BCI Engineers and Scientists

GIS database support is a crucial element of a Stormwater Utility  during both the initial database   development effort and during long-term database maintenance. The City of Haines City in conjunction with Polk County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) had sufficient data resources available to establish the needed utility databases.

The BCI GIS Team provided the following services:

Impervious Area Mapping
A key element of the stormwater utility was the estimation of water quality loadings produced by each parcel. Water quality loadings are closely related to impervious areas. Impervious areas were prepared by aerial photo interpretation and heads-up digitizing. In addition, an image processing analysis was conducted to assess the feasibility of providing automated assistance to the task of delineation. This technique proved to be very successful and provided additional assistance in map development.

Modified Land Use
BCI prepared land use mapping to assign pollutant loading parameters. By using a water quality loading approach to the stormwater utility, the City can be well-positioned for future emphasis on Total Maximum Daily Loads.

Soils Mapping
Soils mapping was readily available and was assembled to use during the database development.

Stormwater Facilities Service Areas
Using the SWFWMD GIS database of all permitted stormwater facilities and their service areas, BCI was able to provide information regarding facilities.

Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU)
A mapping was prepared of existing and proposed water quality improvement projects to provide a visual display of project distribution and function as a public relations tool.