APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2025 (current)
The TWC team educates, informs, and shares the policy recommendations and addendum with organization and businesses affected and included.
APRIL 2025
TWC releases a detailed addendum to its first Water Justice Fund Report.
OCTOBER 2024 - FEBRUARY 2025
TWC meets with 6 city agencies to discuss their financial needs related to stormwater management.
SEPTEMBER 2024
TWC employs LJR Custom Strategies to independently poll 500 residents about drainage management and the Water Justice Fund.
AUGUST - MARCH 2024
TWC works with WaterNow Alliance to conduct in-depth financial analyses of over 75 stormwater utility programs across the nation.
JULY - NOVEMBER 2024
TWC canvasses 200+ businesses across all 5 districts to discuss drainage concerns and support for the Water Justice Fund.
MARCH - MAY 2024
TWC hosts 5 town halls (1 per district) with community partners to educate and receive feedback from 55 residents on our first report.
FEBRUARY 2024
The Policy Recommendations press conference is held with over 120 community leaders in attendance.
JULY - DEC 2023
TWC canvasses 3,200 residents across all 5 districts (at least 2 responses from every voting precinct) to discuss drainage concerns and support for the Water Justice Fund.
MAY 18TH 2023
TWC hosts a 300+ person community kickoff event to publicize the Water Justice Fund campaign and thank current supporters and invite new ones.
MARCH - MAY 2023
TWC holds a 10-part workshop series as a culmination of all the information collected. Residents co-develop the first draft of the stormwater fee. Members of this group serve as a Community Engagement Committee.
MARCH 28TH 2023
Additional Funding from Pisces Foundation for Urban Water Cohort is received.
JANURARY - APRIL 2023
TWC held 7 focus groups to test messaging and learn from the experiences of 46 community leaders about how to talk about water's past, present, and future in New Orleans.
AUGUST 2022
The Prevention Institute through People, Parks, and Power program grants more funding to TWC.
JUNE - DEC 2022
Public Advisory Group & Stormwater Steering Committee meetings are held.
MAY 2022
The TWC’s Stormwater Fee Public Advisory Group kickoff meeting is held.
APRIL 2022
The TWC’s Stormwater Fee Steering Committee kickoff meeting is held.
MAY - DECEMBER 2022
TWC partners with WaterNow Alliance; a non-profit dedicated to climate resilience in water governance and implementation.
APRIL 2021
TWC joins the Business Council of the River Region’s Stormwater Management Stakeholder Committee Meeting to discuss needs and challenges around a SWF
FEBRUARY 2020
TWC joins the Advancing Cities Cohort, where policy and systems change are identified as focus areas to help expand the Green Infrastructure Workforce.
JUNE 2019
The current Executive Directive, Jessica Dandridge-Smith is hired. She expands the scope of a stormwater fee from being just about water management to tackling governance, accountability, and transparency.
JANUARY 2019
The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans publishes a white paper on the need for a Stormwater Fee (SWF) to equitably fund our drainage system and green infrastructure across the city.