In November 2020, Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) used its specialized heavy equipment and expert operators to begin the comprehensive remediation and restoration of a stormwater detention pond that had sat untouched for almost 20 years back to its original state. The company spent several weeks removing non-native, invasive and nuisance vegetation and roots from the …
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 …
EWI Cattail Remediation Plan for Retail Chain Sees Results in Second Year
Left unchecked, cattails can take over shallow ponds and wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems. They can “dominate plant communities, reducing plant diversity and habitat for other organisms, and they can impede water flow through irrigation or drainage channels,” according to the website of the Noble Research Institute, “an independent nonprofit agricultural research organization dedicated to …
EWI Tackles Extensive Sewer Cleaning Job in Kansas
Not every company has the capability or the capacity to clean two 1,000-foot-long, 48-inch sewer pipes with 18 inches of glass cullet sediment. But not every environmental company is Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI).
EWI Installs Durable, Eco-friendly Flexamat® at Site with Erosion Issues
“I don’t think we’ll ever have to do a big clean-out here again.” That was the sentiment shared by Willie Vance, stormwater operations manager at Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI), after excavating 25 tons of sediment from a massive stormwater basin, grading a 50-foot length of the basin between an outfall pipe and the central catch …
EWI Helps KC-based Nonprofit Secure Significant EPA Grant
Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) recently helped Kansas City-based nonprofit El Centro secure a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The three-year EPA grant will provide environmental training and employment opportunities for up to 72 individuals in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. Wyandotte County’s poverty rate of …
