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USDA offers emergency assistance
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July 5, 2012 |
The good news is – water levels in the Kootenai
River will peak Friday night and Saturday
morning and then start to recede. The bad news
is that we will undoubtedly see more damage to
crops in Boundary County due to elevated water
tables.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has emergency
assistance programs that may be able to provide
technical or financial assistance.
The programs are subject to availability of
funds, but it is important to document damages
now to establish the need. Assistance may be
emergency loans, assistance to remove debris or
restore conservation practices or to repair
drainage facilities.
If your land has suffered damage due to the
flooding, contact your local USDA Service Center
to find out more: USDA Service Center (Farm
Services Agency and Natural Resources
Conservation Service), 6813 El Paso Road,
Bonners Ferry, Idaho or phone (208) 267-3340.
For online information about USDA emergency
assistance programs visit:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ecpfactsheet0312.pdf
or
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp. |
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