The Charlotte Harbor NEP 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

The CHNEP Water Atlas was developed through a grant from the Southwest Florida Water Management District and funding from our many local partners.

• Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
• Southwest Florida Water Management District

Information Providers

• Babcock Ranch
• Benchmark Laboratories
• Brevard County Stormwater Utility Department
• Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves, , Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves,
• Charlotte Harbor National Estuaries Program
• City of Cape Coral, Environmental Resources Division, Canal Watch,
• City of Lakeland, Lakes and Stormwater Division
• City of Punta Gorda
• City of Sanibel, Natural Resources
• Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Predication System
• Environmental Protection Agency, Western Ecology Division, National Health and Ecological Effects Reasearch Lab
• EPA National Parks Service Water Resource Division
• FDEP Southeast District
• FDEP Southwest District
• Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• 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, Biological Research Associates , Surface Water Assessment & Monitoring Program (SWAMP), GIS Subsection
• Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Healthy Beaches Program
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Triploid Grass Carp
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Marine Research Institute, Environmental Assessment and Restoration, N/A, N/A
• Florida LAKEWATCH
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory, GIS Division, GIS Division
• LAKEWATCH, FloridaLAKEWATCH Program, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
• Lee County, Environmental Laboratory
• Manatee County, Manatee County Environmental Management
• Marine Resources Council of East Florida
• MOTE Marine Laboratory, Center for Coastal and Tropical Ecology
• Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (FL)
• Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management
• Polk County Government, Natural Resources
• Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
• Sarasota County, Environmental Services Department, Water Resource Management
• South Florida Water Management District, Geographic Information Systems
• Southwest Florida Water Management District, Hydrologic Data Services, Mapping and GIS Section
• 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

Charlotte Harbor NEP Water Atlas

• Lisa Beever, Ph.D., Director
• Liz Donley, Deputy Director
• Maran Brainard Hilgendorf, Communications Manager
• Judy Ott, Program Scientist

Southwest Florida Water Management District

• Lizanne Garcia, Senior Environmental Scientist
• Kris Kaufman, Environmental Scientist

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 Nelluri, MS, Database Analyst

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to all the wonderful people who have participated in the process of designing and developing the Charlotte Harbor NEP 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, Ph.D.	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
Ben Koplin	City of Tampa
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