CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 600 to 663) > SUBCHAPTER F—SUPPORT ACTIVITIES (parts 650 to 658) > PART 654—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE > SUBPART D—Emergency Watershed Protection (§654.40 to §654.41) > 654.41—Performance of operation and maintenance.

654.41—Performance of operation and maintenance.

(a) Arrangement. O&M is a prerequisite for approval of Federal emergency assistance when:
(1) The emergency measure needs to be operated and maintained in order to serve its intended purpose, or
(2) The emergency measure needs to be operated and maintained to insure that it will not become hazardous.
(b) Time of operation and maintenance. The sponsor(s)' obligations for O&M begin when the measure is installed and extend for the duration of the time required for the emergency measure to serve the purpose for which it is installed.
(c) Performance. Operation and maintenance is to be performed in a manner that will protect the environment and otherwise comply with NRCS, State, and local requirements. The method of performing O&M is at the option of the sponsor(s).