CURRICULUM V I T A E David Cragg BSc [Hons], MSc. FGS, CGeol, MIMMM, CEng, SiLC

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position David Cragg is Associate Director of Geo-Environment in URS’ Environmental Associate Director, Geo- Liabilities Management business unit. environment He has over 30 years experience in geo environmental and geotechnical engineering Discipline of major civils projects, mining, contaminated land and land reclamation projects. His Geo-environment and fields of expertise encompass desk studies, site condition reports under IPPC, Ground Engineering quantitative risk assessments for human health and controlled waters, design of ground investigations, site supervision of ground investigation contracts, preparation of Languages interpretative reports and in-house design for remediation of contamination, mining English subsidence assessments, design of mine reclamation schemes, design of foundations, Qualifications earthworks, rock slopes, landfills, specification and supervision of geotechnical and • BSc Physical Geography remediation processes, earthworks and foundation construction, and land quality and Geology, 1978 audits. • MSc Contaminated Land David has extensive experience of site-based technical and contractual supervision of Management, 2001 civil engineering and land reclamation contracts including excavation and stabilisation • MSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics, 1979 of rock slopes, ground improvement, treatment of mine workings, investigation of areas prone to landslip, instrumentation and monitoring of earthworks and structures; • Fellow of the Geological Society and testing, processing, treatment and encapsulation of contaminated soils and groundwater in a wide range of ground conditions. He is currently responsible for • Member of the Institution of Materials, Minerals and leading investigation and design teams for major contaminated land reclamation Mining, chartered engineer projects. • Specialist in Land Condition, 2004 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Key Skills Don Valley Power Park: 2011 – ongoing: colliery tip earthworks and mining • Site investigation design subsidence assessment and implementation David leads the ground engineering team providing client 2CO with desk studies, site • Geotechnical investigation investigations, interpretative reports and earthworks design advice for the development and design platform for the IGCC and its associated effluent and gas pipelines and overhead power • Ground-related Due line. As part of this development there are detailed assessments of the earthworks Diligence Audit required to re-model the main colliery tip, assessments of geotechnical stability and • Ground treatment design modeling of potential effects on the pipelines and overhead power line associated with and specification deep longwall mining from Hatfield colliery. • Human health risk assessment Pen y Cymoedd Wind Turbines: mining subsidence assessment • Hydrogeological risk David leads the technical team addressing the ground subsidence risks to a proposed assessment wind turbine development located over deep mine workings. The workings include • Remediation optioneering abandoned longwall workings and a proposed mine development at depth. and strategy • Remediation design Grangesberg Iron Ore mine: Prefeasibility report: 2011 - 2012 • Site Appraisals David project managed the provision of a Pre-Feasibility Study into the potential re- opening and development of the renowned Grangesberg iron ore mine in Central Years of Experience Sweden. The multi-disciplinary report covered the assessment of the mineral resource, 33 the mining engineering development, rock-mechanics modeling and prediction of future ground subsidence, environmental mitigation requirements, surface infrastructure, URS Start Date hydro-geological aspects of mine dewatering, and mine capital and operating cost 15/02/1982 predictions.

Glasshoughton Colliery & Coke Works Reclamation and Development, Castleford, Yorkshire, ongoing: Residential and commercial development Geo environmental services director for reclamation and development of residential and commercial property on reclaimed former colliery and coke works site.

Fryston & Wheldale Colliery Reclamation: 2007 - 2010 GeoServices team leader for input to design and validation of major colliery remediation. Work comprised risk assessment, environmental statement input, and design and operation of site based testing, analysis and validation of earthworks recycling of spoil using the Scott Wilson Total Integrated Earthworks Solutions system.

CURRICULUM V I T A E David Cragg BSc [Hons], MSc. FGS, CGeol, MIMMM, CEng, SiLC

Tasiast Mine, Mauritania: 2011 - 2012 Team leader for delivery of geochemical and geo-environmental studies, modeling and risk assessments for assessment of Acid Mine Discharge potential from open pit gold mine tailings storage facility. Also design checking and specification for major bulk rock fill construction of heap leach facility.

Sappes Mine, Greece: 2011 - ongoing Technical direction of geo environmental and geochemical assessment, modeling and acid mine discharge risk assessments for a proposed tailings storage dam at this open pit gold mine development. The work has included assessment of the effects of lime addition to the tailings at a range of proportions as mitigation. The assessment contributes to a wide-ranging environmental statement for the mine development.

Smithywood Colliery Reclamation & Development, 2005 - ongoing Geo environmental services director for desk studies, investigations, geo-environmental risk assessments, remediation strategy and validation reporting for reclamation of former colliery and coke works for commercial development. Following the main reclamation works completed in 2009 David continues to provide the client with geotechnical and environmental services and advice for the continuing development of successive plots. The ongoing work includes assessment of foundation design options and the assessment of long-term performance of the reclaimed land.

Beaulieu Park, Essex: hydro-geological assessment: 2011- 2012 Team leader for technical delivery of site investigations, analysis, modeling and advice on the dewatering of a sand and gravel resource prior to excavation and backfilling. The work included a detailed hydro-geological investigation, step-drawdown pumping tests, analysis of test data and predictions of drawdown and effluent discharge volumes from the workings.

Bowling Back Lane, Bradford: Re-development stability risk: 2012 David provided an assessment of ground stability risk for the proposed reclamation and re-development of a former industrial site which was known to be underlain by extensive shallow partially extracted coal and fireclay workings. The assessment was based on a site-specific hazard and risk ranking matrix which took into account the extent of proven ground conditions, the likelihood of the presence of mined voids and the consequences of mine void closure on the overlying development. The assessment was required to support planning application and associated proposals for stabilization works.

Environmental Monitoring at former Cortonwood Colliery, South Yorkshire: 2002 – ongoing David continues to lead the technical support to a developer responsible for maintenance of the reclaimed flank of a remnant colliery tip at Cortonwood which contains heated colliery spoil originating from the operating life of the colliery. The zone of the tip containing elevated temperatures is periodically monitored via down-hole measurements of temperature and gas emission. The surface of the flank of the tip is also monitored using infra-red scanning and site inspection of vegetation cover. Periodic risk assessments are carried out on the basis of the monitoring data.

AWARDS, COMPETITIONS, PUBLISHED PAPERS

Technical Lectures - Visiting lecturer, University of Sheffield MSc course in urban & industrial hydrogeology, 2008 – 2010 - Visiting lecturer, Zero Environmental, short courses in contaminated land for environmental health officers, University of Warwick, 2005 – 2009 - Guest lecturer to the Midlands Geotechnical Society: Annual Environmental Lecture on Remediation of land Contamination, April 2008.

CURRICULUM VITAE Richard Knott BSc MSc CGeol FGS CEng MIMMM SiLC

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Richard is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Geologist and Special ist in Land Condition Associate Director with more than 2 3 years of environmental consultancy experience. Richard is currently a Technical Director in URS’ Cardiff Office, where he leads the regional Environmental Discipline Liability Management team. Environmental Liability Management He completed a Masters degree in Mining Geology at Camborne School of Mines 1990, where he extended his interest in exploration geochemistry into environmental Languages geochemistry. Richard undertook a wide ranging study of mine drainage impacts in the English Lynher and Tamar valleys, completing a MSc thesis entitled "The Tamar Valley Mining District: Environmental Geochemistry of Stream Waters and Sediments". This work Qualifications investigated the occurrence and geochemical mobility of copper, iron, arsenic, lead and • BSc (Hons) Geology zinc in an area upstream of a public water supply abstraction.

• MSc Mining geology Following his MSc, Richard joined an environmental consultancy, providing technical support to the National Rivers Authority during the closure and flooding of Wheal Jane tin • Chartered Geologist mine. During his subsequent career, Richard has gained a broad background across a • Chartered Engineer wide variety of environmental consultancy, earth science, and environmental engineering projects, and continues to be involved in metalliferous mining related projects. • Specialist in Land Condition Richard currently provides technical advice to the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Local Authorities on contaminated land sites being assessed under the Part 2A Contaminated Land regime, including metalliferous mining sites. In particular, Richard has directed a number of Part 2A projects that have requir ed detailed technical

assessment and in-depth knowledge and interpretation of Statutory Guidance and EA Operating Instructions to provide appropriate advice to decision makers.

Richard has environmental engineering experience gained within the Waste Mana gement and Minerals sectors. Experience includes site investigation / assessment, outline / detailed design, quantitative environmental risk assessment, preparation of Planning and Permit applications, preparation of contract documents / contract manageme nt and supervision of landfill engineering projects >£1M.

Key Skills In 2005 Richard achieved Registration as a Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC), a scheme • Land Quality set up following Lord Rogers Urban Task Force Review, to recognise accredited Assessment specialists within the contaminated land industry.

• Metaliferous Mining Contamination SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Assessment Metal Mines Catchment Characterisation Reviews, Environment Agency • Mining Geology Richard is Project Director for the technical peer review of eight Mining Pollution Catchment Characterisation Reports prepared by EA p ersonnel. The review objectives • Contaminated Land are to critically appraise the report content, understanding of the mining related metal Regulatory Regime contributions and to evaluate whether the catchments are sufficiently well conceptualised to be forwarded for minewater treatment feasibility assessment. • Site Liability Assessment Dylife Metal Mine Site, Powys– Natural Resources Wales Richard is currently directing a metal mine site assessment at Dylife lead zinc mine,

Powys. In 2012 URS completely re-evaluated the previously accepted CSM, to take Years of Experience account of th e complex hydrogeological / hydrological relationships between minewater, 23 groundwater, leachate / groundwater in extensive mineral tips and two seasonally ephemeral watercourses which follow their surface channel or underground mining URS Start Date related pathways, depending on flow and minewater conditions. January 2006 During 2013/14 URS completed further investigation and monitoring works to test and refine the revised CSM. This included the installation of water level recording and logging equipment within the mine system and surface water system, completion of surface water flow and water quality monitoring to assess contaminant loadings and a metals source audit comprising a hand held XRF survey of mineral tips, complemented by traditional laboratory wet chemistry and leach testing of spoil samples. This allowed URS to develop a robust CSM for the site and recommend a more focused remedial strategy. The overall project objective is to define the principal metal loadings and propos e appropriate remedial measures, within the context of improving the WFD status of the catchment. CURRICULUM VITAE Richard Knott BSc MSc CGeol FGS CEng MIMMM SiLC

Parys Mountain, Anglesey – Natural Resources Wales URS completed an assessment of feasible minewater treatment options for the Parys Mountain copper mine discharge on Anglesey. URS prepared a report presenting design scoping, selection and feasibility assessment for the treatment of low pH, metal contaminated minewater that currently discharges to the Afon Goch Amlwch, and then to the Irish Sea. Richard has supported the project as a Technical Speciali st, using his mining geology background to provide advice on the mine inter-connections, current and potential future mine drainage pathways and mineral / minewater geochemistry.

Part 2A Further Assessment Actions - Mine Waste Tailings Lagoon Facility URS completed Part 2A “Further Assessment Actions” at Wheal Maid Tailings Lagoons, Cornwall. The work was critical to EA decision making on what remediation would be reasonable under the Part 2A regime. A “Catchment Conceptual Model” was developed to assess the “Seriousness of Pollution” from Wh. Maid, compared to other catchment metal inputs. URS identified surface water reaches where the site was causing “serious pollution”, as defined by the Statutory Guidance, but also highlighted that “Failure to achieve Good” WFD status for the river drainage basin was not attributable to Wh. Maid.

The final deliverable to the Environment Agency included a thematic set of six reports, including four remedial Design Options, along with a Part 2A compliant assessment of the Effectiveness, Practicability and Durability of each Design Option. An assessment of "Reasonableness of Remediation" was also developed for each Design Option, including a statement of the expected costs and benefits of remediation.

Part 2A Inspection - Mine Waste Tailings Lagoon Facility, Cornwall Project Director for the Part 2A inspection of a 300,000m 3 sulphidic tailings lagoon facility in Cornwall for the EA. The inspection project included a desk study review of mining & environmental reports, de sign and implementation of intrusive site investigation, data interpretation (including assessment of mine drainage flow pathways), d evelopment of a 3-Dimensional CSM, quantitative risk assessment and reporting.

Pre-Privatisation Environmental Due-Diligence Audit: Base Metal Smelter, Italy Site investigation project management of 50ha base metal smelter site in Italy. The site smelted poly-metallic sulphide ores, producing zinc, lead, copper, cadmium, & rare earth metals. The work included investigation, contaminant distribution modelling and completion of a costed remediation options study for arsenic, zinc, lead, cadmium and sulphuric acid contamination.

United Mines, Cornwall - Minewater Flow Pathway Assessments Richard used mining geology expertise to identify shallow mine drainage pathway risk s associated with tributyl tin (TBT), leachate and sewerage discharge to the Wheal Jane / County Adit system.

Geevor Mine - Minewater Discharge Appraisal Project Manager for the assessment of mine flooding i mpacts. The work included underground sampling of rising minewater, monitoring of flooding rate and minewater quality, reviews of hydrogeological, geochemical and mining data, including evaluation of mine void space distribution, flooding rate and predict ion of final adit discharge date. Two separate water density stratified minewater bodies were identified. Each water body was characterised for water quality and likelihood of discharge. Mine drainage pathways and discharge points were identified.

