Tampa, Florida – WRA is excited to welcome an experienced drainage engineer to the team! Mohammad Abu Zafer Siddik, Ph.D. E.I.T started work at our Tampa office, on Monday, February 21st, 2022. Dr. Siddik has a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil & Environmental Engineering from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Before joining the drainage engineering team at WRA, …
Mike Alfieri Launches Academic Textbook on the Karst Systems of Florida
Mike Alfieri, P.G.’s, academic textbook, The Karst Systems of Florida: Understanding Karst in a Geologically Young Terrain, which he authored along with Dr. Sam Upchurch, P.G., Dr. Tom Scott, P.G., Dr. Beth Fratesi, and Dr. Tom Dobecki, P.G., was published by Springer International and officially released October 2018 in hardcopy and e-Book formats. Using the State of Florida as their laboratory, …
Know what action to take before March on your expiring Nationwide Permit (NWP)
Nationwide Permits (NWP) are blanket authorizations issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) for projects that are determined to have a minimal impact on aquatic resources. These authorizations (50 in all) are issued at one time and expire on the same date (March 19, 2017 for the 2012 series). Certain activities require landowners to submit a pre-construction notice (PCN) …
Michael C. Alfieri, P.G., P.Hg., CGWP Selected for NGWA Groundwater Modeling Advisory Panel
Michael C. Alfieri, Professional Hydrologist, P.G., CGWP was selected to participate in the National Ground Water Association’s (NGWA) recently established Groundwater Modeling Advisory Panel. Anticipating that future modeling demands will be higher, require more complexity, and potentially crossing multiple scientific disciplines, the Panel’s overall objective is to further enhance the practice of groundwater modeling. Mr. Alfieri was previously the Secretary …
Hydraulic Fracturing in Florida – An Update
Senate Bill 318: Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources received 9 YEAS and 10 NAYS and died in the Florida Senate Appropriations committee on March 11, 2016. This bill was referred in October 2015 to the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Subcommittee and was approved in January 2016. The bill then moved to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and was …
Florida Governor Rick Scott Appoints Michael Alfieri to Board of Professional Geologists
WRA would like to congratulate Michael Alfieri, Professional Geologist, on his appointment to the Board of Professional Geologists. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Michael Alfieri to the Board of Professional Geologists. Alfieri, 40, of Odessa, is the principal hydrogeologist at Water Resource Associates, Inc. He is reappointed for a term beginning January …
WRA Awarded Three Year Contract with JEA
WRA, a leader in Florida water supply planning and permitting for over 18 years, was recently awarded a three year contract with JEA for: (1) hydrologic/hydrogeologic modeling; (2) water resource management; and (3) consumptive use permit (CUP) support services. In respect to modeling, WRA will be providing services for hydrogeologic modeling and professional consulting services regarding St. Johns River Water …
Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule May Create Significant Permitting Delays
The implementation of the newly proposed Water of the United States Rule will take affect later this month unless stayed in the courts as a result of numerous filed lawsuits. This rule would constitute a significant regulatory expansion by the USEPA with respect to claiming jurisdiction over wetland systems previously exempt. The USEPA sets the criteria for implementation of the …
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