CIWEM's Water Supply and Quality Panel panel is one of the
six Technical
Panels that have been formed to ensure that the Institution is
able to fulfil all aspects of its Royal Charter. Panels are the
technical backbone of the Institution.
Panel Activities
The Panel is charged with a number of outputs including events,
consultation responses, policy statements, technical advice,
representation and publications. Several Panel members represent
CIWEM at forums and events. The Panel currently meets three times a
year at CIWEM's London office, and members are in frequent contact
via e-mail.
Do you have a question on water quality? Ask the panel today
The panel have produced an information sheet on aesthetic water quality
to provide guidance to consumers if they have a concern
over their water colour, taste or cloudiness.
The panel have recently produced a PPS on water supply pipes and
they are now working on an update to the Water
fluoridation PPS.
The Panel has developed programmes for a number of
conferences including the successful "Drinking
water quality: Emerging Contaminants and advanced treatment
technologies. How much further can we go?" conference in
2010.
Water Supply and Quality Panel members have also been active in
the two water workstreams Regulation for
a Sustainable Water Industry and the current one on Integrated
Water Management.
Policy Position Statements:
Membership
The Panel comprises a range of experts in the water resources
field, drawn from government, regulators, water companies,
consultants, research organisations and others. At present,
the Panel meets three times annually identifying subject matter for
conferences, symposiums and workshops. Panel members also provide a
highly focused reservoir of experienced professionals who can
provide expert comment on a wide range of consultation documents
and matters linking drinking water quality and public health.
Meet members of the panel:
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Dr Michael R. Templeton (Panel Chair) is
a Senior Lecturer in Public Health Engineering in the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial
College London. His areas of research expertise include
emerging contaminants in water and innovative
water treatment technologies. He also serves as
a consultant for IC Consultants Ltd on a range of projects for
the water industry.
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Paul Sharratt is a Chartered Engineer
with Consulting Engineers Pick Everard, he is based in their
Derby Office. He has over 15 year experience in the Water Industry
gained with a number of consultancies and utilities in the UK and
Ireland. His experience is primarily in the fields of
water supply, distribution and asset management. Additional
professional interests include integrated water management,
mini hydro power and sustainable engineering.
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Brian Spark is an independent consultant civil
and water engineer with 51 years experience in the UK water
industry. He has worked for water and wastewater service providers
and the trade association for these providers. He currently
specialises in International standardization in the asset and
crisis management areas.
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| Len Hutton is Chartered Chemist and
Environmentalist with worldwide experience in groundwater
chemistry. Currently working with the North Caspian Operating
Company initiating Biodiversity action planning and waste
management programs. He was a WHO consultant on drinking water
quality and has been working on prevention of pollution by major
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Dr Lisa Barrott is Principal Water
Scientist with MWH. She has experience of a wide range of
water treatment processes from research for the water industry
and the consultancy sector. She has interest and experience in
both small community water treatment and advanced water
treatment processes and particularly drinking water
safety plans. Recently she has been engaged in strategy
feasibility and optimization studies for several water companies in
the UK.
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Nic Thomson is Principal Potable Water Process
Engineer with Grontmij. He has over 20 years UK and overseas
experience in the water industry. This includes a wide range of
treatment processes involving clarification, filtration, membranes,
UV, metals removal and pesticide removal. He has undertaken process
investigation and design for projects ranging from small treatment
plants on remote Scottish Islands to large plants supplying major
urban areas.
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Brian Buckley is a Chartered Scientist and
Environmentalist, and a Consultant specializing in water
science, risk management and public health. Working in the UK and
overseas, he was formerly Chief Scientist for South West Water and
Principal Scientific Advisor (Potable Water) to Welsh Water. A
former Member of Glass Cyrus, he is a long serving member and
former Chair of this Panel and the Scientific Group. He was also a
past Council member.
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The Panel is, at present, keen to attract interest from
professionals engaged in the production and network functions of
water supply operations and also those in the manufacture and
supply of water treatment equipment and water quality
instrumentation. If you are interested in this or any other
panel and would be happy to devote some time to the work of the
Institution in a voluntary capacity, please forward your CV to
Alastair Chisholm, Policy
Manager.
