William B. Ainslie
Question Manager for AQUA-2 United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Wetlands Section
61 Forsyth Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303Phone: (404)562-9400
FAX: (404)562-9343
E-Mail: ainslie.William@epa.gov
EDUCATION
Masters in Natural Resources - August 1984
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Major - Wildlife Biology
Thesis - Status, Habitat Preferences, and Management of Southwest Wisconsin BatsBachelor of Arts degree - May 1979
Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin
Major - Biology (emphasis Botany)
EXPERIENCE
COLLEGE SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR -1985 to 1986
Ripon College, Ripon, WisconsinTSCA CONSUMER SAFETY OFFICER - 1986 to 1988
EPA Region IV, 345 Courtland St, Atlanta, GA 30365WETLANDS PLANNING - 1989-1990
EPA Region IV, 345 Courtland St., Atlanta, GA 30365WETLANDS REGULATORY - 1990-1995
EPA Region IV, 345 Courtland St., Atlanta, GA 30365EPA REGION IV COORDINATOR FOR FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT - 1995 - Present
EPA Region IV, 61 Forsyth St., Atlanta, GA 30303
PUBLICATIONS
Ainslie, W.B., B.A. Pruitt, R.D. Smith, T. Roberts, E.J. Sparks, and M.V. Miller. 1999. A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Riverine, Low Gradient Wetlands. Wetlands Program Technical Report WRP-DE-17. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.
Brinson, M.M., L.C. Lee, W.B. Ainslie, R.D. Rheinhardt, G. Hollands, R.D. Smith, D.F. Whigham, and W.B. Nutter. 1997. Clearing-up Misconceptions about HGM. 19:14-18. National Wetlands Newsletter.
Ainslie, W.B. 1994. Rapid Wetland Functional Assessment: It=s Role and Utility in the Regulatory Arena, Water, Air and Soil Pollution 77: 433-444, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Pruitt, B.A., W.B. Nutter, and W.B. Ainslie. 1999. Estimating flood frequencies in gaged and ungaged watersheds. Proceedings of the 1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference. Univ. of Georgia Press.
Ainslie, W.B. and E.J. Sparks. 1999. The Hydrogeomorphic Approach Implemented: A Case Study. SWS Bulletin. 16(2):8-9.
Ainslie, W. and W. Kruczynski. 1989. Mitigation of BLH Wetlands and the Section 404 Permit Program: EPA Perspectives. in Mitigation Site Type Classification (MiST) A Methodology to Classify Pre-project Mitigation Sites and Develop Performance Standards for Construction and Restoration of Forested Wetlands. North Carolina State University Press.
