Reimagining Watershed Management: Creative Funding Models and Partnerships for an Inclusive Future

Event Details

Date:

March 3, 2026

Time:

12:00pm — 1:00pm

Venue:

Online

The Chesapeake Stormwater Networks hosts the next installment of its Winter Webinar Series, featuring Howard County’s Lindsay DeMarzo, Senior Stormwater and Sustainability Programs Manager, to discuss creative funding models and partnerships.

This webinar highlights innovative approaches that are expanding who participates in stormwater and watershed work – and how that work gets done. Featuring the Community Stormwater Solutions Grant Program in DC and a public-private partnership driving smart stormwater management in Howard County, this webinar explores flexible funding models, pilot programs, and cross-sector collaboration that lower barriers for new and non-traditional organizations. Speakers will share lessons learned from creative projects, grant structures, and partnerships that are delivering measurable water quality benefits while building more inclusive, resilient watershed solutions.

Speakers:
Lindsay DeMarzo –Senior Stormwater and Sustainability Programs Manager for Howard County

Viktor Hlas – President at OptiRTC

Marissa O’Neill – Community Engagement and Environmental Education for Washington D.C. Department of Energy and Environment

Add to Calendar 03/03/26 12:00pm 03/03/26 1:00pm America/New_York Reimagining Watershed Management: Creative Funding Models and Partnerships for an Inclusive Future

The Chesapeake Stormwater Networks hosts the next installment of its Winter Webinar Series, featuring Howard County’s Lindsay DeMarzo, Senior Stormwater and Sustainability Programs Manager, to discuss creative funding models and partnerships.

This webinar highlights innovative approaches that are expanding who participates in stormwater and watershed work – and how that work gets done. Featuring the Community Stormwater Solutions Grant Program in DC and a public-private partnership driving smart stormwater management in Howard County, this webinar explores flexible funding models, pilot programs, and cross-sector collaboration that lower barriers for new and non-traditional organizations. Speakers will share lessons learned from creative projects, grant structures, and partnerships that are delivering measurable water quality benefits while building more inclusive, resilient watershed solutions.

Speakers:
Lindsay DeMarzo –Senior Stormwater and Sustainability Programs Manager for Howard County

Viktor Hlas – President at OptiRTC

Marissa O’Neill – Community Engagement and Environmental Education for Washington D.C. Department of Energy and Environment

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