Article: NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE AWARDS WILSON COUNTY $286,000

Rep. Henry Cuellar, R-Texas (28th CD), issued the following news release:

Congressman Henry Cuellar announced today that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture, through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, has awarded Wilson County $286,000 for drainage improvements as a result of last year's heavy rains.

Specifically, the dollars will be used for the overall maintenance of the drainage systems damaged by the March 2007 torrential rains that hit Wilson County. The $286,000 awarded is a partial award and the remaining request for assistance is on a waiting list for EWP Program funding. Should additional funds become ...

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