Emergency Watershed Protection Program: Difference between revisions

{{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]].  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>