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Marc Walch PE, ENV SP Water Market Segment Leader
Marc Walch is most recently serving as a Senior Associate and Water Market Sector
Leader with Dewberry. In this role, he is responsible for managing general
engineering assignments for large and small clients. While he has a broad range of
experience in water, wastewater and reclaimed water engineering for utilities,
Marc’s technical expertise is focused on Management Consulting, Program
Management, utility acquisitions, funding and financing Due Diligence, Business
Case Evaluations, Capacity Management Operation and Maintenance (CMOM),
asset management, renewal and replacement, facilities master planning, and
hydraulic modeling. Marc is also responsible for oversight of strategic planning and
implementation of utility acquisitions (mergers and acquisitions), Public
/Private/Partnerships (P3) for a variety of public and private clients across theUnited States. Mr. Walch also led Dewberry’s ENVISION TM accreditation initiative
and promoted this through Paper presentations at ASCE, AWWA and WEFTEC
conferences.
WATER AND WASTEWATER EXPERIENCE Judge Farms Development Plan, Alternative Water Supply, Osceola
County/Toho Water Authority (TWA), FL – Project Consultant. This
multi- disciplined, multi-stakeholder project has three main objectives:
1) Promote economic development by creating building pads, extending
roadways and utilities and reclaiming existing stormwater ponds centered
around the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center.
2) Provide a water storage facility for a minimum of 200,000,000, and up
to 425,000,000 gallons of water (6 MGD Annual Average) to
supplement TWA’s reclaimed water for irrigation, as part of the Central
Florida Water Initiative (CFWI).
3) Provide stormwater treatment to remove pollutant loading from Lake
Toho as part of the Lake Toho Nutrient Reduction Plan and Lake Toho
Restoration Initiative.
These objectives (using ENVISION TM ) principles and guidelines were met under
the umbrella of one centralized project, The Judge Property Development Plan.
Osceola County and its partners; the Toho Water Authority, City of St. Cloud and
City of Kissimmee, have come together to conceive a project that has significant
regional impact. The water storage facility receives inflows pumped from three
tributaries, the Judge Farms ditch, Mill Slough, and the City of Kissimmee East
City Drainage Ditch. Additionally the reservoir will receive stormwater runoff
from the adjacent development of the remaining Judge Farms property,
approximately 400 acres, stormwater flow from the Heritage Park complex and
direct rainfall. The system loses water to evaporation and groundwater seepage.
Water from the reservoir will be treated and utilized to augment/supplement the
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Florida
REGISTRATIONS:
Professional Engineer in Florida, # 24828
Professional Engineer in Tennessee,
# 105247
Professional Engineer in Alabama, # 34265
Professional Engineer in North Carolina, # 041276
Professional Engineer in Georgia, # 038711
Professional Engineer in Virginia, # 0402054520
ISI ENVISION ENV SP 10/17/14
AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Florida Engineering Society
National Board of Realtors
National Society of Professional Engineers
Water Environment Federation
REFERENCES:
Fred Miller, Water Utility Director Email: fmiller@minneola.us Phone: 352.516.3929
Brian Wheeler, Utility Director bwheeler@tohowater.com Phone: 407.873.5172 or 407.709.3031
Bill Young St Johns County Utility Director Email: byoung@sjcfl.us Phone: 904.209.2703 or 904.471.2161
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use of reclaimed water for non-potable purposes such as landscape irrigation by
both TWA and the City of St. Cloud. Water from Mill Slough not retained in the
reservoir will flow through the reservoir and out to Lake Tohopekaliga.
Judge Farms – Alternative Water Supply Stormwater Harvesting
City of Maitland, Florida Lakes Advisory Board (LAB) 1996-2016 –
Chairman & Vice Chair
Marc has served as Chairman or Vice Chair for the City’s lakes Advisory Board for
nearly 20 years. In this capacity he has overseen development of the City’s first
Stormwater Lakes Management Plan over 20 years ago and seen it updated 4
times over this period. He has overseen the annual Capital Improvement
Planning process and seen implementation of their $ 1 Million construction
budget over this same number of years.
He has managed the establishment of the City’s Stormwater Enterprise Utility
and developed its user charge system and related ordinances. The City’s
Stormwater / Lakes systems have seen extraordinary water quality improvement
over this 20 year period.
Boggy Creek Water Main Design, Orlando Utilities Commission
(OUC), Florida – Project Manager Marc Walch is serving as Project
Marc Walch PE
Water Market Segment Leader
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Expertise in:
Management Consulting
Program Management
Utility acquisitions
Funding and Financing Due Diligence
Capacity Management Operation and Maintenance
Asset Management
Renewal and replacement
Facilities planning
Hydraulic modeling
Awards and Honors
Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) Award 1999; Virtual Dynamic Model; Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) Engineering Excellence Award 2000 Innovative Miami-Dade County Project-Specific Web Site. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department.
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Manager for the design of four phases of water main improvements that will
accompany the widening of Boggy Creek Road from a two-lane road to a four-lane
divided highway. The four phases/segments of construction are: Phase 2A –
4,230 LF of 20-inch water main, Phase 2B 7,470 LF of 20-inch water main, Phase
2C 2,745 LF of 20-inch water main and Phase 2D 835 LF of 16-inch water main.
The design is expected to be completed in late 2015.
Indian River County (IRC) Utilities (Florida) – Automatic Meter
reading (AMR) / Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Consulting
Services - Project Manager Supported Langham Consulting Team in
research, evaluate and recommend from among standard and various non-
standard financial packages or business models that are or may be available in the
market for installing, owning, and operating AMR/AMI systems. Non-standard
business models include the incorporation of financial arrangements other than
the standard model wherein a Utility purchases, owns and operates all
components of the AMR/AMI system. The three phases of work included:
PHASE I
Task 1 – Evaluate and summarize the feasibility of various AMR/AMI
solutions / Task 2 - Business Case Development / Task 3 - Strategic
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assessment. Summarize all related technology and associated financial
packages, to refine the direction of County’s AMR/AMI initiative.
PHASE II
Task 4 - Develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) for AMR/AMI system
acquisition and installation and assist the County during the evaluation and
scoring of Proposals submitted as result of the RFP / Task 5 – Assist the
County in contract negotiations with selected AMR/AMI vendor.
PHASE III
Task 6 - Strategy formulation and implementation plans / Task 7 – Assist the
County during installation and activation of the AMR/AMI system / Task 8 –
Assist the County with IT interfaces.
Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM),
Orange County Utilities, Florida – Project Manager* Marc has managed
infrastructure asset management projects that addressed the Government
Assessment Standard Board’s (GASB 34) requirements, as well as the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule developed to address the
impacts of our aging wastewater infrastructure and its contribution toward
sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) – CMOM. The CMOM Program for Municipal
Sanitary Sewer Systems, [122.42(f)], was introduced as part of the proposed SSO
rule to comply with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permits. In 2003, Marc began assisting Orange County in the management of
their CMOM program. Marc co-managed a six-year CMOM project for Orange
County. Orange County Utilities has taken a proactive approach to managing its
SSOs. Performed a full CMOM audit and, based upon the results, implemented its
recommendations to address EPA’s CMOM requirements, well in advance of
anticipated timeframes and rule schedules. In 2008 Marc implemented a unique
Water CMOM (WCMOM) program for Orange County Utilities. This project
involved the study and analysis of the current conditions of OCU’s water supply
facilities, and the development of recommendations for future expansion. This
also involved development of a WCMOM program, which is a comprehensive
assessment tool that examines the management, operations, and maintenance of
the division to gauge its efficiency – serving as a benchmark to measure the
division’s performance.
