May 2026 - Issue #2

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Access previous issues of Coast Post on the CSC Resources page.

Coastal Stormwater Center Updates

• Applications for free technical assistance through the CSC are open

• The CSC was featured at the CWP National Watershed & Stormwater Conference in April. CSC workshop attendees discussed regional stormwater issues with CSC TA partners and stormwater experts from throughout the coastal Southeast. You are invited to attend a virtual debrief, Turning Ideas into Impact, on May 26 from 2:00 - 3:30 Eastern.
• RSVP to receive a meeting invite: RSVP form

• New CSC Research Memo: Southeast Regional Rainfall Projections Assessment
• Dive into the first CSC research memo, developed to aid in understanding projected precipitation tools in order to make informed decisions about how and when to incorporate them into engineering design standards, regulatory programs, and planning processes. 
• Access the memo here (login required; registration is free): Southeast Regional Rainfall Projections Assessment

• Coming Soon: Coastal Stormwater Video Series
• The CSC is developing a series of technical videos featuring topics such as:
• Differencing LiDAR data to identify and quantify erosion.
• The Clean Water Certificate Training Program for green workforce development.
• The Code & Ordinance Worksheet, a tool for evaluating your local development regulations.
• Published videos will be available on the CSC Website Resources page.

News from the Coast and Beyond

Upcoming Events

• May 11-14, Winston-Salem, NC: NC Rural Water Association 2026 Conference & Exhibition

• May 13, virtual: Early Adopters of Stormwater Resilience Strategies: A Collection of Local Case Studies (Center for Watershed Protection)

• May 13, Jun 10, Jul 8, Aug 12, virtual: Sustaining and Rebuilding Resilient Communities Webinar Series (Environmental Protection Network)

• May 18, Hickory, NC: Stormwater Association of NC Membership Meeting

• May 20, May 27, virtual: Managing Stormwater in a Changing FL Panhandle (UF/IFAS Extension)

• May 21, virtual: Stormwater Innovation in the Southeast (Southeast Stormwater Association)

• May 29, Atlanta, GA: GA Assoc. of Water Professionals Biennial Stormwater & Watershed Specialty Conference

• Jun 9-11, Charleston, SC: 2026 Coastal Science Research Symposium (SC Sea Grant Consortium)

• Jun 10, virtual: Know Your Coast: Scalable Resilience from Chatham County (UGA Marine Extension & Georgia Sea Grant)

• Jun 18, Columbia, SC: SC Association of Stormwater Managers Second Quarter Meeting

• Sep 13-15, Winston-Salem, NC: APWA North Carolina Stormwater Management Division Conference

• Sep 22-24, Richmond Hill, GA: State of the Georgia Coast Conference (UGA Marine Extension & Georgia Sea Grant)

• Sep 22-25, San Francisco, CA: Restore America’s Estuaries 2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit

• Sep 23-24, Northport, AL: 2026 Clear Water Alabama Conference (AL Erosion & Sediment Control Program) - Accepting abstracts until May 15

• Sep 30-Oct 2, Point Clear, AL: Southeast Stormwater Association Annual Conference

Funding Opportunities

Regional/National

• AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants - Applications due May 20

• Resilience Education Funding Opportunity - Applications due June 10

• FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant Program - Applications due July 23

• Coastal Funding Database

• Environmental Protection Network's Beyond Federal Funding Monthly Bulletin - updated monthly with funding opportunities

• 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

Virginia

• Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Grant - Applications due Sep 1

• Project eligibility guide for Virginia DEQ loans and grants

North Carolina

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

Georgia

• Georgia Funding Sources for Local Governments Coastal Resiliency Projects

• Georgia Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Funding Sources

Florida

• Brevard County, FL, Community Foundation Competitive Grants - Applications due May 21

• FL DEP Resilient Florida Program Grants - Applications due July 30 (regional resilience entities) or Sep 1 (planning or implementation projects)

Alabama

• Central AL RC&D Grant Program - Applications due June 30

Helpful Resources

Regional/National

• Database: Southeast Coastal Resilience Organization Database

• Database: National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative Resources

• Database: NOAA's National Estuarine Research Reserve System Data Graphing and Export System

• Recording: On-Demand Floodplain Managers Learning (Assoc. of State Floodplain Managers)

• Recording: Cooperating Technical Partners Information Exchange Webinars (Assoc. of State Floodplain Managers Flood Science Center)

• Recording: Steps to Resilience Training Course (Climate Smart Communities Initiative)

• Recording: Protecting Wetlands: The Role of Local Government (Environmental Law Institute)

• Report: Early Adopters of Stormwater Resilience Strategies: A Collection of Local Case Studies (Center for Watershed Protection)

• Technical paper: Upscaling nature-based solutions for reducing risk from natural hazards: From process to practice

• Technical paper: Filling the gaps between tide gauges: Demonstrating high-resolution seasonal high tide flooding predictions using NOAA’s Coastal Ocean Reanalysis

• Technical paper: Stormwater utility funding in Phase I MS4s in the Mid-Atlantic United States: implications for compliance and flood resilience

• Technical paper: High resolution US water table depth estimates reveal quantity of accessible groundwater

• Technical paper: What are Passive and Active Release Retrofitting Rainwater Harvesting Systems?

• Tool: The Changing Coast Interactive Map (Southern Environmental Law Center)

• Tool: NOAA Sea Level Calculator

• Tool: Coastal Risk Finder (Climate Central)

• Tool: Coastal Resilience Mapping Portal (The Nature Conservancy)

• Tool: Coastal Restoration Toolkit (Restore America's Estuaries)

• Tool: Adapting Stormwater Management for Coastal Floods (NOAA)

• Tool: Biochar in Stormwater Best Management Practices: Guidebook for Stormwater Practitioners (Center for Watershed Protection, Infinite Solutions, & the American Biochar Institute)

• NOAA Office for Coastal Management Monthly Newsletter: Coastal Communicators

• Real Water Technical Assistance (EPA)

• NOAA Digital Coast Training: Mapping Repetitive Flood Risk

Virginia

• Tool: Regional Resilient Design Guidelines for Hampton Roads (Hampton Roads Planning District Commission)

• Tool: Projected Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curve Data Tool for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Virginia (MARISA & Chesapeake Bay Program)

• Tool: Virginia Coastal Resilience Web Explorer (VADCR)

North Carolina

• Tool: Guide: Gold Standard Development Practices for Watershed Protection (Waterkeepers Carolina)

South Carolina

• Tool: Beach Erosion Research & Monitoring Profile Viewer (SCDES)

• Tool: Coastal Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (SCDES)

Southeast Snapshot

Rush, a sewage-detection dog in training, visited the Center for Watershed Protection National Watershed and Stormwater Conference in Charlotte, NC, on April 14th. Owner Kerry Caslow with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services gave a presentation on how canine scent detection can complement traditional methods of locating sources of human wastewater contamination. Photo credit: Karen Titus.

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