Larry Gerry

Background

About Larry Gerry

Currently, a Principal Scientist at Collective Water Resources, LLC. Mr. Gerry was the Stormwater Treatment Area Coordinator at the South Florida Water Management District from 2009 to 2017. In this position, Mr. Gerry resolved science and management issues related to the performance of acres of Everglades stormwater treatment areas (STAs). The STAs remove phosphorus from agricultural and urban runoff before entering the Everglades and are a critical component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program. During the 7 year period between 2002 and 2009, Mr. Gerry Directed of the Everglades Restoration Planning Department at the South Florida Water Management District. The Restoration Planning department managed the preparation of restoration planning documents for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, a $10.5 billion ecosystem restoration effort that includes Lake Okeechobee, the coastal estuaries, and the greater Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management District is a 50/50 partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers in implementing the restoration program. Mr. Gerry has over thirty years of experience in private sector consulting and state government, with an emphasis on ecosystem restoration, limnology, project planning, stormwater treatment, Brownfield restoration and project management. Mr. Gerry received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia, and a Masters degree in Marine Science, from North Carolina State University.