Purpose of Program

Purpose of Program. The purpose of the Watershed Repair and Rehabilitation Cost Share Program is to assist local watershed districts in the repair, rehabilitation or removal of water impoundment structures constructed with financing from the United States of America under Public Law 534 and Public Law 566. A “watershed district” includes and “watershed district, soil and water conservation district, drainage district, flood control district, or water management district authorized by the Mississippi Legislature which has the management responsibility for any Public Law 534 or Public Law 566 water impoundment structure.”