Karst knowledge exchange to improve protection of groundwater resources
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: Groundwater
Abstract
Karst processes involve the dissolutional enlargement of fractures within rock to produce voids through which groundwater flow is extremely rapid. Karst occurs in all rocks that are susceptible to dissolution and results in rapid subsurface pollutant transport (several kilometres per day) and flow patterns that are difficult to predict. Understanding where rapid groundwater flow occurs is key to understanding permeability, storage, and pollutant migration, which is essential for all aspects of groundwater management, and for complying with EU water regulations. In the UK, whilst the occurrence of karst is well recognised in the Carboniferous Limestone, this is not the case in the younger carbonate aquifers (the Chalk, the Jurassic Limestones and the Permian Limestones), where spatial variability in rapid groundwater flow is not well characterised, and groundwater managers have poor access to information on karst. This fellowship will focus on these younger carbonate aquifers where knowledge is not well developed.
The aims are to use knowledge exchange to raise awareness of karst in these aquifers, and to bring together data and knowledge from research and industry to develop tools to improve aquifer management and protection. The rationale is that better knowledge of rapid groundwater flow will improve many aspects of catchment management including ensuring good water quality status, managing pollution events, managing discharges to groundwater, management of safeguard zones, and protection of groundwater resources.
Karst data will be compiled from many organisations in industry and academia. Data that will be collated include: geological data (because the geological setting influences karst development); geomorphological data (which provides direct evidence of karst), information on subsurface karst features encountered in engineering and construction projects (because these hidden karst features have no surface expression, and engineering experiences provide a different source of information on karst development); tracer testing data (which provides direct evidence of rapid groundwater flow, sometimes over several kilometres); information from pollution events (e.g. where pollution of an abstraction borehole or spring was proven to be from a source some distance away); information on turbidity in abstraction boreholes (because this is known to be an indicator of karst processes). These data will be used to develop a map showing domains with different levels of karstification and risk of rapid groundwater flow, which will provide evidence to inform and support decision making. In addition web based karst resources will be created to enable managers and decision makers to easily access local data and knowledge on karst in different geographical areas. These will include links to papers and reports, data, text summarising karst in the area, and information on people with experience of karst in the area.
The knowledge-exchange process will involve meetings with regulators, water providers and consultants to compile data, and to discuss the methodology and format of the karst domains map and the web based karst resources to ensure that they are designed to maximise their effectiveness and impact, and their uptake by other stakeholders. The meetings will include discussions of issues that arise due to rapid groundwater flow and there will be flexibility to pursue these, for example by bringing together experts to develop new strategies in response to stakeholder concerns. Workshops will be held to determine how karst data can be best used for management and protection of groundwater resources, with topics focused on stakeholder requirements.
Overall this knowledge exchange will enable the development of tools and knowledge to greatly improve management and protection of groundwater resources, which will be based on a world leading understanding of karst, and will have economic and environmental benefits.
The aims are to use knowledge exchange to raise awareness of karst in these aquifers, and to bring together data and knowledge from research and industry to develop tools to improve aquifer management and protection. The rationale is that better knowledge of rapid groundwater flow will improve many aspects of catchment management including ensuring good water quality status, managing pollution events, managing discharges to groundwater, management of safeguard zones, and protection of groundwater resources.
Karst data will be compiled from many organisations in industry and academia. Data that will be collated include: geological data (because the geological setting influences karst development); geomorphological data (which provides direct evidence of karst), information on subsurface karst features encountered in engineering and construction projects (because these hidden karst features have no surface expression, and engineering experiences provide a different source of information on karst development); tracer testing data (which provides direct evidence of rapid groundwater flow, sometimes over several kilometres); information from pollution events (e.g. where pollution of an abstraction borehole or spring was proven to be from a source some distance away); information on turbidity in abstraction boreholes (because this is known to be an indicator of karst processes). These data will be used to develop a map showing domains with different levels of karstification and risk of rapid groundwater flow, which will provide evidence to inform and support decision making. In addition web based karst resources will be created to enable managers and decision makers to easily access local data and knowledge on karst in different geographical areas. These will include links to papers and reports, data, text summarising karst in the area, and information on people with experience of karst in the area.
