[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR622.11]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 622_WATERSHED PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B_Qualifications
 
Sec. 622.11  Eligible watershed projects.

    (a) To be eligible for Federal assistance, a watershed project must:
    (1) Meet the definition of a watershed area as defined in NRCS's 
National Watersheds Manual.
    (2) Not exceed 250,000 acres in size.
    (3) Not include any single structure that provides more than 12,500 
acre-feet of floodwater detention capacity nor more than 25,000 acre-
feet of total capacity.
    (4) Have significant land or water management problems that can be 
solved or alleviated by measures for watershed protection, flood 
prevention, drainage, irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife, 
municipal or industrial water supply, or other water management.
    (5) Produce substantial benefits to the general public, to 
communities, and to groups of landowners.
    (6) Cannot be installed by individual or collective landowners under 
alternative cost-sharing assistance.
    (7) Have strong local citizen and sponsor support through agreement 
to obtain land rights, contribute the local cost of construction, and 
carry out operation and maintenance.
    (b) Works and improvement that may be included in a watershed 
project are those that:
    (1) Contribute to reducing floodwater, erosion, and sediment 
damages.
    (2) Further the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal 
of water and the conservation and proper utilization of land.
    (3) Have the greatest net national economic benefits consistent with 
protecting the Nation's environment (for structural water resource 
projects) relative to alternative works, unless an exception is granted 
by the Secretary.