Get Your Feet Wet! The Stormwater Coalition is sponsoring three WAVE stream monitoring events in Albany County. Here are the dates: Monday, August 7 (Krumkill watershed); August 10 (Shaker-Ann Lee watershed); and August 15 (Patroon-Sand Creek watershed). No experience necessary!

Local WAVE coordinators from the Coalition provide equipment, train volunteers, and share the results once the monitoring is completed. Start time will depend on volunteer availability and weather, either 1pm to 5pm (afternoon) or ~4pm to 8pm (early evening).

If interested, sign up today for a particular date and time (afternoon and/or evening) by contacting: swcoalition@albanycounty.com or 518-446-5645. The Coalition coordinator will explain where to meet, at what time, and what to bring.

See flyer for more information about the Stormwater Coalition and NYSDEC WAVE program. The WAVE data collected is valued and the experience is unforgettable!

Sign up today!

The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham, NY 12110, 8:30am to 10:30am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.

The live, free webcast titled, “Making Urban Trees Count” is Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 1pm to 2:30pm, at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, NY. If you’d like to attend, please call or e-mail to reserve a seat: swcoalition@albanycounty.com or 447-5645.

From the Center for Watershed Protection website: “The water quality benefits of forests are widely accepted, yet very few studies have successfully quantified the runoff and pollutant-reducing impacts of trees in the urban landscape. Using everything from individual street trees up to small patches of forest as a stormwater best management practice (BMP) is hampered by this uncertainty of how to “credit” urban trees for runoff and pollutant load reduction. This webcast will review the available stormwater crediting systems for urban tree planting and will present a new crediting system that includes a design specification for urban tree planting that can be integrated into state and local compliance  systems for stormwater management, TMDLs and other water quality requirements.”

This Center for Watershed Protection webcast was purchased by the Stormwater Coalition of Albany County as part of their public education and outreach program. See flyer for details. For information about other Center for Watershed Protection webcasts go to the Center’s website.

The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham, NY 12110, 8:30am to 10:00am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.

By June 1, regulated MS4/municipalities must file with NYSDEC an Annual Report which describes progress over the past year implementing requirements named in the MS4 Stormwater Permit. As required by the Permit, prior to finalizing the report, a DRAFT Annual Report is made available for public comment.

The links below point to the DRAFT Joint Stormwater Coalition MS4 Permit Annual Report for the reporting year ending March 9, 2017. Individual Annual Reports for all 12 Coalition members are included in the report, which due to its size has been broken up into sets.

Set 1 DRAFT 2017 Joint Coalition Annual Report: Albany County; University at Albany-Uptown; City of Albany; Town of Bethlehem

Set 2 DRAFT 2017 Joint Coalition Annual Report: City of Cohoes; Town of Colonie; Village of Colonie; Village of Green Island

Set 3 DRAFT 2017 Joint Coalition Annual Report: Town of Guilderland; Village of Menands; Town of New Scotland; City of Watervliet

The Annual Report itself is a standardized form developed by NYSDEC which can be explained in further detail upon request. Please use the website Public Comment interface to submit your comments and as needed to request a meeting. The public comment period ends May 19, 2017, 4pm and the FINAL Joint Annual Report will be posted after June 1.

For more detailed information regarding program priorities and measurable goals, see the recently updated Joint Stormwater Management Program Plan – 2015 to 2018 (SWMPv5, dated April 24, 2017). 

For information about the stormwater regulations, Coalition, and program activities, explore the Coalition website; Member website links; and reach out to the public contact named on the Member page.

The Stormwater Coalition Board of Director’s is meeting Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Town of Colonie, Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna Rd, Latham, NY 12110, 8:30am to 11:30am. For more information, contact swcoalition@albanycounty.com.

A NYSDEC 4 Hour Erosion and Sediment Control Construction Activity Training, presented by David Mosher, CPESC is scheduled for April 5, 2017 at the William Rice Center, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. This event is organized by the Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District (ACSWCD), with the Stormwater Coalition of Albany County a co-sponsor.  See flyer and registration form for program details. This program pertains to requirements detailed in the NYSDEC SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity.