With support from the Maryland Department of Environment, engineering students from the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland College Park conducted field investigations to confirm the location and sizes of existing stormwater system structures and pipes. The students collected the data for a Master Stormwater Plan, ultimately to be used in the administration of the Town’s Stormwater Management Ordinance and in the future development of a stormwater capital maintenance budget and plan.

The goal of the project was to provide Calvert County leaders with the framework for a financing system that will enable the community to achieve water quality restoration and protection goals in the most efficient and effective way possible.  Specifically, through this project the EFC and its partners developed a methodology that will enable Calvert County leaders to target investments in water quality restoration and protection in a way that reduces costs, increases benefits, and improves environmental performance.

In August 2012, the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland began a stormwater financing feasibility study for the City of Bowie. With funding from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Watershed Assistance Collaborative, the goal of the project was to provide recommendations to the City of Bowie on ways to finance and better manage stormwater protection activities for the long term. The EFC also conducted stormwater related outreach and educational activities targeted to the general public, community leaders, and elected officials.

In the summer of 2011, the Environmental Finance Center began working with the Town of Berlin, MD – an Eastern Shore community with a population of approximately 4,000 – to complete a stormwater financing feasibility study. Along with an analysis of current and emerging funding needs and an assessment of possible revenue that could be collected by the formation of a stormwater utility, the EFC conducted community outreach that included a Stormwater Photo Contest.

The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland's Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) Financing project was designed to expand the ability and capacity of local governments and communities to achieve water quality restoration goals and priorities through more efficient stormwater financing. Specifically, through this project, the EFC worked with Anne Arundel County as one of three pilot communities on a four-phased process to assess and expand capacity to finance stormwater activities in a way that maximized environmental, economic, and social return on investment.

Welcome to the Municipal Online Stormwater Training (MOST) Center, your online source for stormwater management training in the Chesapeake Bay region. The MOST Center is a five-year initiative created to bridge the gap in technical and financial resources by delivering free, self-paced training right to your computer any time day or night! MOST utilizes the University of Maryland’s online learning platform – a fully integrated system to deliver state-of-the-art, online educational courses.

Are you part of a grantmaking or philanthropic organization? Are you involved in financing and procurement? If “yes,” then explore the MOST Center for courses and resources to deepen your connection to stormwater impacts and local needs to help you identify local initiatives aligned with your mission and funding. The MOST Center provides a free, self-paced online educational platform with content developed and evaluated by trusted sources, including stormwater and instructional design experts.