Government Services
We connect public agencies with cost-effective projects and new partnership opportunities across a range of project types.
Municipalities are required to manage urban runoff, but they often lack the capacity and resources to do so at scale.
In the U.S., at least 90 percent of land in urban and suburban areas is privately owned, yet most investments for stormwater management come from the public sector. This leaves just 10 percent or less land readily available for impactful, public-funded improvements that could benefit nature and people, particularly in vulnerable and underserved communities.
While we can’t rebuild all water infrastructure in urban areas, we can leverage technology to reengineer it in ways that more closely resemble natural hydrologic conditions. To do so, we must work at scale.
The public-private partnerships we facilitate helps government agencies achieve environmental and societal goals that addresses a spectrum of needs: nutrient reduction, impervious surface management, flow duration, flood-risk management and more.
For public agencies, we can:
- Facilitate partnerships and funding to increase investment in water quality management on private property, serving as an intermediary for governmental agencies seeking solutions.
- Identify watershed improvement project opportunities by leveraging emerging science and technology solutions that protect and restore freshwater ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature.
- Provide advice on various market-based solutions, including water quality trading, alternative compliance, and other incentive-based programs.
- Pilot new technology and other novel approaches to distributed water management.
Brightstorm Projects
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Adopt-a-Downspout in Washington State Protects Wildlife
The Nature Conservancy collaborated with the Washington State Department of Transportation and Stewardship Partners to reduce the environmental impact of stormwater runoff by installing smarter stormwater infrastructure. -
Improving water quality in Chesapeake Bay
In 2021 Brightstorm completed a Maryland project to retrofit three Walmart-owned stormwater ponds with new technology that improves water quality, reduces flood risk, and restores natural hydrology. -
PepsiCo-funded project will help improve water quality in Florida
PARTNERS: PepsiCo, the National Stormwater Trust, Florida Dept. of Transportation
The project will retrofit stormwater ponds with smart technology.
