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Council authorizes $1.8 million matching funds for NRCS flood‑zone buyouts; program voluntary and deed‑restricted
Summary
City authorized up to $1.8 million in matching funds to participate in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection buyout program after the July 4 flood; staff said the program is voluntary for property owners and property use will be deed‑restricted in perpetuity.
The San Angelo City Council on Sept. 2 approved authorization for up to $1,800,000 in city matching funds to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) buyout program activated after the July 4 flooding.
Staff said the NRCS EWP program provides roughly a 75/25 federal‑local split for property acquisition in defined floodway areas; the city’s $1.8 million would be matched by NRCS funding to buy out eligible properties so they can be removed from flood exposure and kept in nonstructural uses. Patrick Frerich, operations director, told council the city submitted a letter of interest to NRCS…
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