7 CFR § 624.2 - Objective.

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title: "7 CFR § 624.2 - Objective."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "624.2"
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chapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_number: "624"
part_name: "EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Sec. 216, P.L. 81-516, 33 U.S.C. 70lb-1; Sec. 403, P.L. 95-334, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2203; 5 U.S.C. 301."
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# 624.2 Objective.

The objective of the EWP Program is to assist sponsors, landowners, and operators in implementing emergency recovery measures for runoff retardation and erosion prevention to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by a natural disaster that causes a sudden impairment of a watershed.