Jefferson County, Alabama Engineering / Financial Due Diligence in
Bankruptcy / Revenue Bond $3 billion restructuring – Project
Manager* Supported the preparation of a Municipal Advisor’s Report (MAR)
that develops a 20 year projection of OPEX and CAPEX for the Utility (serving
over 750,000 people). A System inspection was performed. The restructuring of
OPEX and CAPEX facilitated the County to exit bankruptcy, restructure the
existing $3 Billion in Revenue Bond default and proceed with completing Consent
Decree obligations and moving the Utility to normal operations.
Broadmoor / Rosemont System Valuation Due Diligence for Colorado
Springs Utilities (CSU) – Financial Support* This project, for CSU,
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involved performing field verification of the Rosemont System assets to
determine their current condition and establish their remaining useful life for
purposes of establishing a value for a negotiated sale. The Scope involved looking
at several valuation methods for both physical assets and Water Rights. The
project was completed in January 2014.
MacDill Air force Base Water/Wastewater System Privatization –
Project Manager* This project for the Florida Governmental Utility Authority
(FGUA) involved an engineering evaluation and analysis of water and wastewater
assets in order to a transfer of ownership between the Federal government’s
assets to another Public Agency. The scope of services included the review,
analysis, and confirmation of information; site visits to the base’s water supply,
water treatment, water storage, and water distribution system facilities, as well as
its wastewater collection, transmission and treatment system; a review of existing
as-built drawings and engineering reports; documenting of the history of the
utility’s water and wastewater system and its current condition; a review of the
history and current status of all consumptive use permits, Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) water- and wastewater-operating permits, and
current construction permits. The Florida Governmental Utility Authority took
Ownership of MacDill Air Force Base Water/Wastewater Facilities in March of
2011. The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA), which already
provides water and wastewater services for more than 80,000 customers in the
state. The FGUA was selected to acquire the system last June after the U.S.
Department of Defense invited interest from more than 750 entities for the
MacDill system. The 50-year agreement between the government and the FGUA
is worth more than $200 million. A Bill of Sale was executed Feb. 28 2011. The
FGUA officially assumed ownership of the utility on March 1, paying $17.7
million. The FGUA takes over a system that distributes approximately 1 million
gallons of water per day, and treats approximately 400,000 gallons of wastewater
each day.
Ft Gordon US Army Base / Augusta Utilities “Redetermination”
Project – Financial Support* This project for Augusta Utilities, will establish
a revised cost of service for the privatization of the utilities service Ft Gordon by
Augusta Utilities and included an updated “Price Redetermination” for their
Agreement to operate the Base’s water/wastewater infrastructure. The Defense
Energy Support Center (DESC) has developed a guide titled “Utilities
Privatization Price Redetermination Step-by-Step Instructions (February 2007)”.
The scope involved Project Management, a kickoff meeting & workshop, Change
Analysis (differences in System Inventory, Changes in Service Conditions and
adjustments for Inflation), Redetermination Documentation, and a Final report.
This project was completed in the fall of 2015.
Water/Wastewater Utility Concession for Rialto, California – Co-
Manager* Marc co-managed the PPP Concession engagement and served as the
Lender’s Independent Engineer for technical and financial Due Diligence
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purposes. The City of Rialto selected a consortium composed of Table Rock
Capital and American Water Enterprises to operate, maintain and implement a
Capital Improvements Program for the City Water and Wastewater Utility. The
value of the financing necessary to complete this Concession was approximately
$125 Million with a closing in the fall of 2011.
Program Management – Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department,
Miami-Dade County, Florida – Project Director* For 10 years, Marc
served as Project Director for the Consent Decree (wastewater planning and
modeling assignments) for Miami-Dade County’s Water and Sewer Department
(MDWASD). In this role, Marc assisted in the negotiations of the Consent Decree,
and then served as a Project Director in implementing many of the tasks required
by the MDWASD. Under his direction, a countywide Wastewater Facilities Master
Plan was completed, identifying a capital improvement plan (CIP) of close to $1
billion over ten years.
General Engineering Consulting Services, Florida Governmental Utility
Authority – Project Manager* This project for the Florida Governmental
Utility Authority (FGUA) involved continuing professional engineering services for
FGUA’s water and wastewater utility systems and potential future acquisitions.
Professional services included architecture; preliminary and final engineering
design; general engineering studies and acquisition services; construction
management including inspection, construction feasibility reviews, and scheduling;
independent review of design drawings and/or construction cost estimates; and
training.
AMR Technology Implementation, Marion County Utilities – Project
Manager* Marion County Utilities (MCU) authorized its Consultant to develop a
RFP for MCU to help select the best Automated Meter Reading (AMR) process that
considered MCU’s business with a view toward improving customer satisfaction,
using best practices, increasing efficiencies, and reclaiming lost revenue caused by
inefficiencies.
Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Facilities Planning, Design, and Construction Phase Services, City of Minneola, Florida – Project Manager* This continuing services contract with the City of Minneola involves the development of a sewer utility and the planning, design, and construction of a new wastewater treatment and water reclamation facilities. The first assignment involved funding procurement, the development of a facilities plan, and preparation of a preliminary engineering design report document that included components of wastewater management including collection, transmission, treatment, disposal, reuse, residuals, and implementation. After establishment of the utility and acquisition of a state revolving fund (SRF) loan of $17,000,000, permitting, design, and construction services were provided for a new 1-mgd reclaimed water treatment system including pump stations, influent and reuse force main, and operations and maintenance buildings. This project involved over 65,000 linear feet of force mains, reclaimed water, and potable water lines (8-inch to 20-inch); six new pump stations with emergency power and SCADA system; retrofit/upgrade (new pumps, control panels, and SCADA) of two existing stations; and outfitting of four existing stations with SCADA. Extensive directional drilling/bore and jacks under Florida's Turnpike, county roads, and US 27 were also included in the project.
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Biannual Reports for Bond Indenture, Florida Governmental Utility
Authority (FGUA) – Project Advisor* Managed team in the preparation of
Bi-Annual Engineering reports for Bond Indenture compliance for: Pasco County
System (Aloha Gardens & Seven Springs), Pasco County Lindrick System, Lee
County Lehigh System, Lee County North Ft Myers System.
Continuing Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Engineering
Services, City of Leesburg, Florida – Project Manager* Provided general
consulting services for stormwater, water, wastewater, and miscellaneous City
projects. Tasks completed under this contract include planning and modeling for
future wastewater and reclaimed water service needs (major transmission system
infrastructure and pumping facilities) to service the City’s expanding southwest
service area.
Water and Wastewater Feasibility Services, Osceola County, Florida –
Project Manager* This project for Osceola County included providing general
consulting services to evaluate the feasibility of potable and nonpotable water and
wastewater services and facilities within the county. Some of the tasks included a
review of the Harmony development, a conservation residential community east
of St. Could in Osceola County, which sits amid 11,000 acres of wilderness
highlighted by a wide array of wildlife, two natural 500-acre lakes, and miles of
trails; the review of the Buenaventura Lakes water reclamation facility; and the
submittal of a letter report of findings.
Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) Revenue Bonds Engineering
Feasibility Study – Project Advisor* Supported Brown and Caldwell team
in their development of an Engineering Feasibility Study in support of $174
Million Revenue Bond sale (Dec 2013) to fund capital improvements supporting
compliance with USEPA Consent Decree.
Wastewater Collection and Transmission Modeling, Miami-Dade
County, Florida – Project Manager* As part of the 201 Facilities Plan
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Update for the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD), this
project involved the modeling of the conveyance system for 20+-inch pipes and
extensive population and wastewater flow projections. Services included the
development of databases to house data relating to the physical infrastructure;
mapping of the conveyance system using geographic information systems (GIS);
modeling of the conveyance system using XP-SWMM software; model reporting;
and project management.
Lehigh Acres Wastewater Treatment Plant Deep Injection Well Design
and Construction Services, Florida Governmental Utility Authority –
Principal-in-Charge* This project for the Florida Governmental Utility
Authority (FGUA) involved design and construction of a Class I deep injection
well to provide additional wet-weather disposal capacity of the excess treated
wastewater (reclaimed water) from the Lehigh Acres Wastewater Treatment
Plant. In order to meet existing and future demands, the facility needed to be
expanded from 2.5 million gallons per day (mgd) to a capacity of 3.5 mgd,
requiring additional disposal capacity. Services provided included design,
permitting, and construction phase services for the Class I deep injection well,
designated as a Class I municipal well, to eventually accommodate a disposal
capacity up to 18.6 mgd at a maximum injection rate of 12,900 gallons per
minute.
Mirror Lakes Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Brine Reject
Disposal System Design Services, Florida Governmental Utility
Authority – Principal-in-Charge* This project for the Florida Governmental
Utility Authority (FGUA) involved design, bidding, and construction phase
services for the Mirror Lakes Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Treatment Plant brine
reject disposal system including a pumping station, transfer piping, and an
industrial deep injection well. FGUA desired to expand the capacity of the Mirror
Lakes from 1.1 million gallons per day (mgd) to an ultimate build-out treatment
capacity of 10.0 mgd and include RO treatment technology to provide removal of
the elevated chlorides produced by the proposed Floridan water supply source.
The RO treatment process generates a brine reject stream, as a byproduct, which
requires proper disposal.
Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Facilities Planning, Design, and
Construction Phase Services, City of Minneola, Florida – Principal-in-
Charge* This continuing services contract with the City of Minneola involves the
development of a sewer utility and the planning, design, and construction of a
new wastewater treatment and water reclamation facilities. The first assignment
involved funding procurement, the development of a facilities plan, and
preparation of a preliminary engineering design report document that included
components of wastewater management including collection, transmission,
treatment, disposal, reuse, residuals, and implementation. After establishment of
the utility and acquisition of a state revolving fund (SRF) loan of $17,000,000,
permitting, design, and construction services were provided for a new 1-mgd
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reclaimed water treatment system including pump stations, influent and reuse
force main, and operations and maintenance buildings.
Ft. Smith Blvd from Howland intersection to SR415 - Water line Improvements Design, Bidding, and Construction Phase
Services, City of Deltona, Florida – Project Manager* This project for the
City of Deltona, Florida involves design, bidding, and construction phase services
for approximately 2,500 linear feet of 12-inch water main. The design was
performed to coincide with a roadway improvement along the same corridor. The
project is expected to be completed in late 2015.
Boggy Creek Road Water Main Design, Bidding and Construction Phase Services, Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) – Project Manager* This project provides for the design of a new 20-inch Orlando UtilitiesCommission (OUC) Water Main in conjunction with the Boggy Creek Roadwidening project. Boggy Creek Road is being reconstructed from an existing two-lane, undivided rural roadway to a four-lane divided urban facility from theAirport South Access Road to the new Wetherbee Road extension, a distance of1.4 miles. The water main will be designed in conjunction with the roadway plansand is proposed to be constructed as part of the roadway project in four (4)phases to be designed and constructed as a stand-alone project prior to or afterthe completion of the roadway project. The project consists of the design of approximately 15,280 LF of water mainpiping that will need to be segmented into four separate phases in order to affordOUC maximum flexibility in the timing and construction of the projectcomponents. The project is expected to begin construction in late 2015.
US 27 Water and Wastewater Utilities Improvements Design, Bidding,
and Continuing Engineering Services, City of Maitland, Florida –
Project Manager* This six-year contract with the City of Maitland involved
general engineering services for projects assigned by the city.
Silver Springs Water Quality Improvement Project – Wastewater
Collection System and Treatment Plant Expansion Feasibility Study,
Marion County, Florida – Project Manager* Silver Springs, a first
magnitude spring in Marion County, was being impacted by high nitrates and
other wastewater pollutants due to the high concentration of wells and septic
tanks in the Springs’ primary protection area. A Florida community budget issue
request (CBIR) grant funded a feasibility study for the expansion of the Silver
Springs regional wastewater collection system and treatment plant as a means of
addressing the up-gradient pollution sources. Expansion of the collection system
and increased capacity of the wastewater treatment plant would not only support
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future infrastructure development, but also help prevent the proliferation of new
septic tanks and eliminate direct contamination from the removal of existing
septic tanks. Increased capacity of the wastewater treatment plant would allow
expansion of centralized sewer lines in the community.
Minneola Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WWRF) FDEP Permit
Renewal, City of Minneola, Florida – Project Manager* Served as an
extension of City staff in support of preparing the necessary documents to renew
the operating permit for the Minneola WWRF.
MCUD South Oak Stonecrest – Professional Services for FDEP
Permitting to Combine Water Systems, Marion County, Florida –
Project Manager* Marion County has two water systems in close proximity to
one another in the south part of the county: Stonecrest and Spruce Creek South.
This project involved Florida Department of Transportation (FDEP) permitting to
combine the two systems into one to create savings by decreasing the total cost of
monitoring requirements. Work performed included: data collection and
meetings, hydraulic modeling, and sampling plan form and FDEP coordination.
Silver Springs Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Improvements, Marion County, Florida – Project Manager* Upgrades
to Marion County’s Silver Springs Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility to
improve plant performance and reduce Nitrates from effluent.
Water and Sewer Engineer of Record, City of Sarasota, Florida – Co-
Project Manager* This contract with the city of Sarasota was for the provision
of as-needed miscellaneous water and sewer consulting services for this utility
which serves 18,000 water customers and 16,000 sewer customers. With four
reselections for this multi-year contract, numerous task assignments have been
completed and a wide variety of services provided. Some of the completed
projects have included the performance of revenue sufficiency analyses every two
years; assistance with several major bond issues; odor control evaluations and
improvement design; evaluation of long-term water supply alternatives; design of
improvements for various water and wastewater facilities; and National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting.
Miami International Airport Continuing Environmental and Civil
Engineering Services, Miami-Dade County, Florida – Project
Manager* This continuing environmental and civil engineering services
contract with Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) included such projects
as a sewer system evaluation survey (SSES) of Miami International Airport’s
(MIA) sewer system consisting of 350 manholes and 360 sewer sections; the
design of temporary sewers, force mains, and pump stations to serve the proposed
interim wastewater treatment facility at the airport; and the analysis of existing
hydrology and hydraulics of a 400-ac urban basin to identify drainage
improvements for continued development and to correct flooding conditions.
