2015

This project involved impervious removal and installation of permeable pavement and a dry creek bed to treat property runoff and substantially improve curb appeal...

At the Deering Woods neighborhood, a project was installed involving a series of conservation landscapes, three rain gardens and interconnecting rock channels. The garden treats...

Mr. Ormsby installed a rain garden on his residential property to help control large volumes of stormwater runoff that were flowing over his property...

This project, located in NE DC, involved conversion of a small impervious patio to pervious pavers and addition of two 132 gallon rain barrels....

This project involves the capture and re‐use of hoop‐house roof runoff at an urban‐agriculture site in Baltimore City. Four used shipping containers are used...

This project demonstrates an effective stormwater solution for use on steep slopes and treats a large amount of runoff in a small footprint. There was...

This project integrates several different BMPs techniques to treat site runoff from the SERC Mathias Laboratory. The required design criteria were significantly exceeded to...

The Jury struggled to select one winner in the Best Combination of BMPs in a Series category as the RiverSmart Washington – Intensive LID Retrofits in Two...

The Green at Parkside is a recently completed, one‐acre community park located in the burgeoning Parkside neighborhood in the northeast quadrant of the District...

The Central Utility Operations Stormwater Management and Stream and Wetland Restoration Project was redeveloped with a design approach which included a LEED Silver building (USGBC)...

An ecologically minded stormwater management and habitat restoration project that transformed a one acre expanse of concrete and asphalt into a verdant park along...

The jury felt that this project maximized both stormwater function and form in a very integrated and aesthetic way. They were also impressed by...

Utilizing a holistic design approach this project far exceeded the minimum selection criteria. This exemplary, cost-effective project transformed an illegal dumping ground into a restored...

This project had great merit in the Best Habitat Creation category, particularly with regards to the stewardship of existing pond wildlife. Remarkably Fairfax County, VA went the extra mile...

The Meadow Creek stream restoration project was a collaborative effort between The Nature Conservancy and the City of Charlottesville, Virginia to conduct restoration along...

Students and faculty at Randolph-Macon spearheading planning and fundraising to complete a stream restoration project along about 1,200 feet of Mechumps Creek in Ashland,...

Where a 20 foot deep eroding gully lay until 2014, a beautiful restored coastal plain stream with a highly connected floodplain now exists. The...

The restoration of the Linnean Park tributary and the daylighting and restoration of Broad Branch are two linked projects located in Northwest, Washington DC....

With this project, the City of Annapolis transformed a dangerous eyesore into an attractive amenity through the application of effective urban BMPs. Permeable pavement...

The stormwater retrofits at Tifereth Israel Congregation in Washington, DC incorporated an impressive combination of BMPs into a very small space. The retrofit includes an...

The Baltimore Blue Alleys and Neighborhoods project involved intensively retrofitting several streets and alleys in ultra-urbanized areas of Baltimore City to reduce and treat...

The Baltimore Community ToolBank turned a difficult-to-use urban space into a stormwater BMP with an innovative stormwater planter/bioretention area. While the green space in front...