The knowledge-exchange process will involve meetings with regulators, water providers and consultants to compile data, and to discuss the methodology and format of the karst domains map and the web based karst resources to ensure that they are designed to maximise their effectiveness and impact, and their uptake by other stakeholders. The meetings will include discussions of issues that arise due to rapid groundwater flow and there will be flexibility to pursue these, for example by bringing together experts to develop new strategies in response to stakeholder concerns. Workshops will be held to determine how karst data can be best used for management and protection of groundwater resources, with topics focused on stakeholder requirements.
Overall this knowledge exchange will enable the development of tools and knowledge to greatly improve management and protection of groundwater resources, which will be based on a world leading understanding of karst, and will have economic and environmental benefits.
Organisations
- British Geological Survey (Fellow, Lead Research Organisation)
- Czech Geological Survey (Collaboration)
- Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary (Collaboration)
- Affinity Water (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON (Collaboration)
- Spanish Geological Survey (IGME) (Collaboration)
- PORTSMOUTH WATER LIMITED (Collaboration)
- Geological Survey of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Collaboration)
- Geological Survey of Austria (Collaboration)
- Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) (Collaboration)
- Croatian Geological Survey (Collaboration)
- Geological Survey Ireland (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- BRGM (French geological survey) (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Louise Maurice (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Farrant A
(2022)
The genesis and evolution of karstic conduit systems in the Chalk
in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Farrant, A.R.
(2021)
Caves and karst of the Chalk in East Sussex, UK: implications for groundwater management
in Cave and karst Science
Maurice L
(2021)
Karst hydrogeology of the Chalk and implications for groundwater protection
in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
| Description | The knowledge exchange work has achieved many of the original objectives. It has greatly increased awareness of karst (dissolution of rocks enabling rapid water transport in the subsurface) in the UK amongst industry, regulators, and consultants; resulting in further work to investigate karst (see examples in further funding). There has been a very high level of engagement from water companies, the Environment Agency, consultants, and academics. This is detailed further in the section below on how the outputs from the work have been/will be used. There has also been a high level of engagement from cavers which has enabled useful information and knowledge from this community to be made accessible to the scientific community. The information on karst has been very widely disseminated through presentations and meetings at national and international level (see engagement activities), and has resulted in new collaborations. The information has also been disseminated through BGS webpages on karst, and through many publications including 3 journal papers (see publications). The karst aquifers that form the focus of the fellowship were divided into 17 areas, and a new British Geological Survey report series on karst aquifers has been developed in which the data and evidence for karst in each area that was obtained through knowledge exchange, data compilation and literature review is presented. Five of these reports are completed, and there are drafts for the other 12 areas. Knowledge exchange has resulted in new understanding of the role of karst in the UK. The work has shown that karst is much more prevalent than was thought in three of the most important aquifers in the UK (the Chalk and the Jurassic and Permian limestones). Water resources in these aquifers are more vulnerable than previously thought and standard methods of modelling and investigating these types of rocks are likely to be inappropriate where karst is not properly considered. These findings are also of significant international interest as these karst aquifers represent a type of karst that is different and has not been well studied, and therefore the new advances from this work are of relevance to other similar aquifers worldwide, as well as for understanding karst in general. I have given several keynote/invited presentations at international conferences, which highlights the international interest in this work. |
| Exploitation Route | The outputs of the work will be used by water companies to assist with catchment management planning and implementation; and has already been used by some water companies (Affinity Water, Southern Water, Southeast Water and Portsmouth Water) who commissioned further work on the karst in their catchments (see further funding section), and have considered karst and the outputs of the knowledge exchange work in their catchment planning. In the early part of the fellowship a report was produced for Thames Water providing an overview of the evidence of karst at some of their abstractions to feed into their safeguard zone work. The outputs of the work will also be used by the regulator (the Environment Agency) to assist with groundwater protection - this theme was developed during the fellowship, during which I reviewed the new 2019 Environment Agency manual for the production of Source Protection Zones. Throughout the fellowship many meetings were held with staff from the Environment Agency in which karst and groundwater protection was discussed. BGS was commissioned by the Environment Agency to review the evidence for karst and the Source Protection Zones in the Bedhampton and Havant springs, and recently to produce karst domains maps in the Solent area. In 2021 a BGS report on Source Protection Zones in Chalk, in light of the new evidence for, and understanding of karst in the Chalk, was produced for the Environment Agency. The outputs will be used by hydrogeologists from water companies, the Environment Agency, and consultants in developing conceptual models of groundwater and to understand how karst is likely to impact the catchments they are working on. The work has highlighted research questions on karst in these aquifers which might form the basis for future academic research (potentially in collaboration with the water industry/regulators as well as universities). The new understanding of karst developed through the knowledge exchange work has also been of interest in the international scientific community and there is potential for future international collaborations to take the research aspects further. