About ETS

  
Environmental Treatment Systems, Inc. (ETS) is a full-service environmental company that has been providing engineered solutions to industrial wastewater problems since 1987. Our clients include food processing, pulp and paper, poultry and meat processing, chemical, beverage, and textile industries in the U.S. and around the world.


Company History

ETS was incorporated in 1987 at its first offices at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Principals of ETS, G. Edward (Edd) Valentine, Jr. and Charles C. Ross, P.E., have extensive experience and knowledge related to the design and installation of industrial wastewater treatment systems. Both were members of the Research Faculty of the Georgia Tech Research Institute for over thirteen years, where they were involved in environmental research and education. ETS became a graduate member of ATDC in 1995 and moved its offices to their current location in Smyrna, Georgia. Today, ETS has a full-time staff of two principals plus five other design and support staff. ETS prides itself in providing quality, cost-effective environmental systems and services.


Client Base

ETS has provided systems and services to over 220 industrial clients in over 300 successfully-completed projects, in the following industries:

  • Prepared foods

  • Meat and poultry processing

  • Dairy

  • Beverages

  • Fruit and vegetable processing

  • Confectionery

  • Mining

  • Pulp and paper

  • Chemicals

  • Agriculture

  • Textiles

  • Laundry

  • Electronics

Many of these clients are repeat customers who also provide referrals to new contacts. ETS encourages all prospective clients to evaluate our experience and to contact past clients for references.
  


Experience

ETS staff has over 60 years combined experience in industrial wastewater treatment. Key personnel at ETS include:

G. Edward (Edd) Valentine, Jr.

President

Charles C. (Chuck) Ross, P.E.

Vice President/Director of Engineering

Daryl C. Young

Director of Operations

James P. (Patrick) Pierce

Senior Engineer

Paul J. Kotronis

Design Engineer

Nathan Welden

Project Engineer