Emergency Watershed Assistance Available (updated phone numbers)

MORGANTOWN, WV, May. 18, 2009 —The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the West Virginia Conservation Agency and Conservation Districts, are accepting requests for assistance from private landowners to address stream impairments in response to flooding that occurred on May 9 and 10, 2009 in southern West Virginia. The programs are designed to alleviate threats to life and property that result from natural disasters such as the May 9 and 10, 2009 flooding. Emergency assistance to address stream channel obstructions or severely eroding stream banks for eligible sites in Boone, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties may be available through the Conservation Partnership.

Interested landowners in Boone, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties, whose homes, businesses or other improved property are threatened by severe streambank erosion or stream channel obstructions may request assistance by contacting the West Virginia Conservation Agency at 866-823-5663 (toll free) or 304-957-2994.

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