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    • USDA Facts and Figures Resource Packet
    • Are our local Headwaters dams safe? An OPED about the Virginia Headwaters Watershed Project
    • If you missed the webinar listed below here some key Q&A from that discussion and additional information on the USDA Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Proposal Guidance FY 2020 Funding. Notice deadlines for submitting funding requests.
    • USDA NRCS Watershed Program Listening Session – Presentation by Kevin Farmer, NRCS Watershed Program Branch Chief
    • EWP Program Used to Repair Lake Bennett Dam
    • Missouri Watershed Program Continues to Benefit Farmers and Communities
    • Rehabilitation of Hearthstone Lake Dam Will Extend Life of Dam for Another 68 Years
    • Floodwater Retention Dams Prevent Additional Damage from Disastrous Flooding in Texas
    • Flood control dams saved Oklahoma $19.6 million in flood damages
    • Lower Columbia Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program Project in Oregon Focuses on Water Quality Improvement
    • TSSWCB Announces Completion of $8 Million Rehabilitation Project on Flood Control Structure in Kyle, Texas
    • Watershed Program Seminar and Listening Session News Release
    • USDA invests in the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project
    • California’s Santa Monica Debris Basin Prevented Damages from Eroding Wildfire Burned Areas
    • Watersheds Our Water Our Home- A Nebraska NRCS News Release on Watershed Projects Benefits
    • Nebraska Duck Creek Dam No. 12 Feature Article
    • Departee Creek RCPP Project Receives Approval
    • City of McKinney, TX Receives State-Wide Recognition for Dam Rehabilitation
    • Oklahoma Watershed Dam Provides Multiple Benefits
    • Huntsman Lake Dam Provides Storm Water Management and Much More
    • USDA Approves Nine Projects Under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Utilizing Watershed Program Authority
    • Lower Colorado River Authority receives $8 million grant from the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program to construct new reservoir in Colorado County, Texas
    • Virginia Flood Control Lake Provides Critical Water Supply
    • Overcoming Challenges of Rehabilitating Flood Control Dams in Urban Areas
    • Texas Flood Control Dams Withstand El Nino Generated Storms
    • Swan Quarter Watershed Project Story
    • Watershed Dams Prevent Millions of Dollars in Flood Damages in Four States
    • Oklahoma’s Watershed Dams Reduces Flood Damages
    • Nebraska’s Watershed Program Reduces Flood Damages by $3 Million.
    • Flood control dams in Nebraska prevent over a million dollars in damages.
    • Texas Partnerships Protect Water Quality and Quantity of Ft. Worth Water Supply
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    • Rehab. Information Resource Kit
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    • Call to Action: FY 2016 Budget Materials Information
    • Sample letter to Congress concerning the Fiscal Year 2016 Watershed Program Budget
    • Educate and Inform Congress: Critical Infrastructure, Critical Investment
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