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.
EWP Success Stories
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Alaska |
Snag Point (PDF, 204 KB) |
Alabama |
Marion City (PDF, 148 KB) |
Arizona |
White Mountain Apache Tribe (PDF, 191 KB) |
Arkansas |
Clark County (PDF, 166 KB) |
California |
Calabasas Fire (PDF, 114 KB) |
California |
Milliken Creek Inn (PDF, 223 KB) |
California |
Placer Creek (PDF, 133 KB) |
Maryland |
Charles and Calvert Counties (PDF, 457 KB) |
Michigan |
Marquette County - Silver Lake Basin (PDF, 533 KB) |
Minnesota |
Long Tom Dam (PDF, 200 KB) |
Minnesota |
Steambank Stabilization (PDF, 70 KB) |
Montana |
Avoiding the Damage (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
Montana |
Avoiding the Disaster (PDF, 702 KB) |
Montana |
Lyon Gulch Protection Project (PDF, 237 KB) |
Montana |
Cave Gulch (PDF, 718 KB) |
Oklahoma |
McCurtain County Tornado (PDF, 565 KB) |
Rhode Island |
St. Rocco's Church (PDF, 231 KB) |
Texas |
Central Texas Flood (PDF, 412 KB) |
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Florida - Okaloosa EWP, 2:00; (24,036 KB)
EWP Rules, Notices, and Supporting Documents
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Final Rule, 7 CFR Part 624 (PDF, 90 KB)
EWP Rule Benefit/Cost Analysis (PDF, 270 KB)
EWP Final Environmental Impact Statement
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Final Front (PDF, 2 MB)
Final Chapter 1 (PDF, 110 KB)
Final Chapter 2 (PDF, 2.93 MB)
Final Chapter 3 (PDF, 2.28 MB)
Final Chapter 4 (PDF, 1.58 MB)
Final Chapter 5 (PDF, 3.81 MB)
Final References(PDF, 535 KB)
FEIS Responses-1 Federal (PDF, 3.21 MB)
FEIS Responses-2 State Agencies (PDF, 1.6 MB)
FEIS Responses-3 Local Ag and Tribal (PDF, 254 KB)
FEIS Responses-4 Private Individual (PDF, 1.4 MB)
FEIS Reponses-5 Not Requiring Responses (PDF, 877 KB)
Final Preparers (PDF, 346 KB)
Final Back (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Appendix A (PDF, 2.97 MB)
Appendix B (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Appendix C (PDF, 17 MB)
Appendix D (PDF, 6.27 MB)
Appendix E (PDF, 771 KB)
EWP Final Record of Decision (PDF, 80.91 KB)
EWP ROD Attachment 1-FPEIS Comments Responses (PDF, 699 KB)
EWP Final FEIS (PDF, 339 KB)