Register of Metalliferous Mines and Associated Land Project Management of a 3 year contract to provide a comprehensive regional database for all metalliferous mine sites in SW England (>2400 records) and associated land . Focus was on geochemical risks to Controlled Waters and adit mine drainage routes.

Wheal Jane Mine Closure Mine flooding and mine water impact assessment. Field hydrogeochemical, hydrogeological and mining surveys to establish minewater rebound rates, water quality and potential discharge poi nts. Desk study support included interpretation of underground and surface mining activity based on mine plans, interviews and historical reference material.

CURRICULUM VITAE Dr Lawrence I. Bowden Bsc (Hons) MSc PhD CSci CGeol EurGeol FGS

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Dr Lawrence Bowden has been with URS for over seven years and is a technical Principal Consultant specialist in the Soil & Groundwater Division based from the Manchester office. Lawrence joined URS having completed a PhD in Environmental Geochemistry at the Discipline University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Lawrence is the technical lead for URS in the North Environmental Liability of England working in the UK QRA Practice group specializing in human health and Management controlled waters risk assessment and waste characterisation. Languages Lawrence is an experienced project manager and risk assessor having worked on English numerous challenging brownfield land, landfill sites, former industrial facilities, spoil Qualifications heap leachates and waste sites. Lawrence is involved in all stages of the project lifecycle; Phase I, Constraints and Opportunities Planning; Ground Investigation Design;  Chartered Scientist Specifications; Tender Procurement; Ground Investigation Supervision; Phase II  Chartered Geologist Interpretative Reporting; Human Health Risk Assessment; Controlled Waters Risk Assessment; Phase III Remediation Strategy & Options Appraisal; Validation Reporting  European Geologist and Development Abnormals Assessments. Most projects involve close liaison with the Local Authority and Environment Agency Regulators.  BSc (Hons) Geography and Geology Lawrence is a visiting lecturer and PhD supervisor at Durham University. Lawrence sits

 MSc Environmental on the steering committee of a >£1M EPSRC funded research project (ROBUST) in Biogeochemistry environmental remediation technologies as the sole geo-environmental specialist. Lawrence's acumen is increased by his involvement as a manuscript reviewer for the  PhD Hydrogeochemical Journal of Hazardous Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, CIWEM's Water and Engineering Environment Journal and Environmental Science & Technology.

 CSCS Card Holder SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY  HAZWOPER Trained Metal Mine Catchment Characterisation Reviews, Environment Agency 2014-  First Aid in the workplace Lawrence is project manager for this Environment Agency commission which requires Key Skills URS to critically evaluate Catchment Characterisation Report for the Environment Agency. A pro-forma was developed alongside University of Hull (Dr Mayes) to  Phase I site conceptualization standardize the review process to determine the adequacy of CSM understanding and methods used to determine point or diffuse sources as being potentially suitable for  Phase II reporting treatment.

 Ground Investigation Parys Mountain Metal Mine, Wales, Natural Resources Wales 2011- 2013 Design, supervision and Lawrence was the ESF Project Manager for this the most significant ARD site in the UK. management Lawrence is responsible for managing the technical inputs related to ARD characterisation, hydrogeochemical assessment and remediation feasibility  Human Health DQRA optioneering and detailed design exploring novel solutions.

 Controlled Waters DQRA Dylife Mountain Metal Mine, Wales, Natural Resources Wales, 2012-ongoing

 Waste characterization Lawrence is the ESF Project Manager for the Dylife Mountain Metal Mines Project for Natural Resources Wales. Lawrence is responsible for the technical inputs related to  Phase III Remediation understanding the interactions of a mine system which passes beneath two Options Appraisal watercourses on the hydrological regime. The work also involves source term characterization from significant spoil heaps using portable XRF techniques and surface  Presentation of project / ground water monitoring. deliverables Non-Coal Remedial Technologies Review, The Coal Authority, 2013-2014 Lawrence is Framework Manager for the Engineering Services Framework and Project Manager and technical author for this review of remedial alternatives for the treatment of non-coal mining effluents for this DEFRA/ EA funded project.

Shilbottle Permeable Reactive Barrier, Northumberland, 2002 Lawrence was involved in the design supervision, construction and post-construction monitoring of the UK's first compost based permeable reactive barrier for the treatment of highly acidic metalliferous spoil heap leachate, a section of the system incorporated the use of blast furnace slag.

Framework Manager, Engineering Services, The Coal Authority CURRICULUM VITAE Dr Lawrence I. Bowden Bsc (Hons) MSc PhD CSci CGeol EurGeol FGS

Lawrence is presently Framework Manage for this Engineering Services contract. Lawrence is responsible for coordinating responses to tender queries for all service Lots that URS is appointed to on the framework.

Bilston Glen Scoping Study, The Coal Authority, 2013-ongoing Lawrence is project manager for this ongoing project assessing the feasibility of siting and design of a mine water treatment system for the preventative capture of rising mine waters in Mid Lothian.

Tasiast Mine, Mauritania, Kinross Mining, 2011-2012 Technical contributor for ARD assessments and geochemical and geo-environmental studies, modeling and risk assessments for assessment of ARD potential from open pit gold mine tailings storage facility using complex thermodynamic models (PhreeqC).

Sappes Mine, Greece, Glory Resources, 2011-2012 Technical contributor to geo-environmental and geochemical assessment, modeling and acid mine discharge risk assessments for a proposed tailings storage dam at this open pit gold mine development. The work has included assessment of the effects of lime addition to the tailings at a range of proportions as mitigation using PhreeqC.

Riddochhill Hydrogeological Characterisation, Scotland, Waystone Ltd 2010 Lawrence provided hydrogeological assessment of the impact of the grouting of mine seams on the regional ground water flow regime and the potential for ground water chemistry alteration due to grout injection reports required to satisfy the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.

AWARDS, COMPETITIONS, PUBLISHED PAPERS

Published Papers:

Parkman R, Bowden L., Pearce S., Knott R., Goodman P (2013) Parys Mountain Metal Mine, Anglesey, Wales: Sustainability in Mine Water Remediation. NICOLE Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal entitled Implementation of Sustainability in Management of Contaminated Land in particular using emerging green technologies.

Parkman R, Bowden L., Pearce S., Knott R., Goodman P (2013) Seeking a sustainable solution for minewater discharge: the importance of stakeholder engagement and the role of innovation; Case Study: Parys Mountain Metal Mine, Anglesey, Wales. Brownfield Briefing Conference, London, UK, entitled Risk Assessment & Remediation: New Advances and Practical Solutions to Achieve Cost-Effective, Sustainable Brownfield Remediation (Invited Presentation).

Bowden, L.I., Johnson, K.L., Jarvis, A.P., Robinson, H., Ghazireh, N., and Younger, P.L. (2006) The Use of Basic Oxygen Steel Furnace Slag (BOS) as a High Surface Area Media for the Removal of Iron from Circum-Neutral Mine Waters (2006), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage, 26th-30th March 2006, St. Louis, MO, USA. Published by ASMR, 3134 Montavesta Rd., Lexington, KY 40502

Bowden, L. I., Jarvis, A., Orme, P., Moustafa M. & Younger, P. L. (2005) Construction of a novel Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB) at Shilbottle, Northumberland, UK: engineering design considerations and preliminary performance assessment. – In: Loredo, J. & Pendás, F.: Proceedings of the 9th International Mine Water Association Congress, 5th-7th September 2005, Mine Water 2005 – Mine Closure. – p. 375-381, Oviedo (University of Oviedo), Spain.

Younger, P.L., Jayaweera, A., Elliot, A., Wood, R., Amos, P.W., Daugherty, A.J., Martin, G.A., Bowden, L.I., Aplin, A.C. and Johnson, D.B. (2003) Passive Treatment of Acidic Mine Waters in Subsurface-Flow Systems: Exploring RAPS and Permeable Reactive Barriers. Land Contamination and Reclamation 11(2), pp. 127-135

CURRICULUM VITAE Selina M Bamforth BSc, MSc, PhD, CSci, CGeol

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position I am an environmental consultant, currently employed by URS. I specialise in environmental geochemistry Senior Consultant with respect to mine water management and treatment, and the redevelopment of contaminated land. I have substantial experience in the biogeochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic systems, with specific focus Discipline on contaminant- impacted environments. Environmental Geochemist I have been involved in the development of remedial options for a portfolio of mine water treatment systems and involved in the land reclamation and water management of Languages various contaminated redevelopment sites, including the Llandarcy former BP oil refinery English in South Wales. Qualifications PhD Soil ecology SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY and management Mining related Experience (University of Newcastle; 2002)  Geochemical review of coal mine water treatment systems. MSc. Environmental Geochemical and technical design review of Coal authority mine water treatment Biogeochemistry schemes with regards to both existing scheme management options and scoping of (University of Newcastle; proposed schemes. Assessment of raw mine water quality and trends and identifying 1998) proposals for improving the efficiency of existing schemes. BSc. (Hons) Environmental  Hydro-geochemical assessment and review of mine water rebound dynamics in Geoscience complex mining systems (2,1; University of Interpretation of mine water geochemistry data from a range of complex coal and metal Edinburgh; 1997) mining systems, including Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada, Bilston Glen in Scotland Key Skills and Cymrheidol in Wales. Preparation of a series of design option for treatment / management of the mine waters.  Geochemical assessment of  EA Metal Mine portfolio of sites - Geochemist for an Environment Agency contract complex aquatic for monitoring metal mine water discharges from disused metal mines in Wales. & terrestrial environments Included the initial design of the sampling program, production of a Health & Safety  Assessment of document for each site and development of Conceptual Site models. This work mine water identified the key sources of pollution from the mine sites (both diffuse and point chemistry for sources) and provided important information for provision of remedial options. long term  Liberian Iron Ore mine: Environmental Impact Assessment management and treatment Geochemical assessment of the water quality in the Mt Tokedeh, Mt Gangra and Mt  Design and Yuelliton iron ore mining areas of Liberia. An assessment of the water quality and supervision of geology of the ore material was made to assess the impact on the environment. A ground series of ground management recommendations and treatment options were provided. investigations  Coordination of commissioning and monitoring of a Reducing and Alkalinity and ground Producing System (RAPS) mine water treatment system, followed by the design, remediation implementation and interpretation of a mine water treatment tracer test schemes  Design & The system was designed for a discharge at Tan y Garn (S Wales) to treat a net-acidic management of iron rich mine water, including system optimisation, coordination of sampling and water drainage geochemical assessment of system performance. Completed a 12 month system review infrastructures report for the Coal Authority. Subsequently, I designed and performed a tracer test to for contaminated assess system performance, and completed an interpretative report for the Coal land Authority with recommendations for ongoing management of the system. developments Selected Other Professional Contaminated Land Experience

Years of Experience  Project Monitor on a major ground water remediation scheme of a dock based former Oil 12 Years Transfer Facility. URS Start Date Role involved the technical review of the remediation works, management of project November 2013 timings and regulatory compliance, and the coordination of the contractor with the Client, the Environment Agency Wales/Countryside Council Wales, and applicable local councils.  Senior supervising engineer on a large-scale petroleum pipe removal remediation CURRICULUM VITAE Selina M Bamforth BSc, MSc, PhD, CSci, CGeol

scheme The work involved the de-liquoring and removal of 16 miles (total pipe length) of product supply pipes from the proposed route of a new link road, and the subsequent remediation of impacted ground. Required considerable liaison with regulator bodies and land owners and the production of a validation report to achieve regulatory approval.  Technical Specialist for the geochemical review of a groundwater remediation scheme The role involved the assessment of the hydrogeology, hydrology, site history and geochemistry of ground and surface water across a former steel works in S Wales. The site had been surcharged with substantial quantities of slag, which changed the hydrogeology and geochemistry of the surface and groundwater across the site, with a high pH (circa 12) and a white voluminous precipitate in on site water bodies.  Coed Darcy Urban Village Development In, June 2008, I became a member of the core team involved in the development of a new town called Coed Darcy, near Swansea. The overall job involved the redevelopment of a former 400 hectare oil refinery (Llandarcy oil refinery). My overall role involved the design and remediation of each phase of redevelopment works and subsequent validation, technical review of groundwater natural attenuation data, liaison with relevant regulatory bodies, production of CEMPs, specifications and strategies for each phase of development, and implementation and coordination of regulatory monitoring. Experience with University of Newcastle upon Tyne School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences – Research Associate iin the treatment of iron and manganese rich mine waters. School of Biology – Research Associate involved in the bioremediation of contaminated land (specifically Polycyclic Experience with Mineral Solutions Ltd. Feasibility the bioleaching potential of semi-precious metals from spent ore material

PUBLICATIONS

Bamforth, S. M., D. A. C. Manning, I. Singleton, P. L. Younger & K. L. Johnson, 2006, Manganese removal from mine waters – Investigating the occurrence and importance of manganese carbonates, Applied Geochemistry. 21:8. pp 1274- 1287. Bamforth, S. M., K. L. Johnson, D. A. C. Manning, I. Singleton & P. L. Younger, The use of solid waste products as a substrate in a Passive Manganese Treatment system, th th CL:AIRE/First Faraday joint conference, April 27 -28 , 2005. Bamforth, S. M., D. A. C. Manning, I. Singleton, P. L. Younger & K. L. Johnson, 2005, Utilisation of solid waste products for manganese removal from mine waters, In Loredo, J. & Pendás, F.: Mine Water 2005 – Mine Closure. p. 419-425; Oviedo (University of Oviedo). Bamforth S. M. & I. Singleton, 2005. Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: current knowledge and future directions, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 80:7. pp 723-736 Philp., J, S. M. Bamforth, I. Singleton and R. M. Atlas, 2005. Environmental Pollution and Restoration: A role for Bioremediation, In: Bioremediation – Applied Microbial Solutions for Real-World Environmental Cleanup, Eds R. M. Atlas and J. Philp, ASM Press.

