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 …
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 …
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 Helps MSU Create Alternative Geology Field Class
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to the shutdown of college campuses, and a transition to online courses, nearly all universities across the U.S. that offer a summer Field Geology class canceled the course or offered an online version instead. Missouri State University (MSU), which usually sends senior Geology students to New Mexico or Colorado deep …
People of EWI: Field Technician Damian Evans
Environmental Works, Inc. recently talked to Field Technician Damian Evans while he was on lunch break from a tank cleaning job in North Kansas City, Missouri. Among the topics discussed were travel for work, working with stellar teammates, and making YouTube streaming videos. Read the interview in its entirety below.
EWI Performs Dust Cleaning Prior to Demo
When a global producer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass materials decided to decommission and demolish a 70-year-old, two-story fiberglass smelter furnace, it knew who to call on to clean up the years of dust that had compiled around, above and below the furnace beforehand. As the central states’ foremost dust cleaning expert, Environmental Works, Inc. …
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 Performs Environmental Work as Contractor for Cultural Center in KC
While most of the Kansas City metro continues to stay home per local and state orders, a team of field services, investigation/remediation, and assessment personnel from Environmental Works, Inc.’s KC offices recently completed essential environmental excavation work for a truly important cause – the development of the Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center.
EWI Replaces Filter at Municipal Water Treatment Plant in Kansas
Amid a pandemic such as the world is currently facing, the importance of life essentials like food, water and shelter is only heightened. So, it was against the backdrop of the emerging coronavirus outbreak that Environmental Works, Inc., replaced the filter media at a municipal water treatment plant in Kansas. With the job completed in …
A MESSAGE IN REGARD TO COVID-19/ESSENTIAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – We are reaching out to our valued clients and customers to update and assure you regarding our operations and ability to serve you during this difficult time. Environmental Works, Inc. is designated as an essential business due to our emergency response operations and the many services we provide to other essential businesses. …
