Bacteria Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) Implementation, Hillsborough River Watershed, Hillsborough County, Florida (FDEP). Project director responsible for project design and oversight, quality assurance, and stakeholder facilitation. Project, saved the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County tens of millions of dollars in unnecessary wastewater and stormwater retrofits. Involved an evaluation of potential bacteria sources causing water quality impairments. Included the development and testing of a management tool for identifying sources of fecal indicator bacteria, evaluating relative health risks, and targeting management actions to restore water quality. Over 40 public and private stakeholders participated in field testing the tool. Tool, which includes a microbial water quality assessment, a contaminant source survey, and microbial source tracking, has been used in over 60 watersheds in Florida and can be applied anywhere in the country. It has proven to be especially effective in gaining stakeholder consensus on the actions necessary to restore water quality. Project methodology and tool were featured as the cover article in the May 2009 issue of Stormwater magazine. 2008-2009.
South Dade Watershed Project, Miami-Dade County, Florida (South Florida Water Management District). Co-author and project manager responsible for project design and oversight. Project involved the development of a regional sustainable water resource management plan to guide the rebuilding of south Dade County after Hurricane Andrew in 1995. Project received the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Urban and Regional Design in 1999.