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Calling all Artists to Help Increase Drain/Creek Awareness!

Artists, Photographers & Crayon Scribblers Wanted!

The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) and Butte-Silver Bow have teamed up to increase stormwater awareness in our community by placing public art on traffic signal boxes throughout Butte. Community members often don’t realize that all of Butte’s stormwater is untreated and eventually makes its way into either Blacktail or Silver Bow Creek. Unfortunately, this means trash, oil, and other materials make their way into these important bodies of water threatening the health of our precious water resources. The goal of this effort is to increase awareness of storm drain connections to our creeks while adding vibrancy to our community through public art installations (cfwep.org).

Here’s where you, your kids, family members and friends come in—we need artwork/photos!

WET is sponsoring four (4) traffic signal boxes in Butte that will be wrapped in artwork. If you would like to submit something, we will be accepting artwork until August 19, 2019. See artwork submission details below.

The winner will get their…

-Artwork displayed on a traffic signal box

-Name on a plaque at the traffic signal box location

-Photo taken with their traffic box to be placed on the CFWEP website

-Artwork showcased on WET’s social media sites

ALL ages and all artwork types welcome!

Artwork theme: ecological, aquatic, or riparian connectedness theme—honoring the unique ecology and beauty of the summit valley, our water resources, and the outdoor areas we all know and love.

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Please submit artwork along with your name, phone, email, and artwork details.

Submit Digital Art: Email art to Kali Cummings at kcummings@waterenvtech.com.

Submit Hardcopy Art: Deliver or mail art to Water & Environmental Technologies (WET)  |  ATTN: Kali Cummings  |  Marketing Specialist  |  480 East Park Street  |  Butte, MT 59701

 

If you have questions, please contact Kali at (406) 723-1530 or kcummings@waterenvtech.com.

Photos and artwork must be an original creation—no copyrighted art or photos may be used. WET is not responsible for intellectual property violations that might have resulted through the submissions of art or photos.

 

Winners

Congratulations to our four winners, Chad O’Connell, P.A. Jones, Valerie Manne, and Zenia Monteagudo! Stay tuned for more updates and images as these works of art get wrapped around Butte traffic signal boxes.

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WET Now Offers Air Quality Services!

Last month, Water & Environmental Technologies (WET) welcomed Stephen Coe to the Permitting and Engineering teams. Stephen joined the WET team as a Senior Engineer who will be providing project management and technical expertise, while primarily focusing on developing air quality services within WET. Stephen has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering and 26 years of industry experience.

When constructing a new industrial facility, expanding production, or modifying operations, owners/operators and facilities may be subject to air quality permitting requirements. Sources must be designed, constructed, and operated to comply with all applicable air quality regulations. Air quality requirements exist within a range of regulatory programs, including state/local, and federal programs such as New Source Review (NSR) and Title V operating permit programs. Technical requirements such as emissions quantification, control technology evaluations, air quality analysis (including dispersion modeling), ambient air and meteorological monitoring, emission standards applicability, and compliance assurance are all components of these regulations.

WET can assist with all phases of the air permitting process, assuring accurate, timely permit applications that are focused on maximum operational flexibility. Expert negotiations with regulatory agencies simplify the permitting process.

To learn more about all of our air quality services and to request a quote, visit our Air Quality Services Page and download the flyer.

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Meet Erik Ingman, WET Project Engineer!

 What do you do at WET (title and short/high level/laymen job description)?

I’m a Project Engineer for WET. I manage and design projects. This includes modeling and designing water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and site development; preparing project specifications and bid packages; and providing construction oversite and testing. I help on our permitting team when I can. I also survey from time to time.

 

How long have you been in the industry? How long with WET?

I have been in the consulting field for 3 years, 2 for WET. Before consulting I was a mining engineer at a strip coal mine for 3.5 years.

 

What is the most satisfying part of your job?

Most satisfying part of my job is working with the awesome team at WET to deliver projects just the way our Clients envision.

 

What do you do in your spare time (hobbies, sports, volunteering, family events, etc)?

When I’m not killing it in the office, I enjoy running, fishing, hunting, hiking, spending time with my family, and playing sports. Whenever I find a day to be at home, you bet I’ll be throwing some meat on the smoker.

