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{{Program | {{Program | ||
|ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program | |ProgramName=Emergency Watershed Protection Program | ||
|ProgramType=Program | |ProgramType=Program | ||
|OrgSponsor= | |OrgSponsor=Natural Resources Conservation Service | ||
| | |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. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{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. | ||