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | Knowledge exchange activities have led to increased consideration of karst in UK aquifers by water companies, regulators, and consultants. This is evidenced by the further work that has been generated in association with this award (see further funding section); the large numbers of email queries and discussions that have arisen during the fellowship; and also by the participation of water companies in further collaborations (e.g. the EU Geoera project on developing karst classification methods for groundwater management and the DTP studentship on karst at public water supply abstractions). The outputs of the work (papers and reports) are used by water companies to assist with catchment management, and by the Environment Agency, and consultants, when considering karst in groundwater resources, management and protection. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Environment,Other |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | review of EA SPZ manual |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or Improved professional practice |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/8224... |
| Description | Chalk karst tracer test |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Environment Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 05/2017 |
| Description | Environment Agency |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Environment Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Description | Karst assessments |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Wood Group |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 01/2022 |
| Description | Karst assessments |
| Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | South East Water |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 07/2018 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | Karst assessments |
| Amount | £135,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | South East Water |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Solent karst domains |
| Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Environment Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | swallow hole characterisation project |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Affinity Water |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Title | karst dataset |
| Description | Karst data (tracer test information, reports, locations of karst features) have been provided by academics, regulators and water companies for large areas of the country. These are being collated as part of the knowledge exchange project and will be transformed into a usable format so that scientists and practitioners can easily access and use these karst data for management and protection of groundwater resourcces. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Webpages using karst data have been developed for one karst catchment and are being used to assist in planning decisions. The karst data will be used to assist in the development of future Source protection Zones to protect groundwater resources. The karst data will be used in development of catchment management strategies in Safeguard Zones to improve groundwater quality. |
| URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/about/karstAquifers/bedhamptonHavantSprings.html |
| Description | Chalk karst studentship |
| Organisation | Affinity Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange activities led to a collaboration between Leeds University and Affinity Water and BGS for a DTP PhD studentship with case partner Affinity Water. Contributions to the research are made via two BGS supervisors and informal advice to the PhD student from other BGS staff. The PhD student uses BGS labs and equipment (Spectrofluorometer) for sample analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leeds University: Lead supervisors. Affinity Water: Provide case funding and substantial funding for field instruments and groundwater tracers, and data and information relevant to the research questions. |
| Impact | Ongoing research by the PhD student on the impacts of karst on Chalk public water supplies |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Chalk karst studentship |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Knowledge exchange activities led to a collaboration between Leeds University and Affinity Water and BGS for a DTP PhD studentship with case partner Affinity Water. Contributions to the research are made via two BGS supervisors and informal advice to the PhD student from other BGS staff. The PhD student uses BGS labs and equipment (Spectrofluorometer) for sample analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leeds University: Lead supervisors. Affinity Water: Provide case funding and substantial funding for field instruments and groundwater tracers, and data and information relevant to the research questions. |
| Impact | Ongoing research by the PhD student on the impacts of karst on Chalk public water supplies |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Affinity Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | BRGM (French geological survey) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Croatian Geological Survey |
| Country | Croatia |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Czech Geological Survey |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Geological Survey Ireland |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Geological Survey of Austria |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Geological Survey of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Mining and Geological Survey of Hungary |
