Mr Julian Hatherall

BSc (Hons), MSc, FGS, CGeol, EurGeol

Principal Hydrogeologist
 

Summary

Julian Hatherall is a Principal Hydrogeologist with Earth Systems. He is a Chartered Geologist and has over 14 years’ experience in groundwater and hydrogeological investigations. Over this time he has developed significant experience of evaluating impacts on the water environment resulting from abstraction, waste facilities and land contamination, the extractive industry and construction projects as well as providing specialist input to Environmental Impact Assessments. More recently his interest has broadened to include the field of ground source energy, groundwater and the area of groundwater flooding.

Education and Affiliations

Geological Society of London Chartership Scrutineer and Review Panel Member.

European Federation of Geologists, 2009.

Chartered Geologist, 2005.

Fellow of the Geological Society of London, 1999

Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, 1997.

MSc Hydrogeology – University of East Anglia, 1997.

BSc (Hons) Geology and Applied Geology (1st Class) – University of Glasgow, 1996.

Countries of Work Experience

UK, Ireland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia.

Professional History

2012 to Present: Earth Systems – Principal Hydrogeologist.

May 2007 to 2011: WSP Environment and Energy – Associate Director.

Jan 2006 to May 2007: Freelance – Consultant Hydrogeologist.

July 2003 to Jan 2006: Atkins – Senior Hydrogeologist.

May 2000 to July 2003: Zenith International – Senior Hydrogeologist.

Dec 1997 to May 2000: ESI – Project Hydrogeologist.

Representative Experience

Some of the projects Julian has worked on include:

• Project management and direction of numerous baseline hydrogeological studies and Environmental Impact Assessments for masterplanning and detailed planning of residential and commercial developments up to 20km2 in area.
• Assimilation, analysis and reporting of hydrogeological data for Expert Witness reports in relation to a groundwater flooding case.
• Specialist water environment input in relation to groundwater as part of Habitat Regulation Assessments.
• Hydrogeological assessment to improve and protect the environmental condition and infrastructure of a major wadi system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Collection and interpretation of groundwater flow and temperature data in response to legal requirements within the Bath Spa World Heritage Site.
• Feasibility, drilling, testing, development and maintenance of groundwater abstractions at a number of locations across the UK. Due diligence in relation to groundwater abstractions. Definition and policy advice on source protection zones for groundwater abstraction boreholes. Specialist advice on groundwater development and bottled water.
• Definition of impacts on ground and surface water regimes during dewatering at a sand quarry and analysis of extensive field data and EIAs production for a major open cast lignite mine in Ireland and cement works in Russia.
• Assessment of the viability for a number of closed and open loop ground source heating and cooling systems. Installation of two large diameter boreholes for use in an open loop system ground source heating and cooling system.
• Development of a risk assessment methodology to assist Flood Risk and Planning Officers in assessing the risk from groundwater flooding.
• Production of environmental impact and feasibility assessments of long term groundwater lowering including alleviating flooding issues at a Defence Estates property in Germany.
• Production of operational and emergency response procedures for 40,000l fuel oil storage USTs located in an inner groundwater protection zone.
• Production and peer review of water EIAs for a number of road and development schemes across the UK.
• Production of controlled waters risk assessments and specialist support in sections of road widening where these cross historic landfill on the M25 motorway around London.
• Project management and production of technical hydrogeological assessment for a large number of new and existing Non-Hazardous and Inert landfills.
• Hydrogeological site investigation on the risk to Bath Hot Springs from a £28M capital project of deep storage shafts and transfer tunnels.
• Development of a methodology to enable Environment Agency licensing staff to assess the impact of groundwater abstractions on river flows.