John is a Senior Hydrogeolgist with the NSW Department of Industry - Water (DoI Water) within the NSW Government. John has over 20 years experience in the water assessment and project management field working in areas of groundwater vulnerability and availability mapping, aquifer risk assessments, licensing, water sharing plan and water policy development and mapping of groundwater dependent ecosystems. He is responsible for the groundwater technical assessment of major projects, predominantly the coal mine activities within the NSW Hunter Valley and Central Coast regions. Responsibilities include the production of technical reports that aid in delivering the State’s commitments under the National Water Initiative and NSW Water Management Act 2000.