| Country | Hungary |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
| Department | Geological Survey of the Netherlands |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Portsmouth Water Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Geoera CHAKA resource project |
| Organisation | Spanish Geological Survey (IGME) |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | BGS participated in the EU Geoera project to develop karst classification methods and water management recommendations. Knowledge exchange activities led to the use of Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water public water supply sites as UK case studies. A new methodology for assessing the impact of karst on chalk abstractions was developed by BGS (with advice and input from EU project partners and Affinity Water) using Affinity Water data, to compliment the methodologies for classical karst springs that were developed by all partners (including BGS) during the project. Substantial inputs to the project reports were made by BGS, which reflected the understanding obtained from the NERC knowledge exchange fellowship on karst, and included detail of the new chalk borehole classification method, as well as the details of the UK case studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project was a collaboration between many EU partners, and was led by the French Geological Survey (BRGM). All project partners were involved in reviewing existing methods, developing new methods, and writing the deliverable reports. It provided a good opportunity to combine the knowledge exchange work with water companies on the UK chalk with this EU project that aimed to develop new methods of classifying karst for groundwater management. This resulted in EU karst expert input into understanding of UK Chalk karst, and through the KE work, Affinity Water and Portsmouth Water provided site data for use by all EU project partners and a water company perspective on karst classification. |
| Impact | (1) GeoEREA Resource project. Report Deliverable 5.2: Maréchal, JC. (BRGM), Stroj A. (HGI), Bailly-Comte V. (BRGM), Bunting, S.Y. (BGS), Elster D. (GBA), Herms I. (ICGC), Hickey C. (GSI), Kovács A. (HGI), Krystofova E. (CGS), Maurice, L (BGS), Pardo-Igúzquiza E. (IGME), Persa D. (IGR, Urbanc, J. (GeoSZ), Van Vliet M. (TNO), Vernes R. (TNO). "Detailed conceptual hydrogeological models for pilot areas and case studies". 157 pp. (2) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.3: Maréchal, JC., Bailly-Comte V., Hickey C., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Elster D., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Karst Aquifer typology tool". 105 pp. (3) GeoERA Resource project Deliverable 5.4: Maréchal, JC., Hickey C., Bailly-Comte V., Maurice, L., Stroj A., Bunting, S.Y., Charlier JB., Hakoun V., Herms I., Krystofova E., Pardo-Igúzquiza E., Persa D., Scubert, G., Skopljak F., Szucs A., Urbanc, J., Van Vliet M.E., Vernes R.W., 2021. "Groundwater management recommendations for karst and chalk aquifers". 28 pp. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | bacteriophage tracer tests |
| Organisation | Affinity Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Bringing researchers together to develop new collaboration to develop tracer testing to public water supply boreholes, and providing input into the tracer test plans and sample analysis based on previous experience of bacteriophage tracer tests. Overall aim is to develop more cost effective analysis method to enable tracer tests to water supplies to be carried out more easily. |
| Collaborator Contribution | University Leeds: PhD student carrying out tracer tests as part of PhD, PhD supervisors with expertise in karst and tracer testing. University of Brighton: Developing cost effective sample analysis method for bacteriophage tracer tests - for first pilot tests analysis provided at low price as part of collaboration. Affinity Water: Paid for bacteriophage and sample analysis conducted by Brighton University (~£20,000) |
| Impact | Initial background sampling conducted, pilot study planned Spring 2022 |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | bacteriophage tracer tests |
| Organisation | University of Brighton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bringing researchers together to develop new collaboration to develop tracer testing to public water supply boreholes, and providing input into the tracer test plans and sample analysis based on previous experience of bacteriophage tracer tests. Overall aim is to develop more cost effective analysis method to enable tracer tests to water supplies to be carried out more easily. |
| Collaborator Contribution | University Leeds: PhD student carrying out tracer tests as part of PhD, PhD supervisors with expertise in karst and tracer testing. University of Brighton: Developing cost effective sample analysis method for bacteriophage tracer tests - for first pilot tests analysis provided at low price as part of collaboration. Affinity Water: Paid for bacteriophage and sample analysis conducted by Brighton University (~£20,000) |
| Impact | Initial background sampling conducted, pilot study planned Spring 2022 |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | bacteriophage tracer tests |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bringing researchers together to develop new collaboration to develop tracer testing to public water supply boreholes, and providing input into the tracer test plans and sample analysis based on previous experience of bacteriophage tracer tests. Overall aim is to develop more cost effective analysis method to enable tracer tests to water supplies to be carried out more easily. |
| Collaborator Contribution | University Leeds: PhD student carrying out tracer tests as part of PhD, PhD supervisors with expertise in karst and tracer testing. University of Brighton: Developing cost effective sample analysis method for bacteriophage tracer tests - for first pilot tests analysis provided at low price as part of collaboration. Affinity Water: Paid for bacteriophage and sample analysis conducted by Brighton University (~£20,000) |
