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Why Become a NMSA Member?

NMSA’s mission is to represent ALL organizations who have an interest in supporting the MS4 sector and promoting efforts to accelerate the maturation of stormwater on all fronts.

Many different groups and professionals are engaged in the stormwater sector. NMSA membership reflects this diversity and provides opportunities for not only state and regional organizations to join NMSA, but individual MS4s as well as groups of MS4s to join as well. Other organizations, such as consulting firms, technologists, and law firms can join as well as other nonprofit organizations who have ties to the stormwater sector.

Please see the information associated with each membership type and the associated membership fees for each.

Select your Membership Level

Please select a membership that works the best for you

Individual/Group MS4 Members

Starting from:

$250

MS4 program managers and support staff represent the heartbeat of NMSA as these are the “on-the-ground” professionals whose daily activities and focus identify.

Fee Schedule
Membership fees will vary after the first year.

Annual fee is $250

for Phase II MS4s;
2 participants per MS4 member

Annual fee is $250

for Phase II MS4 non-traditional or equivalent permittee types;
2 participants per MS4 member

Annual fee is $500

for Phase I MS4s;
2 participants per MS4 member

Annual fee is $500

for State DOT MS4;
2 participants per MS4 member

As an MS4 member, your organization will receive the following :

Cost Savings

  • Receive opportunities for waived or reduced rates to national-level stormwater events, including StormCon and Stormwater University online webinar and training.
  • Be eligible for reduced costs for NMSA programs, products and services, including:
  • Online training services and access to a customized learning management system (LMS) that provides access to online training, tracking and reporting of training activities.
  • Membership to NMSA’s premier stormwater verification program, the Stormwater Testing and Evaluation of Products and Practices (STEPP) program, which provides verification of stormwater products, practices and technologies through a technical robust, unbiased and peer-reviewed process of testing oversight and review. Please see the STEPP program webpage for more information.

Be Part of the Conversation

  • Get plugged into the only national-level network focused on MS4-specific issues through regular member meetings, periodic newsletters, and a dynamic and customized online membership portal.
  • Gain access to other MS4 organizations around the country for enhanced peer-to-peer information exchange.
  • Have opportunities to provide input on critical topics and policies impacting the stormwater sector through comment letters and other similar opportunities.

Support the MS4 Sector

  • Enable the MS4 sector to be included in major national-level meetings on issues critical to the stormwater sector.
  • Empower the only national-level organization dedicated to supporting MS4s and the interests of MS4 permittee holders.

Career/Employment Support

  • Post job openings to be incorporated into the NMSA Stormwater Job Bank.

MS4 Membership Details:

  • MS4s can join either individually or in a “group” membership. To be eligible for a group membership, all MS4s in the group must be part of the same MS4 permit.
  • Each MS4 member has between 2-10 participants who have access to all of the products on the NMSA website with the number of participants scaling with population served in their MS4 program.
  • The cost for the first year of membership is determined solely by the MS4 permit type and the number of participants per member is limited to 2. A year after membership enrollment, the annual fee and the number of member participants is adjusted as listed on this page.
  • Fees are waived for STEPP Leadership Group members.

State Organization Members

Starting from:

$250

MS4 program managers and support staff represent the heartbeat of NMSA as these are the “on-the-ground” professionals whose daily activities and focus identify.

Fee Schedule

Annual fee is $250

for organizations with annual gross revenues <$50,000;
2 participants per MS4 member

Annual fee is $500

for organizations with annual gross revenues >$50,000;
2 participants per MS4 member

State organization are the backbone of NMSA and provide leadership for the organization. The original goal set by the founders of NMSA were to identify or help to establish an organization in each state and territory in the U.S. that can represent the MS4s in that state/territory. Currently, 26 of the 50 states are NMSA State Organization members. Help us reach our goal for nation-wide coverage because each and every state needs an MS4-focused organization – and a great way to provide value to members of state MS4-focused organization is by providing a pathway to national-level information in the sector by being part of the NMSA network!