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Services also included roadway design, construction supervision, and the design of
two wastewater treatment plants.
Water, Wastewater, and Reclaimed Water Utility Engineering
Consultant Services, City of Pinellas Park, Florida – Project Manager*
This project involved providing services as utility engineering consultant for the
City of Pinellas Park on a long-term basis. Project assignments have included
replacing 24- and 30-in force mains, preparing state revolving fund (SRF)
documentation, preparing a utility rate study and capital finance plan,
rehabilitating sewage lift stations, providing contamination screening for
transmission mains, providing improvements to a sewage lift station, developing
a master plan for existing water distribution and wastewater collection systems,
developing a reclaimed-water master plan, and providing reclaimed water
transmission and distribution mains. Specific projects included the 78th Avenue
sewer design, Bryan Road utility improvements, design and relocation of utilities
for CR 296, and Sparkle Lake Park improvements.
MASTER PLANNING EXPERIENCE
City of West Palm Beach, Florida, Water / Wastewater Master Plan –
Project Manager* Developed a comprehensive Water / Wastewater Master plan
that modeled the City’s systems and prepared a Capital Improvement Plan that
includes deferred asset maintenance and repairs, as well as new infrastructure
needed to serve the community for the next 20 years. This Plan is unique in that it
fully integrates the CIP scheduling process with a financial rate model to assign and
demonstrate financial feasibility for all projects – not only capital needs, but the
associated O&M requirements for existing and future projects. This project was
completed in the spring of 2014.
Water/Wastewater/Reclaimed Water Utilities Master Plan, Seminole
County, Florida – Co-Project Manager* Marc developed the scope and began
its implementation for a county-wide Master Plan that addressed Seminole
County’s next 20 years. This plan incorporated updated to Water/Wastewater/
Reclaimed Water hydraulic models, GIS system data, asset inventory, R&R related
CIP, impacts of future regulatory issues, and included a fully integrated Financial
Plan that would sync with the County’s Finance Department’s ongoing budgeting
and CIP updates.
Western I-4 Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Master Plan,
Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Florida – Project Manager* Marc
developed TOHO’s Western I-4 Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Master Plan
that addressed growth and infrastructure needs in this portion of TOHO’s service
area for the next 20 years. This plan incorporated Wastewater/Reclaimed Water
hydraulic models, GIS system data, asset inventory, R&R related CIP and impacts
of future regulatory issues.
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Water/ Wastewater/Reclaimed Water Master Plan, Marion County,
Florida – Project Manager* Marc developed the scope and implemented a
county-wide Water/Wastewater; Reclaimed Water Master Plan that addressed
Marion County’s next 20 years. This plan developed robust GIS data files which
were used to develop population/flow demands and served as the basis for newly
developed Water/ Wastewater/ Reclaimed Water hydraulic models The plan
provided an asset inventory, R&R related CIP, impacts of future regulatory issues,
and included a fully integrated Financial Plan that would sync with the County’s
Finance Department’s ongoing budgeting and CIP updates.
Comprehensive Plan Update Support, Marion County, Florida –
Project Manager* Provided support to the Planning Department for Marion
County for updating the Comprehensive Plan. This effort included projection of
populations/flows, attribution of flows to areas within the County, identifying a
central service provider, aggregating flows, determining existing facilities and
their current and future service areas and developing a capital improvements plan
when the existing capacities of the water and wastewater facilities are not of
sufficient size to serve the build-outs identified.
Utilities Master Plan Update, Indian River County, Florida – Financial
Analyst* This project for Indian River County consisted of updating and
consolidating its existing water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utility master
plan, an activity driven by significant growth. This plan used databases and
geographic information system (GIS) tools to develop representative existing
water-demand distribution and to predict future demand. This methodology
integrated hydraulic modeling with water billing records, property appraiser and
planning data, and population projections data to generate flow projections,
distribute flow across various parcels, and compute nodal demands for hydraulic
models.
Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Facilities Plan, City of Minneola,
Florida – Project Manager* Marc developed the City’s Wastewater and
Reclaimed Water Master Plan, which involved modeling both wastewater and
reclaimed water systems for the ultimate build-out of the city. This served as the
basis for development of a blueprint for wastewater management for the next 20
years, along with necessary information to meet the requirements for the state
revolving fund (SRF) loan program. The master facilities plan was used as a tool
for planning and implementation of a capital improvement program consistent
with the City’s capital needs and the funding available for capital wastewater
projects for the build-out of the City.
Southwest Service Area Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Master
Plan, City of Leesburg, Florida – Project Manager* Marc developed
Leesburg’s Southwest Service Area Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Master Plan
that addressed growth and infrastructure needs in this high growth portion of the
City’s service area for the next 20 years. This plan incorporated
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Wastewater/Reclaimed Water hydraulic models, GIS system data, R&R related
CIP and impacts of future regulatory issues.
Water and Sewer Master Plan Update, City of Pinellas Park, Florida –
Financial Analyst* This project involved an evaluation of the existing water
storage and pumping facilities as well as significant facilities of the wastewater
system for condition and adequacy for the owner’s future service needs.
UTILITY ACQUISITION
Hillsborough County, Florida, Utility Valuation Due Diligence –
Project Manager* This project for Hillsborough County (through their
Financial Consultant Public Resources Management Group) involved an
engineering evaluation and analysis of water and wastewater assets in order to
consider purchasing the six remaining private utilities in the County.
Colorado Springs Utility, Colorado – Utility System Sale/Valuation
Study – Project Advisor* A large private development is seeking to purchase a
portion of the public utility system that currently serves the development. Brown
and Caldwell is preparing a Valuation Study to examine the market value of the
portion of the system that would be sold, and the value of the water rights,
easements, real property and infrastructure associated with the system.
Hillsborough County, Florida - Utility Valuation Due Diligence –
Project Manager* This project for Hillsborough County (through their
Financial Consultant Public Resources Management Group) involved an
engineering evaluation and analysis of water and wastewater assets in order to
consider purchasing the six remaining private utilities in the County. The scope of
services included the review, analysis, and confirmation of information; site visits
to the utility’s water supply, water treatment, water storage, and water
distribution system facilities; a review of existing as-built drawings and
engineering reports; documenting of the history of the utility’s water system and
its current condition; a review of the history and current status of all consumptive
use permits, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) water- and
wastewater-operating permits, and current construction permits; an assessment
of the utility that included basic economic data of the county, historic revenues of
the utility system under private ownership, estimated historical revenues of the
utility system under public ownership, projected revenues under public
ownership, existing and projected rates of the system, and a summary of rates of
surrounding utility systems; utility valuations that involved, depreciated
replacement value, and rate base or debt-bearing capacity.
Water and Wastewater Assets Due Diligence, AIG Highstar Capital,
LLC, Houston, Texas – Project Manager* Utility acquisition/engineering
due diligence of one of the largest private acquisitions of private water and
wastewater utilities in the United States – AIG’s 2005 acquisition of Utilities
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Inc.’s water and wastewater utilities assets, located in 17 states and serving
289,000 water (338 water systems), sewer (157 wastewater systems), and
reclaimed water customers in six regional clusters.
