PPT Slide

Tampa Bay Study

Integrated Model

Integrated Model Workshop, Sept. 2002

• Co-hosted - USGS, TBEP, USACE

• 61 participants, 24 entities, local and national

• Five key components (circulation, sediment transport,

water quality, groundwater, SAV)

• Well-defined focus for development

• Tampa Harbor Study - Dredged Material Management

Notes:

Tampa Harbor Study provides initial focus, not the only application.

Successful model will later be modified to address other pertinent bay-wide issues, out years may be coupled to

Long-term need, buy-in, and use to avoid shelving model as is case with many restoration models