Description

The Center for Urban Waters is highly collaborative university-led applied science program dedicated to finding globally-applicable solutions to urban water quality problems in the Pacific Northwest. The center provides an intellectual environment where people with a diverse mix of skills can collaborate to develop innovative approaches to environmental restoration and protection and to sustainable urban development.

Partners

• UW Tacoma: School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), School of Urban Studies, School of Engineering & Technology
• UW Seattle:  College of the Environment, College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• City of Tacoma
• Puget Sound Partnership
• Port of Tacoma/Northwest Seaport Alliance
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Washington State University

Funders

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2010-present
• Puget Sound Partnership 2010-present
• Washington Department of Ecology 2010-present
• National Science Foundation, 2016-present