Marco Island Sewer District Acquisition Study, MP Water Service –
Project Manager* This project for MP Water Service involved the facilities
within the Marco Island sewer district. Tasks included an analysis of the Spruce
Creek utility; a permit audit and construction services for the Lehigh Acres
wastewater treatment plant that required civil, ecological, geological, and
environmental services; a permit audit of Florida Water Services Corporation;
and assistance with negotiations.
Marco Island Sewer District Acquisition, MP Water Service – Project
Manager* This project involved the sale of the Marco Island Sewer System from
the City of Marco Island to MP Water Service. The services provided included
collecting data from the city (general site plan, physical assets of he utility, copies
of all permits and easements, operating report flows, master plans or system
maps, and copies of the system’s capital improvement plans); conducting a site
visit to review the current conditions of the wastewater collection system and
pump stations; summarizing the observed repairs and corrective measures;
reviewing all permits from Collier County, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP), state of Florida, water management districts,
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); estimating the value of the
system based on book value, depreciated replacement value, rate base or debt-
bearing capacity, going concern value, and comparables; and providing a
summary of conclusions and recommendations.
Spruce Creek Utility Analysis, MP Water Service – Project Manager*
This project for MP Water Service involved an engineering evaluation and
analysis of water and wastewater assets in order to purchase the Spruce Creek
Utility. The scope of services included the review, analysis, and confirmation of
information; site visits to the utility’s water supply, water treatment, water
storage, and water distribution system facilities; a review of existing as-built
drawings and engineering reports; documenting of the history of the utility’s
water system and its current condition; a review of the history and current status
of all consumptive use permits, Florida Department of Transportation (FDEP)
water- and wastewater-operating permits, and current construction permits; an
assessment of the utility that included basic economic data of the county, historic
revenues of the utility system under private ownership, estimated historical
revenues of the utility system under public ownership, projected revenues under
public ownership, existing and projected rates of the system, and a summary of
rates of surrounding utility systems; utility valuations that involved book value,
depreciated replacement value, rate base or debt-bearing capacity, going concern
value, and comparables; and an investigation of the utility’s established
infrastructure ($1,500 per lot, the original cost of the water and wastewater
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Water Market Segment Leader
collection and distribution system).
Florida Water Services Corporation Engineering Due Diligence, Phase
I, Orlando, Florida – Project Manager* This project for the Florida
Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) included services in support of
negotiations between the FGUA for the purchase of the water and wastewater
utility assets (systems) from Florida Water Services Corporation (FWS). FWS
provides services to more than half a million Florida residents and is the largest
privately owned utility in Florida. Project tasks consisted of data collection and
project initiation, facility inventory and analysis, deficiencies identification and
corrective improvements and costs, summary of existing permits, summary of
future capacity-related improvements, summary reports, and related meetings,
workshops, and presentations.
Florida Water Services Corporation Engineering Due Diligence, Phase
II, Orlando, Florida – Project Manager* This project for the Florida
Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) involved providing services for the final
engineering due diligence for a financing plan to purchase the water and
wastewater utility assets from Florida Water Services Corporation (FWS). The
resulting $500 million utility deal impacted 27 counties in the state.
Utility Assets Acquisition Valuation Study, Clay County Utility
Authority (CCUA), Florida – Project Manager* This project for Clay
County Utility Authority consisted of providing services to support the authority’s
plans to condemn the Florida Water Services Corporation’s (FWS) utility assets in
Keystone Heights, Lakeview Villas, and Postmaster Village (Clay County) and
Keystone Club Estates and Lake Geneva Lake Estates (Bradford County).
Water and Wastewater Issues, Nassau County, Florida – Project
Manager* This project for Nassau County involved the county’s plans to
condemn the utility assets of Florida Water Services Corporation. Elements of the
project included preparation of the county’s bond report, permitting for the
Amelia Island wastewater treatment plant, and project management services.
Poinciana Water and Wastewater Utility Study, Osceola County,
Florida – Project Manager* This project for Osceola County involved a study
to examine the feasibility of transferring the Poinciana Water and Wastewater
Utility assets from Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) to Osceola
County. Services included an analysis of the water and wastewater system
components to determine the necessary capital improvements; a review of the
Poinciana Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to determine budget adequacy; a
summary pro forma of the revenue and expenses of the existing utility; and a
summary of various institutional issues that included franchise agreement
alternatives, differential rate structures, Interlocal agreements, and joint
agreements with other counties and agencies.
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Water Market Segment Leader
Aqua Utilities Florida Utilities Acquisitions, Florida Governmental
Utility Authority – Project Manager* This project involved performing
engineering due diligence services in support of the financing plan for the
purchase of certain water and wastewater utility assets (systems) from Aqua
Utilities Florida, Inc. by the Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA)
including Chuluota (Seminole County), South Seas (Lee County), and Jasmine
Lakes and Palm Terrace (Pasco County). Engineering due diligence was
performed with the aid and assistance of FGUA personnel.
Intercoastal Utility System Evaluation and Engineer’s Report
Preparation Services, St. Johns County, Florida – Project Manager*
Under a continuing environmental services contract with St. Johns County, this task
order involved review of the Intercoastal Utility systems (ICU) acquired by the County
in support of the issuance of bonds. Services provided as engineer of record included
providing engineering and technical assistance to the County’s independent appraiser
and legal counsel in support of the condemnation proceedings. After the purchase of
ICU, additional services included monitoring the contractor’s performance during the
rehabilitation to improve the condition and performance of the utility.
RATE STUDIES AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
TOHO Consulting Engineers Report to Bondholders , Series 2016,
Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Florida – Project Manager* Performed
professional services in support of Consulting Engineer’s Report in support of
$173 Million in Revenue Bond sale. This project involved performing professional
engineering due diligence services in support of the FY 2016 Revenue Bond sale
for Utility System Revenue and Refunding Bonds.
2014 City of Virginia Beach, Virginia – Affordability Study – Project
Advisor* Developed an Excel Workbook Tool to analyze the key parameters
used by US EPA to examine affordability of US EPA mandated Consent Order
capital and O&M requirements and compare them to established benchmarks.
2013 City of Newport News, Virginia – Affordability Study – Project
Advisor* Developed an Excel Workbook Tool to analyze the key parameters
used by US EPA to examine affordability of US EPA mandated Consent Order
capital and O&M requirements and compare them to established benchmarks.
2008 Solid Waste Bondholders Report, Seminole County, Florida –
Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for Seminole
County’s Solid Waste Division. The general scope of services requested resulted in
generation of a bound report for submittal to their bondholders and other
interested parties.
2008 Wastewater Bondholders Report, Seminole County, Florida –
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Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for the
Seminole County Department of Environmental Services Division of Water and
Wastewater (Division). The Report addressed activities of fiscal year 2007/08.
The Division is a self-supporting enterprise fund (Fund 401) within the
Environmental Services Department. The general scope of services requested
resulted in generation of a bound report for submittal to their bondholders and
other interested parties.
2009 Wastewater Engineering Report for Revenue Bond, Seminole
County, Florida – Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to
Bondholders for Seminole County’s Solid Waste Division. The general scope of
services requested resulted in generation of a bound report for submittal to their
bondholders and other interested parties.
2009 Wastewater Annual Bond Report, Seminole County, Florida –
Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for the
Seminole County Department of Environmental Services Division of Water and
Wastewater (Division). The Report addressed activities of fiscal year 2008/09.
The Division is a self-supporting enterprise fund (Fund 401) within the
Environmental Services Department. The general scope of services requested
resulted in generation of a bound report for submittal to their bondholders and
other interested parties.
