Ken Howard - Ground Water Consultant

Dr. Ken Howard is Professor of Hydrogeology
at the University of Toronto, in Canada,
where he is Director of the Groundwater Research Group . He is a hydrogeologist with over 40 years of professional experience in all aspects related to groundwater investigation. He is:

a Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the
Geological Society of London (CGeol FGS),

a Professional Geoscientist and Fellow of Geoscientists Canada (PGeo FGC) certified by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario,

a Professional Hydrogeologist (P.HG.) certified by the
American Institute of Hydrology.

In 2000, he was elected Regional Vice-President (North America) of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and was re-elected to the same portfolio in 2004.
In 2008 he joined the IAH Executive following his election as IAH Vice-President responsible for Program and Science Coordination. In 2012 he relinquished this post when elected IAH President (and Chair of the IAH Board of Directors). He held this position for 4 years and as now IAH Past-President and board member (until late 2020).

In 1997, he became Chair of the IAH Commission on Groundwater in Urban Areas (CGUA). In 2011 this Commission became the Urban Groundwater Network (http://urbangw.iah.org/.)
He is also a member of the IAH Commission on Karst Hydrogeology.
( http://www.iah.org/karst/ )

Dr. Howard has wide international experience in all aspects of groundwater flow, contaminant transport and resource management and protection. He has worked on six continents publishing over 200 peer reviewed research articles, and six books (as editor). The books focus on hydrogeological problems in urban areas, and industrial centres and include impacts on ecosystems. His most recent research project is funded by Alberta Environment and involves the development of a 3-D transient groundwater flow model of a region close to the border with Saskatchewan.

Since the mid-1980s Dr. Howard has maintained close involvement with the groundwater industry both nationally, and internationally. Between 1985 and 1988 he gave industry workshops on topics such as "the Release of hazards to the hydrosphere - risk analysis for waste management", "Hydrogeological approaches to landfill site selection" and "Landfilling of Hazardous Wastes". In the past 15 years, he has contributed regularly as opening, invited, expert lecturer for the GOWEN industry short course on Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management a popular week-long course developed to service the USA/Canada groundwater industry (http://www.contaminatedsite.com).

In 2000, he was invited by Justice Denis O'Connor, Commissioner of the Walkerton Inquiry to attend the first formal day of the hearings and make presentations, as the first Environmental Expert Witness, on groundwater flow, contaminant transport and well protection. Subsequently he was retained by the Commission of the Walkerton Inquiry as peer reviewer for Part 2 of the Inquiry under the direction of Dr. Swain, Chair of the Research Advisory Panel.

Dr. Howard's first major involvement with groundwater problems in southern Ontario dates back to the early 1980s when he initiated research on the Oak Ridges Moraine as a pre-cursor to the development of a regional 3-D groundwater flow model of the system. Since this time he has been regularly called upon to review documents, conduct assessments, and perform the responsibilities of an expert witness, notably on issues as they relate to aquifer assessment, saltwater intrusion and groundwater impacts related to land use change.

In recent years much of his work has been related to groundwater issues in China and Siingapore. In 2018 was appointed by the Yanga Kuang Group Ltd. (China) as Honorary Adviser for Research on all global mining projects.

Ken W.F. Howard MSc, PhD, PHG, PGeo,CGeol FGS

Dept. Physical and Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail, Toronto
Ontario, Canada M1C 1A4

Office: EV348, Telephone: 416-287-7233,
Fax: 416-287-7279

ken.howard@utoronto.ca

Ken W. F. Howard

MSc, PhD, PHG, PGeo FGC, CGeol FGS

Groundwater Specialist / Hydrogeological Consultant / Expert Witness

Ken W.F. Howard MSc, PhD, PHG, PGeo,CGeol FGS