About the Atlas
The Sarasota 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
- Sarasota County
Information Providers
- 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 Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture, Shellfish Environmental Assessment Section, Murdock Field Office
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, Water Quality DataTMDL Program, GIS Subsection
- Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Healthy Beaches Program
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries, Artificial Reef Program, Bureau of Marine Fisheries Management
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Marine Research Institute, Environmental Assessment and Restoration, N/A, N/A
- Florida LAKEWATCH
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory, GIS Division, GIS Division
- LAKEWATCH, FloridaLAKEWATCH Program, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- Manatee County, Manatee County Environmental Management
- Manatee County Department of Environmental Management, Watershed Management Division, Environmental Management Department
- MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Coastal and Tropical Ecology, Manatee Research Program
- National Audubon Society, Christmas Bird Counts
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
- NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Tidal Predictions
- Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (FL)
- Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
- Sarasota County, Environmental Services, Artificial Reef Program, Natural Resources - Coastal Resources
- Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Chicago Zoological Society in cooperation with Mote Marine Laboratory
- Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hydrologic Data Services, Mapping and GIS Section
- U.S. Census Bureau, N/A, N/A
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
- USGS National Water Information System, Water Resources of the United States
Project Partners
Sarasota County
- Theresa Connor
- John Ryan
- Evan Brown
- Rob Wright
- Linda Larsen
- David Crosby
- Sharon Schulte
- Kristi Schumacher
- Greg Wahl
- Brandy Pouso
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 Sarasota 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 |