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|ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program | |ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program | ||
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|OrgSponsor= | |OrgSponsor=Natural Resources Conservation Service | ||
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|Website=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp/ | |||
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|Mission=The Emergency Watershed Protection Program provides emergency assistance to safeguard life and property from natural disasters like floods, fires, or severe droughts by funding projects that restore watersheds to their natural functions. It aims to mitigate immediate hazards and prevent future damages through interventions like erosion control, debris removal, and stream bank stabilization. | |Mission=The Emergency Watershed Protection Program provides emergency assistance to safeguard life and property from natural disasters like floods, fires, or severe droughts by funding projects that restore watersheds to their natural functions. It aims to mitigate immediate hazards and prevent future damages through interventions like erosion control, debris removal, and stream bank stabilization. | ||
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{{Short description|Program administered by the [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]]}} | |||
The '''Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program''' is a program administered by the [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] to respond to floods, fires,<ref>{{cite web | last=Bennett | first=Matthew | title=Glenwood finishes emergency watershed protection project | website=Aspen Daily News | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/glenwood-finishes-emergency-watershed-protection-project/article_e13e5b7c-bf60-11eb-adac-dbe1b1fce2aa.html}}</ref> windstorms and other types of natural disasters. | The '''Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program''' is a program administered by the [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]] to respond to floods, fires,<ref>{{cite web | last=Bennett | first=Matthew | title=Glenwood finishes emergency watershed protection project | website=Aspen Daily News | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/glenwood-finishes-emergency-watershed-protection-project/article_e13e5b7c-bf60-11eb-adac-dbe1b1fce2aa.html}}</ref> windstorms and other types of natural disasters. | ||
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| Sponsor Organization | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Top Organization | Department of Agriculture |
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 | This page in a nutshell: Program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service |
The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program is a program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to respond to floods, fires,[1] windstorms and other types of natural disasters.
For construction activities, it provides up to 75% of the project cost.
Types
Types of work this program funds include:
- removing debris;
- reshaping and protecting eroded banks;
- correcting damaged drainage facilities;
- repairing levees and other water conveyance structures; and
- purchasing flood plain easements[2]
Funding
It is almost always funded in supplemental appropriations that provide federal assistance to deal with a natural disaster.
Sponsors
The EWP's activities are sponsored by a city, county, town, conservation district, or any federally-recognized Native American tribe or tribal organization before EWP can come in with their expertise to assist a region that has experienced an emergency.[3]
Over 430 sites in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands had to be immediately addressed by EWP after Hurricane Maria struck on September 20, 2017.[4] While EWP normally funds 75% of project costs, President Donald Trump authorized EWP to cover 100% of the costs for debris removal and other watershed protection costs, from the time Hurricane Maria occurred through May, 2018.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Bennett, Matthew (1970-01-01). "Glenwood finishes emergency watershed protection project". https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/glenwood-finishes-emergency-watershed-protection-project/article_e13e5b7c-bf60-11eb-adac-dbe1b1fce2aa.html.
- ↑ "Fees kick in for New Hanover County's Stormwater Services program, but at a discount". 2021-06-14. https://www.whqr.org/local/2021-06-14/fees-kick-in-for-new-hanover-countys-stormwater-services-program-but-at-a-discount.
- ↑ "Webinar - EWP in the Caribbean Area (1/2019)". NRCS NSSC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4zTD0Tafc.
- ↑ "USDA-NRCS to hold state technical committee meetings for Puerto Rico/USVI". 2020-12-08. https://newsismybusiness.com/usda-nrcs-to-hold-state-technical-committee-meetings-for-puerto-rico-usvi/.
- ↑ "Otorgan fondos federales para reclutar personal de ley y orden" (in es). 2017-11-27. https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/otorgan-fondos-federales-para-reclutar-personal-de-ley-y-orden/.
This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach, Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition, Congressional Research Service, https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf
