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Emergency Watershed Protection
The purpose of the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program is to
undertake emergency measures, including the purchase of flood plain easements,
for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to safeguard lives and
property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed
whenever fire, flood or any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused
a sudden impairment of the watershed.
The program objective is to assist sponsors and individuals in implementing
emergency measures to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by
a natural disaster. Activities include providing financial and technical
assistance to remove debris from streams, protect destabilized stream banks,
establish cover on critically eroding lands, repairing conservation practices,
and the purchase of flood plain easements.
NRCS may bear up to 75 percent of the construction cost of emergency
measures. The remaining 25 percent must come from local sources and can be in
the form of cash or in-kind services.
Sponsors are responsible for providing land rights to do repair work and
securing the necessary permits. Sponsors are also responsible for furnishing
the local cost share and for accomplishing the installation of work. The work
can be done either through federal or local contracts.
A case by case investigation of the needed work is made by NRCS. All
projects undertaken must be sponsored by a political subdivision of the State,
such as a city, county, general improvement district, or conservation
district.
The Floodplain Easement Program (FEP) is operated under the EWP program.
EWP Information:
These files require
Acrobat Reader or
Microsoft Word
Step-by-Step Application Information (DOC; 25 KB)
EWP Fact Sheet (DOC; 30 KB)
Electronic Disaster Report (DOC;
57 KB)
Forms Needed:
Letter from local sponsor--provided by local sponsor
Damage Survey Report (PDF;
990 KB)
Additional Links:
Contact:
Teresah Caire, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Phone: (317) 290-3200, ext. 320
Email: teresah.caire@in.usda.gov
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