Become a Partner
Clean Water MN educates and inspires Minnesotans to protect local lakes, rivers, and wetlands. We share stories and information to encourage metro area residents to adopt water-friendly practices in their yards, homes, and neighborhoods. The Adopt-a-Drain program invites metro area residents to commit to keeping a storm drain clear of leaves, trash, and other debris year-round. Working together, we can improve local waterways.
Clean Water MN is a project of the Metro Watershed Partners, a coalition of more than 70 public, private, and non-profit organizations in the Twin Cities metro area who collectively promote a public understanding that inspires people to protect local waterways. Founded in 1996, the Metro Watershed Partners is a project of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Benefits of Membership
As a supporting member of the program you can:
- Improve water quality in your city by engaging residents to remove pollutants.
- Minimize the potential of localized flooding by having volunteers remove debris, ice, and snow from around the storm drain grate.
- Assist your city in meeting MS4 permit requirements for public participation, outreach, and education.
- Include data from Clean Water MN and the Adopt-a-Drain program in MCM #1 – Public Education and Outreach – on your SWPPP.
- Access blog and social media posts to easily communicate with your residents, and benefit from using messaging that is consistent throughout the metro area.
- Use modifiable print and electronic resources to promote Adopt-a-Drain and other clean water programs to residents.
- Obtain a list of residents in your area who have signed up for the Adopt-a-Drain program and are thus interested in and concerned about water issues.
- Attend monthly meetings and utilize our listserv to network with local water professionals.
Becoming a Member
Members of the Watershed Partners—cities, counties, watershed districts, and non-profits in Minnesota—pay an annual membership fee. Cities pay seven cents per person (based on total population) per year, and watershed districts pay a recommended fee based on their annual operating budget. See the table below.
Supporting members of Watershed Partners can download modifiable print and electronic resources to promote Adopt-a-Drain and other water-friendly programs here: cleanwatermn.org/partners
Additionally, members can purchase signs and mailed informational packets as described below:
- A coroplast yard sign and informational packet mailed to participants for $14 each.
- A customized metal sign and informational packet distributed to participants. Fee available on request from Hamline staff or by emailing us at [email protected]
To become a partner, contact Ann Zawistoski: [email protected]
Annual Membership for Watershed Agencies
| Annual Budget | Low | High | Current Supporters |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000+ | $6,000 | $20,000 | 6 |
| $1,000,000-$4,999,999 | $3,000 | $5,999 | 3 |
| $50,000-$999,999 | $350 | $2,999 | 10 |
Annual Membership for Counties
| Population | Low | High | Current supporters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000,000+ | $11,000 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 400,000-999,999 | $6,000 | $10,999 | 0 |
| 200,000-399,999 | $2,500 | $5,999 | 0 |
| 95,000-199,999 | $1,500 | $2,499 | 3 |
Annual Membership for Cities
| Population | Low | High | Current Supporters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400,000+ | $28,000 | $35,000 | 1 |
| 250,000-399,999 | $17,500 | $27,999 | 1 |
| 100,000-249,999 | $7,000 | $16,499 | 1 |
| 90,000-99,999 | $6,300 | $6,999 | 0 |
| 80,000-89,999 | $5,600 | $6,299 | 0 |
| 70,000-79,999 | $4,900 | $5,599 | 1 |
| 60,000-69,999 | $4,200 | $4,899 | 0 |
| 50,000-59,999 | $3,500 | $4,199 | 3 |
| 40,000-49,999 | $2,800 | $3,499 | 1 |
| 30,000-39,999 | $2,100 | $2,799 | 0 |
| 20,000-29,999 | $1,400 | $2,099 | 8 |
| 10,000-19,999 | $700 | $1,399 | 4 |
| 1-9,999 | $350 | $699 | 3 |
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