Project Experience

Fresh Water Solutions - Environmental Consultants
Richard Montgomerie and Dr Mike Fitzpatrick have extensive experience that they bring to the management of projects undertaken by Freshwater Solutions Ltd including:
  • Research and development strategies for the Environment Agency of England and Wales, Ministry for the Environment and Ministry of Fisheries.
  • Mining sector experience including baseline environmental assessment of a mine in Armenia, environmental monitoring and effects assessment for Pike River Coal Ltd, Oceana Gold Ltd, Couer Gold Ltd, Newmont Waihi Gold, Roa Mining Ltd, Francis Mining Ltd and Winstone Aggregates Ltd.
  • Primary industry sector experience including environmental monitoring and effects assessment for Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, Alliance Group Ltd and AFFCO Ltd.
  • Water resources assessments including environmental assessments for the Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme, the Canterbury Water Management Committee and the Hurunui River for irrigation.
  • Hydro electric power assessment including environmental monitoring and effects assessment of the operation of many of TrustPower Ltd’s hydro-electric power stations, reconsenting of the Roxburgh and Clyde Dams for Contact Energy Ltd and technical review of Project AQUA and TrustPower’s Wairau River hydro-electric scheme.
  • Stormwater management including stormwater effects on urban streams in Auckland and Christchurch Cities for various city and district councils and Hingaia Stream catchment integrated catchment management plan in Papakura.
Richard Montgomerie’s CV and Dr Mike Fitzpatrick’s CV provides further details of their project experience.