Our President

Kurt D Wright, PE, BCEE, PWAM
Founder & President of SDG Engineering, Inc.

Education
B.S. Urban and Environmental Engineering, UNC-Charlotte, 1977

Professional Registrations
P.E., N.C. (#11694), 1984-Present

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE), American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 1991
  • Professional Water Asset Manager (PWAM), Buried Asset Management Institute International, 2015

Experience

  • Over forty year’s experience in all phases of water and wastewater projects.
  • Planning & Funding Phase
  • Preliminary Design Phase
  • Design Phase
  • Preparation of Construction Documents Phase
  • Advertisement & Bidding Phase
  • Construction Phase
    • Contract Administration
    • Construction Observation
    • Start-up Services & Operations Assistance
  • Asset Management
    • Mr. Wright’s experience with Asset Management began in 2012 with his membership to BAMI-I (Buried Asset Management Institute – International) and taking BAMI-I’s CTAM 100 course (Certification of Training in Asset Management). Subsequent to taking the CTAM 100 course, Mr. Wright was the chief author of the Asset Management Plan for the Town of Spindale, North Carolina, which was approved by the state of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). He now holds a certificate of completion for CTAM 100, 200, 300 and 400 achieving the designation as a Professional Water Asset Manager (PWAM). He serves on the BAMI-I Board of Directors and has been a leader in the development of their training materials. He has served as a subject matter expert for many sections of several CTAM courses and has applied the CTAM principles and practices in this consulting practice.

Also experienced in

  • Asset Management
  • Cost Effective Analysis
  • Assistance with Regulatory Compliance
  • Water and Sewer Rate Studies
  • Operations Assistance
  • Operation & Maintenance Manuals
  • Pump Station Evaluation
  • Infiltration & Inflow Analysis
  • Sanitary Sewer System Evaluation
  • Assistance with Industrial Pretreatment Requirements
  • WWTP Headworks Analysis
  • Water & Wastewater Treatment Troubleshooting
  • Sewer Use Ordinance
  • NPDES Permitting Renewal applications including review of proposed draft NPDES Permits
  • Public Hearings