Board authorizes RFQ for engineering on Emergency Watershed Protection projects; potential $5–15M in federal aid
The board approved issuing an RFQ to select engineering services for Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) work after the manager said USDA scoping is complete and the county could receive between $5 million and $15 million depending on approved projects.
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The Board authorized county staff to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to select engineering services to run Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) projects that would address stream-bank restoration and silt removal following recent storm damage. County Manager Allen Hood told the board that scoping with the USDA/Soil & Water is complete and that the county could see "about 10 to $15,000,000" in potential EWP funding depending on which projects are approved.
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