What does it mean to be an iSWM Certified Community?

A community can become an iSWM Certified Community by documenting their implementation of iSWM practices and applying to be reviewed by the iSWM Implementation Subcommittee. In order to achieve certification, a community must fully apply certain iSWM criteria from the iSWM Criteria Manual. These criteria have been divided into categories of mandatory outcomes, recommended outcomes, and optional outcomes. When a community applies to be certified, they must document their implementation of a minimum number of mandatory and recommended outcome criteria and will be classified based on the total number of successful outcomes.

Local Governments that achieve Bronze, Silver, or Gold iSWM implementation status will be entitled to a series of benefits including; road signs and plaques designating their iSWM status, free training for community staff, and additional assistance in complying with State MS4 permit requirements and lowering FEMA Community Rating System ratings which reduce insurance rates for residents.

Contact us if you would like more information about becoming an iSWM Certified Community.

iSWM Communities

The iSWM Program would not exist without the support from our local communities in North Texas. We are grateful for their efforts and the North Texas region as a whole benefits greatly from their dedication to make the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex a great place to live. The communities highlighted here have formally adopted iSWM strategies or have become iSWM certified.

City of Plano
Plano
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2021
City of Celina
Celina
  • iSWM Gold Certified Since 2021
City of Corinth
Corinth
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2020
City of Denton
Denton
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2016
Frisco
Frisco
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2016
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
  • iSWM Founding Member
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2017
GrandPrairie
Grand Prairie
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2016
Irving
Irving
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2018
Kennedale
Kennedale
  • iSWM Silver Certified Since 2017
Azle
Azle
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Benbrook
Benbrook
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Dallas
Dallas
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Duncanville
Duncanville
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Glenn Heights
Glenn Heights
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Hurst
Hurst
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Lakeside
Lakeside
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Mansfield
Mansfield Founding Member
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Northlake
Northlake
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Roanoke
Roanoke
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
Southlake
Southlake
  • iSWM Community Founding Member
University Park
University Park
  • iSWM Community Founding Member