Qualifications

Stephan B. Bauer
Water Resource Conultant/Fisheries Biologist

Steve Bauer is a water resource consultant with 25 years experience in watershed monitoring, evaluation, and project management and has worked as an independent consultant since 1992. Mr. Bauer worked in various positions with the Idaho Division of Environmental Quality for 15 years in evaluating the impact of timber harvests, irrigation return flows, dryland runoff, and livestock grazing. He was team leader in developing the Idaho Nonpoint Source Pollution Program and revisions of the Silvicultural and Agricultural Water Quality Pollution Abatement Programs. He has extensive experience in coordinating complex projects with interdisciplinary teams and with multiple local, state, and federal jurisdictions and considerable field experience in evaluating impacts of nonpoint source activities on fisheries habitat and water quality. Steve is primary author for two technical publications for EPA: a monitoring guide on grazing effects on water quality, and a report evaluating aquatic habitat as an environmental indicator in the Clean Water Act. In 1999, Steve helped establish Watershed Professionals Network, LLC., a network of over a dozen independent consultants that work throughout the west on watershed and water resource issues.

Education
M.S. Zoology 1975, University of Idaho
B.S. Biology 1972, University of Missouri

Professional Affiliations
American Fisheries Society
American Water Resources Association
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute

Additional Training
Certifications Experimental Design and Multivariate Statistics 1995BSU
Two semesters Masters Public Administration, 1992, BSU
Applied Fluvial Geomorphology, 1993, Rosgen Wildland Hydrology

Certifications
Certified Fisheries Scientist: American Fisheries Society
Certified SCUBA

Specific Expertise

Water Quality
	Water quality monitoring design and planning
	Water quality sampling, data analysis, and interpretation
	Quality assurance/quality control
	Automated monitoring/remote sensing fisheries habitat evaluation
	Technical support for TMDL development

Watershed Restoration
	Water quality evaluation for watershed analysis teams
	Watershed restoration planning, permitting, and implementation
	BMP and stream restoration activity evaluation

Environmental Compliance and Regulations
	Clean Water Act regulatory requirements
	State water quality standards
	Endangered Species Act, Section 7 compliance
	Public Lands Management