Projects

Dr. Rick Dunford, the founder of EES, has led or worked on more than 100 projects in his career.  Many of his noteworthy projects are listed below.

Hazardous Substance NRD Projects

  • Shpack Landfill (MA)
  • Edge Moor Facility & Hay Road Landfill (DE)
  • Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mining District (ID)
  • Kalamazoo River (MI)
  • Sheboygan River (WI)
  • St. Regis Superfund Site (MN)
  • Buzby Brothers Landfill (NJ)
  • Upper Columbia River (WA)
  • Factory Lane Site (NJ)
  • Blackburn & Union Privileges Superfund Site (MA)
  • Sutton Brook Superfund Site (MA)
  • Chemplast Site (NJ)
  • Newtown Creek (NY)

Oil Spill NRD Projects

  • 2015 Pipeline 501 Oil Spill (CA)
  • 2014 Texas City “Y” Oil Spill (TX)
  • 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Gulf of Mexico)
  • 2007 Cosco Busan Oil Spill (CA)
  • 2004 Torm Mary Oil Spill (TX)
  • 2002 Kyowa Violet Oil Spill (Yap, Micronesia)
  • 2002 Ever Reach Oil Spill (SC)
  • 2002 Oil Spill in St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)
  • 1999 New Carissa Oil Spill (OR)
  • 1996 Julie N Oil Spill (ME)
  • 1995 Skaubay/Berge Banker Oil Spill (TX)

Forest Fire NRD Projects

  • 2018 Woolsey Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (CA)
  • 2017 Thomas Fire in the Los Padres National Forest (CA)
  • 2016 Rey Fire in Los Padres National Forest (CA)
  • 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire (TX)
  • 2007 Moonlight Fire in the Plumas National Forest (CA)
  • 2007 Witch/Guejito Fire in San Diego County (CA)
  • 2007 Grass Valley Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest (CA)
  • 2004 Power Fire in the El Dorado National Forest (CA)
  • 2004 Freds Fire in the El Dorado National Forest (CA)
  • 2004 Sims Fire in the Six Rivers & Shasta-Trinity National Forests (CA)

Other Noteworthy Projects

  • Penalty from Alleged Non-compliance with the Clean Water Act at the Klock Farm (WA)
  • Economic Benefit from Alleged Non-compliance with the Clean Water Act at the NCES Landfill (NH)
  • Economic Benefit from Alleged Non-compliance with the Clean Water Act at the Chesapeake Energy Center (VA)
  • Net Environmental Benefit Analysis of Capping the Middle Reach of Bayou Trepagnier (LA)
  • Habitat Equivalency Analysis of Remediation Alternatives for the 4H Platform Shell Mounds (CA)
  • Trespass Damages from the 1999 New Carissa Grounding (OR)

Updated March 2020