Collaborative Activities

National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA): UNH and UMN partnered with the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) to ensure proposed stormwater research reflects the needs of the MS4 community. NMSA also provides expert-level input in engaging in cold climate-related programmatic, financial, and technical research, including the utilization of the STEPP program. 

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): The CCSCoE created a TAC comprising members from higher education; private and public organizations and societies; community-based entities; national, state, Tribal, and local governments and organizations; and Environmental Finance Centers, environmental justice and equity groups, among others. 

Map of current Technical Advisory Committee member representatives (updated 2025/11/14).
Map of current Technical Advisory Committee member representatives (updated 2025/11/14).

Tribal College Program: Funding from the CCSCoE supports the development of an innovative model for sharing stormwater technology between Tribal college and high school students. The program builds a college-to-high school student mentoring program in which participants will learn and apply skills to water resources and stormwater problems. 

Field training of stormwater inspectors
Stormwater Inspection and Maintenance Training (Courtesy: John Chapman).

Workshops, Training, and Certification: The CCSCoE seeks partners and collaborators to provide technical assistance to new jurisdictions, attract new attendee demographics, develop new technical assistance relevant to local communities, and facilitate train-the-trainer opportunities. Please Contact Us

SCoE Symposia: The CCSCoE hosts an annual symposium to showcase and share: 1) research highlights, 2) technical assistance successes, and 3) opportunities for new collaboration. 

Urban LTER: The CCSCoE collaborates with an extensive group of researchers through the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Urban Long Term Ecological Research program (MSP LTER; funded by the National Science Foundation).

If you have questions, would like to know more about the Cold Climate Stormwater Center of Excellence, or have feedback and suggestions, please Contact Us

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