Peter G. Hubbell is a Principal and Co-founder of Water Resource Associates, Inc. (WRA), a civil engineering and environmental consulting firm based in Tampa, Fla. Hubbell was formerly Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) for the last eight years of his 19-year tenure there. As Executive Director, he was responsible for water resources in a 16-county region and overall management of District operations.

Hubbell and WRA co-founder Mark Farrell are credited with pioneering innovative water management practices that are now modeled or legislated throughout the State of Florida and nationally as examples of progressive natural resource management. These include strategies and techniques for:

• Resource Management and Regulatory Programs for Sustainable Water Resources
• Development and Protection of Water Supplies
• Integrated Water Management Planning
• Alternative Water Supply Development
• International Technology Transfer
• Alternative Dispute Resolution for Environmental Conflicts
• Public and K-12 Educational Outreach on the Environment and Water Management

Hubbell is a founding member of the International Water Resource Network's Policy Council. He was the Chair of Florida's Bluebelt Commission on Aquifer Recharge, a former member of the board of the Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium and past member of a National Research Council Committee on Valuing the Nation's Groundwater Supplies. In 1997 he was awarded the American Water Resources Association's William C. Ackermann Medal for Excellence in Water Management.

He earned a B.S. in Hydrology and Water Resource Management from the University of Maryland and is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a mediator.

Professional Activities/Recognition:

• American Water Resources Association, National Award, The 1997 William C. Ackermann Medal for Excellence in Water Management
• Chairman, Florida's "Bluebelt Commission" on Aquifer Recharge
• Chairman, Environmental Response Team, Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
• Vice Chairman, Hillsborough County Natural Resources Appeals Board
• Founding Member, Policy Council, International Water Resource Network
• Founding Member, Florida Aquarium
• Board Member, Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium
• Board of Trustees, Environmental Careers Organization
• Member, National Research Council, Committee on Valuing the Nation's Groundwater
• Member, American Water Resources Association
• Member, American Water Works Association
• Member, American Water Works Association, Water for the People Committee
• Member, Interstate Council on Water Policy
• Member, Florida Water Management Institute
• Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Leadership Florida 1996 (Class XIV)
• Leadership Tampa Bay 1993