Carl Bro International Ltd, Consulting Engineers, UK
Director

Based in UK (Leeds) but with frequent assignments on project locations overseas. Responsible for major overseas projects and general management of the company and for specialist inputs to other projects. Also project director on several UK projects.

Slovakia 2000: Team Leader, Trencin Right Bank Wastewater Treatment Plant (30,000 p.e.), review of existing project proposal, revisions and additional studies to meet EU funding criteria (ISPA).

Ireland 1997/2000: Project Director, City of Cork (130,000) Water Network Management Project. £1.8m budget project to modernise operational systems and provide new information technology tools, develop long-term technical, organisational and economic strategies, initiate active leakage control and rehabilitate selected parts of the existing pipe network.
Similar projects for the Counties of Longford (30,000) and Wexford (100,000), East Meath (30,000) and Clonmel town (17,000), under the Department of Environment's national water conservation programme.

Global 1998/99: Assisted Northumbrian Lyonnaise Technology Research Centre in development of guidance manual on water distribution to be issued to Suez Lyonnaise concession managers. Joint author of sections of the manual.

Mediterranean Countries 1997-98: Prepared post-project appraisal reports on five water and sewerage projects in Greece and Malta funded by the European Investment Bank, within the scope of a Mediterranean Water Projects Study. Subsequently prepared Synthesis Report covering 20 projects in 7 countries.

Moldova 1996: Project Director, Chisinau Water Network Leakage Study. Project to introduce active leakage control in pilot areas and to evaluate overall network function (pop. 800,000).

Ireland 1995-96: Project Director, Cities of Galway (60,000) and Waterford (40,000) Water Network Operational Studies. Full operational appraisal, hydraulic modelling, leakage control, rehabilitation, strategic operational management plans.
Lead author on development of a guidance manual on water distribution network management for the Department of Environment in Ireland.

Vietnam 1995: QA review of feasibility study report, Halong City Water Supply and Sanitation.

Malawi 1995-96: Project Director, City of Blantyre Sanitation Master Plan (population 530,000). Piped and non-piped sanitation, wastewater treatment, evaluation and upgrading.

Mozambique 1994: Sanitation Specialist, Tete Water Supply and Sanitation Project (pop. 140,000). Quality review mission to assess and monitor the project, including non-piped sanitation and institutional considerations.

Morocco 1994: Wastewater Treatment Specialist, Kouribga. Prepared a report on existing activated sludge plant, advised on optimisation of operation and integration with proposed waste stabilisation pond treatment plant (population 90,000).

Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain 1992 to 1996:
Project Director and Manager for a technology transfer programme on water distribution network management and leakage control under the EC SPRINT programme. The project comprises pilot demonstration projects in seven locations throughout Europe with the objective of evaluating and adapting modern technologies in hydraulic modelling, operational management and water loss reduction to local conditions.

Gaza 1993: Wastewater Treatment Specialist, Jabalia Refugee Camp Sewerage and Drainage Project. Undertook a review of existing aerated lagoon treatment plant and evaluated impact of increased sanitary and stormwater flows. Devised process designs to optimise utilisation of existing lagoons within extended plant, treated effluent being used for irrigation purposes. Design population 120,000.

Gaza 1993: Rafah Municipality and Refugee Camp, Project Manager. Feasibility study and determination of project scope to improve environmental health conditions through the provision of piped sewers, surface water drains and catchment management, and wastewater treatment. Existing population of 110,000 expected to increase to 250,000. The study included consideration of the design and functioning of cesspits serving the majority of the existing population, and septage removal and disposal arrangements. Wastewater treatment using stabilisation ponds was proposed to provide an effluent suitable for both sea disposal and agricultural re-use. Institutional and cost recovery aspects formed an integral part of the complete project.

Greece 1983-94: Greater Athens Sewage Transportation and Treatment Project. The scheme comprised a new supplementary trunk sewer in tunnel and open cut; treatment works giving primary treatment; sludge digestion and mechanical dewatering for 3,200,000 population; main pumping station of 27 m3/s capacity; sea outfall for effluent dispersion into 60 m water depth. As Project Director, responsible for review of previous master plan study and updating of basic flow and pollutional load data; preparation of design and construct tender documents; evaluation of tenders, support to client during construction and plant commissioning. Report and preliminary designs for future extension to biological treatment with nutrient removal; preliminary review of alternative sludge treatment and disposal options.

Tunisia 1992-93: Jerba Sewage Treatment Works. Report on three existing treatment plants in tourist area, 90,000 total population equivalent. Emergency rehabilitation and temporary works to alleviate overloading at existing plants. New treatment plant to cater for future increases in flow and to provide treated effluent suitable for golf course irrigation.

