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Emergency Watershed Protection Program Overview and Eligibility Criteria

The Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, established in 1950, addresses urgent watershed impairments caused by natural disasters, including floods, droughts, and hurricanes. Activation can occur through Presidential or State Conservationist declarations. Local and federal funding supports critical projects like debris removal, levee repairs, and streambank stabilization, with a focus on protecting lives and property. Eligible sponsors include local governments and Indian Tribes. For more details, please contact Allan Stahl at the NRCS.

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Emergency Watershed Protection Program Overview and Eligibility Criteria

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  1. N R C S Emergency Watershed Protection Program

  2. EWP Program Description • EWP Program Overview • When EWP is activated • Presidential Declaration • State Conservationist Declaration

  3. Authority • Statute • Authorized in 1950 • Drought added in 1978 • Floodplain Easements added in 1996

  4. Eligible Impairments • Floods

  5. Eligible Impairments • Fires

  6. Eligible Impairments • Hurricanes • Tornadoes • Typhoons

  7. Eligible Impairments Other Impairments • Earthquakes • Volcanic Activity • Drought • Ice Storms

  8. Eligible Sponsors • Local Units or Subdivisions of State Government • State Government • Other Government Entities • Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations

  9. EWP Funding - Sponsor • Ability to provide Local Share of Construction Costs • Responsible for Operation & Maintenance • Ability to Obtain Land Rights • Ability to Acquire Permits

  10. EWP Funding - Federal • Typically Funded via Supplemental Appropriations

  11. Local Funding - 25% • Cash • “In-Kind” Goods or Services • Combination of Above

  12. EWP Events Funded

  13. EWP FUNDING

  14. EWP FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT ACRES

  15. EWP FLOODPLAIN EASEMENT CONTRACTS

  16. Eligibility Criteria • Reduce Threat to Life or Property • Economically Defensible • Alleviates Sudden Watershed Impairment

  17. Eligible Measures • Debris Removal

  18. Eligible Measures • Streambank Stabilization

  19. Eligible Measures • Critical Area Treatment

  20. Eligible Measures • Levee Repair

  21. Eligible Measures • PL 78-534 & 83-566 Structure Repair

  22. Eligible Measures • Ice Damage

  23. Solutions • Debris Removal

  24. Solutions • Bioengineering

  25. Solutions • Livestock and Poultry Carcass Disposal

  26. Solutions • Floodplain Easement

  27. IneligibleMeasures • Restore Agricultural Productivity to Farmland

  28. IneligibleMeasures • Replacement of Infrastructure

  29. IneligibleMeasures • Flood Fighting/Rescue

  30. IneligibleMeasures • Correcting Pre-existing Problems

  31. IneligibleMeasures • Repair coastal erosion to beaches and shorelines

  32. EWP Summary • Must be an imminent threat to life and property as a result of a natural disaster • Must alleviate a sudden impairment to the watershed • Must be economically defensible • Must have a sponsor, except floodplain easements

  33. NRCS EWP PROGRAM Questions, please contact: Allan Stahl State Conservation Engineer Natural Resources Conservation Service 339 Busch’s Frontage Rd. Annapolis, MD 21401 Allan.Stahl@md.usda.gov http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/ewp/index.html

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