Containment

In Nevada, lawmakers in the state house have passed ACR 32, a bill to demand that Congress repair the canal. When the canal suffered a breach last year that led to nearly 600 homes flooded. The US Bureau of Reclamation has been unable to date to decide on a long-term repair solution. Geosynthetics are certainly a possibility. The Bureau has previously conducted a 10-year study on canal performance with geosynthetic lining and found significantly supportive data for geosynthetic adoption. Learn more here.;

The Shenandoah Valley-Herald has published a piece on the importance of best management practices (BMPs) in agriculture. Though the article is unfortunately vague about types of BMPs, the erosion control and animal waste containment issues connected to them are important. The state of Virginia provided $12 million for ag BMP support last year. Learn more here.;

  GeoAfrica 2013 will be held 18-20 November 2013 in Accra, Ghana. This quadrennial event marks the 2nd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics. To be held under the auspices of...

The concentrated (or confined) animal feeding operations (CAFOs) movement may be reaching a critical stage of development and opposition. As they proliferate, so does research against the way they've been designed and built. The Washington Post has published a piece regarding the independent Pew Center research about CAFO problems; and another group has noted current designs cost up to $4.1 billion in remediation costs due to improper standards in construction and monitoring. Learn more here.;

On the heels of the June ASTM International Committee Week meetings in Indianapolis, a number of new and revised standards and work items have been announced by Committees D35...

Seaman Corporation has launched a website redesign for its XR Geomembrane products, which have more than a 30-year record in the field. Some of the significant changes include: New...

By Rebecca Kauten - The Great Lakes and Great Rivers Chapters of IECA represent nine American states (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MO, NE, OH, WI) and one Canadian province (ON)....

The December 2009 issue of Waste Age is available online. Learn more here.;

terrafix® has made substantial updates to the engineering information in its annual Winter Seminar Series, making this year's offerings more important even for those who have attended previously....

Messe Frankfurt, organizers of the Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo and TechTextil's European and North American conferences, has announced the Mexico Waste & Recycling Expo. The inaugural event will be held 10-12 March 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Key subjects will include composting systems, construction and demolition, infrastructure, operations, and more. Learn more at the event website. Learn more here.;

After the 7-day China National Holiday, WestmoonInt (HK) Co., Ltd has resumed its normal work, providing overseas customers high-quality synthetic rubber from China-based CSM and neoprene rubber manufacturers and CR series rubbers. The company reports that chlorosulphinated polyethylene (CSM) is in short supply, due to huge overseas demand; but that its CSM manufacturer is opening a second production line to meet these demands. The new CSM line is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year.

The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) has announced the winner of its Environmental Connection 2016 Presenter of the Year award. Dwayne Stenlund, CPESC has been honored for...

An Elk Mound, Wisconsin dairy operation has been selected to receive the 2010 Environmental Excellence Award by the Dairy Business Association. Five Star Dairy, LLC received the honor during World Dairy Expo this week for its outstanding waste and pollution prevention projects that protect Wisconsin's natural resources. The farm has installed a manure lagoon cover to keep out water and enable digester production in the future. Learn more here.;

In 2019, Dr. George Koerner, P.E. and his Geosynthetic Institute colleagues published a white paper on the advantages of geosynthetics in construction from an embodied carbon perspective. They returned...

With multiple stories published per week throughout the year, a biweekly newsletter, numerous international event partners, and a strong presence in social media, Geosynthetica covers much of the world's...

ORRTANNA, Pa. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are now being accepted for new, landmark conservation initiatives created by the 2014 Farm Bill. The programs will provide up to...

The US Army Corp of Engineers and the City of New Orleans are progressing on plans to remediate the safe water level in multiple canals. The work will allow the city's sewage department to manage stormwater but pumping more it into canals without fear of surpassing canal safety levels. Allow another two to three feet of water into the canals' safety level will require berm reconstruction, levee raising, deep soil mixing and other methods. Some canals are sited atop sand layers and will require much more work to stabilize against higher water levels. Learn more here.;

In one of the more memorable recent pairings of Congressional sponsorship and the subject of a bill, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has co-sponsored with Missouri's Senator Roy Blunt the introduction of legislation to exempt various animal waste and farm management practices from Superfund liability and regulation. Read the senators' release.

The failure of plastic pipe beneath at new fish hatchery in Texas has brought pipe failure potential forward in discussion. On 7 October 2010, Jeffrey Jansen will present a Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) webinar title "Plastic Pipe Failure." His presentation will address performance considerations and common failure mechanisms when dealing with plastics pipes. The discussion includes an introduction to plastic piping systems, analysis methods for evaluating failed pipes, and failure mechanisms, including cracking, buckling, weathering, and fatigue. Learn more. Learn more here.;

The 4th edition of the Grass Yarn & Tufters Forum will be held at the Austria Trend Savoyen Hotel in Vienna from 9-11 February 2010. This event will follow on from the success of our previous events that have typically attracted 150 participants from around the world. A special registration rate is available through 30 December 2009. Learn more about the companies and organizations taking part in the conference and download a PDF copy of the program.

Geosynthetics magazine editor Ron Bygness reports that the new magazine website will incorporate archives going back to 1998. This is excellent news. Thanks, Ron! Learn more here.;

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has experienced dramatic membership growth since the kick-off meeting held on 26 February 2009 in Salt Lake City. (The meeting was held in conjunction with the Geosynthetics 2009 conference.) Andrew Mills has headed the membership recruitment efforts for FGI. As a result of Mr. Mills' efforts, 15 companies have joined at the manufacturing membership level; six companies have joined at the fabricator/installer membership level; and five companies have joined at the associate level membership. Read more in the release.

Almost a decade after states along the Mississippi River pledged to reduce pollution that leads to the perennial "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, the federal government has announced the first program to specifically target and reduce agricultural runoff into the river. Read more. Learn more here.;

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is asking for public feedback on a newly released draft engineering design report for the Irondale Iron and Steel site cleanup in Jefferson County. The draft engineering design report calls for removal of contaminated soils and sediment; installation of a geotextile and soil cap; slag removal; and beach restoration. Read more.

Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have developed a polypropylene (PP) sheet that has a tensile strength of 230 MPa, and whose relative strength is two to five times higher than that of steel, and six times higher than that of aluminium. Learn more here.;