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Flooding near Hamburg, Iowa

Special Signup for USDA Floodplain Easement Program Offered Through Oct. 1

USDA is offering an Emergency Watershed Protection—Floodplain Easement Program (EWP-FPE) signup through Oct. 1, according to Rich Sims, state conservationist for the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Iowa. EWP-FPE provides farmers with frequently-flooded, river bottom farmland an opportunity to retire that land from production, while creating wildlife benefits and helping to reduce downstream flooding.
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Additional EQIP Funds Available for New Practices and Flood Repair

The US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Iowa will receive an additional $10.6 million in Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds, according to Rich Sims, Iowa NRCS state conservationist.
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...Biofilters Now Eligible
...Radio News Release, "EQIP Kills Odors"

Three Mile Lake outlets to Three Mile Creek. The lake was built as a flood control structure through the USDA's Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program.

Floods of 2008

View the latest on the 2008 floods, including news, resources, photos, and emergency information.  

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...USDA Flood Recovery Assistance
...USDA Program Provides Alternatives for Flood-Prone Bottomland

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Last Modified: 09/04/2008