Hugh Ratsey

BSc (Hons), MSc, MIPENZ, CPEng

Hugh is a Wastewater Process Scientist and Chartered Professional Engineer with more than 20 years post-graduate experience in the operation, troubleshooting, management and design of WwTPs.

Hugh has held a variety of roles in the industry, giving well-rounded experience. Hugh is passionate about optimising and troubleshooting existing WwTPs to improve performance and reduce risk.

Hugh also holds a NZQA Level 5 Certificate in Adult Education and Training, and is an experienced trainer. He has prepared and delivered a range of site-specific wastewater treatment training courses as well as formal training courses. 

Hugh has a passion for sharing knowledge, and regularly prepares papers, and gives presentations, at industry conferences. In 2013 he was awarded the Peeky Cup for the Best Supplier Presentation at the Water Industry Operations Group (WIOG) Conference, in 2017 he was awarded the Ronald Hicks Memorial Award at the WaterNZ Conference for his paper "Upgrading Waste Stabilisation Ponds: Reviewing the Options", and, along with co-authors Phil de Groot and Andre Dine from TRILITY, received the Paper of the Year award at the 2022 WaterNZ Conference for a paper entitled "Using Remote On-line Data Analytics to Identify your Sewer Rats".