NEWS & PRESS
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We pride ourselves on community involvement, volunteering our time, and projects that make a difference to our clients and the towns/states that we serve. Read our articles to learn more about WET and our commitment to these efforts.
WET HELPS SECURE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT FROM THE USDA WITH BUTTE-SILVER BOW COUNTY
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…
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…
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;…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 Merges with Nicklin Earth & Water to Provide Expanded Professional Services in the Bozeman Area
In July 2017, Water & Environmental Technologies (WET) merged with Bozeman engineering consultants Nicklin Earth & Water (NE&W). NE&W has been in business in Bozeman since 1995 offering professional environmental, hydrologic,…
Responsible Coal Management for the Protection of Health, Environment, and Montana Jobs
Spurred by the release of 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash slurry from a surface impoundment at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston, TN plant, the EPA proposed two regulatory options in 2010 to address potential risks to human health…
New Small UAS Rule (Part 107) in Effect
As many UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) enthusiasts are well aware, 14 CFR Part 107 (the small UAS rule) went into effect on August 29th. The much anticipated rule hopefully simplifies things for commercial UAS users. As part of this rule,…
How to Make a Map Book in ArcMap 10.4
WET contracted with a Montana county to assist them with 911 data collection and mapping. Recently, the county’s map book needed an update, as their current map book was produced using an extension that is no longer compatible with the latest…
Storm Water Permitting
Storm water regulations go you down?
Feeling overwhelmed by all of the MPDES and SWPPP related paperwork?
You are not alone!
WET was recently asked by Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) staff to participate in a stakeholders…
WET Supports AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk in Butte
The Out of the Darkness Walks are proof that when people work together, they can make big changes in our world. Taking place in hundreds of cities around the U.S. each fall, these community walks raise awareness for an important cause, as well…
Sage Grouse Permitting – Navigating Through Permitting Challenges to Move Your Project Forward
Odds are high that the “Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program” strikes a familiar chord with anyone who has resided for more than a week in Montana. Amidst the Executive Orders, public commentary, and permitting maze is a topic…
WET’s Commitment to Employee Ownership
In 2014, WET created an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) and became an employee-owned company. The reason for this move was obvious: we have great people at WET who have dedicated their professional lives to our company and our clients,…
WET’s Fall Conference Schedule
It’s getting to be that time of year! The Fall professional conference season is almost upon us. Here is a list of the conferences you can expect to see WET staff attending in the coming months, either as exhibitors, attendees, or both:
Montana…
Educational articles presented by WET’s Diversity & Inclusion Education Committee
The goal of our Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Education Committee is to help improve cultural understanding and acceptance of all people in our company and communities. WET is 100% employee owned, which means we invest heavily in our company’s culture and place the utmost importance on making sure everyone feels seen, safe, and welcome. Our D&I team has created these articles to be read internally to support this goal, but the information is too powerful to keep to ourselves.