Strategic Communication & Science Translation

We create targeted outreach materials that promote source water protection and help communities tackle emerging contaminants and PFAS in drinking water.

We showcase successful strategies that promote holistic watershed protection, water conservation and reuse, and the safe recreational use of surface waters.

Facilitation & Partnership Support

We convene and facilitate partnerships and workgroups that bring together local watershed experts, industry leaders, federal and state agencies, water utilities, and nongovernmental organizations to advance shared goals for improving water systems and watersheds, while strengthening communication and strategic planning efforts.

Data Analysis & Visualization

We develop metrics to evaluate water programs and create decision-support tools that help prioritize projects, guide investments, and inform long-term strategies.

We analyze national, state, and local datasets — including water quality, flooding, infrastructure, land use, and demographic data — to identify risks, assess vulnerability, and support data-informed decision-making.

Rural & Tribal Support

MDB staff travel and offer technical assistance to rural and Tribal communities to advance locally driven efforts that support Tribal sovereignty and address community-specific environmental and public health hazards.

Wastewater Expertise & Engineering

MDB's experts advance sustainable decentralized wastewater treatment through innovative approaches that promote best management practices for communities and homeowners on decentralized systems, or septic systems.

Our engineers work with communities to prepare Preliminary Engineering Reports and alternatives analyses to be funded by state and federal programs.

Financing for Water Projects

We source, secure, and leverage funding for communities, successfully connecting communities with more federal, state, and private funding for critical water infrastructure and water quality projects.