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Emergency Watershed Protection Program

Last Modified: 09/01/2010 12:39 PM

The Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) was set up by Congress to respond to emergencies created by natural disasters. It is designed to relieve imminent hazards to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences. The purpose of EWP is to help groups of people with a common problem. It is generally not an individual assistance program. 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 United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is responsible for administering the program. NRCS offers various types of technical and financial help for those who have been affected by natural resource disasters.

Project Profiles

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Southern California Fuel Removal (PDF; 636 KB)

General EWP Information

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EWP Brochure (PDF; 277 KB)
Programa de Emergencia para la Protección de Cuencas (Emergency Watershed Protection Program) (en español) (PDF; 219 KB)

National Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)

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