Sturgis Water Resource Recovery Facility Features Membrane Bioreactor Technology
A South Dakota town known for its annual motorcycle rally is now getting attention for its innovative water resource recovery facility (WRRF) design. Sturgis is the first city in South Dakota to use membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment technology in its new WRRF. MBR combines microfiltration membranes with an activated sludge biological wastewater treatment process. “The […]
AE2S Celebrates 30th Anniversary!
AE2S Employee-Owners marked the consulting firm’s 30th anniversary on October 1. “Thirty years ago today, AE2S was founded in Grand Forks, North Dakota, with a focus on drinking water projects. Over the past three decades, the firm grew from two people to over 300 full and part-time staff in nine states,” says Grant Meyer, AE2S […]
AE2S Promotes Schaefer, Buecker, Boe, and Bogar
AE2S announces the promotions of four Employee-Owners! Scott Schaefer is now the AE2S Practices Director. In his new role, he will work with AE2S Practice Leaders in the continued development and implementation of technical solutions by leading innovation in AE2S service offerings, maintaining the technical capabilities of our Employee-Owners as best-in-class, and actively pursuing AE2S’ […]
Employee Spotlight: Jordan Geiger, PE, Structural Practice Leader
Ever since he was a young boy working on construction projects with his dad in Minot, North Dakota, Jordan Geiger has enjoyed seeing projects progress from the planning phase to completion. His interest turned into a career in the structural engineering field. After graduating from the University of North Dakota with B.S in Civil Engineering […]
Marie Owens, PE, Receives Charles W. Wilson Award
Congratulations to Marie Owens, AE2S Senior Project Manager, for being named the 2021 Charles W. Wilson Award recipient! The American Water Works Association (AWWA) Intermountain Section provides the award annually to an individual with 20 years or more of distinguished service who provides outstanding leadership, mentoring, contributions, and vision for the advancement of the water […]
Pierre Residents Overwhelmingly Support New Drinking Water Treatment Facility & Intake Improvements
South Dakota’s capital city is about midway through the construction process for a new membrane drinking water treatment facility that will remove minerals that are hard on plumbing fixtures. The City of Pierre currently draws its water supply from 11 groundwater wells, treats the water at each well site, and then distributes it to customers. […]