Tunisia 1991-93: City of Tunis Sewerage Master Plan Study, (2,500,000 future population). Development of strategic plans for sewerage, surface water drainage and wastewater treatment in a phased programme through to year 2011. To facilitate future planning, a comprehensive database on populations, industry, flows and pollution loads was developed and linked to sewerage systems computer models. The four existing treatment plants for the city were studied and plans for rehabilitation and extensions were drawn up; a new treatment plant for 800,000 pop. was also proposed. The existing non-piped sanitation arrangements were studied and proposals for improvements in their design, and integration with low-cost piped sewerage in the future, were devised.

As an extension of the master plan study, a more detailed appraisal and report on the Choutrana treatment plant (pop. 750,000) was prepared. Existing extended aeration plant converted to conventional activated sludge format, with energy recovery from biogas.

Greece 1985-92: Thessaloniki Sewage Treatment Works. Project Director in charge of design review and plant installation supervision team. 850,000 population A-B activated sludge process (partial) with anaerobic sludge digestion and mechanical dewatering. Later provided technical support to consultants responsible for extension of plant to provide full biological treatment with nitrogen removal.
 

City of Wakefield SW Area Drainage Study, 1400 ha. Asset survey and mathematical modelling to establish overload of existing sewerage system and flood alleviation measures.

Eccup Filtration Works (City of Leeds) extension and modifications to 75,000 m3/day water treatment plant.

Eccup to Headingley Secondary Transfer Link (City of Leeds) 100,000 m3/day pumping station and pipeline/ tunnel scheme.

Aldershot STW 40,000 pop. diffused air activated sludge plant for Thames Water.

York Northern Link Main. 700 mm dia. ductile iron main 4 km in length through urban area.

Alfreton WRW 1,000 m3/hr tertiary treatment plant (rapid gravity sand filters).

Pool STW Extensions, extended aeration (compact oxidation) treatment works 5,000 pop.

Tallington Water Treatment Plant and Pumping Station, 9,000 m3/d capacity, iron removal, filtration, chemical dosing plant.

Saltersford Water Treatment Plant Improvements 35,000 m3/d capacity.

Acted as Engineer under I.C.E. and I.Mech.E./IEE contracts, annual value £2.0m approx.
 

Haiste International Limited, Consulting Engineers, Leeds, UK
Associate

Responsible for the preparation of report on sewerage and sewage treatment for Greater Baghdad (pop. 4,300,000) and the subsequent implementation of its recommendations through the preparation of detailed designs and tender documents. The project included some 700 km of sewers of up to 3.6m in diameter; submersible, Archimedean screw and centrifugal pumping stations up to l0.0 cu m/s in capacity; and new sewage treatment works to serve a population equivalent of 1,500,000.

In charge of head office technical support services to engineering site supervision teams on major sewerage projects in Baghdad and provincial cities in southern Iraq, total design population 3,000,000.

Preliminary designs for Beheira Water Treatment Works, Egypt. Four potable water treatment plants 35,000 to 90,000 m3/day capacity.

1976-80:Haiste and Partners, Consulting Engineers, Leeds, UK
Section Leader

In charge of multi?disciplinary and civil engineering design teams working on public health related projects, including :
Scarborough solid waste pulverisation plant, 500 t/day capacity including the provision of aquifer pollution prevention measures at the disposal site.

Sewerage and sewage treatment schemes for cities of Samawah, Hilla, Diwaniyah and Kut, Iraq; total design population, 850,000.

Potable water supply and treatment scheme for Samarra, Iraq, capacity 45,000 m3/day.

Roads and site services for new industrial developments at Lincoln and Scunthorpe, U.K.
 

John H. Haiste & Partners, Consulting Engineers, Leeds, UK
Senior Engineer

Preparation of feasibility studies, reports and detailed designs for major schemes of drainage, sewerage and sewage treatment in the U.K. and Iraq.

Ramadi sewerage and sewage treatment, Iraq. Extended aeration treatment plant.

Stressholme STW, Darlington, UK. Percolating filters.

Morley STW, Leeds, UK. Sludge treatment, domestic and wool scour effluent.

Houghside STW, Pudsey, Leeds, UK. Rapid gravity sand filter plant, treated effluent re-use for industry after disinfection.
 

Crouch and Hogg, Consulting Engineers, UK
Assistant Resident Engineer

Site supervision duties on 450,000 m3/day potable water treatment plant at Balmore near Glasgow. Forming part of the Loch Lomond water supply scheme, the construction included storage reservoirs, treatment plant (microstrainers), pumping stations and ancillary units.