Containment

When the Greenfield Irrigation District, headquartered in Fairfield, Montana, decided to rehabilitate a 5-1/2-mile sub-lateral canal in its elaborate network of canals in west-central Montana, they decided to try something new—at least new to them: a geomembrane lining system. Jeff PanKonie of Firestone writes for CE News. Learn more here.;

The world's premier erosion and sediment control conference is just two weeks away. The International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) EC10 takes place in Dallas, Texas from 16 to 20 February. Avoid the on-site registration surcharge by registering today. This year's event includes more than 40 technical sessions under eight key track headings such as "Slope Technology," "Erosion and Sediment Control," and "Beach and Shoreline Stabilization." Read more.

Miller Weldmaster is a manufacturer and innovator of rotary hot air and hot wedge welding machines for the industrial fabric and thermoplastic industries. Specializing in geomembrane liner welding equipment,...

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced comprehensive plans to increase the Company's ethylene and propylene production -- and to integrate its U.S. operations into feedstock opportunities available from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas in the Marcellus and Eagle Ford shale regions. Read more.

Republic Services is progressing on the conversion of the 48-acre Hickory Ridge Landfill into the largest solar farm in Georgia. Using $2 million in federal stimulus money, Republic is closing the facility and, with an exposed geomembrane cap and thin-film photovoltaic cells, turning the site into a power generation source for the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority. It will be the state's first solar landfill. Learn more here.;

The Rivierenland Water Board invited two groups (Boskalis/Cofra and Van den Herik) to develop geotextile screen technologies that would be specially designed to prevent piping under levees. Piping is a...

A month out, the early numbers on the International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) Environmental Connection 2014 conference are showing a strong trend. The association now expects the attendance to...

Geosindex.com is a new geosynthetic data website with sortable product data tables on geomembranes, geogrids, geotextiles, other geosynthetics. The website continues to evolve with more international manufacturers adding products and updating data and linked specifications. Learn more.

It's not often that someone responds to criticism of landfilll proposals (in newspapers) with actual civil engineering information. In the area of Grand Forks, North Dakota, that has happened. Dr. Harvey Gullicks, an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of North Dakota, has waded into the fray to explain why the placement of garbage in a landfill is not, as previously published in the paper, like pushing a sharp object into a thin, home garbage bag. Gullicks note is appreciated by the engineering community--though, to judge by one of the vituperative responses, not by landfill critics in Grand Forks.

U.S. companies are looking for ways to help China meet its water needs. China is a becoming a major player in the fast-growing, $483 billion global market for equipment to treat, recycle, pump and transport water -- a market that is expected to grow. A.O. Smith Corp., for example, is supplying the country with water filtration systems. China currently ranks No. 3 in the world market for water infrastructure. Learn more here.;

Erosion along the Brahmaputra River in India has reaped considerable disaster in the past 15 years. An article in the Assam Tribune indicates that erosion has claimed 28 villages, one police station, eight schools, four tea estates, one PWD road and wide stretches of agricultural land. A new project aims to stem some of that erosion by installing geotextile bags along multiple kms of the riverbank. Learn more here.;

Your opportunity to enter the International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) annual Photo Contest (sponsored by Land and Water Magazine) is closing! All entries must be received by December 30...

In 2009 SIBUR basic ecological indexes displayed a decrease in impact of the Company's production facilities on the environment. Pollutant emissions to the atmosphere decreased by 7%. Generation of consumer and production waste decreased by 6%. The amount of waste water decreased in the last year by 12%. SIBUR considers processing of the associated petroleum gas (APG) generated during oil production a major part of its ecological mission. In 2009 APG processing increased by 10% as compared to 2008 reaching 16.8 billion m3.

The 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG) is not just the quadrennial, global conference for the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), it is also the point at which the...

8 июля 2017 года, в конференц-зале отеля Savoy состоялся брифинг компании, посвященный официальному открытию первого в России демо-парка бетонного полотна. В брифинге приняли участие руководители компании изобретатели бетонного полотна и...

This year marks the 7th annual Waterproof Membranes, a geotechnical and architectural conference from Applied Market Information (AMI). The event will be held 10-12 December 2013 at the Hotel Nikko...

Waterproof Membranes 2015 will be held 17 – 19 November 2015 at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany. This annual event draws an international audience of manufacturers, welding...

ASTM is currently seeking student nominees for the 2010 ASTM International Graduate Scholarship and the 2010 Katharine and Bryant Mather Scholarship. The application deadline for both scholarships is 30 April 2010. Visit the Student Awards section in the Students and Professors section of the ASTM Web site for more information. Learn more here.;

Two of the largest waste management firms in the United States, Republic Services and Allied Waste Management, are in merger talks, Thomson Financial reports. The potential deal might see Republic purchasing Allied but using Allied's name for all operations and using a Phoenix headquarters. The $7 billion deal has sent both stocks lower on the news. Learn more here.;

After more than five months of traffic closure, the Esquimalt Lagoon bridge in Colwood, British Columbia--on Victoria Island--is being repaired. The City has placed timbers at the base of the abutments to protect them from waves. On the north side, a section of the asphalt is being removed and fill material excavated out. That area will then be repacked and the sides reinforced with geotextile to prevent fill material from being drawn out. Learn more here.;

GeoU 2022 co-locates five high-level, geosynthetics short courses and multiple engineering networking events, 5 – 8 April 2022 in Austin, Texas. Certification exams for each of the two-day short courses will be offered...

COBRAMSEG 2016 and the 7th Brazilian Symposium on Rock Mechanics (SBMR) will be be held in Belo Horizonte 19 – 22 October 2016. This is the most important event...

Propex announced today that Robert F. Dahl, II, has joined the Company as Vice President Sales - Specialty Products. Dahl comes to Propex from Fiberweb, where as Vice President of Specialty Products he led growth of the building materials, geotextiles, and defense business units, with primary focus on North American markets. Prior to that, he spent eighteen years with DuPont, building experience in a range of Sales, Marketing and Management roles.

ATLANTA – Tensar Corporation, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, announced today that it has been acquired by Castle Harlan, Inc., a New York-based middlemarket private equity firm. "By...

Questioning the practice of engineering has long been part of the geosynthetics field. It is this on-going dialogue and re-evaluation that leads to new manufacturing innovations, better CQA, more...