 

What is an interesting/obscure fact about yourself?

I have a twin sister who is 26 minutes older than me.

 

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It’s National STEM Day (November 8, 2018)

Happy National STEM Day!

 

In honor of National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Day, we asked some of our interns and full-time employees pursuing higher education at Montana Tech in STEM what they enjoy most about STEM and what advice they have for those who are considering STEM programs.

 

Here’s what they had to say:

 

 

 

To learn more about National STEM Day, check out this Huffington Post article.

 

 

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October is Employee Ownership Month

    Putting the WE in WET—What Employee-Ownership Means to Us     As we celebrate Employee Ownership Month, we reflect on what it means to be an employee-owner and work for a company that is 100% employee-owned.    Casselbury (2018) states, “An employee-owned company plan is more commonly referred to as an ‘employee stock […]

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Meet Forrest Jay, WET Senior Engineer!

What do you do at WET?

Senior Engineer responsible for development (residential and commercial) and utility projects (water, sewer, storm water, sitework, etc)

 

How long have you been in the industry? How long with WET?

I have been an engineer for 15 years, this is my 7th year at WET.

 

What is the most satisfying part of your job?

I like the challenge and variety of projects I get to work on with WET.  I have been very fortunate to work with great clients and colleagues at WET.

 

What do you do in your spare time?

I serve as Vice President of the George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited and have been on the board for 5+ years.  I am a licensed MT fishing guide and am guiding many of the weekends during the peak fishing season.  When I am not working, I enjoy spending my spare time fishing with my lovely wife, Angela, and our four-legged children (Drake and Cooper).  When I can’t be on the water, I spend my spare time tying flies and designing flies for CATCH Fly Fishing. 

 

What is an interesting/obscure fact about yourself?

I used to be a pretty darn good trumpet player.  Other than that, I am not really that interesting.

 

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Meet Marcus Holland, WET Intern!

What do you do at WET?

Title: Intern.

Job: I wear a lot of different hats at WET to fill whatever role I can. Sometimes I accompany an engineer into the field and help them with well sampling or surveying. Sometimes I build things that need to be built, or fix things that need to be fixed. Sometimes I’m given raw computer data and asked to put it into a more manageable form. Ultimately, everything that I do helps build the experience I’ll need to make the transition to engineer-in-training.

 

How long have you been in the industry? How long with WET?

This is my third year as an environmental intern, and my second with WET.

 

What is the most satisfying part of your job?

The dynamism – I never feel bored at work! Very rarely is anything that I do exactly like something I’ve done before. Every day I get to expand my knowledge of, and experience in, the consulting world.

 

What do you do in your spare time?

Since I’m still a student, spare time is sometimes tough for me to come by! But I usually fill my open days with reading and photography. During the summer, I try to go to as many concerts as I can.

 

What is an interesting/obscure fact about yourself?

In 8th grade, I taught myself how to write backwards, so the paper could be read normally on the other side when held up to a light. I still do it from time to time.

 

 

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Meet Shari Kelley, WET Administrative Assistant!

What do you do at WET?

I am an Administrative Assistant with many time sensitive responsibilities.  My job description is vast, but the most important duties entail greeting clients, assisting engineers with various reporting tasks and managing our vehicle fleet. I take care of the daily mail as well as accounting functions. I also schedule meetings, luncheons, and travel arrangements. Purchasing is also one of my important responsibilities.

 

How long have you been in the industry? How long with WET?

I have been in the engineering industry for two years and have worked at WET during this time.

 

What is the most satisfying part of your job?

The most satisfying part of my job is working with a great crew and meeting clients.

 

What do you do in your spare time?

In my spare time, I enjoy all that Montana has to offer. I spend time at my family cabin. I love hiking, fishing and whitewater rafting on the Lochsa River. I also enjoy time with my husband as well as my amazing friends and family. I especially love spending time with my grandkids. I strive for toxic free living and work with essential oils. I also can be found at canvas art classes with my friends.  Along with my husband and friends, I am a frequent music concert goer. I volunteer with activities that draw attention and money to organizations that are dear to my heart such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake and the United Way. With my WET team, I join in decorating a Christmas tree each year for the Festival of Trees in which the proceeds go to our women’s shelter, Safe Space. And last but not least, if ever in Vegas, I’m a Blackjack gal. 😊

 

What is an interesting/obscure fact about yourself?