CURRICULUM VITAE Selena Pearce BEng (Hons) CEng MICE

DETAILS SYNOPSIS Position Selena has 23 years of broad based experience as client, consultant and contractor Technical Director and has a strong track record in specialist operational and technical support in mine legacy management, waste/ wastewater treatment and geoenvironmental engineering. Discipline She is the team leader for URS’ Manchester Soil and Groundwater group and provides Geoenvironmental technical leadership and senior direction for mine legacy management, Engineering geoenvironmental engineering, civils-based remediation, construction contracts, Languages construction H&S and CDM Regulations. English, Malay, SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY conversational Mandarin and various Chinese dialects URS Infrastructure & Environment Limited Feb 2008 – present Qualifications Mine water treatment techniques for Non-Coal Mines, The Coal Authority - Project Director and principal author of a technical review report for treatment of copper, zinc,  BEng (Hons) Civil cadmium and lead in mine drainage from non-coal mines. The review examined Engineering, University of available treatment techniques and processes from other sectors including established Exeter 1991 and emerging technologies. The report included cost and suitability considerations for  Chartered Engineer 1997 single-step processes and treatment trains in outline for seven candidate sites  CDM Coordinator, nominated by the client. Association of Project Review Report for Hydrocarbon Storage in Salt Mines, Cheshire - Project Director Safety certificate 2008 and senior technical specialist for the assessment of environmental, safety and Key Skills operational issues surrounding long term storage of liquid hydrocarbons in former salt mines. Numerical review included propensity for subsidence, creep, halite  Mine legacy management convergence/ dilation, pore connectivity and induced pressure stresses under varying  Waste/ wastewater operational conditions. The purpose of the review report was to inform and assist safe engineering and practical extraction of the hydrocarbons for recycling elsewhere. Currently directing  Civil and the preparation of a Site Condition Report to support permit application for proposed geoenvironmental the operations. engineering Parys Mountain Anglesey – Specialist advisor for options development of measures  Contaminated land to manage highly acidic minewaters from a former copper mine, recognised to be the remediation and single most significant UK contributor of heavy metals contamination to the Irish Sea. brownfield regeneration The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) and Site of Special Scientific Interest  Construction contracts, (SSSI), with the minewaters emerging in an adit which lies within the SAM. Selena H&S management and completed technology reviews and cost benefit analyses for a number of scenarios CDM Coordination including treatment schemes that provided the additional advantage of flow attenuation. Led a key component of a stakeholder consultation workshop which refined realistic Years of Experience options for EAW, and was principal author of the options report. 23 Years Northwich Salt Mines – Funder’s senior project manager and intelligent client/ senior URS Start Date peer reviewer for award-winning £40M project to stabilise four abandoned salt mines February 2008 underneath Northwich Town centre by, a global first which injects PFA/ salt/ cement Affiliations grout while simultaneously extracting brine from each mine void. This multi-award winning was a technically challenging and difficult project with groundbreaking Member of the Institution of applications for engineering, materials science and recovery of mined resources Civil Engineers including pad salt and brine. Later appointed as funder’s independent technical advisor, examining all deliverables for compliance with the project’s technical and financial requirements provided by the local authority funding recipient, their technical advisor, the contractor who completed the works and their validation engineer. Subsequently appointed by the client to author the closure report for the £40M project, preparing a technical summary report and non-technical brochure for publication into the public domain. Scripted, directed and produced a brief film documentary of the project which was included within the non-technical publication. Former industrial manufacturing site, Whitehaven – Project Director for aftercare and remedial activities for a former factory site with mineshafts and below-ground mine voids. Technical work undertaken included assessment and remedial works at a 1M m3 repository for waste byproducts of phosphorus ore reprocessing containing low levels of radioactivity. Undertook intrusive and geophysical site investigations and assessment of engineered containment including cost-effective remediation elements for perimeter containment, leachate and surface water systems and capping/ restoration involving large volumes of site-won materials recovery/ reuse. Other technical inputs include ecological impact, H&S and security assessments/ management during the construction stage. Completed the detailed design, procurement and installation of surface water drains in 2011 and 2012. Directed the detailed design of stability remediation for a perimeter slope that has failed and further surface water drainage at the waste repository, with works scheduled for completion by July 2014. URS has been involved in permitting, investigations, assessments and works at this site since 1999, CURRICULUM VITAE Selena Pearce BEng (Hons) CEng MICE

matching our technical inputs to our client’s rolling programme and budget. Chatterley Whitfield Colliery – Project Director of £18M colliery reclamation project including mineshafts/ mine voids, contaminated spoilheap, diversion of culverted watercourse and sensitive archaeological constraints, adjacent to one of the most important Scheduled Ancient Monuments in England and located within a highly deprived community. Under Selena’s leadership the project, which had stalled, moved forward successfully within budget and back on track with its programme with the appointment of a professional project manager and ECI/ D&B contractor. The project, with multi-public sector stakeholder interests, created a high quality Heritage Country Park as the seed for wider socio-economic regeneration through art, community training and job-creation initiatives. The Avenue Project – Major remediation scheme for site comprising former coking works/ firelighter manufacture/ chemical works and historic coal mining activity. Senior Project Manager and specialist advisor to funding agency over a critical period of financial and technical review when project costs had been identified as certain to exceed funding availability. 95% of cost and effort was concentrated in a small area at the northern tip of the site containing a hazardous waste landfill and two leachate/ sludge lagoons within the River Rother floodplain. Led multi-disciplinary teams of external experts in examining the scheme’s remedial, governance, delivery, risk profile, contingency sums, economic appraisal and funding options. Responsible for high level reporting to senior directors of two regeneration agencies and senior civil servants in three government departments. The review successfully secured an increase in project funding from £104.5M to £173M. The scheme included remediation of the landfill/ sludge lagoons and treatment/ recovery/ reuse of materials across the wider site to trigger brownfield regeneration. Chemical waste lagoon, West Midlands – Specialist technical advisor for development of an immersed cover system for chemical waste present as suspended solids and soft sediments deposited in an old quarry lagoon a potentially unstable sidewall. The lagoon lay below a public footpath and a canal. The lagoon sediments contained chemicals including yellow phosphorus and mixed industrial wastes. Selena provided specialist advice on civil engineering methods, materials selection and security, health and safety issues in developing an outline design following field trials of a geosynthetic cover system in the lagoon, including potential reuse of secondary materials such as PFA and recovered foundry sand for the cover system. Mont Cuet Landfill, Guernsey – Lead designer. Detailed design, contract preparation and engineering advice to Board of Administration, State of Guernsey, for new household waste landfill site and state of the art leachate treatment works within a former granodiorite quarry. OTHER Awarded Renee Redfern Hunt Memorial Prize, ICE Professional Review 1997 Member of Defra (formerly Cabinet Office) Soil Guideline Values Taskforce 2005-2007 Steering Group Member for Environment Agency/ CL:AIRE development of the Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice 2007 Member of judging panel for inaugural Ground Engineering Awards, 2007/08 Sole author of the Land Stabilisation Programme – Methodology for Assessment of Funding Applications (English Partnerships 2006) for managing the legacy of non- coal mine sites Contributing author and editor of The Brownfield Guide – A practitioner’s guide to land reuse in England (English Partnerships 2006) Contributing author of 10 years on – The National Coalfields Programme 10th Anniversary commemorative book (English Partnerships 2007) Author of Technical Summary Report and Non-Technical Summary brochure and producer of accompanying video for Northwich Salt Mines (Homes and Communities, Dec 2009)

C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Alan Houghton BA (Hons), DMS, MRTPI, MIEDO

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Alan has over 30 years experience of planning and regeneration in the public and Head of Planning Northwest private sectors. From the public sector, Alan joined Scott Wilson in 2002 and has since acted as Project Director for a number of major planning, masterplanning and regeneration commissions, and leads the Manchester based Planning and

Discipline Regeneration team, typically dealing with derelict and contaminated land resulting from their previous mining and industrial uses. Planning and Regeneration

Languages On behalf of public bodies, RDA’s, HCA and local authorities, Alan has led the English preparation and submission of major planning applications. Examples of this work includes complex remediation, infrastructure and development proposals for a former Qualifications colliery 18 ha mixed use development, 15 ha business park and 200 ha country park on • BA (Hons) Town & a former colliery spoil tip. Alan’s experience of giving evidence at Inquiry includes Country Planning, 1980 evidence on behalf of the HMR Pathfinder in Hull, with regard to a 2000 residential unit development with associated infrastructure. • Diploma, Management Studies, 1991 Alan is currently leading the planning application process for a 10km road to connect Manchester Airport with the A6. This complements the Transport and Works Act advice • MRTPI, elected 1983 he gave to Manchester City Council and TfGM with regard to the proposed Metro

extension to the airport. • IED, elected 1987

Key Skills Alan’s key strengths lie in his ability to develop public/private partnership structures, • Project/programme allied to strong political and community engagement to achieve deliverable outcomes. management He has extensive experience of managing large and complex partnerships, projects and

• Development Planning programmes. He has a strong record of developing regeneration strategies. Relating to this he has considerable experience of sourcing and managing capital and revenue SRB, • Masterplanning Local Authority, Housing Corporation, ERDF, EP and NWDA funds, and matching these with significant private investment. • Preparation of planning applications Alan has led multi-disciplinary teams to prepare visions and masterplans to provide inspirational and deliverable programmes encompassing planning, infrastructure, • Public-private sector regeneration, property, retail, transport, housing, community consultation, architecture, partnership urban design, health and education specialists. Experience covers town and city development centre, residential and commercial areas as well as significant infrastructure projects. • Sourcing, managing capital and revenue At URS Alan has led commissions for a diverse range of clients, including among funds others, HMR Pathfinders, HCA, RDA’s, Local Authorities across the north, midlands and Wales, as well as private developers. Years of Experience 30 Years Alan has a detailed understanding of the spatial planning issues associated with the local area having undertaken a number of commissions within Cheshire West and URS Start Date Chester and the wider sub-region. 11/11/2002 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

NWDA/HCA: preparation of multiple Planning Applications for mixed use development at the former Bickershaw Colliery site, Leigh On behalf of NWDA, HCA and Wigan MBC, Alan led the task of preparing a masterplan and Planning Applications for a mixed use development of 650 residential units and 2,750m.sq employment space and a 40 Berth canal basin. This involved successful planning approvals for infrastructure including roads and SUDS, residential development and land remediation. Alan has recently prepared and submitted further applications for extension of time and is currently advising on developer procurement..

Environment Agency Wales; Provision of planning advice and consultation exercise, Parys Mountain former mine, Anglesey Alan led the planning elements of a wider engineering feasibility study to intercept and treat contaminated mine water issuing form Parys Mountain. The site is a scheduled Ancient Monument and we consulted with local community and land owners, local authority (Planners, Conservation officers, environmental health and engineers), and CADW to develop acceptable treatment options.

St. Helens Council: Parkside SRFI Evidence Base Study Alan led an evidence base study into the development of a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at the former Parkside colliery site, Newton-le-Willows, in order to inform the preparation of its Core Strategy and wider Local Development Framework (LDF). This work involved developing a number of physically deliverable options for a SFRI on the Parkside site, this included an analysis of deliverability, scale, need, viability and a demonstration of exceptional circumstances for an SRFI on Green Belt land. Alan is now preparing to give supporting evidence at the Core Strategy EiP.

Transport for Greater Manchester – Metro extensions Alan has advised on related Transport & Works Act development as it affects the proposed Manchester Metro Airport and Oldham/Rochdale links and the EIA implications of these

Greater Manchester Councils – Strategic flood Risk Assesment Alan provided the Planning input into the SFRA level 1 led by flood risk colleagues which covered all 10 authorities in Greater Manchester.

Kings Dock Masterplan and Planning Brief Liverpool Alan is project directing a multidisciplinary URS Scott Wilson team who were commissioned in August 2011 by Liverpool City Council, ACC and the HCA to prepare a mixed-use masterplan and planning brief for this iconic strategic waterfront site. This high-profile commission involves effective engagement with local partners including the City Council, residents and businesses. The Mersey Partnership and Liverpool Waterfront Partnership to produce a supported, flexible masterplan and planning brief which sets the tone and requirements for excellent design and place making in keeping with the local built and commercial environments and which creates a place which attracts further investment.

Housing and Communities Agency – The Avenue masterplan preparation and preparation of Outline Planning Application On behalf of HCA, Alan is leading the URS team to prepare residential led mixed use masterplanning proposals for the 27 ha site, previously the location of coal minimg, coking plant and chemical works. The work will inform the URS team’s preparation of an outline planning application, due for submission in early 2013..

Peel Group: Mersey Tidal Renewable Energy Capacity As part of a multi-disciplinary SW team, Alan led the investigation of the socio-economic case for the renewable energy options potential of the River Mersey. These options were intended to inform the preparation of a planning application and Environmental Statement. The project has subsequently been put on hold due to withdrawal of government funding.

