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{{Short description|Program administered by the [[Natural Resources Conservation Service]]}}
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|ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program
|ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program
|ProgramType=Program
|ProgramType=Program
|OrgSponsor=U.S. Department of Agriculture
|OrgSponsor=Natural Resources Conservation Service
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|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|Website=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp/
|Historic=No
|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.
|Website=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp/
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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]].  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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fees kick in for New Hanover County's Stormwater Services program, but at a discount | website=WHQR | date=2021-06-14 | url=https://www.whqr.org/local/2021-06-14/fees-kick-in-for-new-hanover-countys-stormwater-services-program-but-at-a-discount }}</ref>  For [[construction]] activities, it provides up to 75% of the project cost.  It is almost always funded in supplemental appropriations that provide federal assistance to deal with a [[natural disaster]]. 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.<ref name="Webinar by NRCS">{{cite web |title=Webinar - EWP in the Caribbean Area (1/2019) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4zTD0Tafc  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/er4zTD0Tafc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=NRCS NSSC |access-date=20 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
{{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.   
 
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<ref>{{cite web | title=Fees kick in for New Hanover County's Stormwater Services program, but at a discount | website=WHQR | date=2021-06-14 | url=https://www.whqr.org/local/2021-06-14/fees-kick-in-for-new-hanover-countys-stormwater-services-program-but-at-a-discount }}</ref>   
 
== 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.<ref name="Webinar by NRCS">{{cite web |title=Webinar - EWP in the Caribbean Area (1/2019) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4zTD0Tafc  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/er4zTD0Tafc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=NRCS NSSC |access-date=20 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web | title=USDA-NRCS to hold state technical committee meetings for Puerto Rico/USVI | website=News is My Business | date=2020-12-08 | url=https://newsismybusiness.com/usda-nrcs-to-hold-state-technical-committee-meetings-for-puerto-rico-usvi/ | access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Otorgan fondos federales para reclutar personal de ley y orden | website=El Nuevo Día | date=2017-11-27 | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/otorgan-fondos-federales-para-reclutar-personal-de-ley-y-orden/ | language=es | access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | title=USDA-NRCS to hold state technical committee meetings for Puerto Rico/USVI | website=News is My Business | date=2020-12-08 | url=https://newsismybusiness.com/usda-nrcs-to-hold-state-technical-committee-meetings-for-puerto-rico-usvi/ | access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Otorgan fondos federales para reclutar personal de ley y orden | website=El Nuevo Día | date=2017-11-27 | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/notas/otorgan-fondos-federales-para-reclutar-personal-de-ley-y-orden/ | language=es | access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
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