Welcome Jeff Dunn, Water Resources Engineer

Please welcome Jeff Dunn to the Vermillion River Watershed! Jeff joined our organization on October 23 as the Water Resources Engineer. Jeff will oversee and manage the design and construction oversight of water resource improvement projects, will complete grant funding and reporting, will assist with stormwater modeling, culvert sizing, design, review of stormwater plans associated with Transportation, Parks, Facilities, and Soil and Water Conservation District projects, and will provide engineering backup for the Byllesby Dam project.

Jeff comes to us from Stonebrooke Engineering as a Senior Water Resources Engineer. Prior to working at Stonebrooke Engineering, Jeff worked in municipal government for two decades. He worked for the City of Colorado Springs for 5 years as a Civil Engineer working on stormwater design, review, and management of capital improvement projects, and worked for 15 years at the City of Sioux Falls, S.D., as their Principal Engineer working on stormwater and drainage projects, water distribution infrastructure, and power/street lighting.

In his free time, Jeff likes to balance his work and personal life by running and biking, but also spending time with his family. Jeff has run marathons, coached and officiated youth swim and volleyball, and participated in mission trips to Haiti and Pine Ridge Reservation. He has summitted 56 out of 58 peaks higher than 14,000 feet in Colorado between 2018 and 2023, and his current climbing/hiking project is to reach the high points in the lower 48 states and Hawaii.