Cheshire West and Chester Council: Winsford Waterfront Development Brief, and Planning Application support information on a portfolio of 10 sites Alan project managed the preparation of a Waterfront Development Brief for Winsford. This project Involved significant consultation with stakeholders, council members and the local community. Alan was able to identify off site highway related developer contributions to be included as part of S106 policy requirement. This informed our later work to assist CWAC to bring 10 sites to market.

Cheshire East Council / Stockport MBC / Manchester City Council – 10 km Road Scheme Planning Application Alan is Project Directing the preparation of a planning application and supporting case for new 10km road to connect Manchester Airport with the A.6 to the East. A major consideration for the planning strategy is the potential for it to be ‘Called-In’.

Multiple Local Authorities: Preparation of s.106 strategies and agreements On behalf of several Local Authorities, Alan has prepared Contribution Strategies and taken these forward to SPD status. This complements work on a number of planning applications, on which Alan has negotiated terms of s.106 agreements, including onsite and offsite requirements.

Sam Rosillo CURRICULUM VITAE

BA (Hons), Mplan, MRTPI

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Sam is a Senior Planner with six years of consultancy experience with URS’ Planning Senior Planner and Regeneration team. Having graduated from the University of Sheffield in May 2008, Sam joined URS' planning team in Birmingham before moving to the Manchester Discipline office in October 2008. Whilst studying, he gained work experience at Derby City Planning and Regeneration Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council. Since joining URS, Sam has Languages worked on a range of projects which have enabled him to develop a detailed English understanding of numerous elements of the British Planning System.

Qualifications Through preparing and submitting planning applications on behalf of a number of clients, Sam has developed a detailed understanding of the development management  BA (Honours) Urban Studies and Planning process. This work has involved preparing planning, design and access statements as part of planning applications, co-ordinating the preparation of supporting information  Mplan Urban Studies and managing the progress of applications post submission through to its final decision. and Planning Sam has developed a thorough understanding of the Local Plans process through his  MRTPI work on preparing various evidence base related documents for various clients. He was a key member of the project team that prepared the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke- Key Skills on-Trent Joint Employment Land Review. Sam has also prepared a number of  Preparation and Strategic Environmental Assessments/Sustainability Appraisals on behalf of a number submission of planning of local authorities. applications The experience gained so far has enabled Sam to develop a number of key spatial  Planning Policy Analysis planning skills and has enabled him to develop a good understanding of the British  Quantitative and planning system. Qualitative Analysis and Appraisal SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

 Data retrieval and Parys Mountain Metal Mine Project November 2011 – March 2012 analysis Sam organised and facilitated a series of public meetings as part of this project. He met with a range of landowners and stakeholders (including officers from the local authority  Written and Oral and the Countryside Council for Wales) to discuss the options being put forward for the Communication future management of discharges from the metal mine. Years of Experience A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Planning Application – June 2013 - present 6 years Sam is currently the lead planner for the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road planning URS Start Date application. This work involves preparing the planning statement and design and access 01/06/2008 statement and co-coordinating the preparation of the various plans and documents to support the planning application. The local planning authorities are currently considering the planning application.

The Avenue, Wingerworth – Outline Planning Application – June 2012 – April 2013 Sam was part of the team that prepared an outline planning application for a proposed mixed use development (incorporating 450 houses) on the site of a former coking works. Sam prepared the planning policy context chapter of the Environmental Statement prepared in support of the planning application. Planning permission was granted in December 2013.

Planning application for 13 new homes on Wilson Road, Stoke-on-Trent – June 2012 – January 2013 Sam was part of the team that prepared and submitted an outline planning application for 13 new executive/custom build homes on Wilson Road, Stoke-on-Trent. Sam liaised closely with the local planning authority in order to ensure that the validation requirements for the application were met. Planning permission was granted in January 2013.

Bickershaw South – Renewal of Extant Planning Permission – April 2011 – September 2012 Sam prepared an application for an extension to the time limit for implementing a planning permission, which was obtained from Wigan Council in April 2009. Initially, outline planning permission was granted for a mixed use development comprising 650 Sam Rosillo CURRICULUM VITAE

BA (Hons), Mplan, MRTPI

residential units, 2750 square metres of commercial space, a 40 berth canal basin, associated public realm and open space. Planning permission was granted in Summer 2012.

Dimlington Gas Terminal Full Planning Application – December 2013 – March 2014 On behalf of Perenco, Sam led and prepared a planning application for the development of new plant an apparatus on the Dimlington Gas Terminal located on the Holderness Coastline. To ensure that key project milestones were reached, Sam liaised closely with the Local Planning Authority to achieve a decision within a shorter timeframe than the statutory guidelines. Planning permission was granted for the proposed development in February 2014.

Styal Golf Course Planning Application – April 2013 – February 2014 Sam was the lead planner preparing the planning application for the realignment of an 18 hole golf Course in Styal, south Manchester. The realignment works are required in order to accommodate the development of the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road. Planning permission was granted for the proposed development in February 2014.

Mary Stevens Park, Dudley Full Planning Application – May 2012 – April 2013 Sam prepared a planning application for a series of improvement works at Mary Stevens Park, a major park located within the town of Dudley. Improvement works included a range of public realm alterations, the development of a new café and a series of landscape works. Alongside the planning application, two applications were submitted for listed building consent for two listed structures within the park. Planning permission was granted in April 2013.

Crewe Rail Exchange – Hybrid planning application – November 2011 – January 2012 Sam coordinated the preparation of a planning application on behalf of Cheshire East Council for the Crewe Rail Exchange. The hybrid application consisted of a full application for a surface level car park and an outline application for a commercial unit. Sam prepared the planning application forms, planning statement and coordinated the preparation of a series of accompanying studies and reports. Planning permission was granted in early 2012

Dr Kathryn Hands CURRICULUM VITAE

MA(Hons), PhD

DETAILS SYNOPSIS Position Kathryn is an experienced principal environmental consultant/ ecologist working in the Principal Consultant engineering industry for clients in both the private and public sectors. She has EIA Team Leader successfully project managed and co-ordinated the environmental and ecological assessment and design aspects of a wide range of engineering projects in the UK Discipline (including opencast mining projects, flood protection works, river channel engineering Environmental Impact works, commercial development, and power generation/ transmission). Assessment Her project expertise includes co-ordination of environmental impact assessments (EIA), Languages consultation and stakeholder management, environmental management planning, English environmental design, ecological survey and assessment, Habitats Regulations Qualifications Assessment (HRA), protected species license application, and Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW). She holds a current CSCS Environmental Manager (Black) card.  PhD Glaciology Kathryn studied a range of hydrological/ geomorphological processes at degree level  MA(Hons) Geography which culminated in her PhD which focused on the formation of large and potentially hazardous moraine-damned glacier lakes in the Nepal Himalaya.  CSCS (Black) Environmental Manager SELECTED PERSONAL HISTORY

Key Skills Spireslack Opencast Site - Ponesk Burn Diversion  Project Scottish Coal, 2011 Management Kathryn was the lead ecologist responsible for the detailed ecological inputs to the design of the diversion of a section of the Ponesk Burn, East Ayrshire. The river  Environmental Impact Assessment diversion was planned as part of a proposal by Scottish Coal to open up new coaling (EIA) areas at the Spireslack opencast site near Muirkirk. The aim of the diversion was to create a natural sinuous channel in bedrock with associate riparian habitat creation  Consultation and (scrapes and scrub woodland) with heathland habitat on the slopes above. Kathryn stakeholder worked within the engineering design team (comprising civil and geotechnical engineers, management hydrologists, and geomorphologists), and in consultation with various environmental bodies and key stakeholders, to deliver the ecological aspects design. Kathryn also  Ecological surveys attended site during the first phase of the channel construction to provide direction to the and Ecological site staff on the habitat creation aspects of the project. Impact Assessment

(EcIA) Greenburn South Surface Mine - River Nith diversion

 Ecological Kier Mining, 2010 mitigation Kathryn was the lead ecologist responsible for the ecological inputs to the preliminary design of the realignment of the River Nith within the Greenburn Surface Mine site to  Habitats open up new coaling areas. The main objectives for the diversion were to create a Regulations natural sinuous channel with appropriate native planting and habitat features. Key Assessment (HRA) species considerations within the design were salmonids, otter and bat species. Kathryn worked within the engineering design team (comprising civil and geotechnical engineers,  Environmental Management hydrologists, and geomorphologists) to deliver the ecological aspects of the design and Planning (EMP) co-chaired an environmental stakeholder workshop with the Kier Mining Project Manager to outline the design to the statutory environmental and local fisheries consultees.  Environmental Clerk of Works (ECoW) St. Ninians Surface Mine Southern Extension - Detailed Water Environment Design, 2010 Years of Experience Kathryn was the lead ecologist responsible for the preliminary design of ecological 13 Years mitigation to inform a planning application to extend an existing opencast coal site at St Ninians, Fife. The proposals included: dewatering of Loch Fitty to allow surface mining; creation of a temporary watercourse with associated flood storage area to divert and link the existing watercourses associated with the loch; and creation of an ecological enhancement corridor. The remit also included design of the reinstatement of the loch and associated watercourses and adjacent habitats after completion of the mining operations. Dr Kathryn Hands CURRICULUM VITAE

MA(Hons), PhD

Kathryn undertook ecological surveys across the extension site and worked within the engineering design team (comprising civil and geotechnical engineers, hydrologists, and geomorphologists) to deliver the ecological aspects of the design. She also led an environmental stakeholder workshop to outline the design proposals to the statutory environmental and local fisheries consultees and the regulatory authority.

Sellafield Self-Shielded Boxes Storage Facility EIA Sellafield Sites Ltd, 2013 - ongoing In line with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Strategy, Sellafield Ltd is delivering hazard and risk reduction measures at the Sellafield Site. Specifically, it is seeking to reduce the risks associated with the legacy ponds and silos at the site and facilitate decommissioning of other ageing facilities. Kathryn is managing the EIA process for a interim waste storage facility on the Sellafield site which will receive Intermediate and Low Level Waste from these decommissioning works.

SP Manweb Mid Wales Connections Project EIA ScottishPower (SPMANWEB) 2013 - ongoing Kathryn is currently coordinating the EIA for an overhead electrical transmission line in Powys, mid Wales. The aim of the project, which is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), is to provide 75km of overhead line connections between eight proposed windfarm developments in mid Wales and the proposed National Grid substation at Cefn Coch. The Environmental Statement will form part of the suite of documents submitted with the Development Consent Order (DCO) application. Kathryn’s role on the project includes environmental inputs to the route alignment design, supporting the client with their statutory consultations, co-ordination of the EIA, and production of the Environmental Statement.

Trafford Park Metrolink Extension EIA Transport for Greater Manchester, 2013 - ongoing Kathryn is working with the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Project Team coordinating the environmental inputs to the Trafford Park Metrolink Extension project. The aim of the project is to extend the existing tram infrastructure in Manchester by adding an extension of the line to Old Trafford and the Trafford Centre. In addition to her role as the environmental advisor working with the design team, Kathryn is responsible for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed alignment, which will be used to inform Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) application for the scheme.

Brunswick PFI Regeneration Scheme EIA, Manchester Galliford Try, 2012 - 2013 The Brunswick Regeneration Scheme is a PFI scheme which seeks to renovate, replace and add to the existing housing stock within the Brunswick estate, Manchester. The project also includes improvements to public realm and greenspace within the masterplan area. Kathryn provided senior level project support to the project manager throughout the EIA process and undertook the peer review of the ES prior to issue. The scheme was granted consent in 2013.

Selkirk Flood Prevention Scheme EIA Scottish Borders Council, 2009 - 2011 Kathryn was the Environmental Manager responsible for co-ordinating the EIA and HRA of this large flood defence scheme in Selkirk, Scottish Borders; the first major scheme requiring EIA to be taken forward under the new Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009. The Scheme comprised a variety of engineering elements including direct defences (walls/ embankments), conveyance improvements, river restoration, and significant proposals for flood storage at St Mary’s Loch on the Yarrow Water. As part of the EIA process Kathryn organised and carried out consultation with numerous environmental stakeholders including SNH, SEPA, Historic Scotland, Tweed Foundation, Tweed Commission, Tweed Forum, Scottish Water, RSPB, and Scottish Borders Council. She was also involved in two large public consultation events for the Scheme.

CURRICULUM VITAE Hannah Short MA, BSc, AIEMA

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Hannah is an experienced senior environmental consultant, specialising in Senior Environmental coordinating and preparing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Consultant assisting our clients with environmental compliance. Since joining URS in Discipline 2009, she has gained significant experience on a broad range of EIA projects Environmental Impact for public sector and private sector clients. Assessment Hannah’s project expertise includes the coordination of EIAs for a wide range Languages of engineering projects in the UK (including urban regeneration, residential and English commercial development, power generation and electrical transmission). In addition to her role in the EIA Team, has gained experience in environmental Qualifications permitting, air dispersion modeling, water and carbon footprinting,  MA Environmental environmental due diligence and has contributed toward various Environmental Impact Assessment and Management Statement (ES) technical chapters including Transport Assessments and Water Resources.  BSc Geography with Natural Resources Hannah has recently been assisting in the preparation of wind farm, mixed-use Management urban development and business park EIAs. Presently, Hannah is coordinating a project in which URS are providing environmental services (including EIA) to Key Skills Manchester City Council for the refurbishment of the civic buildings and  Environmental Impact Assessment redevelopment of St Peter’s Square.

