Kevin D. White, Ph.D., P.E. is Professor Emeritus and former Chairman of the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Alabama. Specializing in wastewater and stormwater treatment, his research has focused on small community and onsite wastewater systems for over 30 years, including constructed wetlands, decentralized infrastructure, bioremediation of environmental contaminants, and low impact development. Dr. White led an EPA National Decentralized Wastewater Demonstration project in Mobile, demonstrating sewer mining and treated wastewater reuse in public parks in 2005. He is currently working to test innovative wastewater strategies (onsite and clustered systems) in the rural Alabama Black Belt, and is the coordinator of the Consortium for Alabama Rural Water/Wastewater Management. Dr. White is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Environment Federation.