{"id":15926,"date":"2025-03-24T11:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=15926"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:39:47","slug":"gbb-herath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/gbb-herath\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. G.B.B. 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba3b507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Water and Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Technologies<\/li><li>Appropriate Sanitation Technologies<\/li><li>Solid Waste Management<\/li><li>Water Resources Management<\/li><li>Water Quality Monitoring<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4973\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4973\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Appointments (Selected) <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4973\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5624183 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5624183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4973\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb3ca0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edb3ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695211a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695211a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>2019 to 2021 &#8211; Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>1999 to date &#8211; Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.<\/li><li>1994 to 1995 &#8211; Executive\/ (Environmental), National Development Bank of Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>1991 to 1992 &#8211; Planning and Design Engineer Soil and Water Ltd (Finland), Consultants to the Kandy District Water Supply and Sanitation Project.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4974\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4974\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Visiting Appointments <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4974\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf102d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edf102d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4974\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320fb36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"320fb36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac0026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac0026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>1998 to 1999 &#8211; JSPS Research Fellow, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4975\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4975\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Memberships <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4975\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376835d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"376835d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4975\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4af04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff4af04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417c531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417c531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Life Member- The Geological Society of Sri Lanka (GSSL)<\/li><li>Life Member- Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) from 1979<\/li><li>Member Senior Scientists Forum, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Member &#8211; International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, UK<\/li><li>Member- Geotechnical Society of Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Member- Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID) from 1981<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4976\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4976\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Publications <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4976\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edda3aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edda3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4976\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6766bb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6766bb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd14c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd14c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a>Books Chapters and Monographs:<\/a><ul><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2006); Contributor\/Co Author &#8211; \u201cSustainable Groundwater Management in Asian Cities\u201d, Preliminary Report for World Water Forum IV, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Kanagawa, Japan.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA R RATNAYAKE (2006); Groundwater Resource Management in Sri Lanka, Chapter on the summary report for World Water Forum IV, on Sustainable Groundwater Management in Asian Cities, Freshwater Resources Management Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), pp. 60-70.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2006); Co -author &#8211; \u201cRationalization of Industrial Sector Water use is the Key to Sound Ground Water Management\u201d, Policy Brief of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Policy Brief No. 4, March 2006.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2007); The Study of the Management of Groundwater Resources in Sri Lanka, The final report of Research on Sustainable Water Management Policy, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), 2007, pp 110-135.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2009); Book chapter &#8211; \u201cEco\u2010Industrial Clusters in Urban\u2010Rural Fringe Areas\u201d: A strategic Approach for Integrated Environmental and Economic Planning, Asian Institute of Technology, August 2009.<\/li><li>UDITHA RATNAYAKE, and GEMUNU HEATH, (2010); Co Author; World Water Assessment Programme, Case Study in Walawe basin Sri Lanka, A contribution to the United Nations World Water Assessment Program.