Master Water Stewards

The Master Water Stewards (MWS) program will install pollution prevention projects on both residential and commercial properties and educate citizens in their neighborhoods to reduce urban runoff and nutrient loads. Community leaders who have been identified, educated and certified as Stewards, will lead projects.
In the MWS program, community volunteers will participate in a series of 12-15 courses created by water resource experts and complete an installed project, resulting in certification as a MWS. The program creates a pool of local volunteers that natural resource agencies, watershed districts and municipalities can deploy to meet water quality, education and outreach goals. A MWS website will be created to support Stewards and connect them to technical expertise, continuing education opportunities and other community members. Initially, this program will be a pilot that will be replicated with other partners in the metro area and then expanded into Greater Minnesota.