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 …
South Lake Regional Water Initiative Tech Memo
WRA has recently reached four milestones for the South Lake Regional Water Initiative (SLRWI) by completing: Technical Memorandum No. 2 – Available Traditional Groundwater Sources, South Lake County, Florida; Technical Memorandum No. 3 – Available Wastewater/Reclaimed Water, Surface Water, and Stormwater Sources, South Lake County, Florida; Technical Memorandum No. 4 – Alternative Water Supply Evaluation, South Lake County, Florida; and …
The Importance of the Lower Floridan Aquifer in FL’s Water Future
With Florida becoming the third-most populated state, it has been said that groundwater, or more specifically the Floridan aquifer system (FAS), may be approaching a critical tipping point as a relatively cheap and accessible water supply. While that may be true for different zones of the FAS in certain areas of the state, if water managers and researchers are successful, …
Estancia Permit Approval
WRA has just secured Pasco County Preliminary Development Plan and Mass Grading Plan approval for Standard Pacific’s Estancia at Wiregrass. With Preliminary Development Plan approval, Pasco County has signed off on the conceptual site layout for nearly 1,200 single family homes on one of the largest single family home tracts under construction in the region. Mass Grading approval allows Standard …
Cooper Creek Development
Cooper Creek Development of Regional Impact Benderson Development Company Manatee County, FL Water Resource Associates has been actively involved in providing full service civil engineering and environmental services for Benderson Development Company over the past 10 years. Benderson is the largest privately held owner of retail space in the U.S. WRA is currently providing site civil design for the final …
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 …
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 …
Wiregrass Ranch
Since 2010 WRA has been providing planning and engineering design for multiple phases and owners throughout Wiregrass Ranch, one of the largest mixed-use master planned developments ever undertaken in the region. WRA is currently the civil engineer for approximately 1,000 acres within the development, including the 1,200-unit single family tract owned by Standard Pacific, now called Estancia, and multiple other tracts owned …
Benderson – Cooper Creek
Benderson Development – Cooper Creek DRI Manatee County, Florida [two_thirds] site panning,civil site infrastructure,stormwater managementWRA has been actively involved in providing full service civil engineering and environmental services for Benderson Development over the past 10 years. Benderson is the largest privately held owner of retail space in the U.S. WRA is currently providing site civil design for the final phase …