| Full name |
Richard Bowyer Bradford |
| Year of birth |
1948 |
| Nationality |
British |
| Profession |
Hydrogeologist |
| Position in firm |
Associate |
| Range of experience |
Richard Bradford has over 30 year’s experience in groundwater resources and management projects throughout Africa, Middle East, Europe and UK as a consultant for EU, World Bank, FAO, DFID, UNDP, EA, DEFRA and international consulting firms. Particular areas of expertise include Chalk aquifer systems, floodplain hydrology, groundwater floods, well design, monitoring networks and groundwater modelling. Over 90 single and joint author papers and technical reports. Special areas of expertise and assignments on which they have been used include:
- Numerical models of Chalk catchments and alluvial floodplains, UK (1998-9, 1990); wetlands, UK (2000, 2003); major sandstone and alluvial fan aquifers, Jordan (1980, 1990, 1994, 1995); and Doha (1990).
- Water resources assessment and management projects in Yemen (UNDP, 1993-4; FAO, 1991); Egypt (EU, 1987-89); Oman (1985); Botswana (1982, 1983, 1986); Somalia (1984); Uganda and Sudan (WB, 1988); Doha (1990); Jordan (1977-2003); and Iran (1975-7).
- Groundwater floods in permeable catchments (1998), volume-duration frequency relationships in permeable catchments (2000) and groundwater flood risk assessment methods (2002). Analysis of Chichester flood (1994).
- Design and supervision of wellfields and monitoring networks in Jordan, UK (1993, 1996, 2001, 2002), Somalia (1984), Iran (1975-77) and Botswana (1985).
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| Career summary |
2003-date |
Freelance groundwater consultant |
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1974-2003 |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (formerly Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford) |
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1988-2003: Consultant/Senior Research Scientist |
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1985-1988: Head of Groundwater Section |
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1974-1985: Senior Groundwater Hydrologist |
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1971-1974 |
Hydrogeologist, Geological Survey of Malawi |
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1966-1967 |
Water Resources Board, Reading UK |
| Education |
1970 |
B.Sc. (Hons) Geology, University of Reading |
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1971 |
M.Sc., Hydrogeology, University College, London |
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1971 |
Diploma of University College, London |
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| Recent work |
- CEH Representative on European Topic Centre for Water. (EEA/WRcLtd)
- Review of Central European Floods, August 2002 (DEFRA)
- Groundwater model of Tadham Moor wetlands, Somerset. (CEH)
- Kennet catchment abstraction. (EA/UKWIR)
- Defining groundwater floods from head-flow responses. (CEH)
- Cotswold Water Park Monitoring Network design. (EA, Thames)
- Cassington Gravel Pit, Oxford. (Hansons Ltd)
- National Monitoring Network Review: Natural Baseline Network. (DEFRA)
- Groundwater model of Pevensey Levels, Sussex. (CEH)
- Flood-volume duration relationships in permeable catchments. (DEFRA)
- Member of LOCAR Task Force. Groundwater models of the West Berkshire Downs. (NERC)
- Hydrological Impact Assessment, Lincs. (EA)
- Review of Drought Events in Europe. (EU Joint Research Centre, Italy)
- Low Flows-Groundwater-Wetlands Scoping Study. (EA/UKWIR)
- Chalk Hydrological Research Issues for Permeable Lowland Catchment Facility. (CEH)
- Numerical model of Pang catchment, UK. (EU Framework, GRAPES Project)
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| Countries of work |
England, Wales, Iran, Jordan, Somalia, Egypt, Oman, Yemen, Malawi, Botswana, Uganda, Sudan. |
| Languages |
English, knowledge of French. |
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