February/March 2023

Volume 45, Number 1

WOTUS, WOTUS everywhere! We sought opinions. And we got opinions. If you care to share yours, please reach out to us. We are excited to share that this issue will be digitized and available online. We appreciate all those who support The Specifier with their contributions, articles, advertising, and subscriptions. Thank you. Hope you enjoy the collective effort within these pages. -John Waterman

At A Glance

Have a story idea or lead?

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The Next Full Moon

February’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 1:29p.m. EST
on Thursday, Feb 5, 2023.
It’s known as the Snow Moon.
March’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 7:40a.m. EST
on Thursday, March 7, 2023.
It’s known as the Worm Moon.

JOHN WATERMAN

Publisher
Want to send a compliment or hash out a complaint . . . send it to the boss at JWaterman@FloridaSpecifier.com

FRANK GONZALES

Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com

NATE AZEVEDO

Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com

Staff Writers

BLANCHE HARDY, PG

Senior Correspondent

CAPT. MATT BADOLATO

Biologist

LINA ALFIERI STERN

MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate

Contributing Writers and Columnists

DAVID N. ARNOLD,
Regulation Well Construction Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District

MICHEL BRUNEAU,
Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Dist .M.ASCE, F.SEI, F.CAE

LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering

MACIE J. H. CODINA and
SAVANNAH SHERMAN
Guilday Law Firm

LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD

LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD

MAUREEN DOOLEY,
Vice President Industrial
Sector at REGENESIS
Remediation Solutions

JOE SAMNIK, Arborist

GARRETT SNYDER,
Vegetation Management Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District

ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software

ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software

DAVID TOMASKO, PH.D.,
Executive Director,
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

February/March 2023

Volume 45, Number 1

WOTUS, WOTUS everywhere! We sought opinions. And we got opinions. If you care to share yours, please reach out to us. We are excited to share that this issue will be digitized and available online. We appreciate all those who support The Specifier with their contributions, articles, advertising, and subscriptions. Thank you. Hope you enjoy the collective effort within these pages. -John Waterman

At A Glance

Have a story idea or lead?

Have an idea for a story? Would you like to submit a column for consideration? Please, let us know. And remember to fill us in on your organization’s new people, programs, new offices, projects or technologies – anything of interest to environmental professionals working in Florida. Send to Florida Specifier, 2901 1st Ave. N., Suite 202, St. Petersburg, FL 33713

The Next Full Moon

February’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 1:29p.m. EST
on Thursday, Feb 5, 2023.
It’s known as the Snow Moon.
March’s Full Moon reaches
peak illumination at 7:40a.m. EST
on Thursday, March 7, 2023.
It’s known as the Worm Moon.

JOHN WATERMAN

Publisher
Want to send a compliment or hash out a complaint . . . send it to the boss at JWaterman@FloridaSpecifier.com

FRANK GONZALES

Creative Director
CreativeDirector@FloridaSpecifier.com

NATE AZEVEDO

Web Master
WebMaster@FloridaSpecifier.com

Staff Writers

BLANCHE HARDY, PG

Senior Correspondent

CAPT. MATT BADOLATO

Biologist

LINA ALFIERI STERN

MBA, MSRED, LEED Green Associate

Contributing Writers and Columnists

DAVID N. ARNOLD,
Regulation Well Construction Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District

MICHEL BRUNEAU,
Ph.D., P.Eng.,
Dist .M.ASCE, F.SEI, F.CAE

LEO CANNYN,
PMP, P.E., ENV SP,
Principal Project Manager,
Beryl Project Engineering

MACIE J. H. CODINA and
SAVANNAH SHERMAN
Guilday Law Firm

LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD

LORI COOLIDGE, P.G.
Senior Professional Geologist,
Associate with GHD

MAUREEN DOOLEY,
Vice President Industrial
Sector at REGENESIS
Remediation Solutions

JOE SAMNIK, Arborist

GARRETT SNYDER,
Vegetation Management Manager,
Southwest Florida Water Management District

ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software

ADAM TANK,
Chief Customer Officer,
Transcend Software

DAVID TOMASKO, PH.D.,
Executive Director,
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

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