Bennet, Romney Release GAO Report Recommending Improvements to the Emergency Watershed Protection Program
Senators Requested Report on Disaster Recovery Program in 2019
Nov 18, 2021
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the challenges faced by Western communities in the aftermath of wildfire and detailing opportunities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to more effectively serve communities across the West as they recover.