Greg Weykamp, President and co-owner of Edgewater Resources,and Mike Morphey, Chief Engineer and co-owner. 

Edgewater Resources is a global, full-service engineering company specializing in coastal and marina engineering, established in 2010. Greg states that, as they attempt to solve engineering problems for their customers, they also consider the community’s needs and ecological concerns. Greg reviewed some of the projects they have been involved in, ranging from the Caribbean to South America, Bermuda, and Chicago, as well as our local area. 

A local project currently in development addresses the issue of cyclical water levels in Lake Michigan. When the water is high, erosion removes the beach sand, and when the water recedes, the sand never quite replenishes itself. They have a plan to build a new design of breakwaters that will attempt to break this cycle and keep our beaches full. The old way of building jetties perpendicular to the beach was not the answer and made things worse. 

They let Kiwanis members know that if any of us have been thinking of buying a $ 300 million yacht, they can design a beautiful and functional slip for it that will be beneficial and integrate into our community. 

Greg and Mike are at the local office at 518 Broad Street in St. Joseph. They also have offices in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Argentina.