Flooded field in Salisbury: Vermont will receive nearly $8.7 million for two flood relief programs integral to helping Vermont farmers and property owners recover from Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Louis Varricchio.
Washington, D.C. — Vermont’s congressional delegation— U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.)—announced that Vermont will receive nearly $8.7 million for two flood relief programs integral to helping Vermont farmers and property owners recover from Tropical Storm Irene.
Vermont will receive $6.3 million for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) and $2.3 million for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Both programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
EWP assists property owners whose homes are threatened by flooded rivers, helping to stabilize stream banks and protect foundations and houses from further flood damage.
EWP also provides resources for clearing log jams that threaten property and public infrastructure.
ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters
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