The Tampa Bay area is in a Phase 4 water shortage, according to Tampa Bay Water (TBW). This is partially due to the fact that the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir is out of service and under renovations. The reservoir would have held around 15.5 billion gallons of water, and would have relieved the Tampa Bay during this dry spell. …
Riva Pointe Subdivision
Riva Pointe Subdivision Pinellas County, FL In 2005, WRA was contracted by Riva Pointe, LLC, to perform engineering design, permitting and construction management of a single family water front subdivision in an area of Pinellas County near Tarpon Springs where adequate existing water and sewer utilities were not available. In addition to inadequate utility service, the property had been deemed …
Little Bayou Restoration
Little Bayou Coastal Restoration Project Echelon Commercial, LLC Pinellas County, FL Water Resource Associates, (WRA) designed, permitted and construction managed little Bayou Coastal Restoration located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This project was a SWFWMD SWIM and City of St. Petersburg initiative that was implemented by WRA as part of a wetland mitigation requirement for a permitted wetland impact in the …
Lake Tarpon Subdivision
Villas of San Marino at Lake Tarpon Subdivision Pinellas County, FL In 2005, WRA was contracted by Villas of San Lake Tarpon, LLC, to perform engineering design, permitting and construction management of a mixed single/multi family water front subdivision on Lake Tarpon in Pinellas County. Design challenges included a non-conforming land use designation, substandard roadway access and unique grading obstacle …
St. Petersburg Drainage
St. Petersburg Drainage Ditch Conveyance Improvements Pinellas County, FL Water Resource Associates, (WRA) designed, permitted and managed construction for the conveyance improvements within a City of St. Petersburg Drainage Ditch east of 4th Street South just north of 55th Avenue South. The improvements were associated with the Little Bayou Coastal Restoration Project, a public/private partnership facilitated by WRA as part …
WISE Phases 1 & 2
Water Infrastructure and Supply Enhancement Project Phases I & II Hillsborough County, FL The Water Infrastructure and Supply Enhancement (WISE) Project is a multi-phased project that will provide a detailed assessment of the state of the County’s water resources, regulatory climate, current and future water demand and identify potential options for water supply and/or reclaimed water infrastructure improvements that will benefit …
Jabil Campus Wetlands
Jabil Office Campus Wetland Restoration City of St. Petersburg, Florida WRA provided engineering, environmental and permitting services for Jabil Circuit’s proposed office corporate headwaters in Pinellas County. This 96-acre property was the largest undeveloped tract in St. Petersburg, and due to unanticipated spoil disposal problems the City was targeting this private property for emergency disposal of dredge spoil from Lake …
Weedon Island Preserve
Weedon Island Preserve Restoration Pinellas County, Florida WRA was the prime engineering firm for design and permitting of an innovative hydrologic restoration project in Pinellas County, FL. The project was a public-private partnership between Canterbury School and Pinellas County using the County park and coastal preserve at Weedon Island. The wetlands in the preserve had been altered by historic ditching for …