Advisory Boards & Committees

Water Advisory Board to the Broward County Board of Commissioners

The Water Advisory Board advises the Broward County Board of County Commissioners on matter related to water management. Functions and Members

NAME ADDRESS	DATE APPOINTED	APPOINTED BY
Brion Blackwelder 1455 Tyler Street Hollywood, FL 33020 Bus. 954-262-6135 Home 954-922-7717 Fax 954-262-3832 blackwelder@nsu.law.nova.edu	12/02	Lay person
Shannon Estenoz SFWMD Governing Board member                                  South Florida Water Management District                     Broward Service Center 8211 West Broward Blvd  Penthouse #3 Plantation FL  33324 Bus. 954-424-6813 Cell 954-445-3801 sestenoz@sfwmd.gov	03/06	Governing Board SFWMD (at will of Gov Board)
Mayor Rae Carole Armstrong City of Plantation 400 NW 73rd Ave Plantation, FL 33317 Bus. 954-797-2221 Fax 954-797-2223 mayorarmstrong@plantation.org	10/07	Broward County League of Cities (at will of LOC)
Sue Gunzburger, County Commissioner 115 South Andrews Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-1872 Bus. 954-357-7006 Fax 954-357-7295 Aide: Dee Platt dplatt@broward.org	12/07	Broward County County Commission (1 year)
Pat O'Quinn, Chair (TAC) Drainage District Representative Old Plantation Water Control District P.O. Box 15405 Plantation FL  33318 Bus. 954-472-5596 oldplantation@earthlink.net	03/06	Other
Commissioner Roy Gold, Chair (WAB) City of Coral Springs 9551 W Sample Road  Coral Springs FL  33065 Bus. 954-971-4040 Fax 954-975-5609	12/06	Broward County League of Cities (at will of LOC)
Commissioner Kristin Jacobs County Commissioner Board of County Commissioners 115 S. Andrews Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-1872 Bus. 954-357-7002 Fax 954-357-7295 Aide: Susan Olson Solson@broward.org	12/07	Broward County County Commission (1 year)
Council Member Michael Crowley, Vice Chair (WAB) Town of Davie 6591 Orange Drive                                                          Davie FL  33314 Bus. 954-797-1030 Fax 954-797-1087 mike_crowley@davie-fl.gov	07/06	Broward County League of Cities (at will of LOC)
Carlton Moore, City Commissioner City of Ft. Lauderdale City Commission Office 100 North Andrews Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Bus. 954-828-5011 Fax 954-828-5667 CMoore@fortlauderdale.gov Assistant: Patrice Wilson PWilson@fortlauderdale.gov	01/01	South Florida Regional Planning Council (at will of SFRPC)
Susan Starkey, Council Member Town of Davie 6591 Orange Drive Davie, FL 33314 Bus. 954-797-1030 Fax 954-797-2061 susan_starkey@davie-fl.gov	02/03	Broward County League of Cities (at will of LOC)
Dorothy Ross, City Commissioner City of Hallandale Beach                            400 S Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 Bus. 954-457-1317 Fax  954-457-1454 dross@hallandalebeachfl.gov	10/07	Broward County League of Cities (at will of LOC)

Board Staff Liaison:
Jennifer Jurado, Director, Natural Resource Planning and Management Division
Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
One N. University Drive, Suite #201
Plantation, FL  33324
Bus. 954-519-1464 Fax 954-519-1496
jjurado@broward.org

Technical Advisory Committee to the Water Advisory Board

The Technical Advisory Committee provides technical guidance regarding water resource management issues to the Water Advisory Board of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

Members:

Mike Bailey
Utilities Director Cooper City Utilities
11791 SW 49th Street
Cooper City, FL 33330
Business #954-434-5519 Fax #954-680-3159
MBailey@coopercityfl.org
Assistant: lsiegfried@coopercityfl.org
Alternate: Jim Molaschi
City of Cooper City
11791 SW 49th Street
Alternate: Jim Molaschi
City of Cooper City
11791 SW 49th Street
Cooper City, FL 33330
Business #954-434-5519 Fax #954-680-3159

