February 2026 - Issue #1

Visit the Coastal Stormwater Center of the Southeast (CSC) website to learn more

or to fill out an application for Technical Assistance.

Coastal Stormwater Center Updates

• Applications for free technical assistance through the CSC are now open

• The EWRI LID Conference, Mar 1-4 in Jacksonville, FL, will welcome various CSC partners and will feature a Stormwater Centers of Excellence panel at 1pm on Tuesday where you can meet CSC partners.
• Conference chair and co-chair are CSC partners Eban Bean (U. of Florida) and Sarah Waickowski (Clemson U.).

• The CWP National Watershed & Stormwater Conference, Apr 14-16 in Charlotte, NC, will feature a CSC session workshop.
• Scholarship applications will be available in mid-Feb through the CSC; check the CSC website for updates.

News from the Coast and Beyond

Upcoming Events

• Feb 5 - Sep 3, virtual: 2026 Tribal Community Resilience Webinar Series (American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Climate Adaptation Science Centers)

• Feb 10-17, virtual: Training: Monitoring Water Quality in Lakes & Coastal Regions Using STREAM (NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program)

• Feb 24, Richmond, VA: 2026 Virginia Resilience Reception (Environmental Defense Fund)

• Feb 24, virtual: Training: Health & the Changing Environment: Impacts of changing flooding & heat hazards on existing health hazards (MS-AL Sea Grant COAST Resilience Institute)

• Mar-Apr, various NC locations and virtual: NC State Stormwater Workshops - Stormwater Control Measure Inspection & Maintenance Certification; Stormwater Design Workshops; Stormwater SCM Inspection & Maintenance Update Walking Tour (Recertification); Horticulture 101 for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Professionals 

• Mar 1-4, Jacksonville, FL: International Low Impact Development Conference (Environmental & Water Resources Institute-American Society of Civil Engineers Urban Water Resources Research Council)

• Mar 5, virtual: Training: Managing Stormwater in Small Communities (WaterNow Alliance)

• Mar 11, Charleston, SC: Charleston Area Stormwater Pond Management Conference (Clemson Extension, SC Sea Grant, ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve) 

• Mar 19, Montgomery, AL: Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training (AL Water Watch)

• Mar 24-27, Charlotte, NC: Water Environment Federation/American Water Works Association Utility Management Conference

• Mar 25, Savannah, GA: Discovering Your Backyard Marsh (UGA Marine Extension & GA Sea Grant, South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative)

• Mar 25-26, Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference

• Mar 28, Auburn, AL: Streamside Planting Workshop (Auburn U. Water Resources Center, City of Auburn)

• Apr 14-16, Charlotte, NC: National Stormwater and Watershed Conference (Center for Watershed Protection) - Featuring a coastal resilience track and a Coastal Stormwater Center of the Southeast workshop

• Apr 23-24, Richmond, VA: Virginia Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference

• April 30, Tybee Island, GA: Soaking up the Rain: Tybee Island Projects (UGA Marine Extension, GA Sea Grant, City of Tybee)

• May 4-7, Raleigh, NC: Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange 2026 Annual Meeting - Registration currently open to GILE members; may open to non-members in February



• Jun 9-11, Charleston, SC: 2026 Coastal Science Research Symposium (SC Sea Grant Consortium) - Accepting abstracts until April 1

Funding Opportunities

Regional/National

• EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund (click here for state-specific program contacts)

• EPA Section 319 Grant Program (click here for state-specific program contacts)

• List of Funding Opportunities maintained by the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network

• T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program

• Economic Development Administration FY 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Industry Transformation applications due Mar 3; Readiness and Implementation grants accepted on rolling basis while funds last

• Climate Smart Communities Initiative Grant Program - Applications due Mar 12

Virginia

• Project eligibility guide for Virginia DEQ loans and grants

• No-Cost Riparian Forests For Private Landowners Program

North Carolina

• North Carolina Coastal Federation Cost-Share Program for Living Shorelines

South Carolina

• The Nature Conservancy's Living Shorelines Community Assistance Program

Georgia

• Georgia Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Funding Sources

Florida

• EPA South Florida Program Funding - Applications due Mar 16

• South Florida Water Management District Cooperative Funding Program - Closing soon: applications due Feb 26

Helpful Resources

Regional/National

• Database: Center for Watershed Protection Online Watershed Library

• Database: Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (EcoAdapt)

• Database: Adaptation Clearinghouse (Georgetown Climate Center)

• Database: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Maintenance Resource Center (Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay)

• Database: Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Project Explorer

• Tool: Adaptation Checklist for Climate Smart Projects (EcoAdapt)

• Explaining floods: Recurrence intervals and 100-year floods (USGS)

• Tool: GSI Impact Hub: Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Green Infrastructure (The Nature Conservancy, One Water Econ, Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange)

• Pathways to Resilient Communities: Infrastructure Designed for the Environmental Hazards in Your Region (ASCE)

• Tool: NOAA Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook

• Tool: StreamStats (USGS)

• Tool: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Communities (U. of MD, U. of Canterbury)

• Recording: Funding Stormwater: Innovations at the State and Local Level (Water Environment Federation)

• Recordings: 2025 American Society of Civil Engineers - NOAA Workshop

• Report: Suitability of Stormwater Best Management Practices in the Coastal Plain (Hampton Roads Planning District Commission)

• Technical paper: Changing Hazards, Exposure, and Vulnerability in the Conterminous US, 2020–2070 (Resources for the Future)

• Technical paper: Reconciliation or restoration? The ecological futures of floodplain buyout sites (Cornell U.)

• Technical paper: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Stormwater Management Systems: Designing for Resiliency and Future Challenges (ASCE)

Virginia

• Hyper-Resolution Hydrography in Virginia (Chesapeake Conservancy)

• Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan (VADCR)

• Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise in Virginia: A Resource for Practitioners (Wetlands Watch)

• Understanding Climate Change Projections in Virginia (VA Cooperative Extension)

North Carolina

• Tool: North Carolina RaInDROP Tool (NC State)



• Coastal Review: A Daily News Service of the North Carolina Coastal Federation

Alabama

• Report: Assessing the Capacity of Local Officials in Alabama to Plan for Weather Resilient Water Infrastructure and Management (AL Water Resources Research Institute)

Southeast Snapshot

A butterfly pauses on a seaside deck to dry its wings after an October 2025 storm on Isle of Palms, SC. Photo credit: Victoria Hansen.

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