Mr. Gump joined Terra Technologies in June 2007 after completing his Master of Science degree in Biology. He will perform wetland delineations and stream system jurisdictional assessments as well as assist with rain garden and low impact development design. He will also be the firm's point of contact for endangered species audits and Clean Water Act Section 404 permit administration in the western Missouri and Eastern Kansas market.
- Linear Rain Garden Design - Roeland Park, Kansas – As a subconsultant to a civil engineering lead, Mr. Gump is assisting senior staff in the design development of the first linear rain garden adjacent to a concrete lined channel. As each rain garden will be privately-owned and all rain gardens are interconnected in a linear fashion, Mr. Gump was faced with project challenges that include grade control configuration, plant material selection, and public education and acceptance. The project serves to provide improved water quality function to a 1000+ feet length of jurisdictional ephemeral channel in an established residential neighborhood. The project is scheduled to begin construction in Spring 2008, and is nominated for recognition through the Mid-America Regional Council for environmental excellence.
- Schlitterbahn Vacation Resort - Kansas City, Kansas - Mr. Gump is working alongside senior staff in the preservation, enhancement, and creation of terrestrial and aquatic habitat on the new 500+ acre Schlitterbahn Water Park across from the Village West development. The Schlitterbahn family, recognized world-wide for their development in a conservation-friendly manner, meets weekly with Mr. Gump and other scientists at Terra Technologies to integrate hallmark features into the design of their site. The project will begin construction in October 2007.
- Deerfield & Hodges Wetland and Stream System Delineation – Johnson County, Kansas - The owner has proposed to develop a site containing wetlands as well as intermittent and ephemeral streams. Mr. Gump assisted in the field work and developed the report as part of the jurisdictional assessment of impacts to waters of the United States. A total of 0.21 acres of wetlands and 11,403 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channels were identified and reported.
- Enclaves Residential Development, Pleasant Hill, Missouri – Mr. Gump is working alongside senior staff in the delineation of lower order ephemeral channels within a proposed large parcel residential subdivision in north Pleasant Hill. Geomorphology is the study of stream dynamics. Streams are often jurisdictional waters of the United States when they progress from erosional features to higher order streams with defined limits of stream bed and bank. Recognition and accurate assessment of geomorphic classification is of paramount importance in order to engineer stream protections against increases in run-off associated with site development.
Education
Masters of Natural Science, Biology, Southeast Missouri University
B.S. Biology, Central Missouri State University
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