CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR PROGRAM
The Clean Water Contractor (CWC) Program is devoted to providing training and relating information that saves contractors time, money, and resources while addressing local stormwater quality issues. The CWC Program was developed as an adaptive approach to confronting water quality issues in the Erie County area, as well as in response to a need for increased permit compliance and understanding. According to an Ohio EPA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report, over 54% of Ohio watersheds are impaired due to silt and sedimentation. While trainings for stormwater professionals have always been a focus of both Erie Conservation District and Old Woman Creek Research Reserve in the past, it became clear that a niche existed for site contractors in particular. In response to this, the Clean Water Contractor Program was launched in 2014.
Erie Conservation District and Old Woman Creek created a working group that developed goals for the CWC Program, which include: expanding on-the-job skill sets and NPDES Permit knowledge, establishing open lines of communication between contractors and local Phase II program agencies, and sharing helpful information about environmental impacts to keep local construction sites in compliance.
The CWC Program started with 10 companies represented at the first training; the second year more than doubled with 26 construction companies in attendance, and has since grown to include nearly 70 businesses. Contractors are asked to sign a pledge card, given CWC decals to display on job sites or equipment, and are recognized as a Clean Water Contractor through online and print marketing.
To be recognized as a Clean Water Contractor, the contractor must achieve the following:
- Attend the Annual Clean Water Contractor Expo (held in February)
- Sign a pledge card to be kept on-file at Erie Conservation District
- Remain free of local violations pertaining to stormwater runoff


CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR PARTNERS
2025 CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR EXPO PLATINUM SPONSORS
2025 CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR EXPO BASIC SPONSORS
2025 CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR COMPANIES
coming soon
2024 CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR COMPANIES
50/50 Water, LLC
Abraham/Miller Excavating
ACO USA
Advanced Drainage Systems
AquaDoc Lake & Pond Management
BEG Group, LLC
Bramhall Engineering & Surveying Company
CAP-STONE & Associates, Inc.
City of Elyria
City of Lakewood
City of Perrysburg
City of Sandusky
Contech Engineered Solutions
Contractors Design Engineering
Corso’s Landscape
Coyle SWPPP
CT Consultants
Cuyahoga SWCD
Davey Resource Group
DEO
Edward Kelly & Sons, Inc.
EJ Ironworks
EnviroScience
Erie Conservation District
Erie County Engineers Office
Ernst Conservation Seed
ETS
Evergreen Seed Supply
Faircloth Skimmer
Ferguson Geo & Stormwater Solutions
Focht Construction
GeoShack
GfG Instrumentation
Great Lakes Crushing, LTD
Janotta & Herner
JAR Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
JDC
K.E. McCartney & Associates, Inc.
Land Solutions, LLC
MAAKIL Group, Ltd.
Margaretta Township
Mark Haynes Construction, Inc.
Mark Schaffer Excavating & Trucking, Inc.
Meredith Brothers
MG Civil Design
NDS Professional
Nuhn Farms, LLC
ODOT
Ohio CAT
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio EPA
OHM Advisors
Otisco Engineering
OUPS/Ohio 811
Perk Company
Renewed Outdoors
Richland Engineering Limited
Rietschlin Construction, Inc.
Rockaway Civil LLC
Rymar Waterworks
Shelly & Sands, Inc.
Silt Saver
STONE Environmental Engineering & Science
Trench Drain Systems
Trucco Construction Company
Utility Solutions
Wood County Engineer’s Office
CLEAN WATER CONTRACTOR FUNDING
The CWC Program is funded through the Ohio Coastal Training Program, which focuses on Lake Erie coastal resource management and protection while balancing economic, cultural and environmental interests.
INAUGURAL CLEAN WATER CONTRACTORS
Our inaugural Clean Water Contractors deserve additional recognition, as they have been faithful participants in the Clean Water Contractor Program since its inception in 2014. These companies lead by example by upholding the values of the program, remain free from local violations pertaining to stormwater runoff, and encourage their peers to do the same. Congratulations to our five inaugural Clean Water Contractor companies!
Abraham/Miller Excavating
City of Sandusky
Focht Construction
Jannotta & Herner
Mark Haynes Construction