Miguel Arroyo
Acting Assistant Utilities Director
City of Ft. Lauderdale Public Services Department
949 NW 38th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
Business #954-828-7809
marroyo@ftl.gov

Assistant:  debbief@cityfort.com

Hank Breitenkam, Utilities Director
City of Plantation
400 NW 73rd Avenue
Plantation, FL 33317
Business #954-797-2285 Fax #954-797-2756
hbreitenkam@plantation.org

Richard Allen
Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
Emergency Management and Planning Division
Broward County Government Center, Room #329K
115 S Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale FL  33301
Business #954-954-357-6679 Fax #954-357-8655
rallen@broward.org
Alternate:  Angela Chin

Albert Perez, P.E., Director of Public Utilities
City of Hollywood
Public Utilities Administration
P.O. Box 229045
Hollywood, FL 33022-9045
Business #954-967-4455 Fax #954-967-4450
ALPEREZ@hollywoodfl.org
Assistant:  Gail Kasha
gkasha@hollywoodfl.org

Alternate: Steve Joseph, P.E., Deputy Director of Public Utilities
City of Hollywood
P.O. Box 229045
Hollywood, FL 33022-9045
Business #954-967-4455 Fax #954-967-4450
sjoseph@hollywoodfl.org

Patrick Davis
AWWA Representative
c/o Hazen & Sawyer
4000 Hollywood Boulevard
7 th Floor, North Tower
Hollywood, FL 33021
Business #954-987-0066 Fax #954-987-2949
pdavis@hazenandsawyer.com
Alternate: Jim Cowgill
c/o Hazen & Sawyer
4000 Hollywood Boulevard
7 th Floor, North Tower
Hollywood, FL 33021
Business #954-987-0066 Fax #954-987-2949
jcowgill@hazenandsawyer.com

George Cavros, Esq.
120 E Oakland Park Blvd.
Suite # 105
Fort Lauderdale FL  33334
Business #561-563-9974  Cell #954-295-5714
gcavros@worldnet.att.net

Hector Castro
City of Sunrise Utilities
777 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway
Sunrise, FL 33325
utilities@cityofsunrise.org

Fred Flanders
Environmental Representative
9241 West Broward Boulevard, Apartment #3108
Plantation, FL 3332
Phone #954-473-6472
fredflan@mailstation.com

Vernon Hargray, Assistant City Manager
City of Miramar
6700 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, FL 33023
Business #954-364-2105 Fax #954-894-2084
vehargray@ci.miramar.fl.us
Alternate: Hong Guo, PE, DEE, Utility Administrator
Public Works/Utilities Department
City of Miramar
13900 Pembroke Road, Bldg L
Miramar, FL 33027
Business #954-538-6825 Fax #954-894-2084 Cell #954-931-7032
hguo@ci.miramar.fl.us

Barry Heimlich
Environmental Representative
3650 N 36th Ave
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33021
Phone #954-963-3564 Fax #954-963-2428
barrynh@browardaudubon.org

Alan W. Garcia, Director
Water and Wastewater Services
2555 West Copans Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Business #954-831-0704 Fax #954-831-0708
agarcia@broward.org
Alternate:  John Crouse, P.E., Director Water Management Division
Water and Wastewater Services
2555 W Copans Road
Pompano Beach FL  33069
Business #954-831-0765        
Fax #954-831-3285
jcrouse@broward.org

Doug Bell
Florida Engineering Society
800 E Broward Blvd, Suite #601
Fort Lauderdale FL  33301
Bell8526@bellsouth.net

Randy Brown, Utilities Director
City of Pompano Beach
1205 NE 5th Ave
Pompano Beach FL  33060
Business #954-545-7044  Fax #954-545-7046
Randolph.brown@copbfl.com

Glenn Humphrey, Co-Chair (TAC), Consulting Engineer
Montgomery Watson
490 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway
Sunrise, FL 33325
Business #954-846-0401 Fax #954-846-0424 #954-232-2615
Glenn.r.humphrey@mwhglobal.com

