Grow Your Business with NDS Professional Drainage Contractor Certification

It’s Easy to Add Stormwater Solutions as a Service

Expand Your Business

Finding new ways to generate revenue helps your business prosper, giving you another avenue to increase profits and add more leads to your pipeline. A drainage job can add thousands of dollars per project.


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Recurring Revenue

Drainage systems require regular maintenance. Offering drainage maintenance to a contract for inspection and cleaning keeps customers happy while being a potential source of future revenue.


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Low Startup Costs

If you already provide irrigation or hardscaping, you have the tools necessary to install drainage and add more profitability to your projects. You also likely have the leads to get started because almost every homeowner can benefit from stormwater management.


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Built-In Support

Beyond having the most comprehensive line of water management products, NDS also offers valuable resources, design tools and access to our experts.


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Diversify Your Services

A broader array of services will help set you apart from your competition while also mitigating the risks that come with the ups and downs of being a contractor.


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Comprehensive Support for Contractors

We’re here to support you in every way possible. Check out our Contractor Solutions Guide to see all the ways we support contractors with drainage management and installation.



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Drainage Certification Courses

Our four-part stormwater management and drainage installation course for contractors takes less than a day to complete.

Drainage Fundamentals

Explore the roots of landscape drainage including: rainfall and weather patterns; surface types and runoff; subsurface groundwater; soils and soil properties; landform; slope; and more.

Common Problems & Solutions

Learn how to identify, evaluate and solve the most common landscape drainage problems with a comprehensive NDS solution.

Basic System Design

Learn effective methods of calculating peak-flow runoff and detention volume to design a fully functioning drainage system including runoff capture, filtration, conveyance, detention, infiltration and overflow.

NDS Resources

Discover the many tools and resources available for you to understand the nature of drainage issues, effective solutions and how to grow your drainage service with NDS’ help.


Certification Benefits

After passing NDS Professional Drainage Certification, contractors receive:

Certified Contractor Designation

Your business will be listed on our
Find-a-Contractor webpage as a drainage solutions provider.

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Approved Coursework

NDS’ Professional Drainage Certification gives you four CEU (continuing education unit) credits toward recertification from the National Association of Landscape Professionals.

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Drainage Resources & Support

You can jump into helping customers with our comprehensive set of tools and guides as well as access to our team of civil engineers and drainage experts.

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