 21-01-25-5082-015 & 21-01-25-5082-020, 2025 spring floods - february 15 &16 through april 6, kentucky statewide for implementation of recovery measures & debris removal

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $3,637,793 cooperative agreement to the Mudriver Watershed Conservancy District on February 12, 2026, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement recovery measures and debris removal in Kentucky statewide following spring floods that occurred February 15–16 through April 6, 2025.

The award funds runoff retardation, erosion prevention, and emergency recovery work designed to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by the natural disaster. Work is performed in Kentucky, with performance completing by October 31, 2027. The Mudriver Watershed Conservancy District, as project sponsor, is responsible for obtaining necessary land rights and permits, furnishing local cost-share, and accomplishing installation of work either through federal or local contracts. The Emergency Watershed Protection Program provides assistance only after a natural disaster creates a watershed emergency posing a threat to health, life, and property; sponsors must apply within sixty days of disaster occurrence and NRCS may not commit funds until the Chief or designee notifies availability of appropriations.