Name dr. G.A. (Gerard) van den Berg dr. G.A. (Gerard) van den Berg Projectmanager Integrated Water Management +31 30 6069 511 gerard.van.den.berg@kwrwater.nl Profile Gerard van den Berg holds a PhD in geochemistry. His scientific interests include hydrogeochemistry of groundwater, biogeochemical and transport processes in water systems, contaminant behaviour and sediment-water interaction. He is currently involved in integrated water quality and water cycle studies. His current research topics include the development and implementation of adaptive strategies to improve water quality and water resource availability, the development of sustainable techniques for extraction of ground water, and the multiple use of the subsurface as sustainable water reservoir for freshwater and energy storage. His projects are carried out in co-operation and on behalf of national and international scientific institutes and water management agencies, as well as national drinking water companies. Gerard has published several papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented project results at national and international meetings and conferences. He has also reviewed manuscripts for different scientific journals. As project manager he manages both research and consultancy projects. He is involved as project manager in the collaborative FP7 project PREPARED, which aims at the development and implementation of adaptive tools to cope with hydrological extremes in the urban water cycle. In PREPARED researchers work closely together with SME s and end users. Education 1998, Ph.D. in Geochemistry, Utrecht University 1993, M.Sc. in Earth Sciences, Utrecht University Further education and training 2012 Training in business practice 2008-2009 Integrated Project management (TSM Business School) 2009 PRINCE-2 Foundation 1993-2012 Several short trainings in personal development and advisory skills 1993 Research training at Institute of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund Institute of Technology (LTH), Lund, Sweden Work experience 2004 onwards: (senior) scientific researcher and project manager Water Systems and Water Technology, KWR Watercycle Research Institute; Integrated Water Management, Sustainable subsurface planning, Freshwater availability in the delta, Urban Water Management, Water and sediment
transport and quality development 1998 2004; Project leader Water Systems and sediment, Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA) 1993 1998; Research Associate Aquatic Geochemistry, Utrecht University Projects International projects: Project manager PREPARED, enabling change (2010 2014), European Commission, FP7. Collaborative project with 35 international research and end user partners aiming at developing and demonstrating technologies for effective adaptation of water supply and sanitation systems to cope with the effects of climate change. Project manager for Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Health in Bulgaria, Agentschap NL (2009-2011); Assignment aimed at capacity building in Bulgaria to implement the European Drinking Water Directive. National policy related projects: Project manager and senior researcher Several projects on the Protection of drinking water resources (2004-2012), Vewin. Ongoing activities and projects focusing on the protection of drinking water sources (groundwater and surface water) under the EU Water Framework Directive and Groundwater Directive, including priority pollutants, setting of standards, monitoring of water resources and data management, nitrate reduction measures. Project manager and senior researcher Threatening substances for drinking water production from surface water (2007-2009), RIWA Maas/Meuse. Several projects that list substances threatening the drinking water production in the international Meuse river basin, including an adequate advice on the measures to effectively reduce contaminant release to the river basin. Senior researcher Working group drinking water criterion on pesticides (2005-2008), Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment (VROM) of the Netherlands. Member of an expert working group that evaluates the use of plant protection products and develops an assessment methodology for drinking water production, to be used in the registration procedure for pesticides. Research projects: Project Manager for many project carried out within the Joint Research Program projects on behalf of the Dutch and Flanders Water Supply industry, a.o.: Climate proof water chain and water cycle; Water quality monitoring; Multifunctional water use; Freshwater availability and drinking water; Thermal Energy Systems and groundwater vulnerability; Implementation of Geo-information tools in Water Supply and Asset Management; Tools to reduce levels of Cyanobacteria in stagnant water systems; Water supply and well management. Project Manager Climate proof water supply, Knowledge for Climate Research Program (2011-2014), greenhouse industry; This project focuses on the development of strategies and technologies for (subsurface) water storage to improve the freshwater availability to water users (drinking water,