<\/li><\/ul><a>Research publications:<\/a><ul><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2006); Overview of Groundwater Management, the Agrowell Program, and the Impact of the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka, journal of the International Review for Environmental Strategies, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, vol. 6 number 2, pp. 373-386.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2006): Pollution inflows to Mahaweli river from Kandy city suburbs; a case study from Sri Lanka, International Water Association (IWA) publication on Southeast Asian Water Environment 1, pp 131-139.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Policy needs for a Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Sri Lanka, Proceedings, 32nd WEDC conference, November 13-17, Colombo Sri Lanka, pp 131-134.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Groundwater Management Issues in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the fourth International Symposium on southeast Asian water environment, December 6-8, Bangkok, Thailand pp. 83-90.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Water Quality Issues in Lower Kelani Basin, Proceedings the International Conference on Water in the Humid Tropics, December 4 2006, Kandy, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and THUSITHA AMARESEKERA (2007); Assessment of Urban and Industrial Pollution on water quality: Kelani River, Southeast Asian Water Environment 2, International Water Association publishing, 2007, pp 91-98.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2007); Urban Groundwater Management Issues in Sri Lanka, \u201cEngineer\u201d, Journal of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Vol. XXXX, No. 4, October 2007, pp 123-128.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2008); Groundwater Quality Problems and Issues in the Dry-Zone of Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Fluoride contamination and the Chronic Kidney Disease, Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on southeast Asian water environment, October 29-31, Bandung, Indonesia pp. 415-422.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2008); Sustainable groundwater management in Sri Lanka \u2013 Policy needs, proceedings workshop on \u201cGroundwater in Sri Lanka \u2013\u201cA most precious but highly threatened resource\u201d, Occasional Publication 1-2008, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, pp 18-29.<\/li><li>UDITHA RATNAYAKE and GEMUNU HEATH, (2008); Trends of Change of Water Resources of Uda Walawe River Basin, Proccedings of Workshop on Walawe Basin Case Study for World Water Assessment Programme, Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>MANNAPPERUMA WMGCK, ABEYASEKERA CL, WERELLAGAMA DRIB, HERATH GBB (2008); A chromogenic method for detecting coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli for water quality assessment in Sri Lanka, Proceedings Peradeniya University research sessions 2008, pp 332-334.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2009); Water Pollution Issues in Lower Kelani Basin, Proceedings, \u2018Symposium on Effective Synergization of Water Resources and Natural Landscape\u2019 4 -5 April 2009, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH (2009); Sustainability Issues of the Groundwater Use in the Asian Region, Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia, 14-15 September 2009, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka PP 42-49.<\/li><li>GEMUNU HEATH, UDITHA RATNAYAKE, SHINICHIRO OHGAKI AND YATSUKA KATAOKA (2010); Issues of Groundwater Management in Asia Region, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Zones and Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts and Developing Adaptation Strategies, 12 \u2013 13 April 2010, Monash University, Australia.<\/li><li>G B B HERATH, G N PARANAVITHANA and C S KALPAGE (2010); Evaluate the Treatment Efficiency of Coir Fibre as an Attached Growth Media for Synthetic Wastewater, Proceedings, annual research sessions 2010, University of Peradeniya, Vol. 15 Part II, pp. 724.<\/li><li>G. M. P. R. WEERAKOON, M. I. M. MOWJOOD, G. B. B. HERATH AND K. B. S. N. JINADASA (2011); \u201cA Comparison of Vertical Sub-surface Flow and Horizontal Sub-surface Flow Constructed Wetland mesocosms in Tropics\u201d, SAITM Research Symposium on Engineering Advancements, 27th \u2013 28th May 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 59 &#8211; 63<\/li><li>G.B.B. HERATH and S.M.S.SAMARAKOON (2011); Water Quality Index for Assessment of Water Quality of Mahaoya In Sri Lanka, accepted for publication, Proceedings, International Conference on \u201cCommunity and Water Services Challenges for Sustainability\u201d 29 Sep \u2013 1 October 2011, Kandy, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>V. RAVI, G.B.B. HERATH and M. MANOBAVAN (2011); Groundwater Contamination from Unplanned Septic Tanks a Relationship Between Fecal Contamination and Septic Tank Location, accepted for publication, Proceedings, International Conference on \u201cCommunity and Water Services Challenges for Sustainability\u201d 29 Sep \u2013 1 October 2011, Kandy, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>W.M.G.C.K. MANNAPERUMA, C.L. ABAYASEKARA, G.B.B. HERATH and D.R.I.B.WERELLAGAMA (2011); Comparison of Sri Lanka Standard Multiple -Tube Fermentation Method with Alternative Bacteriological Methods to Detect Indicator Bacteria in Water, Water Professionals\u2019 Day Symposium \u2013 2011, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 1 October 2011.<\/li><li>G. M. P. R. WEERAKOON, S. D. PRATHEEP, M. I. M. MOWJOOD, G. B. B. HERATH and K. B. S. N. JINADASA (2011); \u201cPerformance of Tropical Constructed Wetlands Subject to Variable Hydraulic Loading Rates\u201d,105th Annual Sessions \u2013 IESL, 24th \u2013 25th October 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 256 \u2013 263<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. G.B.B. 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