You could say that the stormwater team in Brewer, Maine, consists of hundreds and maybe thousands of people. That’s because the city uses innovative public education to enlist the support of citizens ages 8 to 80 for its stormwater management program.The wide-ranging effort recently earned Kenneth Locke, director of environmental services, the first-ever Steve Ranney Award for Stormwater Management Excellence from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP). Brewer and the 27 other Maine communities holding MDEP storm-water discharge permits must develop a comprehensive storm-water management program that includes six components:• Public education• Public participation• Illicit discharge detection and elimination•
