The many partners that contributed to the CLEAN project’s success

The SMC CLEAN project was a collaborative effort that involved the expertise, perspectives, contributions and partnerships of a diverse cross-section of the stormwater management community. The project could not have been successful without the contributions of:

Project leadership team

Daniel Apt, Olaunu (Project Lead)

Michael Trapp, Michael Baker International

Matt Yeager, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

Jeanne Benvau, Michael Baker International

Technical Advisory Committee members

  • Arlene Chun, San Bernardino County Department of Public Works
  • Marc Rodabaugh, San Bernardino County Department of Public Works
  • Chris Crompton, Orange County Public Works
  • Grant Sharp, Orange County Public Works
  • Jian Peng, Orange County Public Works
  • Ava Moussavi, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
  • David Garcia, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
  • Joanna Wisniewska, County of San Diego
  • Arne Anselm, Ventura County Watershed Protection District
  • Ivar Ridgeway, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Chris Lopez, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Adam Fischer, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Erica Ryan, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Brian Currier, CSUS Office of Water Programs
  • Darren Haver, UCCE
  • Scott Taylor, Michael Baker International
  • Jill Bicknell, SCVURP/EOA
  • Darla Elswick, LIDI/Consultant
  • Katie Day, Surfrider Foundation
  • Rick Wilson, Surfrider Foundation (Former Staff)
  • Eileen Alduenda, Council for Watershed Health
  • Ray Heimstra, Orange County CoastKeeper
  • Mark Grey, BIA/CICWQ
  • Ken Schiff, SCCWRP
  • Eric Stein, SCCWRP
  • Ashmita Sengupta, SCCWRP (Former Staff)
  • Nabiul Afrooz, SCCWRP (Former Staff)
  • Elizabeth Fassman-Beck, SCCWRP
  • Xavier Swamikannu, Consultant
  • Vaikko Allen, Contech
  • Gregor Patsch, 2nd Nature (Former Staff)

SMC CLEAN project partners

  • County of Orange, OC Public Works
  • City of San Diego, Transportation and Stormwater Department
  • County of San Diego Department of Public Works
  • County of Ventura Department of Public Agency
  • Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
  • San Bernardino Flood Control District and San Bernardino County Stormwater Program
  • State Water Resources Control Board
  • Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
  • Council for Watershed Health
  • China Sponge City Initiative
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Los Angeles Green Streets Committee
  • University of California Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI)
  • University of California Irvine
  • University of California San Diego – SCRIPPS
  • University of California South Coast Research and Extension Center