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Pennsylvania Communities to Gain Stormwater Expert

September 3, 2020 Lancaster, PA – The Center for Watershed Protection, a national leader in stormwater management and watershed planning, has announced a new program director in Pennsylvania to get clean water projects in the ground. The Center has hired Ruth Ayn Hocker, a highly respected stormwater professional engineer with experience in all technical and policy aspects of stormwater management, to lead efforts in Pennsylvania. “Protecting our nation’s water quality and natural resources has never been so important, especially in states like Pennsylvania, which contributes significant nutrient loads to the Chesapeake Bay,” said Hye Yeong Kwon, the Center’s Executive Director. [...]

admin2020-09-15T16:46:38-04:00September 14th, 2020|

2020 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference Highlights

2020 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference Highlights From April 14th through April 16th, the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. hosted its fifth annual National Watershed & Stormwater Conference virtually. We had originally intended to host this year’s Conference in Austin, Texas; however, in the current situation, the Center made the ambitious and difficult decision to transition the Conference to a virtual format, with each Center staff member pitching in from their homes. Even though we had to transition to a virtual format, we still wanted this year’s conference to highlight the water concerns associated with the Texas region. We were [...]

admin2020-05-13T09:33:38-04:00May 6th, 2020|

Stormwater Jobs Training Program First Environmental Program to Receive National Accreditation

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (January 23, 2020) – The Center for Watershed Protection today announced that its Clean Water Certificate (CWC) Training Program for Workforce Development, which launched in Baltimore in 2017, has gained ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accreditation—the ANSI/ASTM E2659 accreditation for the Standard Practice for Certificate Programs. The Center’s training program, the first environmental program in the nation to receive this type of accreditation, teaches participants stormwater installation and maintenance skills and job-readiness competencies so they can secure living-wage jobs in the stormwater industry. “Becoming ANAB accredited means that our training program meets the highest of standards, so [...]

admin2020-01-24T10:00:22-05:00January 24th, 2020|

New Guide for Retrofitting Stormwater Ponds on Private Lands

Throughout the U.S., thousands of waters are listed for water quality impairments from stormwater sources. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) developed to address these impairments are enforced in part through municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permits, and compliance with these TMDL requires retrofitting developed lands by installing new or upgrading existing stormwater best management practices (BMPs). However, the supply of public lands on which to install retrofits is limited since the majority of land in most communities is privately-owned. As a result, MS4 entities must figure out how to also harness private lands for retrofit installation. The Center for [...]

admin2020-01-24T10:02:48-05:00January 21st, 2020|

Helping Historic New Market, MD Bring Stormwater Management into the Present

The Town of New Market, Maryland was established more than 200 years ago. As a result, runoff from the historic district (almost half the area of the Town), which was developed before the adoption of stormwater management regulations, flows untreated into storm drains and streams. Over the past two years, the Center for Watershed Protection has assisted the Town with efforts to better manage runoff from these areas to reduce pollution while also addressing other community concerns. The work began in 2017, when the Center conducted an assessment for the Town to evaluate opportunities to install stormwater retrofits that reduce [...]

admin2019-11-27T08:08:16-05:00November 27th, 2019|

2019 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference Highlights

From April 29th to May 2nd, the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. hosted its fourth annual National Watershed & Stormwater Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Each year, this conference provides a forum for sharing fresh ideas on watershed and stormwater management principles and practices. This year, in keeping with the concerns of Charleston, we underscored the importance of coastal resiliency. Here is a download of some of the highlights of the conference! Who was there Over 250 attendees from 30 different states joined us in Charleston this year. Attendees were affiliated with a variety of organizations: federal, state, and local [...]

admin2019-05-29T11:37:08-04:00May 28th, 2019|

Constructing Stormwater Retrofits in Maryland: Challenges & Recommendations for Cost Estimation

The construction of stormwater retrofits has greatly accelerated within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the past decade, as communities work to meet water quality requirements such as TMDLs and stormwater permits. The Center for Watershed Protection took a look at data from 584 stormwater retrofit projects constructed by 41 different partners over the past seven years in Maryland to see what we could learn about retrofit costs and the factors affecting their variability. We began with a dataset of projects funded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and reached out to the grantees to collect additional information on [...]

admin2019-01-23T12:05:35-05:00January 11th, 2019|

Top Five Reasons to Attend April’s 2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference

The Center for Watershed Protection is once again hosting its annual Watershed and Stormwater Conference from April 29-May 2, 2019. The conference is the place to connect with water quality experts from across the country. Here are the top five reasons why you should attend: Hot topics and networking. Learn about the latest in stormwater management, watershed and stormwater research and its applications, watershed and stream health, and decision-making tools and credit protocols. Network at evening receptions (over a beer!) with water resource managers, practitioners, researchers and regulators from all over the United States. Real-world solutions. Too many conferences leave [...]

admin2020-03-19T09:59:43-04:00November 14th, 2018|

Guidance for Developing an Offsite Stormwater Compliance Program for Redevelopment Projects in Massachusetts

A new guidance document was recently developed by the Center for Watershed Protection to assist regulated small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) communities in Massachusetts develop an offsite mitigation program for redevelopment projects. Starting July 1, 2018, a new Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit went into effect. Through this permit, EPA Region 1 established a new stormwater performance standard for redevelopment projects within regulated small MS4 communities. The standard requires these projects to retain stormwater runoff and/or provide pollutant removal. Recognizing that this may be a challenge on many redevelopment sites, the new permit provides flexibility by allowing redevelopment [...]

admin2021-08-02T08:50:26-04:00October 24th, 2018|

Improving Stormwater Management at Maryland State Parks

In 2014, the Center for Watershed Protection was asked by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)- Parks Service (Parks) and Chesapeake and Coastal Services (CCS) to help address chronic maintenance issues associated with stormwater management on state park lands. After an initial scoping process, four projects were selected at North Point State Park and Gunpowder State Park, located in Baltimore County. The Center developed designs for the following projects and worked with DNR Parks Service, DNR CCS, and Maryland Department of the Environment to ensure that the projects addressed the park maintenance issues while providing water quality benefits: Permeable [...]

admin2018-11-28T08:02:28-05:00October 12th, 2018|