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Smith,Jonathan T. —Resume <br /> Dye Branch Stormwater Wetlands,Mooresville,NC. Extension Engineer in charge of design, <br /> permitting,construction,and monitoring of an offline stormwater wetland system. Project included three <br /> stormwater wetland cells installed in series to treat runoff from a fully developed 30 acre watershed. A <br /> concrete pre-cast diversion structure was constructed to bypass larger flows to the existing stream system. <br /> Design included monitoring structures and implementation of monitoring equipment to determine <br /> pollutant load and removal characteristics. <br /> Conversion of Abandoned Septic Tanks to Rooftop Runoff Cisterns,Holden Beach,NC. Extension <br /> Engineer in charge of concept,design and implementation oversight of the conversion of abandoned <br /> septic tank systems to stormwater storage and treatment facilities. Project included demonstration and <br /> monitoring to determine the feasibility of concept on a NC barrier island. Rooftop runoff was routed into <br /> two abandoned septic tank systems for short term storage and infiltration. A third system was constructed <br /> to allow reuse of captured stormwater for residential irrigation.Monitoring equipment was installed to <br /> allow determination of long term runoff capture and irrigation use. <br /> Development of Municipal Pilot Stormwater Retrofit BMP Monitoring Project,Charlotte,NC. <br /> Extension Engineer in charge of coordinating with City and County stormwater professionals to develop a <br /> pilot BMP monitoring program. Developed stormwater monitoring guidance document. Identified <br /> retrofit BMPs for monitoring efforts and provided guidance on proper monitoring techniques and <br /> approaches. <br /> Investigation on Effects of Stormwater BMPs on Stormwater Runoff Temperature,Western,NC. <br /> Extension Engineer in charge of developing a research project determining the effects of BMPs on <br /> stormwater runoff temperature. Project purpose was to determine the impact of stormwater wetlands, <br /> bioretention and wetponds on reducing elevated runoff temperatures from impervious surfaces in <br /> designated trout waters. Identified candidate BMPs for inclusion in study and prescribed monitoring <br /> equipment for installation. <br /> Edenton Airport Wetland and Stream Restoration,State of North Carolina Division of Water <br /> Quality,Edenton,NC. Extension Engineer Managing Restoration/creation of over 900' of headwater <br /> wetland stream system in a 30 acre watershed. Wetland/stream system was installed to treat runoff from <br /> industrial park. Project involved design,construction and monitoring of created wetland/stream system as <br /> well as monitoring of downstream restored riparian wetland. <br /> Core Creek Agricultural BMP Project,State of North Carolina Division of Water Quality,Cove <br /> City,NC. Extension Engineer responsible for monitoring of over 100 Controlled Drainage systems <br /> installed in a 2000 acre Agricultural watershed near New Bern. Monitoring consisted of In-stream water <br /> level recorders, automatic recording raingages and water quality sampling stations. Project objectives <br /> were to determine impact of controlled drainage practices on water quality in a large agricultural <br /> watershed. <br /> CEFS Riparian Buffer and Controlled Drainage Study,Goldsboro,NC. Extension Engineer in <br /> charge of implementation and instrumentation of over 7000 ft of riparian buffers in a Neuse River <br /> tributary. Research objectives were to determine the effect of riparian buffers and controlled drainage on <br /> groundwater and surface water quality. Buffers were installed adjacent to agricultural uses and consisted <br /> of varying buffer widths and vegetation type. Buffers were intensively monitored with over 600 shallow <br /> groundwater quality wells, 100 groundwater table monitoring wells,and 500 soil reduction-oxidation <br /> probes. <br /> Dune Infiltration System,Kure Beach,NC. Extension Engineer assisting in the conceptual <br /> development and construction design of a system to infiltrate small storm flows from an coastal urban <br /> watershed from discharging directly into the Atlantic ocean. Design utilized a flow diversion weir and a <br /> system of infiltration cells installed within the dune system. Provided guidance on the design and <br /> 5 <br />