As a state organization member, your organization will receive the following benefits:

Promotion

  • Exposure and promotion by having your logo on the NMSA website with a link to your organization’s homepage as well as included in select NMSA-led presentations.
  • Post conferences, webinars and other similar events your organization is participating in or leading on the NMSA Events Calendar.

Leadership

  • State organization members are asked to identify two representatives of that organization to engage with NMSA. These members are also eligible to become Board of Directors members to help guide NMSA as it evolves.

Be Part of the Conversation

  • Get plugged into the only national-level network focused on MS4-specific issues through regular member meetings, periodic newsletters, and a dynamic and customized online membership portal.
  • Gain access to other MS4 organizations around the country for enhanced peer-to-peer information exchange.
  • Have opportunities to provide input on critical topics and policies impacting the stormwater sector through comment letters and other similar opportunities.

State Organization Membership Details:

  • To be eligible to join as a state organization, the organization must have current nonprofit status and represent a minimum of 5 MS4s within the same state or territorial boundary.
  • State organization members are asked to identify two representatives of that organization to engage with NMSA.
  • Fees are waived for STEPP members.

Affiliate Members

Starting from:

$500

Over 25 organizations are part of the NMSA membership network currently.

Fee Schedule

Annual fee is $500

for nonprofit organizations;
2 participants per MS4 member

Annual fee is $1,500

for private sector entities;
2 participants per MS4 member

As an affiliate member, your organization will receive the following benefits:

Promotion

  • Exposure and promotion by having your logo on the NMSA website with a link to your organization’s homepage as well as included in select NMSA-led presentations.
  • Eligible for sponsoring webinars hosted by NMSA with an opportunity to provide a company logo integrated into the webinar.
  • Eligible to produce a non-commercial white paper focused on their aspect of the stormwater sector that would be hosted on the NMSA website. Note that these papers have to be reviewed by NMSA leadership before accepted and posted on the NMSA website.
  • Post webinars and other similar events your organization is participating in or leading on the NMSA Events Calendar.

Career/Employment Support

  • Post job openings to be incorporated into the NMSA Stormwater Job Bank.

Cost Savings

  • NMSA affiliate members may also benefit from NMSA Business Enterprise Partnership offering

Leadership

  • Affiliate members are eligible to become members of the NMSA Board of Directors. Details on joining as an affiliate member can be provided upon request.

Affiliate Membership Details:

  • To be eligible to join as an affiliate organization, the organization must have a credible tie to the stormwater sector as judged by NMSA staff.
  • Affiliate organization members are asked to identify two representatives of that organization to engage with NMSA.
  • Fees are waived for STEPP Leadership Group members.

Emeritus Members

$0

There is no fee for becoming a NMSA Emeritus Member

your engagement is your fee.

While the stormwater sector is relatively young compared to other infrastructure sectors, there is a significant community of stormwater professionals who have great sector and institutional knowledge and are leaving the workforce. To capture this knowledge, NMSA established the Emeritus Membership program that provides the opportunity for recently retired or semi-retired stormwater leaders to engage on areas of interest within the stormwater sector through the NMSA network. Those who wish to apply for this program should send an updated resume or CV along with a letter briefly outlining the motivation to become a NMSA Emeritus Member as well as the area(s) of focus envisioned in this role. This information should be emailed to NMSA Executive Director, Seth Brown, at seth.brown@nationalstormwateralliance.org.

As an emeritus member, you can receive the following benefits:

Leadership

  • You can leverage your career experience to continue to contribute to the MS4 sector by focusing activities in specific areas of your choice.

Emeritus Membership Details

  • To be eligible to join as an emeritus member, you must have credible experience in the stormwater sector as judged by NMSA staff and leadership.
  • To retain membership, emeritus members are expected to be active members of NMSA, which means engaging in meetings, promoting NMSA, and following through on activities identified in emeritus membership application process.

The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA)

is a 501(c)(3) devoted to supporting Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) programs across the country. NMSA is the only national organization that is solely focused on the MS4 sector.

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