Project Update:
Expanding the Agricultural BMP Database
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The Center has expanded the scope of peer-reviewed studies included in the Agricultural BMP Database. The Agricultural BMP Database is a long-term collaborative effort of the Water Research Foundation, the National Corn Growers Association and the United Soybean Board that provides a central repository of scientifically-based information on the effectiveness of individual BMPs for reducing sediment and nutrient pollution from agricultural sites.
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Project Update: Constructing Stormwater Retrofits in Maryland: Challenges & Recommendations for Cost Estimation
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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.
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Marlyn Argueta interviews Deb Caraco, our Sr. Watershed Engineer out of New York.
How did you get started working on watersheds?
I have always wanted to work somehow in water (as a kid I wanted to be a dolphin trainer or marine biologist), and math and science were my favorite subjects so water resources engineering is a natural fit.
What is your favorite part about working for the Center?
Since I am easily distracted, I love the variety of work at the Center, and I am continually amazed by the smart, hard-working and generous staff I get to work with.
Now for the silly questions. What was your favorite TV show when growing up?
“Little House on the Prairie,” hands down.
Which sea creature is your favorite?
Sea Otters because they’re just so cute.
What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?
I love board games of all kinds, especially if they include “expansion packs.”
What is your favorite river?
I’m going to have to give two answers on this one. My favorite very large river is the St. Lawrence, and my favorite smaller river is the Greenbrier River in West Virginia.
If you could have any one superpower, which would you choose?
The ability to communicate with the beasts of the land, sea and air.
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Promote Your Watershed Content through Center Lunch and Learns and Blogs
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Blog from Marlyn Argueta, Office Manager for the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc.
Are you looking to share your watershed work with a wider audience? The Center for Watershed Protection can help connect you to thousands of watershed and stormwater professionals through Lunch and Learns and blogs.
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New Bulletin Now Available!
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Read the latest article in our peer-reviewed journal: A stormwater rebate program is one type of incentive that communities may adopt to increase the implementation of green infrastructure on private property. A rebate program provides a mechanism for communities to address the ongoing challenge of finding impervious area for stormwater retrofits to reduce the impact of runoff on local streams while also meeting regulatory requirements. With much of the existing impervious acreage within a community associated with private land—with residential, commercial, and industrial land uses—financial incentives and a way to engage and inform these landowners are key to implementing practices on private property. A stormwater rebate program may help to accomplish both.
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January 31st, 2019,
12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Lunch & Learn (CWPA Members Only)
Gregg Petersen will be presenting "Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Their Relationship to Watershed Biotic Scores and Health"
March 27th, 2019, 4
:00 - 6:00 PM EST
Enjoy a Drink on Us (CWPA Members Only)
Join staff and other members at Manor Hill Tavern (Ellicott City, Maryland)
for conversation and fun while you meet other professionals in the watershed and stormwater industry.
April 3rd, 2019,
1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
Webcast 1: Nutrient Trading
Nutrient trading is a tool that offers both risks and opportunities for meeting Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), the pollution limits established in certain waterways. Trading allows dischargers that have exceeded their nutrient discharge reduction goals to sell their excess reductions as credits to other dischargers. Some states have established nutrient trading or offset programs, with varying degrees of participation. In this webcast, we will look at the increasing exploration of nutrient trading, review case studies of trading programs, and discuss the future of nutrient trading in meeting pollution reduction regulations.
April 29th - May 2rd, 2019
2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference
Join us in Charleston, South Carolina. Early Bird Pricing ends on January 31st!
August 4th - 7th, 2019
Operation & Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures Conference
Our partner, Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), invites you to the leading international conference on the operation and maintenance of stormwater control measures, including both green and gray infrastructure.
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A big thank you to our newest CWPA members!
Cecil County Government, Sandra R., Geoff E., Alan V., Lisa P., David H., John S., Ronald H., John F., Kari G., Jackie C., Jean Marie H., Michael C., Kenneth S., Elizabeth R., NEMO, Rahat S., Aimee N., Greg P., Joan U., City of Atlanta, Renee F., Karen R., Marzieh M., Borough of Highspire
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The Center would like to acknowledge the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. for their support of our work.
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