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Columbia County applied for NRCS emergency watershed grant to clear hurricane debris from streams
Summary
County stormwater staff said Columbia County applied in October for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program to remove Hurricane Helene debris blocking streams; work requires NRCS approval and private‑property right‑of‑entry and is limited by federal funding and environmental permits.
Columbia County applied in October for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP), a federal grant administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), to remove debris left by Hurricane Helene that is blocking streams and threatening nearby infrastructure, county stormwater staff said.
The grant is intended for recovery and resilience, not aesthetic improvements, county staff said. “This is a recovery grant, a resiliency grant. It is not a beautification project,” a stormwater compliance team representative said, adding that NRCS reviewed each potential cleanup…
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