About the Atlas
The Hillsborough County Water Atlas is designed to provide citizens, scientists, professionals, and planners with comprehensive and current water quality, hydrologic, and ecological data, as well as information about recreational opportunities and a library of scientific and educational materials on water resource issues. Typically, the scientists and citizens who live and work on water resources have found it difficult to gather the information they need from the myriad of agencies that collect the related data. To solve this problem, we conceived of the Atlas as a "one stop information shop" for concerned citizens and scientists alike. The Atlas functions as a warehouse for a variety of water resources information, including documents and educational links. We have also strived to make the Atlas a rich resource that educates citizens about the data presented and gives scientists easy access to the specialized information they need. We encourage you to use the Atlas as a tool to help in maintaining and improving our vital water resources.
Project Funding
Information Providers
- City of Tampa, GIS Division, Information Technology Services
- Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Predication System
- Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, National Health and Ecological Effects Reasearch Lab
- FDEP Southwest District
- Florida Center for Community Design and Research, GIS Team, Water Atlas Program
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bioassessment, Water Quality DataTMDL Program, Bioassessment
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Marine Research Institute, Environmental Assessment and Restoration, N/A, N/A
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory, GIS Division, GIS Division
- Hillsborough County, Information & Technology Services, GIS Section
- Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
- Hillsborough County Government, Public Works, Adopt A Pond Program, Stormwater Division
- Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
- Hillsborough County Real Estate, Survey Division, GIS Section
- Hillsborough County Stream Waterwatch, Hillsborough County Stream Waterwatch Program, Stormwater Division
- IMC Agrico (Florida)
- LAKEWATCH, FloridaLAKEWATCH Program, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
- NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Tidal Predictions
- Pinellas County, Water Resources Management Section, Department of Environmental Management
- Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hydrologic Data Services, Ecological Evaluation Section
- SWFWMD Ken Romie
- The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, GIS/Automation Team
- U.S. Census Bureau, N/A, N/A
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
- USF, School of Architecture, FCCDR, FCCDR-Lake and Stream Assessment
- USGS National Water Information System, Water Resources of the United States
Project Partners
Hillsborough County
- Director of Public Works Department - Robert R. Gordon, P.E.
- Director of Engineering Division - Leigh Ann Pyron, P.E.
- Specialized Services Unit Manager - David Glicksberg, P.G.
- Stormwater Services Group Leader - Chin-Feng Ho, Ph.D., P.E.
- Lake and Stream Programs Coordinator - John McGee
South West Florida Water Management District
- Martin Kelly
- Adam Munson
- Margit L. Crowell
- Steve Dicks
- Richard Gant
- Jim Griffin
- Granville Kinsman
- Doug Leeper
- Eileen Ratliff
- Ken Romie
- Chuck Tornabene
- Terri Williamson
University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design and Research
Faculty
- Ron Chandler, MS, Assistant in Research
- Theodore Trent Green, M. Arch, Coord. of Community Design Projects, Assoc. Professor
- Jim Griffin, PhD, Associate in Research
- Terry Johnson, MS, Associate in Research
- Shawn Landry, MS, Interim Director, Senior Research Scientist, Associate in Research (Project Manager)
Staff
- Keith Bornhorst, BS, Web Applications Developer
- Rich Hammond, MA, GIS Team Leader
- Kevin Kerrigan, BS, Web Programming Team Manager
- Jason Scolaro, BS, Database Applications Team Lead
- Lee Smith, BA, Web Applications Developer
- Cheran Williams, BS, GIS Analyst
Support Staff
- Tim Barnett, Director of Network Operations
- Mary Daley, BS, Senior Accountant
Graduate Student / OPS Staff / Volunteers
- Rachel Bomberger, MA, Web Content Manager
- David Eilers, BS, Field Scientist - Environmental
- David Galluzzo, GIS Stormwater Assistant
- Grant Harley, BA, GIS Technician
- David Harris, Manager of Technical Support
- Wolf Johnson, Web Programmer Assistant
- Remy Losaria, Web Developer Assistant
- Thomas Lyle, Student Assistant
- Thejovathi Nelluri, MS, Database Manager
- Joanna Parichkova, MBA, Database Applications
- Jodi Pracht, MS, Web Content Manager
- Ken Romie, MS, Quality Assurance Officer
- Alexis Sykes, GIS Stormwater Assistant
- Emily Zupo, GIS Assistant
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to all the wonderful people who have participated in the process of designing and developing the Hillsborough County Water Atlas.
Water Atlas Program Advisory Group:
Special thanks to the following group of individuals who guide the long-term development of the Water Atlas Program (www.wateratlas.org) by participating in the Water Atlas Advisory Group.
Participant |
Organization |
|---|---|
| Greg Blanchard | Manatee County |
| Richard Boler | Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission |
| Julie Bortles | Orange County |
| Alys Brockway | Hernado County Planning Department |
| Rob Brown | Manatee County |
| John Burnett | Hernado County |
| Kyle Campbell | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Tom Carey | Volusia County |
| Ron Chandler | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Theresa Connor | Sarasota County |
| Lindsay Cross | Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
| Lori Cunniff | Orange County |
| Gloria Eby | Seminole County |
| Mark Flomerfelt | Seminole County |
| Ben Garcia | Lake County Water Authority |
| Dave Glicksberg | Hillsborough County |
| Jim Griffin | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Melissa Harrison | Pinellas County |
| Mike Bowers | Lake County |
| Holly Greening | Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
| Robert Kollinger | Polk County |
| Marie Lackey | Seminole County |
| Shawn Landry | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Eric Lesnett | Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission |
| Kelli Levy | Pinellas County |
| John McGee | Hillsborough County |
| Michele Medani | Polk County |
| Jack Merriam | Sarasota County |
| Kim Ornberg | Seminole County |
| Michael Perry | Lake County Water Authority |
| John Ryan | Sarasota County |
| Christiana Schumann | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Ed Sherwood | Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission |
| Kathryn Smith | United States Geological Survey |
| Andrew Squires | Pinellas County |
| Jennifer Sterling | City of Tampa Mayor's Beautification Program |
| Dawn Velsor | Hernando County Planning Department |
| Chuck Walter | City of Tampa |
| Shannon Wetzel | Seminole County |
| Walter Wood | Lake County |
| Kimberly Yates | United States Geological Survey |