About the Atlas
The Tampa Bay 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
- Pinellas County
- Manatee County
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Information Providers
- City of Tampa, Stormwater, Stormwater Operations
- Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Predication System
- Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, National Health and Ecological Effects Reasearch Lab
- FDEP Southwest District
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Map Assistance Center
- Florida Center for Community Design and Research, GIS Team, Water Atlas Program
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture, Shellfish Environmental Assessment Section, Murdock Field Office
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Information Systems, GIS Section , Water Quality DataTMDL Program, GIS Subsection
- Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Healthy Beaches Program
- Florida Department of Transportation, Transportation Statistics Office
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Marine Fisheries, Artificial Reef Program, Bureau of Marine Fisheries Management
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Marine Research Institute, Environmental Assessment and Restoration
- Florida LAKEWATCH
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory, GIS Division, GIS Division
- Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
- Hillsborough County Government, Public Works, Stormwater Division
- LAKEWATCH, FloridaLAKEWATCH Program, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- Manatee County, Manatee County Environmental Management
- MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Coastal and Tropical Ecology, Manatee Research Program
- National Audubon Society, Christmas Bird Counts
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics
- NOAA, National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Tidal Predictions
- Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (FL)
- Pinellas County, Water Resources Management Section, Department of Environmental Management
- Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
- Sarasota County, Environmental Services, Artificial Reef Program, Natural Resources - Coastal Resources
- Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Chicago Zoological Society in cooperation with Mote Marine Laboratory
- Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hydrologic Data Services, Mapping and GIS Section
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- U.S Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau
- University of Florida, IFAS Extension, Florida Automated Weather Network
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
- USGS National Water Information System, Water Resources of the United States
Project Partners
Tampa Bay
- Pinellas County
- Manatee County
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
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, MS/MIS, Program Director, Research Associate Professor
- 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 Tampa Bay 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.
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 |
| 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 |