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
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NAME |
DATE |
APPOINTED |
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Brion Blackwelder |
12/03/02 |
Lay person |
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Shannon Estenoz |
03/01/06 |
Governing Board SFWMD |
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Mayor Rae Carole Armstrong, Vice Chair (TAC) |
10/01/07 |
Broward County League of Cities |
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Mayor Stacy Ritter, County Mayor |
02/10/09 |
Broward County County Commission |
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Glenn Humphrey, Chair (TAC) |
03/01/06 |
Other |
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Commissioner Richard Blattner |
06/09 |
Broward County League of Cities |
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Commissioner Kristin Jacobs |
11/98 |
Broward County County Commission |
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Council Member Michael Crowley, Chair (WAB) |
07/13/06 |
Broward County League of Cities |
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Joseph Scuotto |
12/01/08 |
South Florida Regional Planning Council |
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Susan Starkey, Council Member |
02/01/03 |
Broward County League of Cities |
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Dorothy Ross, City Commissioner |
10/01/07 |
Broward County League of Cities |
Board Staff Liaison:
Jennifer Jurado, Director, Natural Resource Planning and Management Division
Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department
1 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
Julie Leonard
Assisstant Utility Services Director - Operations
City of Ft. Lauderdale Public Services Department
949 NW 38th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
Business #954-828-7802
jleonard@fortlauderdale.gov
Assistant: debbief@fortlauderdale.gov
Hank Breitenkam, Utilities Director, Vice Chair of TAC
City of Plantation
400 NW 73rd Avenue
Plantation, FL 33317
Business #954-797-2293 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, Director of Utilities
City of Sunrise
777 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway
Sunrise, FL 33325
utilities@cityofsunrise.org
Stephen Holmes
Environmental Representative
31 NE 15th Ave
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
Phone #954-254-9374
Steve@Vyridian.com
Vernon Hargray, Assistant City Manager
City of Miramar
6700 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, FL 33023
Business #954-602-3119 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 #65
Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone #954-963-3564 Fax #954-963-2428
barrynh@bellsouth.net
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, 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
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
1 N. University Drive
Plantation FL 33324
Business #954-519-1270 Fax #954-519-1496
jjurado@broward.org
Rachel Kalin
South Florida Regional Planning Council
3440 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 140
Hollywood FL 33021
Business #954-985-4416
rkalin@sfrpc.com
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.