Hydro G Final report - Kildare.ie

Hydro-G FINAL REPORT
PROJECT TEAM
Dr. Pamela Bartley (B.Eng, M.Sc., Ph.D, MIEI) is a consultant civil engineer with over ten years
field experience in hydrogeological investigations and site instrumentation. Project areas include
groundwater investigations, local authority licensing of treated wastewater discharges, water
resource assessment, subsoil hydrology, assessment of groundwater vulnerability, nutrient impact
accounting, environmental risk analysis and design of stormwater, wastewater and constructed
wetland systems. Pamela is a FETAC Certified Site Assessor and assists on the EPA/FAS led Site
Suitability Course. She is a member of the committee of the International Association of
Hydrogeologists (Irish Branch) and currently holds responsibility for the organisation and
management of the National Irish Annual Groundwater Conference. She completed her doctoral
research (2003) at Trinity College, Dublin in conjunction with Teagasc and the EPA under National
Development Plan funded research concerning groundwater vulnerability and European Directives
concerning Agriculture. In conjunction with Paul Johnston of TCD, Pamela completed an assessment
of Chromium levels in Irish Aquifers in the midlands for the EPA. Subsequently, Pamela completed
projects concerning design and site suitability of constructed wetlands for treatment of wastewaters
in conjunction with partners from TCD, GSI, EPA, NPWS and Departments of Environment and
Agriculture. She has held lecturing posts at third level Irish academic institutions (WIT and CIT) and
demonstrated at TCD.
Anna Kuczynska (B.Eng, M.Sc.,IEMA) is a consultant environmental engineer with hydrological,
hydrogeological and hydro-ecological expertise. Project areas include environmental impact
assessment, risk analysis, groundwater and surface water investigations and sustainability
assessments for sensitive ecological areas of groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems (GDTE).
Since she joined Hydro-G (July 2007), she has taken responsibility for projects including hydrological
and hydrogeological assessments. Before that, she worked in WS Atkins, where she was involved in
a number of projects assessing impacts on soil and water environments in relation to road schemes
and private developments and also undertook an assessment of the hydrological regime along the
Tolka River valley. Her expertise in hydro-ecology was gained at Trinity College Dublin, where she
completed her doctoral research characterising the hydrology of Pollardstown Fen (Co. Kildare) with
an emphasis on protection of the habitat of the rare species of molluscs Vertigo geyeri. Throughout
her work in research, she gained a broad experience in multidisciplinary and technical investigations
linking hydrology, hydrogeology and ecology. During this time she worked closely with ecological
and hydrogeological consultants, NPWS and academics. Her work focused on identification of
environmental impacts controlled by meteorology and hydrogeology, evaluation of vulnerability, risk
assessment and implementation of mitigation measures for groundwater dependent terrestrial
ecosystems.
Project No.: 07_136 Leixlip Spa
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