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Buncombe County reports millions in federal stream-repair approvals; shifts suburban sites to state STRAP program
Summary
County staff said Emergency Watershed Protection applications and site visits have yielded nearly $25 million in federal approvals for infrastructure‑threatening stream repairs; staff are steering other damaged streams toward a state STRAP program for additional funding.
Buncombe County agricultural and land‑resources staff told the Land Conservation Advisory Board they have led a large, multi‑partner response to post‑hurricane stream and bank damage and are directing eligible work through federal and state programs.
Staff said the county’s Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) work identified hundreds of sites, with more than 550 site visits performed and almost $25 million in federal approvals to assist owners of properties where…
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