Regional Water Planning Studies, Region K - Both rounds for Senate Bills 1 & 2. Served as Project Manager, obtaining in excess of $2.1 million dollars in funding for the Colorado Basin, keeping both projects on budget and on schedule. The project developed water supply strategies and built support from the Planning Group and the public for the water sharing agreement between the Lower Colorado River Authority and the San Antonio Water System.

Economically Distressed Communities Assessment (Part 2), Texas Water Development Board - Conducted research to evaluate Texas counties designated as part of the Economically Distressed Area Program (EDAP) to determine the projected cost of providing water and wastewater facility infrastructure. A $367,999 study completed in October 2003.

Economically Distressed Communities Assessment (Part 1), Texas Water Development Board - Performed research designed to evaluate low income counties with under-employed water and wastewater needs, other than those in the existing EDAP-designated counties, to determine the projected cost of providing water and wastewater facility infrastructure.  A $156,769 study completed in November 2000. 

Facilities Planning Grant - Study for the San Jacinto River Authority and the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, designed to develop an approach for conversion of water supplies from groundwater to surface water to reflect changing needs over the next 10 - 15 years. A one-year $211,000 study initiated in March 2004, funded by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

Groundwater Tracer Study - Determined preferred flow paths and rates in the Edwards Aquifer using karst-tracing over each of the recharging streams. A $350,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), funded at 60% by EPA and 40% by the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD).

Water Quality Research Grant - Expanded the continuous monitoring of water wells in the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. The project included detailed analysis of water quality/water chemistry, including pesticide screening for wells district-wide to determine and establish baseline conditions in the Edwards Aquifer.  A $77,100 grant from the TWDB was matched by the BSEACD at 60/40.

Regional Water Supply Planning Project - Prepared alternative and conjunctive use plans for the rural water supply corporations and small cities within the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. Total project cost of $65,523 was split 50/50 between the monitoring network and the TWDB.

Centex Sedimentation Control - Public/private venture to implement sedimentation control at an active quarry site, focusing on transportation routes and material stockpiles that contributed sediments to Onion Creek over the recharge zone. EPA grant award of $200,000.

Geological Mapping Project, Hays and Travis Counties - Cooperative project to perform detailed geological mapping. The United States Geological Survey and the Texas Water Development Board each provided 50 percent of the total funding of $100,000.

Onion Creek Recharge Protection Project - Implementation of innovative best management practices to reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution on two caves located in Onion Creek. A $271,550 grant, funded at 60% by EPA and 40% by the BSEACD.

Geographic Information System - System hardware, software, and database development for application of GIS/GPS technology in groundwater management for the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.  Funded through a $68,000 grant with the BSEACD contributing 40% and the TWDB 60%.

Effectiveness of Best Management Practices in Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Highways - Successfully negotiated with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for a $1.4 million study of the effectiveness of structural and non-structural controls in controlling storm water runoff and nonpoint sources of pollution associated with highways during construction, subsequent operational phases with various traffic volumes and mixes, and through the operations and maintenance practices of TxDOT. The study, conducted by the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin, was under the guidance of a review committee composed of three representatives of the BSEACD, two research professors, and two designees from TxDOT.

Best Management Practices for Roadway Nonpoint Source Pollution Control - A cooperative research project to investigate the effectiveness of water quality structures implemented on a highway over the environmentally sensitive recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. The project partners were the Texas Department of Transportation, the Lower Colorado River Authority, and the City of Austin, with the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District as the lead agency. The $285,000 study was funded through the EPA and under a 319(h) grant, with $171,000 in federal funds and $114,000 in local matching funds.

Recharge Enhancement Project, Onion Creek - Identified and developed various options to enhance recharge along Onion Creek in Hays County, including environmental surveys. Unique and innovative approaches and designs were developed to allow one or more of the projects to be implemented without any one alternative relying on another, but instead complementing each other, while improving recharge and mitigating for existing and potential negative environmental impacts. A $50,000 grant from the TWDB was matched by the BSEACD.

Permanent Continuous Data Recorder Installation - Developed a program in which wells with historic data were identified and equipped to continually monitor depth and basic water chemistry, in order to: determine aquifer conditions at any given time; to evaluate the effects of recharge; to monitor water use; to implement conservation and drought plans; and to determine trigger conditions for their implementation. A $10,000 grant from the TWDB, matched by the BSEACD.

Regional Water Plan Barton Springs/ Edwards Aquifer - Identified and planned alternatives for water supplies available through emergency interconnect of public water supply systems, recharge enhancement projects, conservation and drought contingency plans, and funding options. A $50,000 grant from the TWDB, matched by the BSEACD.