FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2007
Contact: Kassia Travers
(417) 890-9500

Environmental Works Awarded
Statewide Hazardous Substance Services Contract

SPRINGFIELD, MO - Environmental Works, Inc. (EWI) was one of four firms to be awarded an estimated $1.5 million contract by the State of Missouri to provide hazardous substance cleanup and disposal services on a statewide level.  The contract is effective September 1, 2007 through August 21, 2008.

Under the contract, EWI will provide emergency response services for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and non-emergency services for various state agencies.  The contract work will be executed from the company headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, as well as the Rolla, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas regional office locations.  The firm has appointed Shawn Jester, operations manager and head of field services, to direct and supervise the work under the agreement. 

“We are very excited to be awarded this contract because it builds upon our extremely strong track record in the arena of emergency response services,” said Jester.  “We look forward to continuing the great work we have been doing to support our customers whenever and wherever we are needed.”

The contract covers the cleanup and disposal of hazardous substances which are a danger to the environment or threat to human health in the State of Missouri.  In addition, EWI will provide the cleanup and removal of hazardous substances which are discovered in, on, or about containers, buildings, or any other location where these substances may appear.

Additional contract requirements include:

• Response to all hazardous substance emergencies must be initiated within one hour.
• Emergency services must be available on a 24 hour/7 day per week basis.
• For each project, the firm must provide a complete report of all on-site activities to the state agency no later than 30 calendar days following completion of the project.

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.  EWI was founded in 1992 in Springfield, Missouri by company president, Robin Melton.  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, and a host of other local and regional companies.  The corporate headquarters remains in Springfield, Missouri with regional offices in Kansas City, Kansas and Rolla, Missouri.

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