2009 Solid Waste Bond Report, Seminole County, Florida – Project
Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for Seminole County’s
Solid Waste Division. The general scope of services requested resulted in
generation of a bound report for submittal to their bondholders and other
interested parties.
2010 Solid Waste Bondholders Report, Seminole County, Florida –
Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for Seminole
County’s Solid Waste Division. The general scope of services requested resulted in
generation of a bound report for submittal to their bondholders and other
interested parties.
2010 Wastewater Bondholders Report, Seminole County, Florida –
Project Manager* Prepared and Annual Report to Bondholders for the Seminole
County Department of Environmental Services Division of Water and Wastewater
(Division). The Report addressed activities of fiscal year 2009/10. The Division is a
self-supporting enterprise fund (Fund 401) within the Environmental Services
Department. The general scope of services requested resulted in generation of a
bound report for submittal to their bondholders and other interested parties.
St. Johns County Water and Sewer Authority Continuing Rate
Consultant, St. Johns County (St. Augustine), Florida – Rate
Consultant* This project involved performing professional services in support
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of a FY 2009 Revenue Bond sale for Seminole County’s proposed water and
wastewater capital improvements program. These services were performed to the
greatest extent practical, with the aid and assistance of Seminole County
personnel. Additionally, the work involved the review, analysis, and confirmation
of information, studies, and analysis performed by other parties.
TOHO Engineers Report to Bondholders 2010, Tohopekaliga Water
Authority, Florida – Project Manager* Performed professional services in
support of Master Utility System Revenue Bonds Resolution. The Resolution
requires a system inspection and Engineering Report be performed at least once
every five years. These services were performed to the greatest extent practical,
with the aid and assistance of TOHO personnel. Additionally, the work involved
the review, analysis and confirmation of information, studies and analyses
performed by other parties.
Lehigh Acres 2010 Refunding, Florida Governmental Utility Authority
– Project Manager* This project involved performing professional services
related to the preparation of the consulting engineer’s report in support of the
refinancing plan of the Lehigh Acres Utility System assets by the Florida
Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA). Preparation of the consulting engineer’s
report was performed with the aid and assistance of FGUA personnel. As an aid to
developing the consulting engineer’s report for FGUA’s financing team, tasks
included data collection and project initiation; facility inventory and analysis;
corrective improvements and costs; permit review; future capacity-related
improvements; financial data coordination; engineer’s report; and meetings,
workshops, and presentations.
Engineer’s Report for the Sarasota County, Florida Stormwater Utility
Revenue Bonds, Series 1999 – Project Manager* This project involved
performing professional services related to the preparation of the consulting
engineer’s report in support of the capital improvements in the Phillippi Creek,
Matheny Creek, Elligraw Bayou and Clover Creek Stormwater Improvement
Areas. Preparation of the consulting engineer’s report was performed with the aid
and assistance of Sarasota County personnel. Tasks included data collection and
project initiation; discussion of the County’s Stormwater Environmental Utility
(SUE); future Capital Improvement Projects; financial data coordination;
engineer’s report; and meetings, workshops, and presentations.
Golden Gate 2010 Refunding, Florida Governmental Utility Authority
– Project Manager* This project involved performing professional services
related to the preparation of the consulting engineer’s report in support of the
refinancing plan of the Golden Gate Utility System assets by the Florida
Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA). Preparation of the consulting engineer’s
report was performed with the aid and assistance of FGUA personnel. As an aid to
developing the consulting engineer’s report for FGUA’s financing team, tasks
included data collection and project initiation; facility inventory and analysis;
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corrective improvements and costs; permit review; future capacity-related
improvements; financial data coordination; engineer’s report; and meetings,
workshops, and presentations.
Water and Wastewater Rate Study, Seminole County, Florida –
Project Manager* This project for Seminole County consisted of providing a
comprehensive, cost-of-service analysis of water and wastewater rates for
purposes of revenue bond sale. The analysis involved a restructuring of existing
water and sewer rates to accommodate reuse and conservation concepts. In
addition, annual rate reviews have been performed since the completion of the
project, and rates have been stabilized through the application of this annual
review and adjustment process.
Additional Florida Planning Projects
Prepared numerous technical engineering reports including those directly
associated with Public Law 92-500 (Clean Water Act). Marc has developed more
than a dozen “201” wastewater facility plans and numerous environmental impact
statements (EIS), comprehensive plans, infiltration/inflow (I/I) analyses, and sewer
system evaluation surveys (SSES). His planning experience includes the following:
Miami-Dade County Wastewater Facilities Plan
Miami-Dade County Wastewater Modeling
Miami-Dade County Wastewater Effluent Reuse Feasibility Study
Marion County Rainbow River/Lake Weir FmHA Preapplications
Lee County/North Fort Myers Wastewater Master Plan
Lee County Wastewater Facilities Master Plan
South Lake County Water and Wastewater Master Plan
Lake County Water and Wastewater Master Plan
City of Lakeland Master Plan (Southwest)
Citrus County Water and Wastewater Utility Consolidation
Indian River County Effluent Reuse Master Plan
Merritt Island Master Plan Brevard County
City of Kissimmee Water and Wastewater Master Plan
Master plan evaluation of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal needs for the Lakeland Northerly Service Area
Site-specific study for land application of sewage effluent (Hillsborough County, Florida)
Master plan for water and wastewater facilities to serve Bay Tree Condominiums (Indian River County, Florida)
Master plan for Aquarina Beach Community Development Interim Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities (Brevard County, Florida)
Effluent Disposal Alternative Analysis Report (City of Lakeland, Florida)
Additional Florida Financial Planning Projects
Marc’s financial planning experience includes work for the following clients:
City of Lakeland
Seminole County
Sarasota County
City of Orlando
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Web-Based Projects
Mr. Walch has overseen the development of Internet-based management tools to collaborate and manage digital information. These Project-Specific Web Sites (PSWS) are used to manage complex and geographically dispersed project team members. Mr. Walch has pioneered and facilitated the development of Internet-based, PSWSs for the following clients/projects:
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority Volume Sewer Customer Model (http://vscmodel.jobsight.net/)
Cargill Fertilizer (http://cargillemt.com/)
Florida Botanical Gardens (http://flbotanical.e-builder.net/)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (http://www.pbsjdfirm.com/)
Washington Suburban Sanitary District (http://seneca.e-builder.net/)
North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Proposal (http://nttapbsj.com/)
Texas Turnpike Authority (Proposal) (http://texasturnpikeauthority.com)
Walt Disney Corporation
Florida Turnpike Authority
Florida Department of Transportation
City of Davenport
City of Minneola
Lake County
City of Kissimmee
City of Pinellas Park
Citrus County
City of Miramar
Monroe County
City of Avon Park
Orange County
City of Sarasota
City of Leesburg
City of Mount Dora
City of Maitland
Brevard County
Miami-Dade County
Indian River County
Marion County
Lee County
University Utility Corporation
Orange County
St. Johns County
Nassau County
Florida Water Services
Florida Governmental Utility Authority
Jefferson County, Alabama
Guam Waterworks Authority
City of West Palm Beach, Florida
TOHO Water Authority (Osceola County)
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Miscellaneous Projects
City Hall Parking Lot Renovations Design and Construction Phase Services, City of Leesburg, Florida Project Manager. Under a general consulting services contract with the City, designed and provided construction phase services for the renovation of an approximately ½-acre existing parking area at the city hall. Services provided included conceptual site planning; site/civil engineering design and permitting; landscape, hardscape, and irrigation plan design; and limited construction phase services. [Start date: 2006; End date: 2006; BC: N]
