About Us

SWET was formed in 1985 by Dr. Del Bottcher and Dr. David Beasley, who were Agricultural Engineering Professors at the University of Florida and Purdue University, respectively. SWET was established to fill the specific needs of farmers and water resource managers seeking state-of-the-art technical solutions for their water quality and quantity issues. SWET has successfully completed numerous projects in a diverse range of interests including:

• Animal waste management research and design
• Agricultural water quality management
• BMP development
• Hydrologic and contaminant transport monitoring and modeling
• GIS interfacing
• Sedimentation assessment
• Dam failure evaluation
• Multi-watershed flood and water quality analyses
• Lake restoration
• Agricultural water quality educational programs
• Water quality regulation development

Dr. Barry Jacobson worked for SWET from 1996-1998. He rejoined SWET as a partner in 2001 and leads the watershed model development efforts. Dr. Jacobson provides expertise in agricultural and environmental computer simulations, complex systems engineering approaches, and advanced project management skills.

SWET is a small firm that specializes in a team approach to project management. Currently SWET has two senior staff, Dr. Del Bottcher, President, and Dr. Barry Jacobson, Vice-President. Despite its size, SWET can handle any size project because we have developed a specialized team-building approach to bring the best customized team for the individual client's needs.

SWET has cooperative relationships with other consulting firms,including Mock, Roos and Associates, Inc., which teamed with SWET on many occasions because of their extensive GIS experience and general engineering support capabilities.