The impact of urban groundwater upon surface water - eTheses ...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank my supervisors Dr Mike Rivett and Professor Rae Mackay for their
advice and enthusiasm during the project. Also my thanks to Dr Rob Ward and Dr Bob Harris
at the Environment Agency for the assistance and support they have given during my
research. The Environment Agency National Groundwater and Contaminated Land Centre
and the School of Earth Sciences, Birmingham University jointly provided the funding for the
work. Thanks to Professor Geoff Williams and Julian Trick at the British Geological Survey
for the loan of equipment and discussions on piezometer design.
For their hard toil in the field, splashing about with the rats in the glorious River Tame, thanks
go to James Dowell, John Henstock, Tom Singleton, Amelia Moylett, Chris Fuller, Steve
Littler, and Kevin Shepherd. For general advice and assistance I am grateful to Dr Richard
Greswell, Roger Livsey, Jane Harris, Mick Riley and Professor John Tellam.
Thanks to Nassir Al Amri and Phil Blum for fruitful discussions and being good office mates.
To my mother and father thanks for your support over the years and for actually reading the
thesis.