Water Resource Associates

HYSIM-AQUATOR was developed jointly by Water Resource Associates and Oxford Scientific Software Ltd during a three-year research and development contract for SNIFFER in 1999-2001. The results of the research were published by the Foundation for Water Research in February 2001.

The original integrated HYSIM-Aquator software package was destined for use in determining the deployable output of water supply systems in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Since then, HYSIM-Aquator has become the preferred choice for water resources system modelling and is used routinely by water companies, government agencies and consultants working in the field of water resources planning and river basin management. The largest river basins in the United Kingdom are modelled using Aquator.

Aquator is a powerful application for developing and running conjunctive use water resource system models. It is equally at home with simple models having just a few components as well as large complex models comprising many hundreds of components.

HYSIM is a hydrological simulation model (rainfall-runoff model) which uses rainfall and potential evaporation data to simulate the hydrological cycle (surface runoff, percolation to groundwater and river flow) on a continuous basis.

HYSIM’s parameters define in a realistic way the hydrology and hydraulics of the whole river basin (watershed).

WRA provide a model, termed HYSIM-CC, to quantify the effects of climate change. With the model you can: i) Work with IPCC SRES climate scenarios, ii) Import climate and other data, iii) Analyse changes to river flow, runoff, soil moisture, groundwater recharge, snow melt, frost days and irrigation demand, iv) Simulate the impacts anywhere in the world, and v) Output the results in a range of graphic formats or as csv files.

INCA is a dynamic, processed-based model providing representation of flow and water quality with plant and soil system dynamics and in-stream biogeochemical and hydrological dynamics. The INCA model has been used successfully to assess a wide range of environmental change issues in catchments.

Dr Sean Avery is an expert in Water Resources Development and Environmental Impact, with wide experience of hydrology, hydrogeology and water resource development for water supply, irrigation, drainage, sewerage, sanitation projects in East and Central Africa. He has carried out many environmental audits and impact assessments and is a regional specialist in water resources in Africa and the Middle East.

Gianbattista Bussi is an environmental modeller with extensive experience in the fields of hydrology, water quality, soil erosion and sediment transport modelling, as well as in physical risk assessment and climate change impacts. He is an experienced and skill model programmer and developed, and has applied a variety of environmental models, including the hydrological, sediment and water quality model INCA, to several areas around the World. He is specialised in the analysis of climate and land-use change impacts on water availability, coastal and river flood risk, nutrient concentration, soil erosion and sediment transport

Dan Butterfield has been developing software and GIS applications for environmental science for more than a decade. He is a C++ Object-Oriented Programming Certified Professional, has more than 7 years experience of using GIS tools for modelling, mapping and presentation purposes and is highly competent in all areas of IT, including relational database design and web technologies.

Jack Cosby has over 30 years of research experience in the USA, Canada and Europe, focusing on the hydrology and biogeochemistry of low-order streams, small lakes, headwater catchments, and coastal and estuarine systems.

Alejandro Dussaillant has 20+ years experience in water resources and hydrology, applied to sustainable drainage, flood hazards, and water supply, with regional specialisation in South America, USA and Italy. His projects have included hydrological studies through most world climates from the humid tropics to arid zone hydrology, for drainage, flooding, fluvial geomorphology and dam impacts, catchment & river modelling, designing, establishing & operating hydrometric & environmental monitoring networks, and supporting development of professionals in Chile, USA and UK.

Rachel has 14 years’ experience of water resources management within the UK water industry, including 4 years with Thames Water as a Water Resources Planner, and 5 years with Yorkshire Water as Senior Hydrologist. As a consultant, she has worked for both water companies and water industry regulators, providing technical advice and analysis on a range of water resources topics.

Extensive experience in hydrology and water resource assessment and development and has worked extensively in the UK, Europe and other parts of the world. Has specialised in flood estimation and on water resource assessment.

Professor Futter is a water quality modeller with extensive experience in model development and application. He is a key member of the INCA development team and has led or contributed to the development of models for nutrient, mercury and organic pollutant fate and transport. Most recently, he has been part of the development team for INCA-Tox, a generic, catchment-scale model for simulating the fate and transport of legacy and emerging organic pollutants. He is skilled in software development and environmental information management and has developed several tools for model calibration and sensitivity analysis. Martyn is an expert on European water policy including the Water Framework (WFD) and Floods Directives (FD). He has specialist regional expertise in Fennoscandia, the Baltic States, the UK and Canada and sectoral expertise in forestry, drinking water supply, acidification and diffuse pollution.

Dr. Robin Hall has 27 years experience as a hydrologist and was formerly employed for 23 years at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), Wallingford, (formerly Institute of Hydrology). He has extensive experience in experimental design, measurement and modelling, in both research projects and applied work, covering a wide range of hydrological topics including: evaporation (from vegetation, soil and water bodies); soil water; groundwater; stream flow and surface water runoff, and catchment water balances.

Richard Hines has a wide spectrum of experience from flood risk management along urban rivers to the hydraulic design of wastewater treatment works, reservoir hydrological and hydraulic analysis, aquifer protection in hydrocarbon fields, drainage network modelling, SuDS design, and related hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphology assessments. His professional career includes roles in multinational energy companies, global civil and environmental consultancies, and the UK’s largest publicly listed water company.

Dr. Mandeville specialises in strengthening the operation of hydrological services for overseas governments, from basic data collection through hydrometeorological analysis to management of the water resource. Has also undertaken a substantial number of regional hydrological studies.

Civil Engineer with specialisation in computer applications for hydrology and water resources. His experience includes transboundary water resources studies, authorship of the HYSIM rainfall/runoff model and the Hydrological Simulation Model for Climate Change HYSIM-CC.

Gaye McKay is an Environmental Scientist, with 25 years’ experience working for both regulatory authorities and the private sector. She has extensive experience in flood risk management, catchment management and sustainable drainage. She was formerly the co-ordinator of the UK SuDS monitoring project and assisted in the development of several SEPA guidance documents on SUDS.

Rowan McKittrick is a chartered geologist and hydrogeologist with over 30 years international project experience.  Rowan has supported clients through technical leadership and management of numerous consultancy projects from scoping to bankable feasibility level engineering, during mine operations, closure and rehabilitation.  

Cordelia has over 8 years’ experience in nanotechnology and applied biosensor technology within academia and water industries internationally. She worked as a postdoctoral research associate in Synthetic Biology at the University of Oxford, where she developed a new, minimal bacterial chassis, and demonstrated its use as a functional, non-GMO biosensor.

Dr Reynolds is an experienced Team Leader for many transboundary water projects liaising regularly with project stakeholders, local development agencies and civil society groups, government agencies, international donors, and local media. Holds a Doctorate in anaerobic digestion of industrial and agricultural wastewater.

Julian Smith is a engineering hydrologist with almost 40 years of experience of the water industry in the UK and overseas, including 2D river modelling, flood analysis, flood alleviation works design, reservoir spillway analysis and design, water resources analysis, analysis of steady and unsteady flow in pipe networks and sewerage system modelling. Julian's most recent activity has involved the use of InfoWorks ICM integrated 1D/2D flood modelling for various urban areas in southern England.

Dr. Snook is a Chartered Biologist and Chartered Environmentalist with 20 years experience as an ecologist within research, regional planning, government and voluntary bodies, in temperate, alpine and tropical habitats.