About the Atlas

The Manatee 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 waterbodies 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

• Manatee County
• City of Bradenton Beach
• City of Holmes Beach

Information Providers

• FDEP Southwest District
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Water Quality DataTMDL Program, Watershed Assessment Section
• Florida LAKEWATCH
• Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC
• Manatee County, Watershed Management Division, Environmental Management Department
• Manatee County Utility Operations, Water Treatment Plant QC Lab, Utility Operations
• MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Coastal and Tropical Ecology
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service
• Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hydrologic Data Services, Resource Conservation and Development
• USGS National Water Information System, Water Resources of the United States
• Hydrologic Data Collection Inc.

Project Partners

• Manatee County Board of County Commissioners
• Manatee County
• Karen Collins-Fleming
• Rob Brown
• Greg Blanchard
• City of Anna Maria
• City of Bradenton Beach
• City of Holmes Beach

University of South Florida, Florida Center for Community Design and Research

Faculty

• Shawn Landry, MS, Interim Director, Senior Research Scientist, Associate in Research (Project Manager)
• Jim Griffin, PhD, Associate in Research
• Ron Chandler, MS, Assistant in Research
• Terry Johnson, MS, Associate in Research
• Theodore Trent Green, M. Arch, Coord. of Community Design Projects, Assoc. Professor

Staff

• Karen Dufraine, BA, Content Manager
• Rich Hammond, MA, Geographic Information Systems Team Leader
• Kevin Kerrigan, BS, Web Software Development Team Leader
• Jason Scolaro, BS, Database Applications Team Leader
• Lee Smith, BA, Web Applications Developer
• Cheran Williams, BS, GIS Analyst

Support Staff

• Tim Barnett, Director of Network Operations
• Mary Black, Grants Assistant
• Mary Daley, BS, Senior Accountant
• Darlene Mattocks, Office Assistant

Graduate Student / OPS Staff / Volunteers

• Keith Bornhorst, BS, Database Application Developer Asst.
• David Galluzzo, GIS Stormwater Assistant
• 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
• 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 Manatee 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.