Organised by: The Hydrogeological Group and Contaminated Land Group of the Geological Society
Following on from the highly successful Hydrogeology of the Chalk conference in 2018, the Hydrogeological Group of the Geological Society (supported by the Contaminated Land Group) held a two-day conference on the Hydrogeology of the Superficial Deposits on 1st and 2nd May 2019.
Covering current practice and future challenges in the management of superficial aquifers in the UK and elsewhere, the conference was split into half-day themed sessions as follows:
- Geology and water resources (Day 1, morning session)
- Natural flood management and wetland / hydroecology support (Day 1, afternoon session).
- Anthropogenic physical influences, including engineering and quarrying (Day 2, morning session).
- Contaminated land (Day 2, afternoon session).
The conference programme can be found here and also by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Keynote speakers:
Each half-day session began with presentations from a keynote speaker. We are delighted that the following speakers agreed to deliver keynote presentations:
- Prof. Phil Gibbard (University of Cambridge).
- Jon Hollis (Natural Flood Management Programme Manager, Environment Agency).
- John Davis (Partner, Geotechnical Consulting Group).
- Prof. Paul Nathanail (Land Quality Management Ltd).
Conference Resources:
Where possible, please see below for conference resources, including posters.
- Prof. Phil Gibbard – The terrestrial Quaternary of the Thames basin region
- Dr. Andrew Farrant – Characterising superficial deposits through 3D mapping and modelling
- Kat Lambert-Smith – The importance and challenges of superficial deposits for public water supply for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
- Jon Hollis – Natural flood management programme
- Dr. Mark Whiteman – Working with natural processes – why geology matters
- Mike Streetly & Sam Bishop – The significance of groundwater in superficial deposits for catchment hydrology
- Eleanor Haresign – Flag Fen: The archaeological significance of superficial aquifer groundwater levels
- Alex Jones – Hydrogeological conceptualisation of a tufa spring
- John Davis – Crossrail: Keeping water out, letting water in
- Dr. Martin Preene – Groundwater problems for construction in glacial deposits
- Dr. Toby Roberts & Dr. Gary Holmes – Groundwater control strategies in the River Terrace Deposits
- Mike Plimmer – Anthropogenic influence on groundwater and contaminant flow through superficial deposits
- Duncan Wardrop – Superficial deposits – fundamentally important industry
- Dr. Richard Mitchener – It’s not just flow. The importance of groundwater chemistry in superficial quarry applications
- Dr. Rick McGregor & Gareth Leonard – PFAS Contamination: Emerging contaminants and a developing in situ remediation approach
- Debbie Wilkinson – Chlorinated solvent movement in River Terrace Gravels
- Dr. Kevin Leahy & Dr. Alan Thomas – Using advanced site characterisation techniques to understand TCE migration in a superficial deposit
- Gary Weathall – Looking beyond the superficial: Lessons learned from a highly characterised DNAPL source zone
Posters:
- Alex Crow – 3D geological modelling of flood plain sediments to aid the assessment of the impact of constructing a sheet pile wall on groundwater flooding
- Alex Jones – The River Colne and Staines Moor: Finding the connection
- Emily Riley – Investigating DNAPL Contamination of Superficial Deposits
- Helen Burke – An in depth look at the superficial deposits in the Selby area and implications for the groundwater system
- Steve Thorpe – A city scale 3D geological model to support ground source heat recovery an storage
- Tim Kearsey – Ancient valleys buried beneath the UK
Convenors:
- Claire Howarth (Mott MacDonald)
- Alex Davis (Surrey County Council)
- Simon Cook (Southern Water)
- Angela Haslam (Environment Agency)
- Rolf Farrell (Environment Agency)
Links:
- Burlington House location info
- Hydrogroup website
- Geological Society Hydro Group Committee pages
- Geological Society Contaminated Land Group Committee pages
