Adam Lillicrap

Adam is a research scientist in hydrology with over ten years experience in soils, hydrogeology, catchment management, water quality and salinity.

Adam works at the State level and his roles include:

• Regional Hydrologist for the Central South Coast centred on the Shire of Jerramungup
• Research into
• The origin and extent of inland acidic groundwaters
• The impacts of human activities on environmental acidity
• The impacts of environmental acidity
• Awareness raising and extension activities on environmental acidity such as workshops, field days and the publication of materials
• The adaptation of treatment systems from the mining industry to agriculture and natural resource management to treat acidic waters
• Development of techniques to rehabilitate areas degraded by acidification and salinity
• Use of engineering options such as drainage to manage acidification and salinity
• Development of acid groundwater risks maps and other decision support tools to assist land managers with the management of environmental acidity