Containment

The long-running geosynthetics CQA Week training courses from TRI Environmental return 7 - 11 December 2020 in an online format. This marks the second time this year that the...

While bioreactor landfills can be a very beneficial and successful endeavor, Cumberland County, New Jersey has experienced one contracting mishap after another. Companies have won bids and gone out of business. Another has shuttered its waste management division--without completing its contracted work. It's an unfortunate case for what was once a hopeful project and involves some good companies too; but the overall situation has been extraordinarily unlucky. Learn more here.;

The lagoon cover at the Miedema Dairy in Ohio blankets a 350-by-160-foot section of a 350-by-305-foot lagoon. Liquid manure enters the lagoon at the covered end and gradually flows toward the uncovered section. The cover is made of 60-mil, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane. A new program coordinated by the Environmental Credit Corp. offers farmers a way to finance manure lagoon covers by selling carbon credits. Read about it here (PDF). Learn more here.;

Geosynthetics 2009 will be held 25-27 February 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals is June 30. The conference theme is "Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering." See the abstract submission page for more information. Learn more here.;

GeoAmericas 2016—the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics—will be held at the Loews Hotel on South Beach in Miami, Florida 10 – 13 April 2016. The event will continue the...

An update from Ohio now where operators of the Brown County landfill had hoped to expand from its current 72.5 acres to 208 acres. Even though the Environmental Protection Agency had been in agreement that this significant expansion could be done safely--Ohio, many readers will recall, has been the site of many landfill concerns this past year, including a major cell fire--the site operators scaled back their request to 153 acres. Liner installation on the next phase should begin in late spring 2009 or early summer. Learn more here.;

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has grown substantially in chapters, corporate members and international breadth in the past four years. There are now more than 40 chapters, and one...

Officials for Tri-State Dredging of Philadelphia and the state Department of Environmental Protection will begin a 60-day project to reinforce the dwindling dune line from Leeward to Nelson avenues. Several severe storms since last fall have eroded the beach off the streets and jeopardized oceanfront homes. The project will use Geotubes, massive textile sacks filled with sand, to bolster dunes to 10 feet in height. The same method has successfully protected dunes in Sea Isle City, Upper Township and Atlantic City, DEP officials said. Learn more here.;

Technical Textiles Internatinoal is offering up to five months free of the Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology news service. Visitors to the Smart Textiles website can download the March 2010 issue free in PDF, then log in to view successive issues, including receiving three issues in print. After five issues, you can choose to remain subscribed (an automatic charge will take place) or cancel. Learn more here.;

Earlier in August, ASTM International announced a new standard in support of those who construct and install geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs):  ASTM Standard D8204, Standard Practice for Burial and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required the U.S. Navy to consider more rigorous cleanup options for residential and shoreline property near the Jackson Park Housing Complex in Bremerton, Washington. The Navy is currently in the initial stages of a Superfund cleanup at the 232-acre property.

American Excelsior has been producing all natural wood fibers often referred to as "Curlex Excelsior" since 1888 and the fibers are still in use today for applications in ceiling board construction, packaging, display, erosion and sediment control and even as a filter media for oil. Now, there may be a use in oil spills and clean-up. Since Curlex fibers have a unique ability to cling to one another due to the "barbs" on each curly strand, it helps the all natural biodegradable fibers create an interlocking effect that adds integrity to the finished product. Read more.

After more than five months of closure, the Esquimalt Lagoon bridge in Colwood, British Columbia--on Victoria Island--has been repaired. On the north side of the bridge, the asphalt was removed and fill material excavated out. The area was repacked and the sides reinforced with geotextile to prevent fill material from being drawn out. The repair took less than two weeks. Learn more here.;

Royal Ten Cate announces that the number of dividend rights that grant entitlement to 1 new share has been fixed at 33 dividend rights of an ordinary share with a par value of EUR 2.50. With reference to the press release dated 9 April 2009 in relation to the payment of dividend for the financial year 2008, Royal Ten Cate announces that with regard to the stock dividend and the optional dividend the number of dividend rights that grant entitlement to 1 new share has been fixed at 33 dividend rights of an ordinary share with a par value of EUR 2.50.

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.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. The competition will help raise awareness of green design and planning approaches at colleges and universities, and train the next generation of landscape architects, planners, and engineers in green infrastructure principles and design.

When you book your hotel stay at the Hilton Anatole for EC10 under IECA's room block, you will automatically be entered into a drawing to be upgraded to a Garden Hospitality Suite. Click here for details and contest rules. From now until January 22, you will enjoy special rates of $149.00 plus tax per night at the beautiful Hilton Anatole Hotel. Call +1 214 761 7500 or book online now. Learn more here.;

In its Titan Times 2017 Year in Review newsletter, Titan Environmental Containment offers plenty to celebrate and a lot to look forward to. The company shares notes on key...

The Brownfields 2009 conference brings together approximately 6,000 attendees. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), it seeks to create an exceptional educational experience and welcomes all perspectives on the most important issues facing brownfields practitioners, policy makers, communities and companies. The Call for Ideas will be open through 1 May 2009 for those who would like to propose education programs and presentations. The event will be held in New Orleans 16-18 November 2009. Learn more here.;

Bob Koerner reports on the ASCE/PennDOT Conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the ESD Waste Conference in Lansing, Michigan. He then visits Tenax in Baltimore regarding geonets, followed by a trip to lecture at Tensar, and a visit with SKAPS. GCLs, White Paper #5, and the currently reviewed GCL Specification are also touched upon.

The River Deben Association in Suffolk County, United Kingdom, is turning its attention to a plan to use geogrid in an erosion attenuation barrier. The geogrids would be used to wrap and support bundled reeds. Learn more here.;

The world's largest manufacturer of fiber optic sensors for civil engineering applications and the world's leading provider of geosynthetics are collaborating in the development of a unique geotextile monitoring solution -- TenCate GeoDetect® -- that will provide unprecedented detail about the properties of embankments, slopes, walls, levees, roads, rails and other earth structures. Customers will benefit from the real-time monitoring of every square meter of land for ground movement, soil erosion, settlement and other changes. Read more.

This article has been UPDATED (12 March 2020) to reflect the event’s new dates. For 15+ years, engineers have come to Austin, Texas to attend geosynthetics CQA training courses hosted...

The 14th National Brownfields Conference (Brownfields 2011) features two and a half days of networking and educational programming. This year the conference features more than 100 educational sessions, including lively panel discussions, engaging town hall meetings, dynamic roundtables, outstanding plenary sessions, special trainings, film screenings, book signings and more. Brownfields 2011 will be held 3-5 April 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Learn more about the educational offerings. Learn more here.;

The community of Brookfield, Wisconsin has had a moratorium on the development of five homes in a 25-home subdivision sited close to a former landfill. The town council has been concerned with how much methane might escape through the landfill cap into homes. The use of an EVOH-enhanced geosynthetic barrier might be the answer. EVOH layers have been shown to significantly increase the gas barrier performance of membranes. Incorporated into thicker geomembranes, capping and gas barrier needs could be satisfied fully in a single product. Learn more here.;