The Professor of Hydrogeology who said 'ANY quarrying at Straitgate would cause problems' is to be awarded the Whitaker Medal "in recognition of an outstanding contribution to hydrogeology."
Very pleased to hear that Prof Rick Brassington will be awarded with the @geolsoc_hydro Whitaker Medal at #Ineson2019. There is still time to register. It's on 25th November 2019 at the Geological Society, Burlington House, London https://t.co/ie8HCweCG5 pic.twitter.com/6sobu4Zt97— Tim Besien (@timbesien) November 12, 2019
The Whitaker Medal is awarded in memory of the distinguished geologist, William Whitaker and was first awarded by the Institution of Water Engineers in 1930 to R.C.S. Walters for his paper on the hydrogeology of the Chalk in England. Since that time, the Institution and its successors awarded the Medal a further fourteen times to a total of 24 individuals. Since 1996, the Medal has been awarded by the Hydrogeological Group in recognition of an outstanding contribution to hydrogeology.
Earlier in the year, Prof Brassington was asked to give his view on what impact Aggregate Industries' proposal to quarry Straitgate Farm would have on Grade I listed Cadhay and local water supplies. Along with the above-mentioned post, we also posted Professor rebuts EA’s response to his report. Has the EA got it all wrong? and EA wants AI to address Professor’s water concerns.
The news of Prof Brassington’s award was retweeted by the Environment Agency's Groundwater & Contaminated Land team. It’s ironic, because a member of this team has decided to dismiss this eminent hydrogeologist's view on the Straitgate proposal – in favour of their own, and that of the consultants working on behalf of a multinational cement conglomerate. There's more about this in the post One person below.