 Project Management Hannah studied geography at degree level and obtained a Master of Arts in EIA and Management from the University of Manchester. She is an Associate  Environmental Member of IEMA and a certified URS Project Manager. Permitting

 Air Quality SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Assessments and Dispersion Modelling Mixed Use Development, Confidential Client URS has been commissioned to coordinate an EIA for a proposed mixed use  Water Footprinting development in the north east of England. The proposals include a boutique  Water Resources and hotel, restaurant, spa, 18 hole golf course and approximately 60 residential Flood Risk Assessment units. Hannah’s role is to coordinate the EIA and prepare the introductory Years of Experience chapters and Non-Technical Summary. Five Cefn Coch 132 kV Connections EIA, SP Manweb URS Start Date URS has been commissioned to coordinate and provide technical input toward January 2009 an EIA for a proposed 132kV connection from eight wind farms in mid-Wales to a proposed National Grid substation at Cefn Coch. The Environmental Statement is required to accompany an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). Hannah’s role is to support and assist the project manager in delivery of the EIA. Role: Project consultant

Wyvern Park Development, Henry Boot Developments Ltd. URS has been commissioned to coordinate a team of technical specialists to undertake EIA for a proposed business park in North Yorkshire. In her role as EIA coordinator, Hannah is responsible for coordinating the team, review of technical chapters in terms of compliance with EIA Regulations, preparation of introductory chapters and the Non-technical Summary and final production of the ES. The planning application was submitted to the Local Planning Authority (LPA) in November 2013.

Galley Hill Farm, Taylor Wimpey plc. CURRICULUM VITAE Hannah Short MA, BSc, AIEMA

URS was commissioned to coordinate and provide technical assessments for an EIA for a residential development close to Guisborough in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland. Hannah coordinated the EIA and produced the final ES document, which was included in the final planning application. Planning consent was granted in October 2013 and construction of up to 350 dwellings, new road infrastructure and public open space is due to begin in 2014.

Brunswick PFI Regeneration Scheme EIA, S4 Brunswick URS was commissioned to provide environmental and engineering support to a private consortium known as ‘Solutions 4 Brunswick’ in support of a PFI Bid process in Manchester. URS worked with the consortium throughout the entire bidding process to design a regeneration scheme for the Brunswick neighbourhood of Manchester. In her role as Project Manager and EIA coordinator, Hannah directed a large team of URS technical specialists and external sub-consultants in the preparation of an EIA. Planning consent was granted in May 2013 and URS continue to support our client during the post- application phase. Hannah is presently coordinating URS’ works in respect to archaeology, noise abatement and ecology.

Manchester Town Hall Transformation Programme, Manchester City Council The Council is sympathetically transforming the Town Hall Extension and Central Library for future civic duty. In her role as Project Manager, Hannah is coordinating and leading a multidisciplinary team of environmental specialist to provide a wide range of environmental services and assist Council in the planning application and listed building consent process. URS prepared an EIA in support of the St Peter’s Square Public Realm Refurbishment scheme, which gained planning consent in February 2013. Hannah continues to work closely with Council to coordinate URS’ works regarding CEEQUAL, Archaeology, Transport and Access and Biodiversity.

Ferrybridge Multifuel Power Station 2, Scottish and Southern Energy Ltd. URS has been retained to undertake EIA for a proposed circa 90MW multi-fuel power station and associated plant in Yorkshire. The proposed development falls within the definition of Nationally Significant Infrastructure and URS are therefore working with our client to obtain a Development Consent Order from the Secretary of State. Hannah’s role in this large project includes the coordination of the multidisciplinary team and preparation of ES introductory and concluding chapters.

Glenkerie Extension Wind Farm, Infinis Ltd. URS was commissioned to support our client with the co-ordination of the conceptual design, planning application documents, and EIA of a proposed extension to the existing Glenkerie windfarm near Biggar in the Scottish Borders. The proposed extension comprises six 2.5 MW turbines to the west of the existing windfarm. Hannah’s role as Assistant Project Manager, included team coordination and preparation of ES introductory chapters. Hannah is currently providing post-submission support to the client during the determination period.

CURRICULUM VITAE Annette Roe BA (Hons) MA MIfA

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Annette Roe has over 30 years’ experience of commercial and research archaeology Technical Director for both private and public sector clients. She has extensive knowledge of directing and managing archaeological fieldwork projects from initial design through to publication Discipline across the UK and Europe. Heritage Since joining the company in 2003, Annette has concentrated on providing consultancy Languages services to a broad range of clients, undertaking large-scale assessments, English environmental statements, mitigation design, and design and management inputs to Italian complex regeneration, infrastructure and development projects. Annette was appointed Technical Director and Head of Heritage in 2007. In addition to project work, she is Qualifications responsible for the management of a team of 20 professional heritage consultants,  BA (Hons) Ancient History covering five different UK offices, the strategic development of the team, the financial and Archaeology management of the heritage business and the quality control of deliverables.

 MA Practical Archaeology Annette’s previous role was as a director of a contracting unit in northern England, where she was responsible for the design and implementation of a variety of urban and  City & Guilds Certificate in rural reconnaissance, evaluation and excavation programmes. Annette gained her AutoCad academic qualifications from Birmingham University and worked for the University’s

 Member, Institute for Field Unit for a number of years undertaking a series of archaeological projects Archaeologists throughout Birmingham and the West Midlands. Following this she spent nine years working with the Società Lombarda di Archeologia directing archaeological projects in a  Member Federation of variety of locations in Northern Italy. She has also been involved with several research Archaeological Managers projects including the Anglo-Saxon burial ground of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, a Pictish and Employers monastery in Easter Ross, an Iron Age hillfort in Aix-en-Province and prehistoric and early medieval sites in Italy. Key Skills  Team management SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY  Quality Assurance Parys Mountain, Anglesey  Environmental Statements As part of a multi-disciplinary team, assessing the potential impacts of options for mine- water treatment at this important historic copper mine site. The mine is listed on the  Project design and non-statutory Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales which describes the strategy significance of the historic landscape as ‘an unparalleled, internationally important and visually highly striking landscape’. The site had been exploited for mining since the  Post-excavation strategy prehistoric period.

 Reporting Combe Down Stone Mines  Desk-based assessment Archaeological consultancy, project design, management and monitoring of fieldwork, monitoring of post-excavation and review of reports. The stone mines originally  Evaluation and mitigation produced the stone for the major 18th century development of Bath, and are included as part of the City of Bath World Heritage Site. They have now been subject to a  Liaison and negotiation stabilisation programme which prevents any future access. The archaeological design with statutory authorities involved highly detailed recording of this unusual site to mitigate its loss and to present the results to the public. Years of Experience

30+ Years South Stream Transport BV, Gas Pipeline, Black Sea, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania URS Start Date and Turkey Cultural heritage team leader, responsible for the management and technical review of May 2003 terrestrial cultural heritage inputs including EIA and ESIA chapters and the coordination of terrestrial and marine archaeological inputs to ensure consistency of terminology, assessment methodology and impact assessment.

A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvements Management of archaeological inputs to a 28km road improvement scheme through an archaeologically sensitive landscape along a Roman road. Lead archaeologist for the early design stages of the project, advising on design options with regard to archaeological impact. Continued involvement throughout the scheme in terms of coordination and management of team inputs to the baseline and environmental impact assessment, advice and technical review of deliverables including the baseline assessment, impact assessment, ES chapter, proof of evidence, project design and written schemes of investigation for surveys and mitigation. CURRICULUM VITAE Annette Roe BA (Hons) MA MIfA

The project was also the subject of the Government’s fiscal stimulus programme which required careful management of inputs to meet an accelerated programme. Attendance on formal consultation meetings with regard to highly sensitive parts of the site such as a rare and nationally significant in-situ Palaeolithic site.

HS2 Part of the delivery team for the heritage chapter of the environmental statement for the West Midlands section of the high speed rail route from London to Birmingham. Responsible for the detailed technical review of a series of baseline reports and impact assessments.

A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction Project design for road improvement scheme on archaeologically sensitive landscape in East Yorkshire. Tender evaluation and procurement of fieldwork, monitoring and review of fieldwork and post-excavation to ensure adherence to design and programme. Continuity of involvement throughout construction phases, updating of design and mitigation strategy where required, working in close liaison with Highways Agency Archaeologist and consultees. Management of archaeological contractors. Review of claim documents and associated responses. Editorial review and final verification of popular and academic publications.

Nosterfield Quarry, North Yorkshire Large-scale baseline assessment to support renewed planning application by Tarmac for gravel extraction in the vicinity of the scheduled Thornborough henges. Directed surveys and excavations in advance of extraction on the existing quarry which included features relating to a complex prehistoric landscape.

Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Management, technical advice and review of heritage inputs to the impact assessment and planning submission for a proposed large-scale gravel extraction site on the upper Thames gravels.

East of England Regeneration Sites (East of England Development Agency) Consultancy, management, QA and production of a series of large-scale cultural heritage assessments designed to inform masterplanning for the URC areas of five towns in the East of England Region, including Peterborough, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Jaywick and Southend. The assessments were commissioned to inform the master planning process by highlighting areas of potential risk and opportunity arising from the cultural heritage resource.

Nar Ouse Regeneration Area, King's Lynn, Norfolk Archaeological assessment, ES and consultancy for a large urban regeneration programme. The site was located on the edge of the medieval town, including medieval and post-medieval defences and included areas of land reclaimed from the Fens during the Saxon and medieval periods.

AWARDS, COMPETITIONS, PUBLISHED PAPERS

Roe, A. 2009. ‘A Roman Landscape at Moor Lane, Stamford Bridge’ in Evans, D.H. (ed) An East Riding Miscelany. The East Riding Archaeologist 12, 70-96

Roe, A. 1997. ‘Tarbat Old Church’ in Carver, M.O.H. (ed) Tarbat Discovery Programme Bulletin No.3 (University of York)

Hummler, M. & Roe, A. 1996. ‘Sutton Hoo Burials: reconstructing the sequence of events’ in Roskams, S. (ed) Interpreting Stratigraphy 8 (University of York)

Roe, A. 1991. ‘Excavations at Castle Farm, Shifnal’, in M.O.H. Carver (ed.) Prehistory in Lowland Shropshire, Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society 67

Klein, P. & Roe, A. 1987. ‘The Carmelite Friary, Corve Street, Ludlow: Its History and Excavation’. Historic Ludlow Research Paper No.6

CURRICULUM VITAE Leonora O’Brien MA (Hons) MA MIfA

DETAILS SYNOPSIS Position Leo's archaeological experience ranges from field excavation and landscape Principal Cultural Heritage survey to post-excavation research, publications management and consultancy. Consultant She has worked on archaeological projects in the UK, Ireland, France, Mauritania, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Bulgaria, Romania, Discipline Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Heritage Leo has worked on a number of mineral extraction sites across the UK, and has Languages English (mother tongue) substantial practical experience of researching archive sources, including 18th and 19th century surveys and report books; pre-1947 and National Coal Board French (fluent) records; aerial photography; historic mapping; and historic newspaper, Italian (intermediate) photographic and film collections. Qualifications Leo undertakes cultural heritage due diligence work, including archaeological MA Field Archaeology, baseline studies, archival research and field surveys, Environmental Impact MA (Jt Hons) International Assessment, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, lenders’ technical Relations & French advice, project evaluation and gap analysis. She provides independent technical CSCS Card review of archaeological projects, programmes and costings, reports and HSE First Aid at Work & publications. Leo advises on heritage-related capacity building, interpretation and AED certificate public outreach, prepares cultural heritage management plans and designs Security Clearance (SC) archaeological investigation and mitigation programmes. Affiliations Member, Institute of SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Archaeologists Fryston and Wheldale Colliery Reclamation, Castleford, South Yorkshire Member, European Cultural heritage baseline and EIA, with community liaison and heritage inputs Association of into masterplan development for the regeneration of a former colliery landscape Archaeologists involving a nature trail, park, upgraded canal basins and residential housing. The project received a CEEQUAL Excellent Award (EP National Coalfields Member, ICOMOS-UK Programme/Yorkshire Forward/ Birse Civils).

Member, International Hesley Wood Colliery Tip, Chapeltown, South Yorkshire Association for Impact Cultural heritage baseline and EIA for the reclamation and reuse of a coal tip, Assessment proposed as a cycling arena. Survey of areas of late- and post-medieval surface Associate Member, mining, bell pits, modern colliery works and woodland industries (EP National International Committee on Coalfields Programme/Yorkshire Forward/ Birse Civils). Archaeological Heritage Management Ventureast, Eastside Locks, Birmingham EIA for the urban regeneration of an industrial area with two early 19th century Key Skills glassworks a historic Pumping Station adjacent to the Digbeth Branch Canal Cultural heritage due (GVA Grimley). diligence, EIA & ESIA Survey, fieldwork design, Kelham Island, Sheffield procurement & monitoring Desk-based assessment of two early 19th century industrial ironworking buildings in an industrial heritage quarter of Sheffield prior to regeneration (Hepher Dixon). Heritage masterplanning & design Mortimer Quarry, Mortimer West End, Hampshire Environmental Statement for quarry with high potential for Palaeolithic remains on Post-excavation analysis & publications management a gravel terrace of the River Kennet and earthworks related to historic woodland industries (Hanson Aggregates). Research, independent technical & peer review Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire & Oxfordshire Review of cultural heritage inputs to masterplan for 65km² zone of rehabilitated Years of Experience former limestone quarries, identifying recreation, tourism and heritage 15 years conservation opportunities. Highlighted key archaeological themes and assets URS Start Date and likely visitor impacts on earthworks, including Neolithic causewayed camps November 2005 and henges and Radbury Ring Iron Age camp (Wiltshire County Council).

