Contact Guy Vaillancourt
As President, Mr. Vaillancourt leads Woodard & Curran’s strategic market approach. He has 26 years of environmental engineering experience with specific expertise in Superfund investigations and remediation, RCRA corrective action, and hazardous waste investigations and remediation under State programs. Mr. Vaillancourt is an expert in evaluating environmental data to determine the fate and transport of contaminants; performing feasibility studies to determine the most practical remediation approach; negotiating reasonable remedial clean-up goals and compliance strategies; and evaluating the associated costs. He has been responsible for the technical direction and financial management of CERCLA and RCRA projects and for large, multi-site Superfund contracts involving the preparation of remedial investigations, feasibility studies, Records of Decision, remedial designs, remedial oversight, and operation and maintenance assignments.
Why I Do What I Do
“I have worked on a variety of environmental projects over the last 26 years, and the ones that I enjoy most deal with highly complex contaminated sites. Finding remedial solutions for these sites is extremely challenging; you have to find the right balance of technical solution, regulatory compliance, public welfare, and cost. Solving these environmental "multi-variable" problems is very interesting and exciting, especially when the remedy is installed and works exactly right!”
Why I Work at Woodard & Curran
“I am a high-energy, results-driven individual, which makes Woodard & Curran a great fit for me. This is not a 'stodgy' engineering company, but rather a place where we 'own' our clients’ problems as our own and make a commitment to solving them—the right way the first time. I enjoy the freedom Woodard & Curran provides to develop long-lasting relationships with people and to roll up my sleeves and solve tough problems.”
Project Highlights
Municipal Landfill Superfund Site.
City of Saco, Maine
The Saco Municipal landfill project was a real success because we were able to use many of Woodard & Curran’s talents to obtain a “common-sense” remedy and meet the closure schedule such that the City of Saco received over $1 million in reimbursement from the State of Maine. The landfill area is now being actively used to meet the recreational needs of the city.
Industrial Superfund Site
Bosch Braking System, St. Joseph, MI
Woodard & Curran has been working with Bosch for over 10 years. In that time, we have been able to successfully delineate the groundwater plume and limit its potential impact to Lake Michigan and the neighboring communities. Working with EPA and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, we have helped Bosch phase-in different remedial aspects to abate the real risks associated with the groundwater contamination.
Sullivan's Ledge Superfund Site
Drinker, Biddle, and Reath
Woodard & Curran provided expert testimony and support to successfully defend our client from a multimillion dollar lawsuit. This was an exciting project because there was only one expert on each side. Through our technical analysis, court graphics, and expert testimony, the jury could easily understand the complex technical issues and agreed with our assessment that our client was not liable for any of the clean-up costs.
Columbia River Sediment Study
Washington Closure Hanford
Woodard & Curran was hired to evaluate contamination in Columbia River surface water and sediments. We combined data from over 6,000 reports and provided a data-gap analysis to determine if additional information needed to be collected to understand the impact to the river from the Hanford nuclear reservation. The project entailed significant analysis, compilation, presentations, and negotiation.
Rhode Island Landfill Superfund Site
University of Rhode Island & the Town of South Kingstown, RI
Woodard & Curran helped two towns and the University to determine that groundwater contamination was not coming from the two municipal landfills originally believed to be the cause. Woodard & Curran worked with our clients, EPA, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to close the two landfills and design a groundwater remedy for the upgradient source.