Dr Olivier Ausseil
Dr Olivier Ausseil has been a principal Scientist with Aquanet Consulting Limited since its creation in 2007. He has over 10 years experience as a practising scientist, successively working as a researcher, a regional council senior scientist and a private consultant. He specialises in the application of water quality science in the context of the Resource Management Act, both in Policy development and Resource Consent processes.
Olivier has extensive experience in the development of water quality limits and standards, having led the development of the river values framework and the water quality standards for Horizons’ Proposed One Plan, and currently playing a key role in the development of water quality limits for Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Olivier has been involved in well over 100 resource consent cases, as a technical Expert representing every side of the process: consenting authorities, applicants and submitters, and recently as an Independent Hearing Commissioner.
Olivier is regularly asked to act in a peer-review, training, mentoring or facilitating capacity. Project management is another specialist area, and Olivier was recently appointed in the Science Lead role for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Ruataniwha Plains Water Augmentation Scheme, a large water irrigation development project.
Through Aquanet Consulting Ltd, Olivier has worked on behalf of 8 regional councils, 4 district and city councils, as well as the Department of Conservation, Fish and Game and a number of private companies. Many strands of Olivier’s current work involve public research organisations, such as NIWA and Cawthron Institute as well other consulting firms.