Résumé of J.M. ASHWORTH,

HYDROGEOLOGIST & WATER RESOURCES SPECIALIST

 

Personal Details

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 28th January, 1958

Marital Status: Married with 2 children

 

Key Qualifications

Specialises in water resource assessment, development and management projects. Has experience in quantifying water resources and use, making river basin management plans, assessing water quality and contamination, GIS, groundwater modelling, drilling and pumping test supervision, geophysics, writing preliminary, feasibility and final reports, making proposals, and preparing tender documents and evaluations. He has been a Team Leader and Technical Advisor for a number of projects and has experience in Afghanistan, Albania, Botswana, Canada, Kenya, Kosovo, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, the UK and the USA.

 

Education and Professional Status

M.Sc., Hydrogeology, University of London, 1982.

Diploma Hydrogeology, University College London, 1982.

B.Sc. (2:1 Hons.), Environmental Science, Plymouth Polytechnic, 1980.

Fellow of the Geological Society.

Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.

 

Summary of Achievements

• Botswana: directed projects to bring fresh water to villages and towns located on the edge of the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta.

• Canada: assessed the environmental impact of oil field activities on groundwater quality. Conducted groundwater investigations and pumping tests to help develop sources of water for the oil industry in Fort McMurray.

• California: helped assess the impact of hydrocarbon spills and wrote proposals on groundwater/ ecosystem vulnerability to MTBE and endocrine disrupters.

• England: helped evaluate the environmental liabilities of 37 landfill sites belonging to Biffa. Instigated the development of the first reticulated water supplies on St Agnes and identified a number of contaminants that pose a risk to the Isles of Scilly's groundwater supplies. Helped evaluate emergency groundwater supplies for Thurrock Power Station, and the dewatering requirements for a Nuclear Power Station in Dorset.

• Kosovo: implemented EU Water Framework Directive’s (WFD) rules and procedures for groundwater. Main responsibilities included the delineation and characterisation of groundwater bodies, the execution of plans for creating a monitoring network, and the introduction of procedures and tools to characterize the quantitative and chemical status of groundwater. Activities were aided by training programs and a groundwater pilot project.

• Oman: was a Technical Advisor to the DG of Water Resources Assessment. Led the project teams that identified and quantified the two largest reserves of groundwater resources in the country. He helped prepare a series of assessment reports and Master Plans detailing available water resources and integrated management plans for most River Basins in Oman. Also developed techniques to help quantify the amount and variability of recharge, and methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial recharge schemes. In an initial assignment, he ran the Hydrogeological Section of Mott MacDonald International and helped develop the company's groundwater business.

• Nigeria: participated in the development of the combined EM/ Resistivity method of siting boreholes in hardrock areas and helped bring water to 1000 villages in Kano State. Also carried out a geophysical survey of a potential dam site in Benue State.

• Pakistan: participated in the identification of monitoring requirements needed to investigate the interface between fresh and brackish groundwater. Supervised the construction and testing of scavenger wells designed to lower water levels, reduce soil salinity, and separate fresh and brackish water.

• Scotland: participated in the development of additional water supplies for Fort William and improvements in the River Spey's water quality.

 

Additional

All worldwide assignments considered.

 

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