greenhouses) and describes the impacts on water supply. Guidelines for decision making are developed. Publications Selected presentations: Van den Berg, G.A. & K.J. Raat (2012) Flood proof water wells; How to ensure safe and sufficient water supply during river floods. Presentation at IWA Water Climate and Energy Conference, Dublin (May 2012) Hulsmann, A. & G.A. van den Berg (2012) What can we learn from R&D projects that may impact EU climate change strategy? Presentation at IWA Water Climate and Energy Conference, Dublin (May 2012) Hulsmann, A. & G.A. van den Berg (2012) Overview of the PREPARED: Enabling Change climate change project. Presentation at IWA Water Climate and Energy Conference, Dublin (May 2012) Blokker,M., J. Vreeburg & G.A. van den Berg (2012) Demand model SIMDEUM and its applications. Presentation at IWA Water Climate and Energy Conference, Dublin (May 2012) Van den Berg, G.A., A. Hulsmann, G. Gruetzmacher & Anders Lynggaard- Jensen (2012) Utility Responses to Climate Change; the PREPARED Enabling Change Project. Presentation at 6th World Water Forum, 12-17 March 2012 - Marseille, France. Hulsmann, A. & G.A. van den Berg (2011) PREPARED/Enabling change. EU workshop on adapting to climate change, a dialogue between research and policy, Brussels, 26 november 2011, DG-Research. Van den Berg, G.A. (2010) Potential measures to improve water quality of the Meuse with respect to emerging substances. 3rd international scientific Meuse symposium. Liège, April 22-23, 2010, platform presentation. Van den Berg, G.A. (2009). Effects of a heat waves on water quality of the Rhine and Meuse rivers. Presented at CIWEM/ASTEE/EWA international conference The Water Framework Directive: Emerging water management challenges, Lille, 29-30 September 2009, platform presentation. Van den Berg, G.A. & J.J.G. Zwolsman (2006) Water quality of the Meuse river during the summer drought of 2003: preview of climate change? IMC, 2e International Meuse Symposium, Sedan, France, 18-19 May 2006, poster presentation. Van den Berg, G.A., A.F.M. Meuleman & J.J.G. Zwolsman (2007) Implementation of adaptive strategies for drinking water production. In: M. Heinonen (Ed.), Proceedings of the third international conference on climate and water, Helsinki, Finland, 3-6 September 2007, platform presentation. Selected publications: Hulsmann, A. & G.A. van den Berg (2012) Stedelijke watersector in Europa bereidt zich voor op klimaatverandering. H 2 O 44 (14/15), p. 6 (in Dutch). PREPARED 2011.007.Rambags, F., K.J. Raat, I. Leunk & G. van den Berg (2011) Flood proof wells: guidelines for the design and operation of water abstraction wells in areas at risk of flooding. Bannink, A.D., G.A. van den Berg & J. Voltz (2011) Substances that threaten the drinking water function of the River Meuse. In: (E. van Bochove et al.) Issues and solutions to diffuse pollution, selected papers from the 14 th
international conference of the IWA diffuse pollution specialist group, DIPCON 2010. Bonte, M., P. J. Stuyfzand, G. A. van den Berg and W. A. M. Hijnen (2011) Effects of aquifer thermal energy storage on groundwater quality and the consequences for drinking water production: a case study from the Netherlands. Water Science and Technology 63, p. 1922-1931. Hulsmann, A., G. van den Berg, A. Lynggaard-Jensen, Y. Moreau-Le Golvan (2010) PREPARED: adaptation of the water supply and sanitation sector to cope with the impacts of climate change. In: Proc. IWA World Water Congress 19-24 September 2010, Montreal, Canada (3 pp.). Van den Berg, G.A., R.E. de Graaf, J. Dekker & J.J.G. Zwolsman (2010). Local water cycle concepts as adaptive measures for sustainable drinking water supply in urban areas? In: Proc. IWA World Water Congress 19-24 September 2010, Montreal, Canada. (2 pp.) Bonte, M., Van Den Berg, G., Hulsmann, A. (2009). Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES): environmental risks and policy developments in the Netherlands and the EU. COST side event to the COP15 conference Copenhagen, December 2009. Zwolsman, J.J.G., Van den Berg, G.A. & Frijns, J. (2009). Adaptive strategies for drinking water production in the Netherlands. In: TECHNEAU: Safe Drinking Water from Source to Tap (T. van den Hoven & C. Kazner, Eds.), pp. 405-418. IWA Publishing, London. Van den Berg, G.A., J. Frijns & J.J.G. Zwolsman (2009) Implementation of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Drinking Water Production in the Netherlands. In: Climate Change and Water; International Perspectives on Mitigation and Adaptation (Editors: Joel Smith, Carol Howe and Jim Henderson), pp. 227-240. KWR 09.059. Threatening substances for drinking water in the River Meuse: an update. G.A. van den Berg KWR 09.002. New developments in the Meuse River basin with emphasis on drinking water in the Meuse River basin management plan. S. De Rijk, G. van den Berg & L. Puijker (in Dutch). KWR 08.004. Industry and the Water Framework Directive. S. de Rijk & G.A. van den Berg (in Dutch). Van Beek, C.G.E.M., G.A. van den Berg & P.L.G. Hesen (2005) Geohydrochemical typology as a tool in droundwater quality management. Bodem 15 (5): 178-181 (in Dutch). Van den Berg, G., L. Bernhardi & J. van Dijk (2005) Drinking water companies can help the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. H2O 38(7), 16-17 (in Dutch). VEWIN/ KWR 06.094 (2006) Protection of the drinking water function of surface waters by the WFD and Dutch water policies. J.J.G. Zwolsman & G.A. van den Berg (in Dutch). RIVM 607016001/2006 (2006) Evaluation sustainable crop protection, environmental issues. T. Van der Linden, P. van Beelen, R. Kruijne, R. Merkelbach, J. Groenwold, R. Vijftigschild, E. van der Wal, M. Vijver, G. de Snoo, G. van den Berg, J. Huijsmans, D.J. van der Gaag, M. de Boer, S. de Kool & D. Kalf (in Dutch).