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Natural Resources Conservation Service A report to the Red River Valley Association

Natural Resources Conservation Service A report to the Red River Valley Association. James Featherston Agricultural Economist USDA-NRCS Temple, Texas. Watershed Activities in Red River Valley. American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) FY09 – FY10 $26.4 million statewide .

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Natural Resources Conservation Service A report to the Red River Valley Association

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  1. Natural Resources Conservation ServiceA report to the Red River Valley Association James Featherston Agricultural Economist USDA-NRCS Temple, Texas

  2. Watershed Activities in Red River Valley

  3. American Reinvestment and Recovery Act(ARRA)FY09 – FY10$26.4 million statewide

  4. Trinity River – Chambers Creek SubwatershedSite 75B

  5. Lower Brushy CreekSite 4A

  6. ARRA – Red River Valley

  7. Caney Creek Site 3A$399,000 Mitigation

  8. Texas Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (PL-566), FY09$6.078 million statewide$217,000 Red River Valley (funding to work on mitigation for Caney Creek 3A plus 6 assessments of high hazard dams)

  9. Dam Rehabilitation Needs$374 million statewide for 238 dams$8.5 million for 6 dams in Red River Valley

  10. Dam Repair and Maintenance Needs (2008 survey)Statewide: $53 million for repairs to 219 dams; $11 million for maintenance on 1,968 damsRRV: $1.7 million for repairs to 14 dams; $674,000 for maintenance on 179 dams

  11. In 2009 Texas State Legislature approved $15 million for 2010-2011 biennium for repairs and maintenance.

  12. FY2010 Funding NationwideWatersheds and Flood Prevention Operations: $30 millionWatershed Rehabilitation Program: $40.161 million

  13. Farm Bill Activities During 2009 in Red River Valley Basin

  14. Wetlands Reserve Program

  15. Potential WRP Acres

  16. Farm Bill Programs – Red River Valley Basin, FY09 • EQIP - $11.1 million • AWEP - $2.4 million • WHIP - $361,000

  17. Wildfires – 2009 • 33 EQIP contracts • 29,000 acres • $234,000

  18. Emergency Watershed Protection • 25 sites in Fannin County • $647,000 • Summer 2007 Floods • Repair headwalls, stabilize streambanks

  19. Questions?

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