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Agricultural Credit Act of 1978

A federal law that provides various forms of financial assistance and programs to farmers and rural communities, including the Emergency Watershed Program.

Emergency Watershed Program (EWP)

A federal program managed by the Department of Agriculture that helps communities recover from natural disasters by addressing damage to watersheds, such as restoring streambanks or clearing debris.

Watershed

An area of land where all of the water that drains off it goes into the same river, lake, or ocean. Healthy watersheds are crucial for managing water flow and preventing floods.

Conservation effects assessment project

A study or effort to measure and understand the environmental benefits and impacts of different farming and conservation practices.

Recurrence scenarios

Different possibilities of how often floods might happen and their potential intensity (e.g., a '100-year flood' refers to a flood that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year).

Structural measures

Engineered structures built to control water, such as dams, levees, floodwalls, or retention ponds, used for flood protection or water management.