Shoalwater water programs across Puget Sound
Illustrative program model · Not live operating data
THE DELIVERY GAP

Funding alone does not create distributed infrastructure.

Private-property green infrastructure requires site identification, property-owner participation, feasibility screening, project development, contractor coordination, documentation, and long-term stewardship.

Shoalwater works between capital and the properties where projects can actually be built.

WHO WE WORK WITH

Built for organizations trying to move water projects into the ground.

Municipalities & Utilities

Develop private-property GSI pipelines that complement public infrastructure, retrofit programs, and watershed priorities.

Foundations & Funders

Convert environmental funding into a defined pipeline of practical, place-based water projects.

Watershed Organizations

Expand restoration and green-infrastructure work onto properties that may otherwise remain outside traditional project pipelines.

Property Portfolios

Coordinate multiple sites under one organization and build a practical internal water-project pipeline.

Community Organizations

Develop neighborhood-scale projects with strong local property relationships and visible community benefits.

Corporate Sustainability Teams

Support place-based water stewardship programs where private-property access and project development are part of the delivery challenge.

THE PROGRAM MODEL

Build the pipeline before making the claim.

01
ORIGINATE

Find strong sites.

Identify private properties with meaningful runoff, practical GSI potential, and relevant basin context.

02
ENGAGE

Secure participation.

Work directly with property owners to understand site goals, constraints, and willingness to host a project.

03
DEVELOP

Turn sites into projects.

Define scope, delivery needs, technical requirements, budget range, and likely water outcomes.

04
DELIVER

Move projects into the ground.

Coordinate contractors, qualified technical partners, property owners, and funding sources.

05
DOCUMENT

Create a persistent project record.

Preserve installation evidence, contributing area, project type, status, and modeled performance.

SHOALWATER'S ROLE

Local project origination and delivery infrastructure.

Shoalwater is designed to solve the work that often sits between a watershed objective and a completed private-property project.

01 Property identification
02 Property-owner engagement
03 Project feasibility screening
04 Concept development
05 Delivery coordination
06 Project documentation
07 Portfolio aggregation
A PRACTICAL START

Start with a small, defined project portfolio.

01 10–20

Candidate properties screened

02 5–10

Interested property hosts

03 3–6

Defined project concepts

04 1

Coordinated delivery portfolio

PILOT OBJECTIVE Establish a repeatable model for identifying, developing, funding, delivering, and documenting distributed GSI projects.
WATER STEWARDSHIP

Evidence first. Claims only where appropriate.

Distributed GSI can support broader water-stewardship objectives, but project development and water accounting are not the same thing.

Shoalwater separates physical project delivery from any later replenishment, volumetric-benefit, or disclosure claim.

Project first. Evidence second. Portfolio third. Water claims only where technically appropriate and defensible.
FROM PROJECT TO PROGRAM

One site becomes useful infrastructure. Many sites become a watershed program.

01 Property
02 Project
03 Portfolio
04 Program
05 Watershed
BUILD THE PIPELINE

Turn water funding into project-ready sites.

Shoalwater can help originate and develop a distributed private-property GSI program across Puget Sound.

Develop a Program