Askâf Iron Ore Project, Tiris Zemmour Wilaya, Mauritania CURRICULUM VITAE Leonora O’Brien MA (Hons) MA MIfA

Field surveys and cultural heritage ESIA for a new iron ore mine in the Sahara Desert. Recorded over 200 new sites across 60km of linear routes and 100km² concession areas, including Palaeolithic tool scatters, Neolithic rock art, tombs, burials and colonial forts. Partnership with the Institut Mauritanien de Recherche Scientifique (Sphere Minerals/XStrata Iron Ore).

Tasiast Gold Mine Expansion Project, Inchiri Wilaya, Mauritania Cultural heritage field surveys and ESIAs, development of cultural heritage management plans and chance finds procedures. Capacity building, finds liaison and staff heritage awareness training. Condition assessment of mine site monuments and survey of over 600km of infrastructure routes across the Sahara, recording over 500 archaeological sites (Kinross Gold Corporation).

Chovdar Gold Mine, Dashkasan, Azerbaijan Scoping and ESIA for upland mining project with extensive burial archaeology, including Bronze Age and Caucasian Albanian cemeteries. In collaboration with the Azerbaijan Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography (Azerbaijan International Mineral Resources Operating Company, Ltd.).

Highways Agency, England Cultural heritage assessments and project designs for schemes including M1 Junctions 10 to 13 baseline, M1 Widening Junctions 13-19 scoping, M6 Widening Junctions 2-4 scoping, A5/M1 Link Road. A46 Newark to Widmerpool studies into highways earthworks design and preservation in situ of Late Upper Palaeolithic remains. Pilot heritage condition surveys and management plan for 1189 heritage assets along 700km of trunk roads in MAC Area 7 (East Midlands).

CURRICULUM VITAE Paul Benyon BSc (Hons) MPhil

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Paul is an ecologist and vegetation specialist with 26 years experience in ecological Technical Director assessment and expertise in Phase I and II (NVC) vegetation and plant surveys, and assessment of conservation value of habitats and species within SSSIs and other high-value Discipline nature conservation sites of national and international importance, often related to site Ecological Services management plans and EIA for planning applications. Paul started his career at Nottingham University in the early 1980s as a research technician Languages on a project sponsored by British Coal investigating restoration techniques on both deep mine English and opencast mine sites. Subsequently he worked for Humphries Rowell Associates, IMC and White Young Green where he was involved in numerous opencast planning applications Qualifications in both England and S Wales; mine water discharge schemes, protected species issues  BSc (Hons) Applied relating to mine hazards and deep mine restoration schemes. Since joining URS, Paul has Biology continued involvement in opencast mine sites. His work has also covered ecology matters relating to quarries and metalliferous mining.  MPhil (Nottingham Paul has developed and managed many ecological impact assessment projects, running field- University) and office-based teams of ecological specialists in development projects including minerals and mining, brownfield reclamation, wind energy schemes, pipelines and road schemes. Key Skills Paul’s ecological expertise also includes the survey, monitoring and impact mitigation of  Botanical & Habitat Survey protected and notable species, including invertebrates, newts, badgers, water voles and & Assessment otters. He has held a number of great crested newt and badger development licenses both in England and Wales.  Ecological Impact Paul has significant expertise in the design and implementation of habitat creation and rescue Assessment and impact mitigation and management schemes including woodland, grasslands and heathlands. He is also experienced in the design and implementation of large-scale  Ecological Monitoring management plans and strategies for SSSIs and Nature Reserves across a wide range of habitat types.  Project Management & Co-ordination SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

 Habitat Creation and

Restoration MINING  Liaison with Statutory Bodies and Stakeholders Development

 Protected Species British Coal/Celtic Energy 1990 - ongoing Responsible for undertaking and supervising ecological surveys, authoring ecological Years of Experience impact assessments (EcIA) and designing and monitoring mitigation in connection with over 26 twenty planning applications for opencast coal mines, most recently in South Wales. Three recent examples include: URS Start Date Nant Helen Remainder 2010 - Ecological project manager for an extension to Nant Helen October 2007 opencast mine site near Swansea. Responsibilities included undertaking and supervising ecological surveys; liaison and discussion with statutory authorities; co-authoring the ecological impact assessment (EcIA) and designing of mitigation and management schemes. Particular matters included measures to minimise impacts of the restoration of the wider site on species that have colonised long-standing overburden tips including reptiles, grayling and small heath butterflies. Selar North 2009 - 2010 - Ecological project manager for an extension to Selar opencast mine site near Swansea. Responsibilities included undertaking and supervising ecological surveys; liaison and discussion with statutory authorities; co-authoring the ecological impact assessment (EcIA) and designing of mitigation and management schemes. Particular matters included design of vegetation transfer, badgers and blasting and translocation of reptiles, aquatic invertebrates and amphibians and small pearl-bordered butterfly. Margam Opencast Mine Extension 2003 - 2005 - Ecological project manager for an extension to Margam opencast mine site near Bridgend. Responsibilities included undertaking and supervising ecological surveys; liaison and discussion with statutory authorities; authoring the ecological impact assessment (EcIA) and designing of mitigation, management and monitoring schemes. Particular matters included safeguarding of ancient woodland and a main badger sett.

Minewater Schemes

URS 2009 Provided support into an investigation of the feasibility of restoring the Wheal Maid tin mine tip in Cornwall. Work involved initial habitat mapping and then macro-invertebrate CURRICULUM VITAE Paul Benyon BSc (Hons) MPhil

sampling and analysis at a number of points downstream from minewater discharge along receiving watercourses to assess what, if any impact the discharge was having on the fauna in the watercourses.

IMC Consulting Engineers 2004 Review of discharge of minewater into the Blyth Estuary and impacts on freshwater mussel beds and surveys for location of passive minewater treatment scheme adjacent to coal disposal point.

IMC Consulting Engineers 2003 Input into a project for the Coal Authority on minewater discharges in Northumberland. Responsible for providing an assessment of the likely impact of treated minewater discharge on the Northumberland Shore SSSI that also forms part of the Northumbria Coast SPA and Ramsar and North Northumberland Dunes cSAC.

British Coal 1989 Assessment of the combined effects of discharge from sewage treatment works, collieries, and proposed opencast coal mine sites on the physical and biological characteristics and quality of a 31km stretch of the River Erewash. Involved surveying and characterising extensive sections of the river using river corridor survey methodologies and measurement of channel/bank profiles, water flow and substrate types.

RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT & MONITORING

British Coal/Celtic Energy Ltd 1994 - ongoing Involved in the design and implementation of a major scheme to transfer some 4ha of species rich grassland, M15 & M16 heath and M24 & M25 mire as turf and soil with turf fragments from Selar farm SSSI. This grassland was transferred into an 80ha nature reserve adjacent to the Selar opencast mine site. The nature reserve comprises wooded ravines, grassland and heathland and mire communities. Responsibilities included: i) supervising and undertaking initial NVC surveys. ii) design, implementation and undertaking detailed botanical surveys of the transferred grassland iii) triennial NVC survey of the non-woodland communities within the Nature Reserve. iv) writing a management plan for the Nature Reserve and subsequent responsibility for its implementation, annual review and changes. Th Management and monitoring of the Reserve continues and has recently been increased in size as a result of planning permission for Selar North opencast and the restoration of part of the original site.

British Coal/RJB Mining 1993 - 2012 An 80ha heathland restoration scheme following opencast mining of part of SSSI for coal; included heathland transfer (M16 wet heath and M3 mire) and de novo creation using seed, soils etc. Responsible for: i) specification of management plan for remaining SSSI heathland, woodland and wetland, and adjacent areas, and supervision of its implementation. Annual surveys of vegetation, invertebrates, amphibia, reptiles and review and revision of plan as necessary, ii) specification and supervision of heathland establishment and aftercare on restored land using heather brash and transplanting of a range of wet heathland and mire species including cotton-grass and cranberry, iii) design of a long term monitoring system and analysis and reporting for transferred heathland vegetation, iv) interpretation and reporting of hydrological and hydro-chemical data, particularly in respect of water quality of Biddulph’s Pool & No Man’s bank SSSI water bodies. The site is now fully restored and coming out of extended aftercare and has been included recently in a new SSSI that covers a range of heathlands found in the Cannock area.

CURRICULUM VITAE David Broughton BSc, MSc, MPhil, MIEEM, CEnv

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position David is a professional ecologist with 10 years of experience. He is a Chartered Senior Ecologist Environmentalist and a full member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. Discipline Ecology Since joining the company, David has worked on and/or co-ordinated a wide range of development projects, providing specialist habitat and protected species advice, data Languages analysis and assessment, and compiling ecology chapters and supporting documents English for incorporation into Environmental Statements. Qualifications A regular component of David’s work involves undertaking Ecological Impact  BSc (Joint Hons) Botany & Assessments for a range of development types, including roads, mineral and waste Zoology (1996) schemes, housing and retail developments and he has a particular specialism with

 MSc Conservation & regard to wind farms. He has a good understanding of the legislative and policy drivers Utilisation of Plant Genetic within the planning process and is able to understand and interpret these from a range Resources (1997) of perspectives including those of developers, site managers and LPAs.

 MPhil A review of the David is an experienced field botanist with knowledge of most UK terrestrial habitats. biology of the shrub taxa He routinely undertakes Phase 1 Habitat and NVC surveys of coastal, wetland, and associated dwarf shrub heathlands of the woodland and grassland habitats for baseline assessment and long-term monitoring Falkland Islands (1999) purposes. He is also regularly undertakes specialist habitat surveys for Natural England and CCW.  Full member of Institute of Ecology and David is experienced in protected species survey and assessment and holds a Natural Environmental England licence allowing him to survey for great crested newts throughout England. Management (2005) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY  Chartered Environmentalist (2005) INDUSTRIAL/MINING

 Accreditation in River Low Level Waste Repository, Drigg Macrophyte Identification Ecological impact assessment as part of the EIA for the long-term disposal and final (2005) capping of the LLWR site. Issues associated with the project included loss and damage

 CSCS operative card to habitat supporting great crested newt, natterjack toad, slow worm, adder and common lizard. Potential impacts on the adjacent SAC/SSSI were also assessed. Key Skills  Higher plant & charophyte Tasiast Gold Mine, Mauritania ID David undertook the ecological impact assessments of each phase of the scheme in accordance with the relevant national and international standards.  Botanical survey: Phase 1, NVC, hedgerow & Askaf Iron Mine, Mauritania freshwater macrophyte David was involved with the initial scoping of the ecology surveys. The main ecology work for the scheme is scheduled to commence in early 2012.  Reptile & amphibian survey Kinsanshi Copper Mine, Zambia David undertook the ecological impact assessment for the proposed new smelter facility  Badger, water vole & otter survey Cook’s Hole Quarry Scoping and undertaking of ecology surveys and preparation of the ecology chapter of  Bat roost potential surveys the ES.

 Condition monitoring of Thornhaugh Quarry rivers, lakes, ditches & Scoping and undertaking of ecology surveys and preparation of the ecology chapter of canals the ES.

 Ecological impact INFRASTRUCTURE assessment A5-M1 Link Road, Bedfordshire  GIS (Mapinfo, Arcview) Protected species surveys, habitat surveys and reporting for this proposed new road Years of Experience scheme. Ongoing ecology input and support in preparation for Public Inquiry in 2012. 10 years

CURRICULUM VITAE David Broughton BSc, MSc, MPhil, MIEEM, CEnv

URS Start Date A617 Glapwell bypass, Derbyshire Ecological Impact Assessment in relation to proposals for this new road.

Channel Tunnel Rail Link Monitoring recovery of ground flora in woodlands affected by construction of the Rail Link.

Site Management Statements 69 SMS were produced between 2003 & 2005 for SSSIs associated with Network Rail land. SMS are legally binding asset management agreements between Network Rail and Natural England/CCW/SNH.

Yorkshire Electricity Powerline Upgrade Ecological assessment in support of the proposed renewal and re-routing of an existing powerline.

River Dore abstraction River Corridor Survey and macrophyte appraisal of this Herefordshire River in support of an abstraction licence application.

PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT

Mabledon Hospital Site, Darenth NVC surveys of woodland and chalk grassland habitats at a development site located adjacent to a SSSI. Data used to develop a mitigation and enhancement scheme for the site.

Luton Road, Great Offley Phase 1 Habitat, ecological risk appraisal and reptile surveys and preparation of a technical report for a rural housing development.

South Leicestershire College, Leicester Phase 1 Habitat and bat surveys followed by the preparation of a technical report to support a planning application. The work was undertaken in two phases, the first phase was the assessment of the new college site, the second phase was an assessment of the existing site to support its sale for re-development.

GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES

Framework for monitoring SSSI rivers & lakes River Habitat and macrophyte surveys as part of condition monitoring assessment for English Nature of selected SSSI.

