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NRCS Helps Restore Flood-Ravaged Indiana Town
from l. Indiana NRCS State Conservationist Jane
Hardisty and Plainfield Town Manager Richard Carlucci sign historic EWP
agreement |
The largest Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) project agreement in
Indiana’s history -- between NRCS and the Town of Plainfield was recently signed at
a bridge over White Lick Creek. NRCS Indiana State Conservationist Jane Hardisty
and Plainfield Town Manager Richard Carlucci signed the significant agreement
signaling the beginning of the cleanup process. “Repair work will include
removing fallen trees from the creek and stabilizing the banks where erosion has
eaten away long stretches,” said Hardisty. “Some of the rock and gravel bars
that were deposited in the channel will be removed, which will help prevent
future bank erosion.”
Through the agency’s Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP), NRCS will
provide approximately $2.3 million for the Town of Plainfield’s restoration
project. This project represents the largest EWP funding for a single project in
Indiana’s history. The federal program requires the recipient to match 25
percent of the construction cost through local sources, which the Town of
Plainfield has accomplished.
The Labor Day flood of 2003 wreaked havoc in Indiana, particularly to the Town
of Plainfield along White Lick Creek. The rushing waters downed trees, eroded
banks, washed out a trail, and left debris and gravel bars in its wake. To help
restore the area back to its pre-flood condition, NRCS is stepping in to help.
Your contact is Michael McGovern,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 317-290-3200, ext. 324.
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