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City outlines NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection work, identifies priority creek sites
Summary
City staff detailed an NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection grant program to remove trees, debris and sediment and stabilize creek banks after Hurricane Helene; staff highlighted priority sites including Willowwick/Pole Branch Creek and Walnut Lane, said plans are ~90% complete, and reported an extension to March 26, 2026 and a separate $1.3 million application pending.
Public Works staff presented details of an Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the Oct. 13 study session, outlining sites and logistics for removing storm debris and stabilizing creek banks damaged by Hurricane Helene.
The presentation described the EWP program’s purpose as removing obstructions and correcting impacts to waterways that pose a risk to life or property. Staff identified multiple priority locations: the Willowwick (Pole Branch Creek) site where erosion exposed a sewer line and damaged an emergency access road, Pretty…
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