The Delaware River Basin provides drinking water for more than 13 million people and is home to an abundance of fish and wildlife including some endangered, threatened, and at-risk species. People and wildlife depend upon the water resources of the Basin, and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), for their water security – for an adequate and sustainable supply of clean and healthy water that can be equitably accessed and is resilient in the face of climate change and extreme conditions.

2013 (March)

The EFC presented "Financing Strategies for Green Infrastructure Programs" as part of the American Rivers’ winter webinar series for Chesapeake Bay communities in March 2013.  Attachments city_of_york_webinar_part_3.pdf (2.56 MB) Financing Strategies for Green Infrastructure Programs

2006 (April)

The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center, on behalf of the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust (the Trust), convened a financing charrette to assist the Trust in their efforts to develop a long-range financial strategy for protecting a particularly critical section of land in the watershed. The goal of the event was to develop the framework for a financing and implementation plan for preserving more than 14,000 acres linking an existing conservation hub to a national forest and a wildlife management area.

2005 (November)

In June 2005, the Environmental Finance Center, on behalf of Talbot County, Maryland, convened a financing workshop to assist County officials in their efforts to finance and implement a new Countryside Preservation Area program. The goal of the event was to develop the framework for financing and implementing a plan for protecting more than 11,000 acres around each of the four incorporated municipalities within the County.

2012 (October 19)

In the summer of 2011, the Environmental Finance Center began working with the Town of Berlin, MD – an Eastern Shore community with a population of approximately 4,000 – to complete a stormwater financing feasibility study. Attachments

2016 (July)

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2018 (January)

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Animal Waste Technology Fund (AWTF) provides grants for demonstration projects of innovative technologies for managing animal manure. These technologies are expected to improve on-farm wastemanagement, enhancewater quality, and create new revenue streams for farmers in the form of cost savings and marketable byproducts.

2007 (December 1)

In 2004, the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel issued a comprehensive analysis of the sources of impairments to the Bay's water quality and living resources, the costs to remove those impairments, and a series of recommendations to finance those costs.  This report proposes institutional changes for the regional Bay Program to help all participating states with ongoing information about funding needs and opportunities.Attachments

2023 - Present

The Equitable Landscaping project focuses on providing culturally appropriate, Spanish-language training on stormwater runoff and green infrastructure skills to first-generation, Spanish-speaking Latino landscapers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This project aims to address the lack of specialized training certificates available for Latino landscapers in the region, empowering these underrepresented and under-resourced professionals to gain knowledge and skills crucial to sustainable landscaping.

2015 (September)

Recreational boating represents $2.2 billion in economic impact and over 20,000 jobs to the State of Maryland. As the word “recreational” suggests, boating is a discretionary expense and as such, boating is inextricably linked to the state of the economy both nationally and here in Maryland. During the economic downturn from 2009 through 2013, there were two disturbing trends in boating in the State: a reduction of 14,000 boats registered in Maryland and a 50% reduction in revenue to the Waterway Improvement Fund (WIF).