| Impact | Initial background sampling conducted, pilot study planned Spring 2022 |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | BGS seminar on chalk karst |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Chalk Karst based on data and knowledge collated from knowledge exchange fellowship. BGS internal seminar series. Included discussion session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited plenary at Eurokarst 2016, Neuchatel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A plenary presentation was given at the Eurokarst conference, and the IAH karst commission meeting was attended. A wider perspective on groundwater protection and management in different countries was obtained. Future collaborations relating to projects aimed at improved groundwater protection in karst were discussed. Following the conference participants provided information on groundwater protection in different countries, which can be made available to regulators and industry in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.eurokarst.org/ |
| Description | Invited presentation on karst and ecology of the Chalk at Thames Valley Geological Society, 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "Karst and ecology of the Chalk aquifer". Invited talk to the Thames Valley Regional Group of the Geological Society. Wallingford. Information from karst knowledge exchange fellowship was presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Knowledge Exchange meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Around 40 in person knowledge exchange meetings with water companies, Environment Agency staff in several regions, and academics were undertaken between April 2016 and January 2019. Presentations were given, and knowledge and data about karst were exchanged. There was positive feedback about the meetings. In every case, following the meeting there were further email exchanges, and organisations and individuals contributed data/comment to the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017,2018,2019 |
| Description | Presentation at Eurokarst 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at Eurokarst 2018. "Karst hydrogeology of the UK Chalk aquifer and implications for groundwater protection" Co-authors included Environment Agency staff, Affinity Water staff, Portsmouth Water staff, UCL staff, BGS colleagues. Data and knowledge from the karst knowledge exchange fellowship were presented. Discussions afterwards with academics and practitioners attending conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation at the Geological Society on chalk karst and tracer testing, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation "Caves, Stream sinks and tracer tests in the English Chalk". at the Geological Society Chalk Hydrogeology meeting, Burlington House, London. Results of data collated by knowledge exchange project presented and implications for groundwater protection were outlined. Co-authors included EA staff, Affinity Water staff, Portsmouth Water staff, UCL staff, a speleologist, and BGS colleagues. Discussions afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Chalk: Britain's most important karst region |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online live presentation by Andy Farrant with co-author Louise Maurice as part of the British Cave Research Association seminar series to mark the International year of caves and karst (12th april 2021) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://bcra.org.uk/seminars2021.html |
| Description | Tracer lectures on training course 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Two lectures delivered on a training course at Karlsruhe University for groundwater practitioners (consultants, water companies, regulators) and students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Workshop on bedhampton springs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop run by the EA and Portsmouth Water with water companies, regulators and consultants to discuss outcomes of project work undertaken by BGS on how Bedhampton springs are impacted by karst and implications for groundwater protection. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | invited keynote at conference: "Karst, Karst Humans and Ecosystems", Karlsruhe, 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited Keynote at conference on Karst aquifers, humans and ecosystems. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Engagement with academics, regulators and water companies at conference enabling knowledge exchange on groundwater regulatory and management practices within different countries, and tracer investigation methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | invited keynote on Chalk karst, Slovenia, 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation "Weakly cavernous karst: surprises, challenges and opportunities". Invited keynote at International Karst School, Postonja, Slovenia. Presentation of data and knowledge obtained through the karst knowledge exchange fellowship with opportunities for feedback and input from international researchers and practitioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | invited presentation on karst and modelling, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation "Karst processes and groundwater modelling - a conceptual perspective". Invited talk at meeting on "The trouble with fractures: models, geophysics & practical hydrogeology in karst environments". Geological Society, Burlington House, London. Knowledge and data from Karst knowledge exchange fellowship presented with consideration of implications for groundwater modelling. Discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | knowledge exchange activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Several online knowledge exchange meetings (discussions and some presentations) with staff from water companies, consultants, the Environment Agency to discuss the karst knowledge exchange outputs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |