USDA offers emergency assistance
July 5, 2012
The good news is – water levels in the Kootenai River will peak Friday night and Saturday morning and then start to recede. The bad news is that we will undoubtedly see more damage to crops in Boundary County due to elevated water tables.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has emergency assistance programs that may be able to provide technical or financial assistance.

The programs are subject to availability of funds, but it is important to document damages now to establish the need. Assistance may be emergency loans, assistance to remove debris or restore conservation practices or to repair drainage facilities.

If your land has suffered damage due to the flooding, contact your local USDA Service Center to find out more: USDA Service Center (Farm Services Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service), 6813 El Paso Road, Bonners Ferry, Idaho or phone (208) 267-3340.

For online information about USDA emergency assistance programs visit:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ecpfactsheet0312.pdf or
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/landscape/ewpp.