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The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Berks County Conservation District a $132,821.25 cooperative agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) on May 4, 2022. The agreement will fund the design and installation of emergency watershed protection measures as detailed in individual damage survey reports in Berks County, Pennsylvania through December 25, 2022. The EWP Program aims to assist project sponsors, landowners, and operators...

The Huntley Project Irrigation District was awarded a $155,550 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The award will support flood recovery measures for the district due to flooding that occurred in Montana in June 2022. Work will include runoff retardation and erosion prevention efforts to reduce hazards to life and property from future flood events. The period of...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded Pinal County, Arizona a $6.8 million cooperative agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program on September 15, 2022. The agreement will support sediment removal along Big Box Lake through July 1, 2023. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, which aims to relieve imminent hazards to life and property from natural disasters through erosion prevention and runoff control projects, Pinal County...

The City of Helper, Utah was awarded a $126,278 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. The award will support channel clearing and bank protection services along the Hardscrabble Creek due to flooding that occurred in January 2023. Work will be completed by September 3, 2023 to relieve hazards to life and property created by the natural disaster event. The Emergency...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923), is intended to assist the Town of Ridgway, Colorado, with protecting its municipal drinking water supply after flooding in Ouray County. The $3,341,026.75 award, dated December 16, 2024, will fund emergency recovery measures such as runoff retardation, erosion prevention, debris removal,...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $114,482.57 cooperative agreement to the Washington State Conservation Commission on July 27, 2022 through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding supports stream bank stabilization projects in Mason County, Washington to address infrastructure damage from 2022 western Washington flooding under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. As the awardee, the Conservation Commission will implement emergency...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $1,627,991.41 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) to the Augusta-Richmond County Government in Georgia on April 24, 2025. The funding will support debris removal in Richmond County, Georgia due to the impact of Hurricane Helene, with a target completion date of December 6, 2025. The EWP Program provides financial and technical assistance for...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923), is providing $8,410,155.00 to the Augusta-Richmond County Government in Georgia. The purpose of the award is to remove storm debris from channels and waterways in order to restore flow capacity and alleviate flooding, as described in Damage Survey Report #13-12-24-5042-013. The performance...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $178,215 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (CFDA 10.923) program to the Town of Saint Francis, Maine on July 30, 2025. The funding will support streambank stabilization and other emergency recovery measures to address watershed impairments and mitigate imminent hazards to life and property in Aroostook County, Maine. The agreement has a performance period from the award...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $753,032 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Newburg, West Virginia under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding supports the completion of a Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Three Forks Creek Watershed to address watershed protection, public recreation, and public fish and wildlife. The project has a scheduled completion date of February 2026....