Common Standards Monitoring of Canal, River and Open Water SSSI This project involved macrophyte and water chemistry surveys of 10 SSSI followed by data analysis and the undertaking of a formal Common Standards Monitoring condition assessment of each for Natural England.

Hylands Park, Chelmsford Trapping, destructive searches and site supervision for great crested newt in relation to a Heritage Lottery Fund project.

Teifi Pools macrophyte survey, Afon Teifi SAC A survey of the Natura 2000 vegetation of five upland lakes. This included assessing the status of the globally important Luronium natans population. A summary of the project was subsequently published as Broughton & Southey (2010), see publication list.

Leven & Pocklington Canals Macrophyte surveys and Condition Assessments of two SSSI canals for Natural England.

CURRICULUM VITAE Simon Dowse BA (Hons) MLD CMLI

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Simon Dowse joined URS in 1996 and is responsible for landscape architecture in Technical Director England. He is past chairman of the North West Branch of the Landscape Institute, acts as an oral examiner for the Landscape Institute’s professional practice Discipline examinations, is a Green Flag judge and visiting tutor at the Manchester Metropolitan Landscape Architecture University.

Languages His early experience was with consultants in the design and contract administration of English various projects including motorway service areas, business parks in Avon and Wiltshire, retail projects, and the Garden Festival of Wales with contract values up to Qualifications £1.2 million. In 1992 he joined Gillespies Asia Pacific in Australia as manager of their  BA (Hons) MLD CMLI Darwin office. He worked on the design and implementation of housing and open space projects for the RAAF and Army bases where the contract value was in excess of Key Skills £2.5 million and landscape proposals for the University and Hospital. On his return to  Landscape assessment the UK in 1994 he joined Chris Blandford Associates and carried out environmental impact assessments for highway projects, motorway service areas and a power station.  Project management He also produced landscape strategies for two counties in South Wales and worked on several urban regeneration schemes and reclamation schemes for colliery sites.  Consultation

 Contract administration SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Years of Experience 25 Aspull Sough Minewater Treatment Scheme Project landscape director for the preparation of a landscape and visual impact URS Start Date appraisal and survey for a minewater treatment scheme at Aspull Sough in Wigan. 1996 Technical review of the detailed design of landscape proposals incorporating native tree and shrub planting and creation of wildflower grassland to mitigate landscape impacts arising from construction of the wetlands and settlement ponds.

Douglas Water Minewater Treatment Scheme Project landscape director for the preparation of a landscape and visual impact appraisal and site walkover survey for a minewater treatment scheme at Douglas Water in South Lanarkshire. Technical review of the detailed landscape design informed by the previous feasibility work incorporating planting appropriate to the character of the sensitive river valley location

Bickershaw South, Leigh Project landscape director responsible for the technical review of the landscape and visual impact assessment of a 650 unit housing development, marina and commercial development on a former colliery site on the edge of an existing community but set primarily within open countryside. Subsequent preparation of detail designs for SUDS system and greenways through the site.

Rabbit Ings Provided landscape design input into draft Masterplan options for former colliery site restoration. Proposals included country park and basic open space provision and subsequent production of detailed options including proposals for land art in conjunction with Yorkshire sculpture park, and motor sports options. Output included preparation of models and visualisations.

McLaren Colliery, Aberbargoed Contract administration for the landscape proposals for the restoration of a colliery site in conjunction with the borough engineers. Design based on restoration of original field patterns and creation of shelter belts.

Bargoed Colliery, Bargoed Contract administration for the landscape proposals for the restoration of a colliery site. Restoration involved creation of woodland and informal public open space.

Garden Festival Wales Design lead for area 5 which included planting proposals and wildflower meadow on former colliery site at Ebbw Vale.

CURRICULUM VITAE Simon Dowse BA (Hons) MLD CMLI

BP Baglan Connection. Port Talbot Project landscape architect for the production and environmental report assessing the impacts of electricity transmission lines connecting a proposed power station into the national grid. Client: National Grid Company.

Angelsey and Porthmadog Landscape and visual impact assessment for proposed electricity transmission line corridor from proposed power station site in north Anglesey to substation on the mainland. Assessment of landscape and visual impacts of two sealing end compounds in Porthmadog and proposals for further under grounding. Client: National Grid Company Ltd.

Fleetwood Power Production of landscape and visual impact assessment of proposed electricity transmission lines and associated towers connecting into a proposed new power station at Fleetwood, Lancashire as part of an overall Environmental Statement. Client: National Grid Company Ltd.

Waste Transfer Station, Telford Project landscape architect for the landscape assessment of a proposed waste transfer building in Telford on green belt. Preparation and presentation of proof of evidence at public inquiry. Following successful inquiry, prepared scheme design drawings.

High Speed Two Technical lead responsible for the delivery of the landscape and visual impact assessment for 23km of new high speed rail line in the West Midlands, including 50 bridges. Simon is leading a team of eight landscape architects from URS and Arup involved in the assessment and production of the technical chapter and drawings.

A46 Widmerpool to Newark Project landscape architect for the production of a landscape and visual impact assessment for the dualling of 28km of the Fosse Way in Nottinghamshire, including impacts of proposed lighting and a number of overbridges to carry side roads and public rights of way. Prepared mitigation proposals and attended public consultation exhibitions as well as meetings with statutory consultees. Prepared and gave evidence at the public inquiries in 2007 and 2010. The scheme was approved by the Secretary of State and is now under construction. His subsequent involvement has been undertaking the technical review of all the design drawings prior to issue to the contractor.

A5-M1 Link Road Technical review of Landscape (Townscape) and Visual Impact Assessment for proposed A5-M1 Link Road (5km), Bedfordshire and landscape mitigation proposals. The scheme included new junction lighting and impact of proposed gantry and highway lighting to the adjacent M1.

M1 Junction 10-13 Improvement Project landscape architect for the landscape and visual impact assessment of the widening of junctions 10-13 of the M1 for a stage 3 DMRB volume 11 assessment, including a night time assessment of proposed lighting set within the verges. Preparation of mitigation and design drawings. The scheme was developed with Carillion/Costain under an ECI contract.

CURRICULUM VITAE Jane Ash (Hons) Dip LA CMLI

DETAILS SYNOPSIS

Position Jane Ash joined URS as Senior Landscape Architect in August 2006, and has project Senior Landscape Architect managed a wide variety of projects including public realm; historic parks; highways; residential; open space; and land reclamation; along with preparation of various Discipline landscape and visual impact assessments (LVIAs). LVIAs undertaken include the Landscape proposed high speed rail link into Birmingham City Centre; the widening of 28km of the M1 and the proposed A5-M1 Link, both in Bedfordshire; Central Storage Facility, for Languages West Mercia Police Authority, adjacent to Croome Park, in Worcestershire (Grade I English registered landscape owned by the National Trust); the A14 widening in Northamptonshire; and numerous townscape character and visual impact assessments Qualifications (TVIAs) in central Birmingham, including tram route options analysis for Centro.  BSc (Hons) Landscape Design and Plant Science She has also worked with both Nottinghamshire County Council and Manchester City Council under a framework agreement providing landscape advice to the landscape  Diploma in Landscape departments on planning applications, including landscape and visual impact Architecture (DipLA) assessments.

 Chartered Member of the Her early experience involved working within a multi-disciplinary practice associated Landscape Institute (CMLI) with Dorset County Council working on landscape and feasibility projects for public sector clients. Key Skills  Landscape and visual Following university, employment has been within private practice designing hard and impact assessment soft landscape schemes within the specialism of housing, with associated public realm and open space proposals. This has included LVIA's, landscape design codes,  HLF funded park landscape design strategy documents, landscape masterplanning, detailed design, restoration specifications and management documentation along with full technical packages for tender. Work has been for a varied client base including Local Authorities, private  Design and housing developers and consortiums. implementation Having started and headed up a northern regional office for her previous company,  Contract administration Jane’s experience covers project management, quality assurance, site supervision,  Consultation and training and mentoring of staff, and marketing to existing and new clients. Jane has line engagement manager responsibilities, overseeing graduates within the landscape team, offering mentorship under the LI Pathway to Chartership and is fully involved with management  Project management meetings and resource scheduling within the landscape section.

 Client-focused project Jane became a fully Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute in 2003. delivery

Years of Experience SELECTED PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 14 years

URS Start Date Gib Lane, Blackburn for Rule 5 Land Ltd 2006 Preparation of a baseline landscape and visual appraisal of an area adjacent to the town of Blackburn, at Gib Lane. The appraisal process involved a desk study and a field survey review of the site, study area and its principal landscape features, and a visual appraisal, including viewpoint photography. The appraisal identified particular areas of sensitivity, which would need to be addressed by means of appropriate siting and landscape framework planting/earthworks to inform any future design decisions. The purpose of the report was to provide further landscape guidance on the development of the site and a clear landscape rationale for the allocation of the site by Blackburn with Darwen Council. It outlined an indicative landscape strategy and mitigation for the site, to inform possible development. (December 2013 – February 2014).

NW Preston Masterplan for Lancashire County Council Preparation of a landscape and visual baseline report for potential residential site north west of Preston, situated between the suburban townscape on the outskirts of Preston and the M55. Landscape and visual input into strategic options, to take to public consultation, to inform the development of the masterplan. (June 2013 – ongoing).

Land off Guilsborough Road, West Haddon for Mr. James Jackson Assistance in preparation of a landscape and visual impact assessment to supplement an outline planning application for land at West Haddon, Northamptonshire where a residential use was proposed (80 dwellings). CURRICULUM VITAE Jane Ash (Hons) Dip LA CMLI

HS2 LWM ES CFA 026/Washwood Heath to Curzon Street, Birmingham for HS2 Ltd Preparation of landscape and visual impact assessment ES chapter for proposed high speed rail link into Birmingham city centre from the north-east of the city (7km of route, study area 3km either side). Included assistance in preparation of landscape mitigation proposals, consultation with Birmingham City Council on viewpoint/photomontage locations and discipline input into optioneering exercises.

A46 Newark to Widmerpool Improvement, Nottinghamshire for Highways Agency Site survey work relating to tree and vegetation clearance along the widened route of 29km of a dual carriageway. Included wind throw surveys and selection of 2km of ancient hedgerows for translocation. Outline mitigation design.

Oldham Mumps and Manchester Street, Oldham for TfGM Project landscape architect for the preparation of a landscape/townscape and visual impact assessment for both sections of Metrolink realignment under the proposed scheme design for TfGM.

Greater Manchester Waste Sites for GVA Grimley Undertaken site surveys of vegetation condition on a range of sites across Greater Manchester. This enabled constraints drawings to be produced prior to the design process. Recommendations were made with respect to retention and arboricultural work such as canopy lifting and crown reduction. Detailed design and site supervision including quality monitoring of implementation and maintenance works.

Central Storage Facility, Defford for West Mercia Police Authority Preparation of landscape and visual impact assessment of a new building on a former airfield adjacent Croome Park, in Worcestershire (Grade I registered landscape owned by the National Trust, designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown). The work has included preparation of photomontages to illustrate the potential impact of the proposal on Brown's composed views within the historic landscape. Included preparation of landscape mitigation proposals. The scheme received planning permission in 2010.

M1 Widening Junctions 10-13, for Highways Agency Assistance in preparation of landscape and visual impact assessment chapter, included summer survey and preparation of vehicle travellers ES chapter, for widening a 26km length of existing motorway. Included preparation of landscape mitigation proposals.

A5-M1 Link Road, for Highways Agency Preparation of landscape (townscape) and visual impact assessment ES chapter for proposed A5-M1 Link Road (5km), Bedfordshire. Included preparation of landscape mitigation proposals. Preparation of vehicle travellers ES chapter.

A14 Kettering Bypass, for Highways Agency Preparation of landscape (townscape) and visual impact assessment and input into WebTAG worksheets and AST table for route and improvement options to 5km stretch of dual carriageway west of Kettering. Included preparation of landscape mitigation proposals. Preparation of vehicle travellers ES chapter.

City Park Gate, Birmingham for Countryside Properties Ltd Preparation of townscape and visual impact assessment for ES chapter for a mixed use development in Birmingham city centre’s Eastside with the provision for residential, office and retail development, with the northern most building reaching the equivalent of 22-storeys. Co-ordination of visually verified montages from key viewpoints defined by Birmingham City Council, in their planning policy framework for tall buildings ‘High Places’ (March 2003). The development received planning permission in June 2007.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor Paul L Younger FREng C.Eng., C.Sci., C.Geol., FGS, FIChemE, FICE DHC (Arequipa), DHC (Oviedo)

Rankine Chair of Engineering and Professor of Energy Engineering

University of Glasgow Scotland, UK

SYNOPSIS • A Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, distinguished for development and implementation of engineering solutions to environmental challenges, especially those relating to the coal, nuclear and renewable energy sectors – especially deep geothermal energy. Led the drilling and testing of three deep boreholes for geothermal energy – the first such in the UK in more than 20 years – in Weardale (2004, 2006 & 2010) and Newcastle (2011), with > £1.5M of funding from sponsors including the Deep Geothermal Challenge Fund of the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change • Author of more than 250 publications in the open literature, including two major text-books. • Pioneered community-based sustainable engineering projects which won Newcastle University the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in 2005, as well as a £100K prize in the first EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Challenge in 2006. • Strategic leadership experience as: Founder and leader for 15 years of the award-winning HERO Group (Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach) Founder-Director of the Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research in 2007 Leader of the North East bid to host the hub of the Energy Technologies Institute Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Engagement 2008-2010, developing the first comprehensive Engagement Strategy of any UK university Founder-Director of the Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability (NIReS), coordinating research on energy, water, transport etc across entire University Non-Executive Director of four spin-out companies active in the energy sector • Extensive experience of living and working in different countries, including 2 years in the USA as a Harkness Fellow, and a year in Bolivia. Widely networked in Spain and Latin America, taking advantage of high degree of fluency in Spanish. . • A highly gifted communicator, with five years’ experience as Newcastle University’s Public Orator, and extensive media experience, recent highlights of which include: Live news broadcasts from deep geothermal drilling site, aired (amongst others) on BBC1 TV Breakfast News and Radio 4 Today programme (John Humphries) Explaining ‘clean coal’ to Michael Portillo on Great British Railway Journeys (BBC2) Debating “The future of civilisation after oil runs out” on BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Festival of Ideas 2011 (chaired by Anne McElvoy).

