To provide education and technical assistance to homeowners, local municipalities, the construction industry, engineers, school-age children and the general public on how to improve local water quality and comply with federal, state and local and stormwater laws and requirements. Services include grant writing, rain barrel and rain garden workshops, water quality education for the general public and school age children. In addition we provide assistance on compliance with the New York State Department of Environmental Education’s Stormwater Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permits.