When you think of a drone, a few things probably come to mind. You might picture the pint-sized device on your tween’s Christmas list. You might also picture drones used to deliver Amazon packages. But what is the connection between drones and environmental monitoring? And how can unmanned aerial vehicles contribute to your company’s environmental …
Wastewater Treatment System at Willard Central Elementary Gets High Tech Update
One advantage to the COVID-19 national shutdown – it gave Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) a chance to work on maintenance projects, including an upgrade to Willard Central Elementary’s aging wastewater treatment system. While students, teachers and administrators were away in spring and summer 2020, Jon McKinney, associate engineer in EWI’s Investigation/Remediation Department, constructed a new …
People of EWI: CDL Driver Stephen Collier
Environmental Works, Inc. rode along with CDL Driver Stephen Collier on a waste haul from Bolivar, Missouri, to the Springfield Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill in September 2020. Stephen talked about how every day of work is different at EWI and how the company gave him the opportunity to be “a lot more than a truck …
The Environmental Emergency Response to Natural Disasters
Does your organization have an emergency preparedness plan? As wildfires ravage the West Coast and forecasters predict a “hyperactive” Atlantic hurricane season, many Americans are growing increasingly concerned about natural disasters. While you’ve likely considered your immediate household’s response, you may not have thought of the environmental impact of natural disasters on larger organizations. Below, …
EWI Completes Removal of PCBs and Risk-Based Closure in KC
A typical building walkthrough by Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) as part of a request for proposal (RFP) at a former federal compound in northeast Kansas City last September turned into a very atypical day. During the walkthrough, a group of EWI scientists led by Nick Godfrey, National Program Manager-Due Diligence, discovered numerous piles of dismantled …
Environmental Engineering Services
Environmentally compliant properties don’t just happen – they’re built. For many developers and business owners, that means bringing in an experienced team of environmental engineers to assess risks and devise solutions that, at their core, protect the environment and the people within. Find out more about EWI’s approach to environmental engineering, as well as our …
People of EWI: Driller Aaron Stephens
Environmental Works, Inc. sat down with Driller Aaron Stephens while he was on break from a drilling demonstration for geology students in Springfield, Missouri, in July 2020. A whole range of topics were covered, including how Aaron went from being a full-time firefighter to a driller, and what life on the road looks like at EWI. …
EWI Appears on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Second Year in a Row
NEW YORK, August 12, 2020 – For the second consecutive year, Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the nation. EWI rose to No. 2,934 on the list in 2020, with three-year average revenue growth of 135 percent. The list represents a unique look at the …
Permit-Required Confined Space Entry: What You Need to Know
Historical redevelopment projects, tank cleaning initiatives, and silo operations all have one thing in common that you might not expect: They all contain areas that are considered “confined spaces.” These spaces might be large enough for workers to enter, but they do contain a unique set of hazards. Scroll down to learn more about confined …
EWI Cleans Hard to Reach Wet Well
Often a project takes some real ingenuity from Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) to complete. Such was the case with a wet well cleaning at a massive water treatment plant in northeast Kansas. Water from the Kansas River is pumped through pipelines into the water treatment plant via wet wells. The water is then filtered and …
