Dr Steve Buss Expert Witness

Dr Steve Buss - Expert Witness

MA MSc PhD FGS CGeol

Consulting Hydrogeologist

Principal Hydrogeologist, Water Resources ESI Ltd. Environmental Consultants

Dr Steve Buss is a Chartered Geologist with more than 12 years’ experience of understanding and modelling groundwater flow and contaminant transport.  He has led projects that have examined groundwater flow and contaminant transport in all the principal UK aquifers; from the site scale to the scale of regional aquifers.  These have included: assessments of groundwater resource availability, the impact of groundwater abstraction on stream flows, the impacts of changes in groundwater flow on groundwater chemistry, and risk assessments for groundwater flooding.  He has also completed a considerable number of assessments of risk to Controlled Waters (defined in the Water Resources Act 1991) from contaminated sites and landfills.

He has gained particular experience of hydrogeology in the areas of:

• London and the North Downs;

• Stockport, Manchester, Warrington, Widnes and Liverpool;

• Birmingham and Lichfield;

• Sunderland, Hartlepool and Darlington;

• Kingston-upon-Hull

Areas of Expertise

•  Hydrogeology;

•  Groundwater flow assessment and modelling;

•  Groundwater resource assessment and modelling;

• Environmental impact / risk assessment;

• Mapping and prediction of groundwater flooding;

• Groundwater chemistry / hydrochemistry;

• Groundwater contaminant transport assessment and modelling;

• Controlled Waters risk assessment;

Experience of Peer Review / Expert Witness

• Provided peer review and guidance on risk assessment and planning remediation schemes on a site contaminated with chlorinated solvent (trichloroethene) DNAPL.

• Provided peer review of construction plans for a scheme intercepting groundwater flow in a near-surface aquifer.

ESI's Expert Witness Team

Mark Fermor - Managing Director

Mike Streetly - Director, Water Group

Dr Steve Buss - Principal Consultant

Dr Alan Herbert - Director, Ground Source Energy

To contact Steve telephone 01743 276100 or email Steve via info@esinternational.com