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Columbia County accepts NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection funding for storm-related debris removal — $31.65 million construction award
Summary
Columbia County accepted Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service to remove storm-generated debris, with $31,653,911 allocated for construction and $2,374,043.33 for technical assistance.
Columbia County commissioners approved an agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accept Emergency Watershed Protection Program funding to remove storm-generated debris that threatens infrastructure following Hurricane Helene and related storms.
NRCS has approved $31,653,911 for construction work to clear debris and $2,374,043.33 for technical assistance (engineering, administration, inspection and monitoring). County staff told commissioners NRCS has the funding already allocated and that the county will be reimbursed for eligible work;…
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