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Patricia L. Gertenbach, P.G. ® improvement treatment technologies. As part of this project, Ms. Gertenbach presented findings to the Islamorada Village Council, and participated in a presentation to local high school science students demonstrating how their volunteer efforts collecting water quality samples were used by the municipality to help with public works projects. Key West City Electric System (CES), Transmission System Construction Oversight, lower Keys, Florida — Ms. Gertenbach provided permit compliance monitoring, project management and technical support to CES during construction of an electrical transmission system that traversed wetlands, mangrove fringe and seagrass beds in the Lower Keys. Tasks included collaboration with USACE and FDEP; construction oversight and documentation that included monitoring of wetland impact areas prior to, during, and following construction; working with construction crews to reduce wetland impacts at construction and staging areas; ensuring all permit conditions were met; identifying exotic vegetation for maintenance crews; and producing monitoring reports for FDEP. No violations occurred though the project entailed extensive construction in sensitive communities. Post - construction recovery was accepted by FDEP in the three -year negotiated time frame. Monroe County Residential Canal Inventory and Assessment, Monroe County, Florida — Developed comprehensive GIS database of residential canals in Monroe County and used database to categorize canals by parameters such as size, depth, configuration, distance from open water, orientation, and land use. Collected data from, and collaborated with, numerous agencies, municipalities, homeowners and other stakeholders in the Keys. Used the categorization to recommend various treatment technologies. Performed a case study on the effectiveness of various treatment technologies employed in one community to address water quality issues over a period of approximately 20 years. The GIS database is used by numerous agencies. Big Coppht Stornwater/Xeriscape Engineering Services, Monroe County, Florida – As Project Manager, Ms. Gertenbach provided Monroe County supplemental design for an FDOT road - widening project on Big Coppitt Key that was going to impact an existing bike path. Monroe County wanted to use the opportunity to correct design flaws in the path that had become apparent over the years. However, due to budget constraints, FDOT was not able to design the path with the upgrades that the County identified, such as reducing the width of the path and incorporating meanders. The E Sciences Team coordinated with the FDOT design engineers throughout the design process, revising the bike path and landscaping as changes were made to the ® stornwater swales. Monroe County's desired upgrades were successfully incorporated into the plans, and were included in the final construction. Vizcaya Gardens, City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida — Ms. Gertenbach provided quality assurance on this restoration project at the prestigious Vizcaya Gardens. E Sciences' team of landscape architects, engineers and scientists worked together to develop restoration plans for two areas in the gardens: the hardwood hammock and the south canal restoration. The hammock had been damaged through the years by storms, including hurricanes, which weakened trees and allowed infestation by exotic invasive plants. E Sciences developed a comprehensive plan for removing invasive species and replanting natives that blended seamlessly with the well-established gardens. For the south canal restoration, E Sciences prepared design plans and applied for a Class I Permit from Miami -Dade County Permitting, Environment and Regulatory Affairs, a permit exemption from FDEP and a Letter of Permission (LOP) from USACE to conduct maintenance dredging activities involving the removal of approximately 1,410 cubic yards of silt and sediments from the bottom of the canal. The objective of this project is to enhance and restore lost hydrologic and biological functions to the canal. E Sciences worked closely with the regulatory community to restore the canal while protecting the mangroves that had encroached into the waterway. E Sciences also developed long -term stream-mangrove maintenance solutions. Alternative Lighting Design Standards for Roadways in Coastal Areas, South Florida — As project manager, Ms. Gertenbach worked closely with FDOT District Four personnel, lighting engineers and regulatory agencies to develop alterative lighting design standards for roadways in coastal areas adjacent to sea turtle nesting beaches. Development of standards will provide lighting engineers alterative designs that can be used to reduce or eliminate light that would otherwise trespass onto beaches, and possibly disrupt sea turtles' nesting activities. The standards will also likely help architects and engineers working on a variety of projects in other ecologically sensitive areas become aware of the alterative lighting designs available. Work on this project has lead to a number of related projects including: retrofitting lights along SR A1A in Broward County with sea turtle friendly fights and /or shields; design and installation of signs along and leading to SR A1A in Broward County informing public of reduced lighting during sea turtle nesting season; and participation in a number of community activities educating the public about sea turtles, the effect lighting can have on their nesting activities, and successful alterative lighting projects implemented by FDOT (ex: SR AIA in Boca Raton). I« .. RFQ No. 14-07-021 Page 13.62