On 16 September 2019, thirty-six years after it was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1983, the MGM Brakes Superfund Site in Cloverdale, California was officially removed from the NPL List. The 5-acre site is a former brake-casting facility and is located less than one mile west of the Russian River. In a noteworthy demonstration of cooperation,…Read More

Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) has appointed EKI President Michelle King, PhD to its board of directors.  King will advise on a variety of strategies and initiatives to further CCLR’s goals. Dr. King has over three decades of environmental consulting experience focused on property transactions, redevelopment projects, and site…Read More

EKI Director of Engineering and Vice President, Jenn Hyman, PE, LEED AP is committed to helping other women succeed in technical careers and is excited to be invited to present at the Women in Construction conference. The two-day event is filled with workshops for career development, opportunities to improve soft skills, and networking with women in the construction industry.

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EKI Supervising Hydrogeologist Christopher Heppner, PhD, PG will speak at the Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) Second Annual Western Groundwater Congress in Sacramento. This 3-day event (September 17-19, 2019) is the premiere technical conference in California, with multiple tracks in water resources and contaminant hydrogeology. Dr. Heppner’s talk will present a comparative review of several of the various…Read More

EKI Vice President/ Director of Water Resources Anona Dutton, P.E. and Principal Hydrogeologist John Fio will speak at Law Seminars International’s Annual Sustainable Groundwater Planning in California Conference.

Water Transfer Options for Getting Water into the Basin: Complexities
and Tips for Navigating Them

Anona L. Dutton, PG, CHG , Vice President
EKI Environment & Water,…Read More

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. has hired Jenn Hyman, P.E., LEED AP, to assume leadership of its water engineering practice as Steve Tarantino transitions towards retirement. Jenn will provide expertise and oversight in water infrastructure and restoration based on over 24 years of her engineering experience in water resource planning, design,…Read More

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. has hired Gary Hokkanen to expand its environment and water litigation support practice. Gary will provide litigation support as a testifying expert based on his more than 39 years of experience working in the environmental consulting industry.

Gary is an engineer and hydrogeologist with extensive experience in the…Read More

EKi is a proud sponsor of the 4^th Annual NYS Development Summit on June 11-12, 2019 in Albany, New York.  The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) invites redevelopment professionals and practitioners to gather in Albany, New York to network, solve challenges and create opportunities for economic revitalization across New York through land reuse.

Earl James, P.G., Vice President of…Read More

EKI Environment & Water, Inc. (EKI) is pleased to announce the promotions of John DeWitt, P.E. and Nelson Schlater, P.E. to Vice President.

John DeWitt, P.E. – Vice President

John DeWitt, P.E. joined EKI in 1998 and has advanced through progressively more responsible positions, most recently serving as Principal Engineer where he played a…Read More