A fact about myself is that the rock band, Journey has been my all-time favorite band since I was twelve years old.  I am a Journey junkie!

 

                                        

 

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New Year, New Permit—Explore Requirements of the New 2018 MPDES CGP

January 1, 2018 was not only New Year’s Day, but day one of the new Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES) Construction General Permit, referred to as the CGP.

 

When is a CGP needed?

 

If both of the following two criteria are met:

 

1. There are areas of ground disturbance or other potential pollutant sources due to the construction activity where a storm water discharge to state surface water can occur.

2. The construction activity has a total area of ground disturbance through clearing, excavating, grading, or placement/removal of earth material which is equal to or greater than one acre

 

This new CGP is a big deal because there are some changes in both the paperwork and procedures.

 

PERMIT HIGHLIGHTS

 

-The form Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is shorter, 10 pages versus 19 pages.

-Checklists are used to identify ‘potential pollutants’, ‘BMPs’, ‘major construction activity’, and ‘BMP phasing.’

-There are three choices on how to revise the SWPPP (revise SWPPP and site maps, use inspection reports and revise site maps, and updates in a log and revise site maps.

-Inspections can be delayed if severe winter conditions occur.

-Public signage is required beginning in 2021.

 

WHAT does the new CGP mean for construction projects that were started last year but not ready to be closed?

 

You need to submit a renewal.  A renewal consists of an NOI and SWPPP.  Additional fees are not needed AT THIS TIME.

 

WHO provides that service?

 

WET will gladly prepare renewal packages.  We have an interview form with all the required site information identified.

 

WHY can’t I take care of the renewal myself?

 

You can if you are a certified SWPPP Administrator and your certification is current.

 

WHERE can I get recertified?

 

WET will gladly help (are you sensing a pattern here?) WET is one of the ‘acknowledged training provider by the state of Montana’.  That means we provided a curriculum to the state, which was reviewed and approved for:

 

-BMP 201 SWPPP Preparer and Administrator Certification Program and

-BMP 201-R SWPPP Preparer and Administrator Recertification Program.

 

WHEN are trainings scheduled?

 

Our 2018 schedule will be announced soon.

 

Stay tuned!

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WET Expands Great Falls Office

Water & Environmental Technologies, Inc. (WET) is excited to announce the hiring of Rich West, PE and Shawn Arthur, PE in its Great Falls, Montana office.  “We are very pleased to have acquired professionals of Rich and Shawn’s caliber. WET is committed to growing its presence in the Great Falls region,” said Josh Vincent, Vice President of WET.

 

Rich is the Great Falls Office Manager and a Senior Civil Engineer with over thirty years of experience in consulting engineering. He specializes in project management, transportation engineering, drainage, site development, and municipal engineering. Rich provides services to a large variety of clients including local, state, tribal and federal entities along with industrial clients and private developers. Rich graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Montana State University.  He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Montana (#8626PE).

 

Shawn is a Senior Civil Engineer and has worked in the civil engineering consulting industry since 1993. He has significant project management experience encompassing municipal subdivision development; storm water master planning and modeling; storm water interceptor and collector pipeline design; sanitary sewer collection system and pump station design; waste water treatment system design; municipal water treatment, pumping, storage, transmission and distribution system design; environmental permitting; industrial and commercial civil site development; industrial and residential street and parking facilities; ADA compliant municipal sidewalk design and construction administration . Shawn serves as a project manager, construction administrator and engineer on numerous municipal water, sewer and storm drain infrastructure projects; land development and annexation projects and municipal infrastructure master planning projects.

 

Shawn has experience working with small private developers, nationwide commercial developers and governmental entities ranging from the smallest unincorporated communities to Federal Military Bases, municipalities, and state transportation departments. Shawn graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Montana State University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Montana (#11007PE).

 

WET is a regional environmental and civil engineering consulting firm with offices in Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, and Bozeman, Montana. You can reach our Great Falls office at 406-761-2290.

 

Learn more about the entire WET team and all our locations.

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