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 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
- 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, Natural Resources 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
- 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
- Theodore Trent Green, M. Arch, Coord. of Community Design Projects, Assoc. Professor
- Jim Griffin, PhD, Associate in Research
- Terry Johnson, PhD, Associate in Research
- Shawn Landry, MS, Interim Director, Senior Research Scientist, Associate in Research (Project Manager)
- Bridgette Froeschke, PhD, Associate in Research
Staff
- Jan Allyn, BS, Web Content Manager
- Keith Bornhorst, BS, Web Development Team Leader
- David Eilers, BS, Field Scientist - Environmental
- Rich Hammond, MA, GIS Team Leader
- Jason Scolaro, BS, Database Applications Team Leader
- Cheran Williams, BS, GIS Analyst
Support Staff
- Tim Barnett, Director of Network Operations
- Mary Daley, BS, Senior Accountant
Graduate Student / OPS Staff / Volunteers
- Thejovathi Kadiyala, MS, Database Analyst
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to all the wonderful people who have participated in the process of designing and developing the Manatee County Water Atlas.
| Joe Duennes | City of Holmes Beach |
| Dottie Poindexter | City of Bradenton Beach |
| Karen Collins-Fleming | Manatee County Natural Resources Department |
| Rob Brown | Manatee County Natural Resources Department |
| Greg Blanchard | Manatee County Natural Resources Department |
| Scott Browning | Manatee County Natural Resources Department |
| Kristen Collins | Manatee County Natural Resources Department |
| Bruce MacLeod | Manatee County Utility Operations |
| Daniel Somodi | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| John Norrie | Manatee County Stormwater Mgmt. |
| Laurel Kish | Manatee County Planning |
| Phyllis Gilreath | Manatee County Cooperative Extension Service |
| Tom Larkin | Manatee County Department of Health |
| Mark Simpson | Manatee County Utility Operations |
| Holly Greening | Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
| John Ryan | Sarasota Environmental Services Dept. |
| Evan Brown | Sarasota Environmental Services Dept. |
| Greg Ferrara | Manatee County GIS |
| Diana Williams | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Heidi Smith | Heidi Smith Comm. Inc. for Manatee COC |
| Beth Andrews | Consultant |
| Jonathan Sabin | Manatee County ISD-Library Division |
| Theresa Connor | Sarasota County |
| Linda Larsen | Sarasota County |
| David Crosby | Sarasota County |
| Sharon Schulte | Sarasota County |
| Kristi Schumacher | Sarasota County |
| Greg Wahl | Sarasota County |
| Brandy Pouso | Sarasota County |
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 |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Aragon | Hillsborough County |
| Lisa Beever, Ph.D. | Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program |
| Greg Blanchard | Manatee County |
| Julie Bortles | Orange County |
| Mike Britt | City of Winter Haven |
| Rob Brown | Manatee County |
| Michael Carnevale | City of Winter Haven |
| Marcia Anderson Clark | Orange County |
| Lindsay Cross | Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
| Amanda Dominguez | Sarasota County |
| Liz Donley | Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program |
| Gloria Eby | Seminole County |
| Bridgette Froeschke | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Ben Garcia | Lake County Water Authority |
| Holly Greening | Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
| Jim Griffin | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Melissa Harrison | Pinellas County |
| Maran Brainard Hilgendorf | Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program |
| Ben Koplin | City of Tampa |
| Marie Lackey | Seminole County |
| Shawn Landry | Florida Center for Community Design and Research |
| Kelli Levy | Pinellas County |
| Sarah Malone | City of Lakeland |
| John McGee | Hillsborough County |
| Jack Merriam | Sarasota County |
| Kim Ornberg | Seminole County |
| Judy Ott | Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program |
| Michael Perry | Lake County Water Authority |
| John Ryan | Sarasota County |
| Laura Thorne | Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission |
| Melanie Weed | Pinellas County |
| Shannon Wetzel | Seminole County |