Saturday, August 21, 2010
Natural Resources Conservation Service Assists Pike County
KENTUCKY...
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing
financial and technical assistance to the Pike County Fiscal Court in removing
debris and repairing stream banks damaged by the storm event that occurred on July
17, 2010. After receiving a request for assistance from the Pike County Fiscal
Court, NRCS began accessing damage from this event on Sunday July 18, 2010.
As of Aug. 18, 2010, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has provided
technical assistance in the reconstruction of streams and has provided 90 percent
funding to repair the damages to 12 creeks. The financial assistance provided by
NRCS for repair of these streams as of today is $2,974,762.
NRCS continues to evaluate and access the damages from this storm event and is
presently accessing other streams with an anticipated added cost of $1 to $1.2
million.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing
financial and technical assistance to the Pike County Fiscal Court in removing
debris and repairing stream banks damaged by the storm event that occurred on July
17, 2010. After receiving a request for assistance from the Pike County Fiscal
Court, NRCS began accessing damage from this event on Sunday July 18, 2010.
As of Aug. 18, 2010, the Natural Resources Conservation Service has provided
technical assistance in the reconstruction of streams and has provided 90 percent
funding to repair the damages to 12 creeks. The financial assistance provided by
NRCS for repair of these streams as of today is $2,974,762.
NRCS continues to evaluate and access the damages from this storm event and is
presently accessing other streams with an anticipated added cost of $1 to $1.2
million.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:05 PM 
