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Engineering, Environmental, and Natural Resource Solutions in North Dakota
Telephone: 800-472-2232 Web Site: www.wenck.com
Engineering and Plant Services: Simulation Simulation is creating a statistically accurate model to represent the behavior of a real life system. Wenck can provide the necessary simulation services that you need to review existing operations, look at streamlining your operation, and look to your future operation needs.
Vol. 27 Issue 1 January 2012
Wenck Update
The three Wenck North Dakota offices opened in 2003, 2011 and 2012 to better serve our North Dakota clients. In Fargo, Mandan and Minot, our teams focus on Municipal Landfills and Solid Waste Services; providing the Oil and Gas Industries with Natural Resources and Air Quality Services; and assists clients develop infrastructure. Our team has an extensive background in project management as it relates to engineering design, construction administration, permitting/regulatory requirements, and renewable energy projects. We offer a full complement of the following engineering, environmental and natural resource solutions:
Natural Resources Studies Environmental Review and Compliance Air Quality Services Water Resource Management Land Management Landfill and Solid Waste
Vegetation Studies Wastewater Treatment Municipal Infrastructure Development Wetland Services
For more information about our North Dakota services, please contact:
Simulation Benefits Include: Identify product flow restrictions. Justification for equipment replacement
timed to match production needs. Take “what-if” scenarios from the
production floor to the desk top. Provides a non-emotional basis for analysis.
Wenck’s Plant Engineering Group provide a wide range of engineering services for the food, beverage, agricultural, foundry and lead smelting industries. For more information on simulation, please contact Bob Dunlop at 763-479-4211 or [email protected].
Maple Plain, MN 1800 Pioneer Creek Center
P.O. Box 249 P: 763-479-4200 F: 763-479-4242
Woodbury, MN 1802 Wooddale Drive
Suite 100 P: 651-294-4580 F: 651-228-1969
Windom, MN 440 10th Street
P.O.Box 453 P: 507-831-2703 F: 507-831-5271
Fargo, ND 3310 Fiechtner Drive
Suite 110 P: 701-297-9600 F: 701-297-9601
Mandan, ND 301 1st Street NE
Suite 202 P: 701-751-3370 F: 701-751-3372
Minot, ND P: 701-340-4773
Roswell, GA 11113 Houze Road
Suite 200 P: 678-987-5840 F: 678-987-5877
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Fargo Randy Hanson 701-297-9600
Mandan Kevin Magstadt 701-751-3370
Minot Kevin Ploof
701-340-4773 [email protected]
TMDL Implementation Grant Won for Clearwater Lake Chain
The Clearwater River Watershed District (CRWD) began the TMDL process in 2003 by securing grants to conduct watershed-wide studies to set limits on pollutants to improve water quality. They were the first watershed to conduct TMDLs on a watershed-wide basis; the MPCA has since adopted this method statewide. The CRWD has been systematically implementing the identified projects and programs since their plan was approved by the MPCA and EPA in 2009. One such project identified was retrofitting the City of Kimball, Minnesota, with a stormwater management system.
The City and the surrounding agricultural areas drain untreated water into a trout stream that empties into the Clearwater River Chain of Lakes. The CRWD was awarded a Clean Water Partnership (CWP) grant of $738,750 from the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) to construct shallow enhanced sand filtration/infiltration basins to treat this water, recharge shallow groundwater, and return area hydrology closer to pre-development conditions. These changes will improve water quality and temperature in Willow Creek and reduce nutrient loadings to downstream lakes. This project is Phase II of the CRWD’s plan to reduce nutrient loading to sensitive and impaired downstream waters, and to protect high value recreational resources.