Ridgewood Area Quality Neighborhood Program, City of Maitland, Florida Project Manager. The quality neighborhood program (QNP) was a collaborative process between neighborhood residents and the City of Maitland to improve existing neighborhood quality and residential character by incorporating quality design standards when making improvements in neighborhoods that are on the decline. The Ridgewood area QNP is an example of a traditional neighborhood that combines a mixture of uses and is in close proximity to culture and retail services. A conceptual master plan was developed that included proposed improvements to intersections (brick crosswalks), sidewalks, waterlines and hydrants, street drainage, pavement, and the Magnolia/17-92 intersection, along with a street tree landscape replacement program. [Start date: 2006; End date: 2007; BC: N]
Pavement Asset Valuation System Update and User Manual Development Services, City of Leesburg, Florida Project Manager. This project for the City of Leesburg involved an update of the roadway pavement condition assessment of the City’s paved roads and the development of a pavement assessment user manual. A comparative analysis of the previous assessment with the current assessment data was performed to determine depreciation trends for each of the pavement segments; an updated pavement condition report was prepared; and a pavement assessment data file was provided for input into the City’s geodatabase of paved roads. Restoration treatments were determined based on the City’s recommendations and preferences; priorities for restoration were developed along with calculated unit costs; and an analysis was performed to forecast pavement condition for the next ten years based on the pavement depreciation trends. [Start date: 2008; End date: 2009; BC: N]
Development Review Committee Plans Review Services, City of Minneola, Florida Project Manager. Under the continuing water and wastewater general engineering consulting services contract with the City of Minneola, this task order involved providing review services for development review committee (DRC) submittals and written comments for the monthly DRC meetings during fiscal year 2009. DRC meetings were also attended when requested by the City. [Start date: 2008; End date: 2009; BC: N]
Leesburg Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF) Environmental Permit Mitigation Compliance Services, City of Leesburg, Florida Project Manager. To offset the loss of habitat functions from construction of the Leesburg International Airport's firefighting facility, the City of Leesburg proposed to preserve and enhance a 5.8-acre area of Lake Denham, using an offsite mitigation project that includes 62.8 acres of forested wetlands and 58.6 acres of upland pasture. The planting and habitat enhancement area was designed to provide a habitat buffer to forested wetlands along Lake Denham—providing sedimentation and erosion control and additional wildlife habitat. Hands-on management including watering and fertilizing planted trees, applying soil additives and amendments, and implementing stringent nuisance and exotic species eradication and controls, agency reviews of the site were required to overcome the challenges of poor soils. [Start date: 2009; End date: 2010; BC: N]
MacDill AFB Water & Wastewater Vulnerability Assessment Studies, Florida Governmental Utility Authority Project Manager. This project involved providing professional services related to the preparation of a vulnerability assessment (VA) for the MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) water and wastewater utility systems. MacDill AFB, through the Florida Governmental Utilities Authority (FGUA), requires a water and wastewater system VA. VAs are confidential documents, and serve to identify potential threats (e.g., natural disasters, accidents, or sabotage) to an installation’s ability to provide adequate quantities of potable water in emergency situations and to provide adequate treatment and disposal of wastewater in emergency situations. The VA is typically preceded by a sanitary survey (water or wastewater) which serves to identify shortcomings in the system and to help systems improve operational practices. The sanitary survey typically focuses on day-to-day practices and identifies circumstances where routine operations or existing conditions could cause system contamination. The VA focuses on extreme events and identifies issues of the water system that could cause system failure. As an aid to developing this VA for the FGUA, performed the following tasks for the sanitary survey process: water system sanitary survey and wastewater system sanitary survey; and for the vulnerability assessment: identified and described system by subsystem and/or component, identified probable hazards and hazard magnitude, estimated the likely effect on system components, estimated the water demand/ wastewater production following the event, estimated the supply/capacity shortfall by comparing supply and demand, and identified components responsible for the shortfall or quality reduction and possible mitigating measures. [Start date: 2010; End date: 2011; BC: N]
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Blue Plains Valuation Study, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC Technical Advisor. This project for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments involved the valuation and assessment of capacity rights for the 370-mgd Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world. Using several different valuation methods, Atkins contrasted the pros and cons of each including original cost, original cost less depreciation, reproduction cost, reproduction cost less depreciation, and discounted cash flow. Each of the valuation models included the flexibility to change all assumptions such as change in capital improvement plan (CIP), asset base, revenue adjustments, inflation or discount rates. [Start date: 2006; End date: 2007; Cost: $151,868; BC: N]
Memberships American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Florida Engineering Society (FES)
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)
National Board of Realtors (NBR)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Honors and Awards Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) Award 1999; Virtual Dynamic Model; Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
(MDWASD)
Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) Engineering Excellence Award 2000 Innovative Miami-Dade County Project-Specific Web Site (PSWS). Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD)
Publications & Papers 1. Walch, Marc P, , “ENVISION” for Wastewater Infrastructure Sustainability & Resiliency - Move over LEED, ENVISION™ is the new
kid on the Block! Water Environment Federation WEFTEC 2015 Conference Chicago, IL 2015.
2. Walch, Marc P, Lidia Berger "ENVISION Central Florida Water Supply- Adapting for Sustainability and Resiliency”, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Florida Section Water Works Association – 2015 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL July 2015.
3. Walch, Marc P, Rick Bickerstaff, Charleston Water System, Biju George, City of Cincinnati, Mike Sweeney, Ph.D., Toho Water Authority, Terry Brueck, EMA Inc.,Ting Lu, Ph.D., P.E., Black & Veatch (Moderator) Incorporating Benchmarking and Performance Measurement into Your Utility’s Culture and Lessons Learned from Leading Experts - What gets measured gets managed, and what gets managed gets DONE!! Water Environment Federation (WEF), WebCast January 2015.
4. Walch, Marc P, "Water & Wastewater Utility Master Plan Integrated with a Financial Plan”, American Water Works Association - 2014 Water Infrastructure Conference (WIC), Atlanta, GA October 2014.
5. Walch, Marc P, "Water & Wastewater Utility Master Plan Integrated with a Financial Plan”, American Water Works Association - 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE14), Boston, MA June 2014.
6. Walch, Marc P, Rishi Immanni, Flip Mellinger, Michael Burton, "Integrated Utility Master Planning (with Financial Plans) “Eyeing the Bottom Line”, American Water Works Association - 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE13), Denver CO June 2013.
7. Garrison, Seth W., Marc P. Walch, Rishi Immanni, Jacqueline Torbert, "Do We Need to Measure Everything: How the Application of Strategic Planning Techniques Increases the Value of Performance Measurement," New England Water Works Association (NEWWA), June 2011.
8. Walch, Marc P., Improvement Through Performance Measurement, American Water Works Association (AWWA) Journal, January 2010.
9. Walch, Marc P., Ray Hanson, Jim Peters, Jim Broome, “Orange County Initiates CMOM Program –Without a Regulatory Mandate,” Florida Water Resources Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 5, 2003.
