FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2008

Contact: Kassia Travers
(417) 890-9500
kassia@environmentalworks.com 

Robin Melton Appointed to Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Board

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Robin Melton, Owner and President of Environmental Works, Inc., has been selected by Springfield City Manager Bob Cumley to serve on the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks Board for a three year term.  Melton was appointed to the board as a result of her strong commitment to preserve and improve Springfield and Greene County water supplies. 

She had previously served as a member of the steering committee for the Watershed Center at Valley Water Mill, which is one of the Committee’s key projects currently under development.  “The Watershed Center will connect people to local watersheds by providing opportunities to experience water protection demonstrations, discuss aspects of water conversation, demonstrate sustainable design, and teach people how to protect our precious water supply,” said Melton.

Melton will be part of the non-profit corporation’s six-member board comprised of three citizen appointees representing the respective sponsors and three at-large positions.  “I believe she will be an excellent addition to this Committee,” said City Manager Bob Cumley upon appointing Melton to the board.  In addition to the Watershed Committee Board, Melton also gives back to the community by serving as a board member for the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Urban Neighborhoods Alliance and the Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Inc.  EWI is also a corporate sponsor of the James River Basin Partnership.

For more information on the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks or to provide support, please visit www.watershedcommittee.org or call (417) 866-1127.

Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) is an environmental consulting firm, which has developed a national reputation in the specific field of petroleum storage tank remediation, hazardous waste management, and highly specialized railroad industry services.  In addition, EWI performs a broad range of environmental services from subsurface investigations to due-diligence assessments.  The firm quickly became an industry leader with an impressive list of clients including BNSF Railway Company, Bass Pro Shops, Inc., Commerce Bank, Tracker Marine, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies and a host of other local and regional companies.  The corporate headquarters remains in Springfield, Missouri with regional offices in Kansas City, Kansas and St. Louis, Missouri.

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