About

Wet Tech Environmental is able to provide its customers with critical solutions for water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse in order to achieve economical desired results.

Wet Tech Environmental’s depth of experience dates back to the 1980’s.

About Wet Tech Enviornmental

Global Challenges in Wastewater Treatment

Wastewater treatment is a critical environmental and public health issue faced by nations worldwide. The challenges associated with treating wastewater are multifaceted, ranging from technical and economic hurdles to regulatory and environmental constraints. In North America, these challenges are particularly acute, driven by several compounding factors:

Aging Infrastructure: Many wastewater treatment facilities were built decades ago and are now operating beyond their intended lifespan. Replacing or upgrading these systems comes with significant costs.
Financial Constraints: Securing sufficient funding for capital upgrades remains a persistent challenge for municipalities and private companies alike.
Increased Processing Demands: Growing populations and urbanization contribute to increased wastewater flow, placing additional burdens on existing facilities.
Stringent Regulations: Governments are implementing more rigorous environmental standards for effluent quality, requiring facilities to adopt advanced treatment methods.
Rising Energy Costs: Wastewater treatment is energy-intensive, and the escalating cost of energy further strains operational budgets.

These factors collectively create an urgent need for innovative, efficient, and cost-effective wastewater treatment technologies. The current trajectory of wastewater management is unsustainable, necessitating immediate intervention to meet growing demands while minimizing environmental impact.

Treatment Innovation

Wet Tech Environmental has emerged as a transformative force in the field of wastewater treatment, addressing the industry’s most pressing challenges with cutting-edge technologies and unparalleled expertise. The company’s mission is to provide efficient and economical solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of its clients.

A Team of Experts

The strength of Wet Tech Environmental lies in its team—a group of wastewater treatment specialists with decades of experience in research, design, and implementation. This cumulative expertise enables the company to tackle the most complex and demanding wastewater treatment scenarios. The team’s commitment to innovation and excellence ensures that Wet Tech remains at the forefront of the industry.

Proven Technologies

Wet Tech Environmental leverages a suite of advanced technologies designed to optimize wastewater treatment processes. These technologies are tailored to address specific challenges, including:

Energy Efficiency: Reducing the energy footprint of wastewater treatment processes to lower operational costs while supporting sustainability goals.
Enhanced Treatment Capacity: Increasing the throughput of existing facilities without the need for significant capital expenditures.
Improved Effluent Quality: Producing cleaner discharge that facilitates water reuse and meets stringent regulatory standards.

The integration of these technologies into wastewater treatment facilities ensures that clients achieve operational efficiency while reducing environmental impact.

A Commitment to North America and Beyond

Wet Tech Environmental is dedicated to bringing global water treatment innovations to North America, a region grappling with some of the most complex wastewater challenges. The company’s solutions are designed to meet the specific needs of North American facilities, ensuring that they remain competitive and environmentally responsible.

By delivering cutting-edge technologies and expert services, Wet Tech is not only addressing the current challenges but also paving the way for a more sustainable future in wastewater management.

Our Vision

POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR ENVIRONMENT BY TRANSFORMING WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHODS AND WATER REUSE CAPABILITIES.

Our Mission

PROVIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT INNOVATIONS THAT DELIVER IMPACTFUL, ECONOMICAL AND ECOLOGICALLY FOCUSED SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

CREATE A TEAM ATMOSPHERE FOUNDED ON INTEGRITY THAT PROMOTES VISIONARY THINKING AND ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND COMPANY GROWTH IN A RESULT FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT.

Our Team

John Herring

CEO

Masters in Environmental Engineering – University of Houston
B.S. Bachelor of Science Biology/Chemistry – Vanderbilt University

John is a results-focused professional with a strong background in design, process improvement, and operations of water treatment facilities. Proven success designing complex industrial and municipal membrane systems including wastewater recovery processes. Demonstrated expertise growing three companies’ presence in the water market in a short period of time and producing technical studies optimizing water system economics and sustainability. Known to lead a diverse, high-performing team while determining process design system specifications, supplier selection, and equipment execution.