PERSONAL DATA

NATIONALITY: British DATE OF BIRTH: 1st November 1962 CIVIL STATUS: Married (6th August 1988); three adult sons LANGUAGES: English (Mother Tongue); Spanish (Highly fluent); Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic - intermediate fluency); Portuguese and French (good reading; basic spoken).

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

(1) 1981 - 1984: Newcastle University, Department of Geology Degree: B.Sc. WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS IN GEOLOGY (2) 1984 - 1986: Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of NewYork: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, Department of Geology. Degree: MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY HYDROGEOLOGY (3) 1986 - 1990: Newcastle University, Department of Civil Engineering Degree: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (Numerical Modelling of Water Resource Systems)

CAREER HISTORY A: Principal Employment: 11. Rankine Chair of Engineering & Professor of Energy Engineering, University of Glasgow, August 2012 - present. 10. Director, Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability, Newcastle University, June 2010 – 2012. 9. Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), Newcastle University, May 2008 – May 2010. 8. Director, Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research, Newcastle University, August 2007 – April 2008. 7. HSBC Professor of Energy and Environment, Newcastle University, Nov 2004 – date 6. Professor of Hydrogeochemical Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, Aug 2001 - Oct 2004. 5. Reader, Dept of Civil Engineering, Newcastle University, Aug 1999 – July 2001. 4. Lecturer, Dept of Civil Engineering, Newcastle University, Oct 1992 – July 1999. 3. Groundwater Engineer, United Nations Association, La Paz, Bolivia, 1991-92. 2. Hydrogeologist, National Rivers Authority, Leeds and Newcastle, 1989 - 1991. 1. Harkness Fellow (Commonwealth Fund of New York), 1984 - 1986.

WILLIAM MAYES

PERSONAL Date of birth: 06/02/1978 Nationality: British EMPLOYMENT
08/2013-present Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, University of Hull.
09/2009-2013 Lecturer in Environmental Science, Centre for Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, YO11 3AZ, UK.
05/2003-09/2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, UK. EDUCATION
09/1999-04/2003 PhD. Department of Geography / Civil Engineering, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, UK. “Limestone extraction and wetland environments: hydrological, hydrochemical and ecological interactions .”
09/1996-07/1999 First Class BSc. (Hons.) in Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

FUNDING

Period Details Funder Value Role 2013 Resource recovery and remediation of alkaline wastes NERC £90K P-I 2012 -2014 Source apportionment tools for mine -impacted Defra £120K Co -PI catchments 2012 -2015 Restoration of quarries for wading bird habitat Heidelberg £50 K Co -I Cement 2010 -2011 Contamination and pollutant attenuation downstream NERC £30K P-I of the Kolontár red mud impoundment failure 2011 -2011 Diurnal cycling of trace contaminants in hyperalkaline Nuffield £1.3K P-I streams 2007 -2009 Abandoned non -coal m ines: identification and Defra £200K Co -I prioritisation 2009 -2010 Novel applications of compost in mine water WRAP £35K P-I remediation sector 2008 -2009 Constructed wetlands for treating highly alkaline NERC £130K Res industrial drainage (NE/F011465/1 ) Co-I 2005 -2009 Treatability tests for a metal -rich mine water: Cwm Environment £50K Co -I Rheidol, Wales Agency 2004 -2005 Passive Remediation of Alkaline Waters to Neutral pH Enrust/ Corus/ £45K Co -I MIRO P-I = Principal Investigator, Res Co-I = Researcher Co-Investigator, Co-I = Co-Investigator

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Winner of the inaugural Fiona and Nicholas Hawley Award for Environmental Engineering , October 2007, awarded by the Worshipful Company of Engineers (London). • Winner of the Heidelberg Cement Quarry Life Award (UK: award: €5K) and 3 rd place for international Quarry Life Award (€15K), December 2012. • Contributing author to North East Climate Change Adaptation Study (section on “ Groundwater and Mine Water Pollution ”), winner of the Robert Stephenson Award : Special Award for Sustainability awarded by Institution of Civil Engineers (NE), May 2009. • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2013 – present. • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) 2009 – present. • Member of the British Hydrological Society 2006 - present. • Honorary Member of the Society of Environmental Engineers (HMSEE ) 2007 – present. • Chartered Environmentalist ( CEnv ). 2009 – present. CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SCIENCES • UNIVERSITY OF HULL • YO11 3AZ • UK • EMAIL : W.M AYES @HULL .AC .UK • TEL : 01723 35729 • PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED )

Burke IT, Peacock CL, Lockwood CL, Stewart DI, Mortimer RJG, Ward M, Renforth P, Gruiz K, Mayes WM. (2013) Sorption behaviour of arsenic and vanadium during the neutralisation of red mud. Environ. Sci. Technol . 47 : 6527-6535. Mayes WM , Mason CF (2013) Water Pollution Biology, in Harrison, RM (ed), Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control, Fifth Edition. RSC Publishing. pp.80-115. Lehoux A. Lockwood CL, Mayes WM , Stewart DI, Mortimer RJG, Gruiz K, Burke IT. (2013) Gypsum addition to soils contaminated by red mud: implications for aluminium, arsenic, molybdenum and vanadium solubility. Environ. Geochem. Health, 35 : 643-656. Jones A., Rogerson M., Greenway G., Potter HAB. and Mayes WM . (2013) Mine water geochemistry and metal flux in a major historic Pb-Zn-F orefield, the Yorkshire Pennines, UK. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 20 : 7570-7581. Mayes, WM , Potter HAB, Jarvis AP. (2013) Riverine flux of metals from historically mined orefields in the UK. Water Air Soil Pollut., 224: 1425. Jarvis AP & Mayes WM (2012) Prioritisation of abandoned non-coal mine impacts on the environment. XII. Future management of abandoned non-coal mine water discharges . Report for Defra and Environment Agency SC030136/R14. 61pp. Klebercz, O, Mayes WM, Feigl V, Anton A, Jarvis AP, Gruiz K. (2012) Ecotoxicity of fluvial sediments downstream of the Ajka red mud spill, Hungary. J. Environ. Mon., 14: 2063-2071. Burke, IT, Mayes WM, Peacock CL, Brown AP, Jarvis AP & Gruiz K. (2012) Speciation of arsenic, chromium and vanadium in red mud samples from the Ajka spill site, Hungary. Environ. Sci. Technol . 46 (6): 3085-3092. Renforth P, Mayes WM, Jarvis AP, Burke IT, Manning DAC, Gruiz K. (2012) Contaminant mobility and carbon sequestration downstream of the Ajka (Hungary) red mud spill: the effects of gypsum dosing. Sci. Total Environ. 421-422: 253-259. Vaht R, Mayes WM, Lund A, (2011) Impact of oil shale mining on hydrological regimes in northeast Estonia. Mine Water Environ., 30 : 284-295 Mayes WM , Davis J, Silva V, Jarvis AP (2011) Treatment of zinc-rich acid mine water in low residence time bioreactors incorporating waste shells and methanol dosing. J Hazard Mater. 193 : 279-287. Mayes WM , Jarvis AP, Burke IT, Walton M, Feigl V, Klebercz O & Gruiz K. (2011) Dispersal and attenuation of trace contaminants downstream of the Ajka bauxite residue (red mud) depository failure, Hungary. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(12) : 5147-5155. Gozzard E, Mayes WM , Potter HAB & Jarvis AP (2011) Seasonal and spatial variation of diffuse (non- point) zinc pollution in a historically metal mined river catchment. Environ. Pollut. 159 : 3113-3122. Mayes WM , Potter HAB & Jarvis AP. (2010) Inventory of aquatic contaminant flux arising from historical non-coal mining in England and Wales. Sci. Total Environ. 408 : 3576-3585. Mayes WM , Johnston D, Potter HAB & Jarvis AP (2009) A national strategy for identification, prioritisation and management of pollution from abandoned non-coal mine sites in England and Wales. I. Methodology development and initial results. Sci. Total Environ. 407 : 5435-5447. Mayes WM, Batty LC, Younger PL, Jarvis AP, Kõiv M, Vohla C & Mander Ü (2009) Wetland treatment at extremes of pH – a review. Sci. Total Environ., 407: 3944-3957. Mayes WM , Potter HAB & Jarvis AP (2009) Zinc removal from circum-neutral mine waters using pelletised recovered ochre. J. Hazard. Mater. 162: 512-520. Mayes WM , Younger PL & Aumônier J (2008) Hydrogeochemistry of alkaline steel slag leachates in the UK. Water Air Soil Pollut. 195 : 35-50. Mayes WM, Gozzard E, Potter HAB & Jarvis AP (2008) Quantifying the importance of diffuse minewater pollution in a historically heavily coal mined catchment, Environ. Pollut. 151 : 165-175. Mayes WM , Younger PL & Aumônier J (2006) Buffering of alkaline steel slag leachate across a natural wetland. Environ. Sci. Technol. , 40 : 1237-1243.

INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE

I have undertaken consultancy work for a range of clients including Corus Group, Haskoning UK, AGFA Ltd., Croda Europe, Newcastle City Council, Mott MacDonald and Natural England (total value >£100K).

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SCIENCES • UNIVERSITY OF HULL • YO11 3AZ • UK • EMAIL : W.M AYES @HULL .AC .UK • TEL : 01723 35729 •

Dr Jamie Cutting Environmental Geochemist [email protected]

Dr Jamie Cutting is Director of CE Geochem Ltd., a company specialising in the delivery of advanced geochemical laboratory studies, modelling and consultancy services to the contaminated land and mining sectors.

Jamie has been working as a consultant environmental geochemist since 2005 and is predominately involved in the technical delivery of projects. He has successfully designed and implemented innovative geochemical testing Current Position and characterisation programmes for soil and groundwater protection, mine Director waste characterisation and remediation. He has considerable experience developing, validating and optimising fixed bed reactors, in ground Employment History Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRB), In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) CE Geochem Ltd. systems, Stabilisation /Solidification mix designs, groundwater bioremediation 2013-present strategies and Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation (SEAR) technology.

Chemtest Ltd. 2011-2013 Whilst at URS Scott Wilson, Jamie’s role also included developing and managing an Applied Environmental Geochemistry (AEG) Laboratory. The Scott Wilson / URS AEG Lab became instrumental for advanced hydrogeochemical 2007-2011 investigations, bench and meso-scale remediation trials (feasibility and optimisation) and the application of innovative analytical techniques for Mouchel Parkman advanced site characterisation. Dr Cutting has also project managed 2005-2007 numerous large, complex remediation schemes, responsible for delivering

Languages remedial design, contractual negotiations and client and regulatory liaison. As English an experienced project manager, Jamie has a proven track record in applying cost and programme control at every stage of project delivery, from inception Qualifications to execution and closure. BSc(HONS). Biochemistry As Principal Environmental Geochemist with Chemtest, Jamie provided expert geochemical advice, modelling and experimental design services to the MSc. Pollution and mining and contaminated land sector. During his employment with Chemtest, Environmental Control Jamie was responsible for restructuring the business with the development of

a new business stream (Technical Services). This included the setup of a PhD. Environmental Geochemistry (Trace specialist mining laboratory for ARD characterisation and mine waste assay metal mobility in AMD) laboratory (multi-acid digests, static and kinetic testing), geochemical modelling (predominantly Phreeqc) and consultancy incorporating mine water Key Skills treatability assessment and optimisation studies. • Environmental Geochemistry Jamie has also acted as the industrial advisor to the Environmental • ARD Characterisation Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network (ES-KTN) for the application of on and Assessment site analysis to contaminated land. Dr Cutting is also a steering committee • Technical Project member for the Yorkshire Contaminated Land Forum and industrial supervisor Management for a PhD CASE studentship being conducted at Bristol University • Applied investigating the application of Iron Nanoparticles for groundwater treatment. Hydrogeochemical Laboratory Investigations and Technical Competencies DQRA • Experimental Design for Treatability Trials and DQRA • Analytical • Geochemical Analysis Geochemistry / On • Geochemical Modelling Site Analytics • Data Fitting and Model Parameterisation • Treatability Studies • On Site Analytics – method development/validation and application including Design and • Development of Advanced Sampling Strategies Options Appraisal • Data Management / GIS Development for Geochemistry • Auditing Analytical • Laboratory Interpretive Reporting Laboratories • Research and Development & Technology Appraisal • Environmental • Technical Project Management Mineralogy