Emergency Watershed Protection Program
Stored: Emergency Watershed Protection Program
| Type | Program |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Organization | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Top Organization | Department of Agriculture |
| Creation Legislation | N/A |
| Website | Website |
| Purpose | |
| Program Start | |
| Initial Funding | |
| Duration | |
| Historic | No |
 | 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