Applied Sciences

Elie Araj, P.E.

President


Representative Projects


Following is a list of representative projects managed or directed by Elie Araj throughout his career, including Applied Sciences and Hillsborough County.

Water Resources

  • Armenia Avenue/Armenia Court Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • Forest Hills Drainage System Upgrade (Hillsborough County)
  • Noreast Lake By-Pass Neighborhood Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • Bobcat Trail Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • Tanner Road Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • 13th Street NE Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • 13th Street NE Drainage Improvements Design and Permitting (Hillsborough County)
  • Parsons Avenue and East Morgan Street Drainage Improvements PD&E (Hillsborough County)
  • Lakeshore Drive Drainage Study (Lake County)
  • CR 473 at Treadway School Road Drainage Support (Lake County)
  • US 27 and Dewey Robbins Road Culvert Extension (Lake County)
  • Initiated and managed county watershed management plans covering more than 1000 square miles, including Hillsborough and Alafia rivers, Bullfrog Creek and Curiosity Creek (Hillsborough County)
  • Coordinated design, permitting and construction of county stormwater and habitat restoration projects encompassing more than 2000 acres, including projects at Cockroach Bay, Pemberton/Baker Creek, Delaney Creek, East Lake and Cone Ranch (Hillsborough County)
  • Established county-wide water quality testing program to determine stormwater discharges into Tampa Bay
  • (Hillsborough County)
  • Cross Bayou Watershed Management Plan (Pinellas County)
  • Lake Okeechobee Watershed Assessment Model (SFWMD)
  • Peck Sink and Weeki Wachee Watershed Management Plans (SWFWMD)
  • Lake Pretty, Lake Horse, and Lake George Augmentation (Tampa Bay Water)
  • Lake Toho Restoration Project (City of Kissimmee)
  • TMDL Support for City of Stuart, St Johns County, Hillsborough County, and Hernando County

Environmental Permitting and Regulatory Compliance

  • Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Widening - Environmental Design, Permitting, and Mitigation (Hillsborough County)
  • Wetland Restoration/Enhancement Project Pemberton Creek (Hillsborough County)
  • Old Kings Road Widening Project - Stormwater Design, Permitting, Utilities Coordination, and Bridge Hydraulics Report (City of Palm Coast)
  • Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (Various Clients)
  • Water Resources DRI support for a 5,700-acre development in North Port, Florida (Private Client)
  • Low Impact Development (LID) support for 2,800-acre large-scale multi-use development designed as a new Town Center District in Ft. Myers (Private Client)
  • NPDES Educational Materials (City of Sanford)
  • NPDES Phase II Assistance (City of Mount Dora)
  • Forest Hills Lakes and BMPs Study (Hillsborough County)
  • Development Review Assistance (City of Palm Coast)
  • Assistance to the Lake Harris Chain of Lakes Council (St Johns River Water Management District)
  • Coordinated in-house development and submittal of NPDES Permit Phases 1 and 2 to EPA (Hillsborough County)
  • NPDES Phase I Outsourcing for review of annual reports for more than 20 jurisdictions, including Lee, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Orange, and Seminole Counties and co-permittees, plus Cities of Tampa, St Petersburg, Bradenton, Oldsmar, Dunedin, Largo, Temple Terrace, Orlando, and FDOT District 7 (FDEP/SAIC)
  • NPDES Phase I Outsourcing for inspections of more than 200 sites for compliance with Multi-Sector General Permits, Industrial Permits, and General Construction Permits, in west and central Florida, from Naples, through Ft Myers, Cape Coral, Moore Haven, to Tarpon Springs, New Port Richey, and Orlando, Sea World, among others (FDEP/SAIC)
  • ERP Permitting Review for the Tampa, Sarasota, and Bartow Service Centers (SWFWMD)
  • NPDES Phase II administration and permitting (Martin, Hernando, St Johns, and Charlotte Counties; City of Punta Gorda, Sewells Point, and Kissimmee.)
  • Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program (CERP) permit reviews submitted through SFWMD FDEP)
  • Watershed Model Reviews for East Lake, Duck Pond and Curiosity Creek (SWFWMD)
  • Phase I Mitigation Plan - Planning Level Designs, Tampa Bay Water, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties (Tampa Bay Water)
  • Orlando International Airport Environmental Assessment (FAA/Parsons)
  • Lincoln Park Environmental Assessment (Manatee County)
  • Characterization of Wetland Vegetation Communities in Four Rivers (SWFWMD)

Civil/Site Development Engineering

  • City of Largo Municipal Golf Course - Complete Redesign and Renovation (City of Largo)
  • Providence Boulevard and Whitfield Avenue Extension Design (City of Brooksville)
  • Hoedt Road Development (Private Client)
  • Lake Apartments - 4.3 acre multi-family development (Private Client)
  • Magnolia Park - Project Management for 105-acre mixed-use development (Private Client)
  • City Hall Parking Lot Alternative Study (City of Palm Coast)
  • Tampa Trucking Facility Expansion (Private Client)
  • Tampa General Hospital Garage Expansion Drainage Support (Private Client)
  • Stormwater Facilities Operational Inspections and Certification (Private Client)
  • Conflict Resolution Services for Construction Project in Orlando (Private Client)
  • Superior Center - Civil Engineering and Permitting for an Office Complex in Tampa (Private Client)
  • Parsons Avenue PD&E Study and Benjamin Road Bridge Replacement (Hillsborough County)
  • SR 530 Improvements and Utilities Relocation (FDOT District 5/City of Kissimmee)
  • Jessup Avenue, Magnolia Avenue, Bay Street, Oak Street, and Pine Street Design and Construction
  • Observation (City of Longwood)
  • Lake Kathryn Neighborhood Repaving Project (Lake County)
  • Tangelo Park Design (Orange County)

Asset Management

  • Conversion to GIS from hard copies and AutoCAD Pilot Project (City of Mount Dora)
  • Stormwater and Utilities Master Plan Update (University of South Florida)
  • Stormwater Utility Development for Hillsborough County and the Cities of Cape Canaveral, Palmetto, andOrlando
  • GASB 34 Valuations for City of Longwood and St. Johns County
  • Water and Sewer GIS Conversion Project (City of Durham, NC)
  • NPDES Database Development Assistance (Martin County)
  • GIS Pond Inventory and Survey Database for 200 ponds (Orange County)
  • Stormwater Master Plan and Inventory for Glades/Okeechobee Counties (HDR/FDEP)

Water Supply and Utilities

  • Existing Water Supply Facilities Enhancements (Tampa Bay Water)
  • Orange County Integrated Water Resources Project (Orange County/PB Water)
  • Downtown Brooksville Utilities Relocation Project (City of Brooksville)
  • Ybor City Water Main Replacement Project (City of Tampa)
  • Orange County School Board Water Lines Retrofit for 61 schools (Orange County Schools)