Elbert Waters, Director Broward Service Center
Representative to SFWMD
Broward County Service Center
8211 West Broward Blvd., Penthouse #3
Plantation, FL 33324
Business #954-713-3200 Ext. 4981 Fax #954-475-4169
ewaters@sfwmd.gov
Alternate: Jose Lopez, Lead Project Manager
SFWMD Broward County Service Center
8211 West Broward Blvd., Penthouse #3
Plantation, FL 33324
Business #954-973-7200 Ext. 4984 Fax #954-475-4169
jlopez@sfwmd.gov

Gary Hines
Environmental Resource Manager
Facilities & Construction Management, Design Services
Broward County School Board
1700 SW 14th Court
Fort Lauderdale FL  33312
Business #754-321-1573 Fax #754-321-1687
Gary.hines@browrdschools.com

Pat O'Quinn, Chair (TAC)
Drainage District Representative
Old Plantation Water Control District
P.O. Box 15405
Plantation, FL 33318
Business #954-472-5596
oldplantation@earthlink.net

Robert Shair, PhD, PE
Technical Member at Large
4921 Sarazen Drive
Hollywood, FL 33021
Business #954-961-5074 or 954-961-5296
crjazl@aol.com

Henry Sniezek
Broward County Planning Council
Broward County Governmental Center
115 S. Andrews Avenue, Rm #307
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Business #954-357-6687 Fax #954-357-6685
hsniezek@broward.org
Alternate: Peter Schwarz
pachwarz@broward.org

Theresa L. Lianzi
1400 South Ocean Drive
Apartmant #1504
Hollywood FL  33019
Business #954-924-6545
terrlia@hotmail.com

Leo Schwartzberg, District Director
South Broward Drainage District
6591 SW 160th Ave
Southwest Ranches FL  33331
Business #954-680-3337  Fax #954-680-3339
leo@sbdd.org

Cynthia Chambers, Director
Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
115 S Andrews Avenue, Rm 329
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Business #954-357-6612
cchambers@broward.org
Alternate: Jennifer Jurado, Director

Natural Resource Planning & Management Division
Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
One N. University Drive
Plantation FL  33324
Business #954-519-1270 Fax #954-519-1496
jjurado@broward.org

Surface Water Coordinating Subcommittee of the TAC

The Broward County Surface Water Coordinating Committee (BCSWCC) is composed of a group of drainage and water control district managers and government water managers that meet quarterly to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern. Two members are on the TAC. The purpose of the BCSWCC is to encourage all water control districts, municipalities and regional water managers to participate in surface water resources management and to assist in surface water efficiency for Broward County. The principal objectives are:

• To improve the awareness of surface water management through the education of the public and elected officials.
• To improve coordination of all local and regional surface water management operations during regular and/or emergency situations.
• To improve integration of surface water and groundwater to enhance the quality and volume of recharge.
• To assist in disseminating new surface water management ideas and technology.
• To assist in the review and implementation of a county-wide water resource management plan.
• To act as an advisory group to the TAC of the WAB to the BCBCC.

Broward Everglades Working Group

The 1994 Everglades Forever Act set into action a plan for restoring a significant portion of the Everglades. Recognizing that phosphorous pollution is one of the primary causes of Everglades degradation, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has proposed a water quality standard of 10 ppb phosphorous for water discharged to the Everglades and has recommended point source controls as the priority pollution strategy for Broward County as part of the long-term plan. In May 2004, Broward County and the SFWMD initiated a joint Broward Everglades Working Group of drainage districts, government agencies, municipal officials, industry, and other affected stakeholder groups in the Everglades Stormwater Program (ESP) basins, to discuss a flexible approach to accomplish this state mandate. The Working Group is initially focused on the C-11 west basin, as the major basin in Broward County that discharges to the Everglades, but the intent of this effort is to serve as a catalyst for similar initiatives County-wide.

Together, the Broward Working Group has reviewed a menu of best management practices which can be tailored to their individual community's environment or ability to implement pollution reduction measures. Each municipality has selected from a list of “Pollution Reduction Options” to develop an area-specific Pollution Reduction Action Plan. These individual plans will then be consolidated to develop an ESP Action Basin plan and will become part of the Long Term Plan through reference.