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Wenck Welcomes
Peter Christensen, EIT Maple Plain
Electrical & Control Engineer [email protected]
Charlotte Trahan, PE Atlanta
Senior Consultant [email protected]
Eileen Weigel Maple Plain
Water Resource Engineer [email protected]
Justin Jurek Woodbury
Environmental Specialist [email protected]
Kevin Ploof Minot
Environmental Scientist [email protected]
Michael Campion Fargo
Civil Engineer [email protected]
Eric Blasing, PE Woodbury
Civil Engineer [email protected]
Luke Toso Mandan
Botanist/Natural Resource Specialist [email protected]
Justin Sirjord Fargo
Project Engineer [email protected]
Roshaan Grieme Mandan
Civil Engineer [email protected]
Sergio Guerra Woodbury
Air Dispersion Modeler [email protected]
Cole Harrison Fargo
Civil Engineer [email protected]
Ernie Pollitzer, PE Atlanta
Senior Consultant [email protected]
Dan Albrecht Mandan
Civil Engineer [email protected]
Kristen Bullentini Woodbury
Environmental Scientist [email protected]
Kimball stormwater reclamation and reuse basin
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Survey
Wenck has been contracted by Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E), through Electrical Consultants, Inc., to assist with less-er prairie chicken habitat and spring population surveys and wetland delineations. OG&E is in the process of designing and permitting a new double circuited 345 kV high voltage trans-mission line in western Oklahoma. The new transmission line will be approximately 100 miles long stretching across four counties in west-central Oklahoma, into the panhandle. The transmission line would pass through areas where the lesser prairie chicken is known to exist. The lesser prairie chicken is listed as a species of special concern by the Oklahoma Depart-ment of Conservation and is also a candidate species that may be added to the Fish and Wildlife Service federal threatened/endangered species list. During previous projects OG&E has made significant efforts to help protect the lesser prairie chick-en in Oklahoma and limit potential project related impact to the species. During October of 2011, Wenck conducted field habitat sur-veys of the entire 100 mile long transmission corridor to identi-fy areas with the best lesser prairie chicken habitats. The pur-pose of the fall surveys was to determine where lesser prairie chicken habitat exists along the 100-mile corridor and where lek surveys would be conducted in 2012. A lek is the display and breeding area where lesser prairie chickens congregate each spring. A number of areas were identified with moderate to high quality prairie habitat. These areas will be surveyed during the spring of 2012 by conducting listening surveys to potentially hear prairie chicken breeding displays and locate active leks. The spring 2012 field efforts will also include wetland delinea-tions. The results of the spring lek surveys and wetland deline-ations will be used during the permitting of the new transmis-sion line to determine potential project related impacts and necessary avoidance or mitigation efforts that will be undertaken by OG&E as part of the proposed project. Please contact John W. Schulz at 701-751-3370 or at [email protected] or contact Jeff Madejczyk at 763-479-4263 or at [email protected] with questions.
Male lesser prairie chicken in full display
Sand-sage prairie habitat in western Oklahoma
Phase I, also funded by a CWP grant, treated a portion of runoff from the City of Kimball through inno-vative stormwater reclamation and reuse.
Formerly filled wetlands will be restored to enhance the hydrology and habitat of the area, and some upland areas will be converted to wetlands to provide retention, filtration and infiltration. The project will be performed concurrently and in cooperation with the City of Kimball while it upgrades its street design. Green-street design will be incorporated into streets where possible. The District will be working in partnership with the City, the DNR and Stearns County to complete this project, leveraging existing programs and aiding sources such as the City's street fund and the County's Rain Garden program. For more information, contact Rebecca Kluckhohn at 763-479-4224 or [email protected].
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1800 Pioneer Creek Center Maple Plain, MN 55359
Telephone: 800-472-2232 Web Site: www.wenck.com Email: [email protected]
From Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnehaha Creek plunges into the Gorge, a ravine that runs 4,000 feet to the Mississippi River. The Gorge and its uplands are part of the Minnehaha Historic District, a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the Gorge are the ruins of Minnesota’s first known flour mill, several examples of WPA-era architecture, and black ash seeps supporting rare plant communities. In 2005, stormwater runoff caused severe slope and bank failures and damaged several structures. In response, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District partnered with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Minneapolis Veterans Home, the State of Minneso-ta, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore the Gorge and protect its cultural, historic, and natural heritage.
Minnehaha Creek Gorge Restoration ACEC Honor Award Winner
The Principals of Wenck are proud to announce the election of six new Principals and seven new Associates to the Firm.
A Wenck Principal is a leader who takes responsibility for development of other members; takes responsibility for the long-term success of the Firm; understands and supports the strategic direction of the Firm; and demonstrates strong project management skills. Congratulations to the following new Principals:
A Wenck Associate is a leader who demonstrates that they providing stability and growth for the Firm; demonstrates a desire, passion, and potential to be part of the leadership of the Firm; and exhibits knowledge and capabilities in developing project management and Business development. Congratulations to the following new Associates: Megan Beyer, PE Peter Daniels, PE Josh Kamrud, PE
Kevin Magstadt, PE Tara McCullen,CHMM
Dan Salzer, PE John Schulz, CWB
Denise Kazmierczak, PE Diane Spector
Bob Dunlop, PE Randy Hanson
Kathryn Anderson Joe Bischoff
