Scott Horsley Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Working with the Tisbury Water Resources Committee to develop a restoration plan for Lake Tashmoo. According to the Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) Lake Tashmoo is receiving nitrogen loading from wastewater, stormwater and fertilizers and requires a 32% reduction to achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act. The plan will include a sewer collection system, advanced septic systems that use a woodchip bioreactor system, fertigation wells, and stormwater retrofits. A responsible… Show more Working with the Tisbury Water Resources Committee to develop a restoration plan for Lake Tashmoo. According to the Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) Lake Tashmoo is receiving nitrogen loading from wastewater, stormwater and fertilizers and requires a 32% reduction to achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act. The plan will include a sewer collection system, advanced septic systems that use a woodchip bioreactor system, fertigation wells, and stormwater retrofits. A responsible management entity (RME) is being developed to manage the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of the plan. Show less

Boston, Ma

Mr. Horsley serves as a peer review consultant and expert witness to numerous municipalities, law firms, and neighborhood groups. In this capacity he provides technical review services of proposed developments including MGL Chapter 40B housing projects to ensure their consistency with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Working with a research team including The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development (EPA ORD), Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Mount Holyoke College, Bain Capital, and the Town of Barnstable to assist with the planning and implementation of a restoration plan for the Three Bays estuary system. This plan includes wetland restoration within an extensive cranberry bog system at the headwaters of the Marstons Mills River, a… Show more Working with a research team including The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development (EPA ORD), Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Mount Holyoke College, Bain Capital, and the Town of Barnstable to assist with the planning and implementation of a restoration plan for the Three Bays estuary system. This plan includes wetland restoration within an extensive cranberry bog system at the headwaters of the Marstons Mills River, a pilot project for innovative and alternative septic systems, permeable reactive barriers, wood-chip bioreactors, wetland restoration, fertigation wells, and stormwater management. Mr. Horsley also assists in the development and review of an on-going water quality and flow monitoring program throughout the study area. Show less

Consultant to the Town of Wellfleet, MA for the preparation of a Targeted Watershed Management Plan. The Plan is developed for compliance with the United States Clean Water Act and specifically to meet the nutrient reduction thresholds contained in the Wellfleet Harbor Massachusetts Estuaries Project report. The plan includes both traditional sewering/wastewater treatment for the downtown area and a broad range of nature-based solutions such as aquaculture, permeable reactive barriers… Show more Consultant to the Town of Wellfleet, MA for the preparation of a Targeted Watershed Management Plan. The Plan is developed for compliance with the United States Clean Water Act and specifically to meet the nutrient reduction thresholds contained in the Wellfleet Harbor Massachusetts Estuaries Project report. The plan includes both traditional sewering/wastewater treatment for the downtown area and a broad range of nature-based solutions such as aquaculture, permeable reactive barriers, innovative and alternative septic systems, ecosystem restoration, fertilizer management, and stormwater management. Show less

Cambridge, Ma

Teaching three courses at Harvard - Water Resources Policy (Fall Semester), Green Infratructure (Summer Session), and Nexus between Food, Energy, and Water (with Dr. Joseph Hunt and Atty. Helen Silver - Summer Session). These courses are hybrid "distance learning"​ courses which include both traditional in-class lectures/discussions and remote (distance) students connected via web. The students are typically mid-career practicing professionals who are looking to bolster their existing… Show more Teaching three courses at Harvard - Water Resources Policy (Fall Semester), Green Infratructure (Summer Session), and Nexus between Food, Energy, and Water (with Dr. Joseph Hunt and Atty. Helen Silver - Summer Session). These courses are hybrid "distance learning"​ courses which include both traditional in-class lectures/discussions and remote (distance) students connected via web. The students are typically mid-career practicing professionals who are looking to bolster their existing knowledge or to make career changes. More information is here: http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/14545 Show less

Medford, Ma

Teaches courses in Water Resources Policy, Low Impact Development, Green Infrastructure and Wetlands Management. I also served on the President's Sustainability Advisory Group for Water Resources. Also leads a Practicum with a small group of graduate students assisting in the restoration of a Cape Cod estuary utilizing green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.

Masters - Geography And Marine Affairs, Marine Sciences And Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General