10. Walch Marc P., Peter Jelonek, “Managing Urban Watersheds with the Use of NEXrad Radar Virtual Rain Gages – The Miami-Miami-Dade County Experience,” ASCE 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Portland, Oregon, September 2002.
11. Walch, Marc P., Jonathan N. Antevy – President & Founder, MP Interactive Corporation, “The Internet – Water Resources Project Management for the Next Millennium – Today,” ASCE 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Division, Tempe, Arizona, June 6-9, 1999.
12. Walch, Marc P., Thomas J. Christ, Rizwan Hamid, William M. Brant, “Combining New Technologies with Computer Modeling to Prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflows Resulting from Urban Rainfall-Induced Peak Flow Conditions – The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Experience,” ASCE 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Division, Tempe, Arizona June 6-9, 1999.
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13. Hamid, Rizwan, Prasad Chittaluru, Thomas J. Christ, Marc P. Walch, “Applications of Database Management (DBMS) in Hydraulic Modeling of Wastewater Networks,” Water Environment Federation – Rehabilitation and Collection Systems O&M Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 14, 1999.
14. Christ, Thomas J., Rizwan Hamid, Prasad Chittaluru, Marc P. Walch, Peter Jelonek, “Wet Weather Modeling of Wastewater Pumping Systems Using XP-SWMM Enhancements,” Water Environment Federation – Rehabilitation and Collection Systems O&M Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 14, 1999.
15. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, Stephanie L. Ross, William M. Brant, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, “Technological Innovations for Peak Flow Management – The Miami-Dade Experience,” Water Environment Federation – WEFTEC ’98, to be included in Proceedings of WEFTEC ’98, Orlando, Florida, October 6, 1998.
16. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, Jonathan N. Antevy, “The Internet Project Management for the Next Millennium – Today,” ASCE Annual Convention – 1998 International Computing Congress, to be included in Proceedings, Boston, Massachusetts, October 18-21, 1998.
17. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, “Counties Develop Real-Time Tools for SSO Prevention,” Water Environment Federation WATERSHED & WET WEATHER TECHNICAL BULLETIN, WEF Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1998 Technical Bulletin.
18. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, Stephanie L. Ross, “Miami-Dade Combines New Technologies With Computer Modeling,” Water Environment Federation – Planning For A Rainy Day, February 1998.
19. Walch, Marc P., Thomas J. Christ, Kathleen S. Leo, Stephanie L. Ross, William M. Brant, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, “Combining New Technologies with ‘Virtual Dynamic Computer Modeling’ to prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflows – The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Experience,” N O V A T E C H 1998 GRAIE (Group for Research for Water Infrastructure), 1998 Conference and Proceedings, Lyon, France, May 4, 5, and 6, 1998.
20. Walch, Marc P. and Kathleen S. Leo, “A Virtual Dynamic Model for Sanitary Sewer Overflow Prediction and Prevention,” to be presented at ASCE North American Water and Environment Congress ’96, 1996.
21. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, and Stephanie L. Ross, “Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department: Combining Virtual Rain Gauges and Computer Model to Prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflows,” to be included in Proceedings of WEF Urban Wet Weather Pollution from the Stream’s Perspective Specialty Conference Series, 1996.
22. Walch, Marc P., Kathleen S. Leo, and Stephanie L. Ross, “Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department’s Interactive Weather Radar and Virtual Watershed Management,” to be included in Proceedings of WEF Watershed ’96, 1996.
23. Walch, Marc P., Thomas J. Christ, and Kathleen S. Leo, “Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Collection and Transmission System Virtual Dynamic Model,” Proceedings of WEFTEC ’95, 1995.
24. Walch, Marc P., and Thomas J. Christ, “Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Peak Flow Management Study,” WEFTEC ’95, 1995.
25. Walch, Marc P., Thomas J. Christ, Kathleen S. Leo, and Stephanie L. Ross, “Computer Modeling of Sanitary Sewer Overflows Resulting from Peak Flow Conditions,” Proceedings of EPA National Conference on Sanitary Sewer Overflows, 1995.
26. Walch, Marc P., “Program Funding Options,” Florida Engineering Society, Proceedings of Water Reuse Workshop, 1993.
27. Walch, Marc P., “Impacts of Infiltration/Inflow on Dade County Planning Efforts,” Proceedings of Collection System Management Workshop, 1993.
28. Walch, Marc P., “Innovative Financing Alternatives,” Proceedings of AWWA, Florida Section Management Issue in the Water Industry, 1991.
29. Walch, Marc P., “Financing Implementation,” Presented at Four Steps to Concurrency Management System Planning and Implementation: Complying with Florida’s Growth Management Act Seminar.
30. Walch, Marc P., “Engineering Consultants’ Role Wastewater Loans/Grants,” Proceedings of Florida Pollution Control Association, Wastewater System Funding, August 24, 1989.
Presentations 1. Walch, Marc P, , “ENVISION” for Wastewater Infrastructure Sustainability & Resiliency - Move over LEED, ENVISION™ is the new
kid on the Block! Water Environment Federation WEFTEC 2015 Conference Chicago, IL 2015
2. Walch, Marc P, Lidia Berger "ENVISION Central Florida Water Supply- Adapting for Sustainability and Resiliency”, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEC) Florida Section Water Works Association – 2015 Annual Conference, Orlando, FL July 2015.
3. Walch, Marc P, Rick Bickerstaff, Charleston Water System, Biju George, City of Cincinnati, Mike Sweeney, Ph.D., Toho Water Authority, Terry Brueck, EMA Inc.,Ting Lu, Ph.D., P.E., Black & Veatch (Moderator) Incorporating Benchmarking and Performance Measurement into Your Utility’s Culture and Lessons Learned from Leading Experts - What gets measured gets managed, and what gets managed gets DONE!! Water Environment Federation (WEF), WebCast January 2015.
4. Walch, Marc P, "Water & Wastewater Utility Master Plan Integrated with a Financial Plan”, American Water Works Association - 2014 Water Infrastructure Conference (WIC), Atlanta, GA October 2014.
5. Walch, Marc P, "Water & Wastewater Utility Master Plan Integrated with a Financial Plan”, American Water Works Association - 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE14), Boston, MA June 2014.
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6. Walch, M., “Strategic Planning Methods to Focus Utility Priorities,” Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FS/AWWA) Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 30, 2009-December 3, 2009.
7. Walch, M., “How Strategic Planning Enhances Asset Management and Performance Management,” Leading-Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management Conference, Miami, Florida, November 12, 2009.
8. Walch, M., “Do We Need to Measure Everything? How the Application of Strategic Planning Increases the Value of Performance Measurement,” AWWA/Water Environment Federation (WEF) Utility Management Conference, February 17-20, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana. Professional Sessions.
9. Walch, M., “Do We Need to Measure Everything? How Strategic Planning Increases the Value of Performance Measurement,” AWWA/WEF Information Management & Technology Conference and Exposition; February 28-March 4, 2009, Charlotte, North Carolina. Professional Sessions.
10. Walch, M., “Orange County, Florida Implements a Water CMOM Program Without a Regulatory Mandate,” 2007 Conference Technical Session Proceedings.
11. Walch, M. and R. Immani, “Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater and Springs in Central Florida: A Feasibility Study for the Expansion of the Silver Springs Regional Wastewater Collection System and Treatment Plant,” Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), 2010.
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