FORT WORTH, Texas – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District Regulatory Project Manager, was selected as the 2013 Southwestern Division Regulator of the Year.
Brent Jasper, a District employee for nine years is now in the running for the prestigious 2013 Don Lawyer Outstanding Regulator of the Year Award, which nationally recognizes an outstanding regulatory program project manager.
As a regulatory project manager in the Regulatory Branch, Jasper is regarded nationally as an expert in mitigation banking and through his leadership, the Fort Worth District has over 25 mitigation banks available for use. He led the successful development of district mitigation banking guidelines which help ensure more complete banking submittals, while simultaneously providing more predictability for the banking community as a whole.
“We are extremely proud of Brent and it is through the efforts of dedicated professionals like him that we are able to carry out our mission of protecting our Nation’s water resources, and continually improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of the regulatory process,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula, Commander, Southwestern Division.
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About the Fort Worth District: The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was established in 1950. The District is responsible for water resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and design and construction at military installations in Texas and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico. Visit the Fort Worth District Web site at: www.swf.usace.army.mil and SWF Face book at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Worth-District-US-Army-Corps-of-Engineers/188083711219308
Release no. 13-033