The Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) was initiated in late 2006 to promote the use of sustainable practices during remedial action activities with the objective of balancing economic viability, conservation of natural resources and biodiversity, and the enhancement of the quality of life in surrounding communities. Just over 20 people attended the first SURF meeting in 2006, and our group has now held 12 meetings across the US, grown to over 300 participants, and inspired the creation of several sustainable remediation groups outside the US.  In 2010, SURF was incorporated as a non-profit corporation.

The mission of SURF is to maximize the overall environmental, societal, and economic benefits from the site cleanup process by:

• Advancing the science and application of sustainable remediation

• Developing best practices

• Professional knowledge exchange

• Education

• Outreach 

SURF's current Board of Trustees

Officers:

• Dave Ellis, President
• Paul Favara, Vice President
• Maile Smith, Secretary
• Brandt Butler, Treasurer

At-Large:

• Carol Baker
• Stephanie Fiorenza
• Dick Raymond
• Dan Watts
• Dave Woodward

David E. Ellis founded and is the current president of SURF.  Dave leads the internal remediation sustainability group and science and technology program of DuPont’s Corporate Remediation Group. His program develops, field-tests, and applies new cleanup technologies for chemical contamination of soil and groundwater, for radioactive wastes, and for unexploded ordnance.