Steven Evans, M.A.
Associate Director
Professional Employment
2017 to Present: Associate Director, Kentucky Water Research Institute, University of Kentucky
2006 to 2017: Environmental Scientist and Project Manager, Third Rock Consultants, Lexington, KY
2002 to 2006: Lab Director, Quality Assurance Director, Lab Technician, EnviroData Group, Lexington, KY
Professional Interests and Expertise
Watershed management and planning, water quality monitoring and analysis, stormwater management with emphasis on illicit discharge detection and identification and public involvement and low impact development, stakeholder involvement and education, geospatial mapping and analysis, and environmental permitting.
Key Professional Achievements
2017: South Fork Little River Watershed Based Plan, Christian and Todd Counties, KY for Kentucky Division of Water, project management and technical consultation.
2017: Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Strategy, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
2016-2017: Cane Run Watershed Based Plan, Fayette and Scott Counties, KY for Kentucky Division of Water
2016: Watershed Focused Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan, volunteer training, and data management for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
2016: Chestnut Creek Watershed Based Plan, Marshall County, KY for Kentucky Division of Water
2013: Identified new population record of federally endangered Short’s bladderpod (Physaria globosa).
2013: Wolf Run Watershed Based Plan, Fayette County, KY for Kentucky Division of Water
2011-2014, Watershed Assessments of Cane Run, East Hickman, West Hickman, North Elkhorn, Wolf Run, and South Elkhorn, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
2010: Kentucky Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources and Strategy, Kentucky Department of Forestry
2008: Quality Assurance Quality Plan for Darby Creek Watershed, Oldham County, KY for Kentucky Division of Water
2009: Hanging Fork Watershed Based Plan, Boyle, Lincoln, and Casey Counties, KY, Kentucky Division of Water
2009: Clarks Run Watershed Based Plan, Boyle County, KY, Kentucky Division of Water
2009: Dix River Watershed Monitoring Report, Mercer, Casey, Boyle, Lincoln, Garrard, and
2008: Quality Assurance Project Plan, Corbin City Reservoir, Laurel County, Kentucky for Kentucky Division of Water
Presentations
Evans, S. J., 2013, Watershed Based Planning in the Urban Wolf Run Watershed, Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, March 18, 2013, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Evans, S. J.; Farrell, S.; and Kimball, D.R., 2013, Results of a Data Evaluation to Establish Priority Remediation Areas for Dry Weather Fecal Contamination in a Karst Influenced Watershed, Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, March 19, 2012, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Evans, S. J.; Farrell, S.; and Kimball, D.R., 2013, Results of a Data Evaluation to Establish Priority Remediation Areas for Dry Weather Fecal Contamination in a Karst Influenced Watershed, Tennessee Section American Water Resources Association Symposia, April 11-13, 2012, Burns, Tennessee.
Evans, S. J., 2007, Microbial Source Tracking: Limits and Application, Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, March 26, 2007, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
