Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program

The Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, a program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), includes Watershed Operations (under the Flood Control Act of 1944, P.L. 78- watershed projects to distinguish them from larger downstream projects built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and by the Bureau of Reclamation.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition" by Jasper Womach.

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