About Cirrus Associates

Cirrus Associates, LLC (Cirrus) is a full service environmental and hydrogeologic consulting firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Lubbock, Texas. By operating from three diverse locations of the State, Cirrus is positioned to be an efficient, cost effective provider of consulting services in Texas.

As a regional firm employing high quality personnel, Cirrus offers personalized quality consulting advice at a reasonable cost. We're recognized for approaching our clients' concerns with a blend of common sense and business reality.

Statement of Qualifications (Abbreviated)

Cirrus Capabilities Overview

Our experienced staff offers expertise in:

Environmental:

 • Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I, II, III)
 • Voluntary Cleanup Program Management

 • Innocent Owner and Operators Program

 • Municipal Settings Designation
 • Industrial Hazardous and Solid Waste Management

 • Asbestos surveys and development of asbestos management plans
 • Site Investigation Work Plan Development and Implementation
 • Remediation Plan Development and Implementation

 • Risk Assessments

 • Soil, groundwater, and surface water sampling
 • Closure/Post Closure Plan Development
 • Regulatory Consultation
 • Geology and Hydrogeology
 • Underground Storage Tank Management
 • Expert Witness Testimony

Water Resource Management:

 • Evaluation of aquifer resources (both quantity and quality)
 • Technical support to GCDs, RWPGs, municipalities, industry
 • Development and preparation of water management plans

 • Development and implementation of groundwater gauging plans
 • Development of well permitting systems
 • QA/QC of state databases

 • Comparative studies of water supply vs. demand
 • Hydrogeologic investigations and reports
 • Aquifer characterization
 • Sustainability Studies
 • Water Supply Risk Assessments for Real Estate Transactions

 • Groundwater monitoring well installation and sampling

 • Aquifer Testing and Interpretation
 • Numerical Groundwater Modeling

 • Permitting and Rule Compliance
 • Regulatory Consultation

 

What's New

  • Selected Presentations:

    Judy Reeves, Ph.D., PG, Cirrus Associates, "The Role of Agriculture in the Diminishing Ogallala Aquifer on the Southern High Plains: A Hydrogeologic Perspective": 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM, September 8, 2008.

  • Judy A. Reeves, Ph.D., P.G. and Mary K. Sahs, Esq., “Groundwater – Desired Future Conditions,” Texas Water Law Conference, September 10-11, 2007, Austin:

     

    Diane Perkins, The ABC’s of SPCC (Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure) Rules,”  Dallas Bar Association, January 2007, Dallas:

     

    Dick Record, “Regulatory Tools: VCP, IOP and Brownfields Programs,” Texas State Bar, San Antonio, Texas, July 2003. 

     

    Dick Record, “Risk – Scientific, Legal and Policy Issues, Environmental Superconference, Austin, Texas, August 2003.

  • Upcoming Presentations:

  • Ken Rainwater, Ph.D., PE, BCEE, Water Resources Center, Texas Tech University and Judy Reeves, Ph.D., PG, Cirrus Associates, "The Dockum Aquifer in Texas: Municipal Replacement for the Ogallala?": National Ground Water Associates International Conference on Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources, October 13-14, 2008, Portland, Oregon.