Register for our upcoming webinar to position yourself at the forefront of the upcoming changes to sustainable stormwater management and compliance in Florida. Date and Time: Tuesday, January 30 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Location: Online – Register Now! Register Florida water expert and former Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Jeff Littlejohn, P.E., will lead a webinar focused on how new stormwater rule provisions for offsite/compensatory treatment may impact you and projects that you support. Whether you are in engineering, development, public works, t ..read more

Real-time water level and rain sensor data enable NST engineers to monitor a Smart Pond’s actual performance compared to predicted performance. This analysis is performed and submitted in an annual report to the Water Management District each year to confirm that each operational Smart Pond achieves the permit-required performance.   NST retrofitted an FDOT pond on SR 676 in Hillsborough County with Continuous Monitoring and Adaptively Controlled (CMAC) equipment in December 2022. The pond was originally permitted and constructed as a wet detention facility as part of FDOT’s 2010 SR ..read more

Join the National Stormwater Trust, Inc. for a complimentary webinar, “Smart Ponds 101,” featuring Jeff Littlejohn, P.E., and special guest Dayton Marchese, P.E., from OptiRTC. Date: Thursday, August 24 Time: 11 AM to 12 PM (EDT) Register Now: Click here Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with industry leaders shaping the future of water management! We’ll share case studies on a traditional pond versus a Smart Pond, plus insights on how you can save money and land, while better protecting people, property, and the environment.  National Stormwater Trust, Inc. is an approved ..read more

This year’s event in Marco Island was a resounding success, with participants gaining valuable insights into cutting-edge environmental solutions.  In particular, we’d like to highlight the remarkable presentations by Mark Thomasson and Jack Fiveash, which delved into the fascinating realms of “Stormwater Nutrient Credit Trading, Smart Ponds and Resilience in Florida.”       Mark Thomasson, P.E., Executive Vice President, Director of Engineering and Science – Chief Stormwater Engineer   Water Quality Credit Trading Mark Thomasson served on a panel of experts that e ..read more

Don’t miss out… These grants that will provide crucial financial support to local governments, organizations, and individuals working towards improving the Florida’s ability to withstand stormwater-related issues and recover from flooding. Click Here to See Resiliency Grants Applications are being accepted July 1 – Sept. 1, 2023.  Please refer to section 380.093, F.S., for more information on the eligible projects and requirements to apply. The National Stormwater Trust, Inc. is here to serve our communities with smart pond technology. If you are interested in learning more ..read more

Get ready, there’s a new rule coming!   In 2020, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 712, also known as the Clean Waterways Act, that included a wide range of water-quality protection provisions aimed at minimizing the impact of known sources of nutrient pollution and strengthening regulatory requirements. As directed by section 5 of the Act, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and water management districts (WMDs) initiated rulemaking to update the stormwater design and operation regulations for environmental resource permitting.   FDEP and the WMDs form ..read more

You’ve decided that stormwater credits will benefit your project. Now what? To maximize design flexibility for its partners, National Stormwater Trust has created the Stormwater Nutrient Credit market, a first-of-its-kind trading program that allows public and private developers to meet a portion of their stormwater treatment requirements by purchasing credits generated off-site. This is also known as compensatory treatment. Similar to mitigation, this allows one location to be undertreated, while overtreating nearby in a way that doesn’t contribute to a water quality violation in the receivin ..read more

Today marks the start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, and the devasting impact of last season’s Hurricane Ian isn’t far from the minds of many Floridians, particularly those living in the highly impacted region of Southwest Florida. The financial toll from flooding left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is estimated to range from $18 billion to $35 billion. But one community in Charlotte County, Babcock Ranch, was mostly unharmed by the flooding, protected in part by smart stormwater management technology that has changed the way stormwater is managed. Babcock Ranch is a residential communit ..read more

New stormwater rules aimed at reducing the impact of nutrient pollution in Florida’s waterways are on the horizon, and they’re the most significant stormwater rules in a decade. The new rules stem from the 2020 Clean Waterways Act, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. Following a year of Technical Advisory Committee meetings and an additional year of rule development workshops, the new rules are near the end of the rulemaking process. National Stormwater Trust co-founder and former Florida Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Secretary Jeff Littlejohn, P.E. will lead an ..read more

‘Smart Pond’ Revealed During American Association of Port Authority POWERS Conference Focusing on Resiliency & Energy Security TAMPA, Fla. (January 25, 2023) – With port executives from around the country attending the American Association of Port Authority (AAPA) Port Opportunities with Energy, Resiliency and Sustainability (POWERS) summit at host seaport Port Tampa Bay, National Stormwater Trust, Inc. revealed the recent installation of a second Smart Pond to further strengthen water quality and flood protection near the port and Tampa Bay. Resilient and sustainable, Smart Ponds allow se ..read more