John "Francis" Williams

Founder - Advisor Wet Tech Environmental

Tennessee Technology University
Completed BS Mechanical Engineering, Century University

John has devoted over four decades in the water industry including both start-up and corporate experience forming strategic alliances, managing sales, and expanding operations internationally while living overseas for 10 years and working in over 40 countries. John has served in a CEO position with other wastewater companies and brings not only a wealth of knowledge to Wet Tech Environmental but additionally senior water treatment individuals as well as unique technology, products, and opportunities. John is a founding managing director with the company.

Dr. John Baker

MSEE, Master of Science Environmental Engineering
B.S. Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry

Dr. Baker possesses over 40 years of experience involved in compliance, permitting, and evaluating environmental technologies for reducing methane emissions and subsurface migration, odor control, leachate treatment and groundwater impacts of landfills and contaminated properties. John previously served as Director of New Technology for Waste Management Inc. where he worked for 23 years developing innovative methods for environmental assessment, remediation, and proactive management, operation and design of active and closed landfills, developed and managed over 30 bioreactor landfill demonstrations working with both the Kentucky State and USEPA on a cooperative research basis.

Dr. Imre Pascik

Chemical Technology – Bio Engineering
PhD Studies – Isocynate Based Polyadducts

Dr. Imre Pascik is another individual that has over 40 years experience in Bio-Engineering. Imre’s impressive career began with studies at the University of Novi Sad at the Faculty for Chemical Technology and Bio-Engineering. In addition to PhD studies at the University of Aachen, Institute for Wool Research involving the study of Isocyanate Based Polyadducts. His work experience revolves around Environmental Bio-technology both research and development and technology. His career has involved consulting in environmental studies, design of new treatment plants including upgrades and extension. Imre has also been involved in polymer additives both in lab and pilot projects, biotreatment of wastewater and gases, along with research projects with various universities.

Ken Parke

Managing Director Wet Tech Environmental

Certified Financial Planner, CFP
Chartered Insurance Professional, CIP
Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker, CAIB
Business Administration, Mount Royal University

After 3 decades in the insurance industry, Ken has now been involved with wastewater treatment for nearly a decade. Ken is a founding managing director of Wet Tech Environmental and is involved in business development for the company and administrative aspects. Keen to expand his knowledge in the industry Ken is developing the customer base to take advantage of the number of technologies that we possess.

Robert Woodward

Managing Director Wet Tech Environmental

International Institute of Accreditation and Certification
Inspector Oil and Gas Industry
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Robert spent 35 years in the oil and gas industry with certificates encompassing five internationally recognized inspection standards. Working as an independent consultant Rob traveled internationally with his company R2 International Inc. Robert later founded ParaSolve Ltd. focusing on oil-well maintenance and well optimization using engineered fluids. Robs’ passion and drive towards creating a company with greater efficiency through the use of environmentally conscious products and practices led to the development and ultimately an active role in the operations of Wet Tech Environmental focusing on business development.

Trent Thompson, P. Eng.

Civil Engineer

Professional Engineer, APEGA (Alberta), APEGS (Saskatchewan), APEGM (Manitoba), Engineers Yukon (Yukon), and NAPEG (NWT)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Alberta

With over 2 decades of experience in the construction industry, Trent has been involved with a variety of Civil Engineering projects across small and larger municipalities, private development, and large industrial/commercial/residential scopes of work.

Trent’s experience encompasses both design and implementation of various wastewater treatment and servicing procedures for both small- and large-scale projects. Trent’s municipal work has provided extensive knowledge in waterworks, drainage, preliminary designs, phase one and two environmental assessments as well as project management.

Frank Nkansah-Boadu

PhD Chemical Engineer

PhD in Chemical Engineering University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver
PhD Thesis – Removal of Selenium from coal mining wastewater / Tech Resources.

Frank Nkansah-Boadu completed his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver. Frank’s PhD thesis involved the removal of selenium from coal mining wastewater, particularly that of Teck Resources in B.C. Whilst at UBC, Frank worked in Professor Susan Baldwin’s research group on different studies involved in coal mining wastewater treatment.

Frank studies on wastewater treatment for the mining industry reveals the positive impact of biological treatment using native mine bacteria for the removal of selenium in the presence of co-contaminants especially nitrate. Biological treatment to remove selenium from coal mining wastewater is challenged by the presence of competing constituents, especially nitrate which is a common co-contaminant in mining wastewater. Frank research enriched microorganisms from coal mine seepage for the removal of selenium in the presence of nitrate from coal mining wastewater.