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Commissioners ratify NRCS EWP request and waive landfill fees for fire-related debris as recovery planning advances
Summary
The board ratified a formal request for Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) funding to the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), directed staff to track debris tonnage and agreed to waive landfill fees for fire-related materials while recovery planning proceeds; scope-of-work and a recovery-manager RFP were also circulated.
Rio Blanco County commissioners moved forward on a set of wildfire-recovery items at the Sept. 23 meeting: they ratified a county request to NRCS for Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) funds, agreed to a temporary waiver of county landfill fees for fire-related materials, and discussed release of a recovery-manager scope of work that the county had circulated publicly.
What the board approved - EWP letter ratified: The board ratified a letter requesting long-term recovery funds for watershed protection related to the Lee and Elk fires. NRCS’s EWP program provides technical and financial assistance for emergency measures to safeguard public infrastructure after disasters; the county’s letter asks NRCS to…
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