Michael Ports works on a wide variety of hydrology projects all over the world and is well known for his articulate expertise. Below is a list of various entities with which he has had paying contracts as well as universities and foreign governments with which he has consulted on various topics:

US Government Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Corps of Engineers
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Federal Highway Administration
Agricultural Research Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service

State Governments
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
South Carolina
West Virginia
Arizona
California
Colorado

Municipalities
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New Orleans
Austin
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Diego
Milwaukee
Chicago
Portland
New York
Washington, DC

Universities
North Carolina State University
University of New Orleans
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Florida
University of North Florida
Tsinghua University
Nanchang University
Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute
Xi’an University of Technology
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
National Taiwan University
National Sun Yat-Sen University

Foreign Governments
Bangladesh
China
Taiwan
Singapore
Egypt
Hong Kong
Columbia
Panama

Private Industry
Veolia Water
Battelle Memorial Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
World Green Building Council
Exxon Mobile
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, Brooklyn
Well Meet Technology Co., Ltd.