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The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $2.2 million Cooperative Agreement to the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swfwmd) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) on July 10, 2025. The award funds debris removal and emergency recovery measures for two Florida waterways impacted by Hurricane Milton: Peace Creek in Polk County and Flint Creek in Hillsborough County. The project is scheduled for completion by April 8, 2026. Under this...

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 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,124,702.00 to the San Juan River Village Metro Dist on December 17, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The agreement funds sediment and debris removal and streambank stabilization measures along the San Juan River in Archuleta County, Colorado, designed to protect life and property from watershed hazards. These emergency recovery activities are scheduled for completion...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Miami, Arizona Municipal Property Corp for $7.64 million under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement emergency recovery measures in Gila County, Arizona. The project, which commenced on April 16, 2026 and is scheduled for completion by October 23, 2026, focuses on clearing, snagging, and streambank stabilization activities along Bloody Tanks Wash to address watershed...

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 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 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...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $10.6 million Cooperative Agreement to Chimney Rock Village on May 11, 2026, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement streambank and shoreline stabilization activities in Rutherford County, North Carolina. These emergency recovery measures were necessitated by damage caused by Hurricane Helen and are designed to relieve imminent hazards to life and property resulting from watershed impairment. The...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded Albemarle County a $505,876 Cooperative Agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) effective May 6, 2026, with a completion date of May 1, 2027. This award funds the implementation of recovery measures for EWP Program Project No. 5035 in Albemarle County, Virginia, addressing watershed impairments resulting from natural disaster impacts. The EWP Program provides financial and technical assistance to...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded County of Washington a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,120,395.00 on September 18, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement emergency recovery measures following the Forsyth Pine Valley Fire in Washington County, Utah. The agreement funds the design and installation of Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) measures, including runoff retardation, erosion prevention, debris removal, streambank...