The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) helps local communities recover after a natural disaster strikes. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance to help local communities relieve imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. Eligible activities include:
- Removing debris from stream channels, road culverts and bridges
- Reshaping and protect eroded streambanks
- Correcting damaged or destroyed drainage facilities
- Establishing vegetative cover on critically eroding lands
- Repairing levees and structures
- Repairing certain conservation practices
- Purchasing EWP Buyouts
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