I'm thinking of starting a business focused on municipal and county stormwater and floodplain management.  I would be interested in working with communities that are either too small to have a full time stormwater program manager or are just on the verge of needing to add staff for their stormwater programs.  I'm also interested in helping communities come up to speed on NPDES Phase II (water quality) regulations.  I'm just about to leave a city government job where I spent the last four years building their stormwater program.  I loved the work, but personality conflicts abounded with a boss who frankly had a hard time accepting my expertise was greater than his (ego issue).  Do you think it is too specific of a niche market?  I could add some sewer and street work in a pinch, but my experience in these areas is more limited (I could do basic design, but its been a few years and I don't think I would want to get into treatment design as it really isn't my expertise).  Basically, I repeat line and verse of anything you ever wanted to know about stormwater quantity or nonpoint source pollution problems, but I wasn't sure if this was enough for a business venture.

I guess the good news is that if I turn out to be wrong, it isn't a high capital investment business.  Just the loss of a salary and benefits.  Has anyone done a lot of work with municipalities?  

So many thoughts running through my head as I try to decide where I want my career to go from here.  Oh, and I am a PE (been one for 7 years now).  Interested to hear from this group.  

Thanks in advance,

Missouri PE