WEF Announces Winners of MS4 Storm Water, Green Infrastructure Awards | Storm Water Solutions

Developed through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the program recognizes high-performing regulated municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and inspires them to exceed requirements through innovative and cost-effective approaches

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the first winners of a new national municipal storm water and green infrastructure awards program. Developed through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the program recognizes high-performing regulated municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and inspires them to exceed requirements through innovative and cost-effective approaches.

“Housed within the new WEF Stormwater Institute, the awards were developed to inspire MS4 program leaders toward innovation that is both technically effective and financially efficient,” said WEF Executive Director Eileen O’Neill. “The success of this first year shows great promise for the program as a means to continually support, encourage, and recognize this important and growing segment of the water sector.”

The winners were recognized today in Chicago during the Stormwater Congress at WEFTEC 2015, WEF’s 88th annual technical exhibition and conference. All participants received a certificate in gold, silver, or bronze levels with three winners from each category selected for program management, innovation, and overall winner with the highest score.

Overall Highest Scores

• Phase I – Charlotte Stormwater Services, Charlotte, N.C.
• Phase II – City of Fairbanks, Alaska

Innovation

• Phase I – City of Santa Monica, Calif. and City of Tacoma, Wash.
• Phase II – City of Alexandria, Va.

Program Management

• Phase I – Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Md.
• Phase II – Lafayette Consolidated Government, Lafayette, La.

Announced in July, the program recognizes Phase II (includes small MS4s in urbanized areas, as well as small MS4s outside the urbanized areas that are designated by the local permitting authority) and Phase I (includes medium and large cities or certain counties with populations of 100,000 or more to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their storm water discharges).

Applications were reviewed and winners selected by a steering committee that included members and volunteers from WEF’s storm water and watershed national committees, as well as representatives from each of the following organizations: the Association of Clean Water Administrators, American Rivers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies and the Water Environment Research Foundation.

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