2017 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference Wrap-up

On April 4th, the Center for Watershed Protection hosted the second National Watershed and Stormwater Conference. This unique conference united online participation via national webcast with in-person discussion at our local hubs in Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Omaha, Nebraska. We wanted to share a quick wrap-up and testimonials about this annual event! Who was there In total, more than 230 people attended came more than 25 states from California to Connecticut and even from Puerto Rico and Canada! More than 165 registrants from federal, state and local government agencies, consulting firms, universities and non-profits came to participate and learn face [...]

2017-09-26T14:47:30-04:00April 4th, 2017|
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Top Clean Water Success Stories in Pennsylvania

The Center for Watershed Protection believes that clean water and healthy watersheds are a critical component of our country and communities. Water is essential — for drinking, recreating and maintaining a strong economy. Today and for the past several decades, a variety of pollutants – including trash, raw sewage, stormwater runoff, nutrient pollution, suspended sediment and toxics – contaminates the many rivers and streams of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has a total of 83,438 stream miles; nearly one in four streams do not meet water quality standards. To restore our rivers and streams, we need persistence, innovation, collaboration and hard work. We [...]

2018-01-19T13:25:16-05:00January 6th, 2017|
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Center Receives EPA Funding to Restore Proctor Creek Watershed in Atlanta

As part of the EPA award, The Center for Watershed Protection, Inc., will provide a replicable blueprint for pollutant load reduction crediting by developing a cost-effective approach to clean urban waters that integrates community-based water monitoring. A stakeholder group will be convened to vet the approach, which is expected to provide significant and quantifiable pollutant reduction to the Proctor Creek watershed in Atlanta. The project team includes the City of Atlanta, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, and Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. Read full press release here.

2020-02-12T20:11:38-05:00December 31st, 2014|
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