[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 6] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR624.3] [Page 380] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 624--EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION--Table of Contents Sec. 624.3 Scope. (a) Authorized EWP technical and financial assistance may be made available when an emergency exists. Emergency water shed protection consists of emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention as needed to reduce hazards to life and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed imparied by a natural disaster. (b) Technical assistance includes engineering and other technical expertise necessary for planning and installing emergency measures. Emergency watershed protection is authorized in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.