Company Description:
Water Resource Associates, Inc. (WRA) is a multi-disciplinary firm specializing in water supply planning, water resource management, site planning, civil engineering and environmental sciences. Founded in 1997 and celebrating 10 years of civil engineering and environmental consulting excellence, WRA taps a unique combination of technical and regulatory experience to assist clients with comprehensive studies, planning, project management, design and permitting. For over a decade, WRA has helped public- and private-sector clients successfully analyze and meet a broad array of water resource and environmental needs. Internationally, the firm has coordinated several water resource projects, addressing water conservation, water supply planning, and desalination feasibility and plant design. WRA was founded by two of the state's foremost authorities on water and resource management, former Southwest Florida Water Management District executives Peter Hubbell and Mark Farrell, P.E. Hubbell has more than 30 years of public/private experience in the water resources and environmental arenas. Farrell has nearly 30 years of public/private experience as an environmental and civil engineer and environmental policy maker. Together, they pioneered numerous innovative water management strategies and techniques that have been modeled and adopted throughout Florida, as well as nationally and abroad, among them: * Resource Management and Regulatory Programs for Sustainable Water Supply Development and Protection * Integrated Water Management Planning * Establishment of Minimum Flows and Levels * Alternative Water Supply Development * International Technology Transfer * Alternative Dispute Resolution for Environmental Conflicts Their experience and excellent working relationships with partner agencies, peers, and local, state and federal government entities uniquely positions WRA as innovative problem solvers in all aspects of water resource management and regulation. WRA staff members are results-focused and adept at tackling the most challenging civil engineering and water resource projects. The team includes professional engineers, hydrologists, geologists, planners and environmental scientists with decades of public- and private-sector experience. The firm promotes and facilitates stakeholder involvement as an essential component of resource management planning. WRA has vast experience in consensus-building through public involvement efforts that enlist representatives of all the major water-use sectors, such as recreational, industrial, agricultural, political and environmental interests. This emphasis on public involvement and facilitation as an integral part of their project assignments is one of the distinguishing hallmarks of WRA. WRA services include: * Water supply feasibility studies * Water supply management plans * Water supply conservation programs * Water use permitting * Desalination planning and feasibility studies * Stormwater management master plans * Flood control studies * Development of minimum flows and levels * Land management plans and design * Wetland mitigation plans and design * Environmental permitting * Civil/site design * Construction management * Consensus building facilitation * Litigation support * Conflict resolution
Water Resource Associates, Inc. (WRA) is a multi-disciplinary firm specializing in water supply planning, water resource management, site planning, civil engineering and environmental sciences. Founded in 1997 and celebrating 10 years of civil engineering and environmental consulting excellence, WRA taps a unique combination of technical and regulatory experience to assist clients with comprehensive studies, planning, project management, design and permitting. For over a decade, WRA has helped public- and private-sector clients successfully analyze and meet a broad array of water resource and environmental needs. Internationally, the firm has coordinated several water resource projects, addressing water conservation, water supply planning, and desalination feasibility and plant design. WRA was founded by two of the state's foremost authorities on water and resource management, former Southwest Florida Water Management District executives Peter Hubbell and Mark Farrell, P.E. Hubbell has more than 30 years of public/private experience in the water resources and environmental arenas. Farrell has nearly 30 years of public/private experience as an environmental and civil engineer and environmental policy maker. Together, they pioneered numerous innovative water management strategies and techniques that have been modeled and adopted throughout Florida, as well as nationally and abroad, among them: * Resource Management and Regulatory Programs for Sustainable Water Supply Development and Protection * Integrated Water Management Planning * Establishment of Minimum Flows and Levels * Alternative Water Supply Development * International Technology Transfer * Alternative Dispute Resolution for Environmental Conflicts Their experience and excellent working relationships with partner agencies, peers, and local, state and federal government entities uniquely positions WRA as innovative problem solvers in all aspects of water resource management and regulation. WRA staff members are results-focused and adept at tackling the most challenging civil engineering and water resource projects. The team includes professional engineers, hydrologists, geologists, planners and environmental scientists with decades of public- and private-sector experience. The firm promotes and facilitates stakeholder involvement as an essential component of resource management planning. WRA has vast experience in consensus-building through public involvement efforts that enlist representatives of all the major water-use sectors, such as recreational, industrial, agricultural, political and environmental interests. This emphasis on public involvement and facilitation as an integral part of their project assignments is one of the distinguishing hallmarks of WRA. WRA services include: * Water supply feasibility studies * Water supply management plans * Water supply conservation programs * Water use permitting * Desalination planning and feasibility studies * Stormwater management master plans * Flood control studies * Development of minimum flows and levels * Land management plans and design * Wetland mitigation plans and design * Environmental permitting * Civil/site design * Construction management * Consensus building facilitation * Litigation support * Conflict resolution