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Leading the nation with
clean water solutions.

The Center for Watershed Protection works to advance clean water resources and healthy ecosystems through responsible land and water management.

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Join a national network of professionals dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art in watershed and stormwater management, and receive exclusive benefits and discounts.

How We’re Making a Difference

Research

The Center conducts applied research to better understand the influence of land use activities on our water resources and develop best practices to prevent and alleviate potential harm.
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Watershed &
Stormwater Services

The Center provides watershed and stormwater management consulting services to state and local governments, non-profits, consultants, and other clients.
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Training

The Center offers customized on-site training on a variety of watershed and stormwater topics.
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Online Watershed Library

OWL is a searchable online database of watershed and stormwater articles, reports, manuals, plans, tools and other resources. All Center for Watershed Protection publications are free to the public on OWL. CWPA members and OWL subscribers have access to the full database.

Latest News & Opinion

Runoff Rundown

Read these articles and more in the latest issue of our newsletter:

  • Project Update: Targeting Outfall Screening Based on Pollution Risk in Baltimore County
  • CWP Board Profile: Meet Juanita Galbreath
  • CWPA Member Spotlights: In-Situ, MPCA
  • CWP News: MAC-IECA Conference Features Regional Heavy Hitter Keynote Speakers, Local Mitigation Planning Handbook Now Available!, Do you need technical assistance?, A few days left to submit your abstracts for the 2023 Ag & Watershed Symposium!, 2023 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference Highlights
  • Upcoming Events: Ecopia Lunch & Learn, 2023 Back to the Basics Training Series, 2023 MAC-IECA 30th Anniversary Annual Conference, Webcast 7: Stormwater Standards in the US, 2023 Ag & Watershed Symposium, 2024 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference

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Upcoming Events

2023 Watershed and Stormwater Webcast Series 

Lunch & Learn Webcast Series

2023 MAC-IECA 30th Anniversary Annual Conference

2024 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference

We need your support!

Help us promote the adoption of responsible land and water management policies and get clean water projects in the ground.

Become a Friend of the Center

By becoming a Friend of the Center you are supporting our mission to protect and restore our streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and bays from the impacts of land use activities. Our experienced staff of scientists, planners and environmental professionals are the technical experts who help municipalities, advocates, policymakers and citizens get clean water projects in the ground”

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