Ghana’s Kpone Landfill using ClosureTurf® Earns Global Recognition at Recent International Conference
Geneva, Switzerland –September 24, 2024 – The Kpone Landfill Decommissioning Project, an initiative by the Government of Ghana under the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, received global acclaim at the World FIDIC Conference held in Geneva from September 7 to 10, 2024. This conference, which brought together leaders from the engineering, construction, and infrastructure sectors worldwide, focused […]
Watershed Geo Launches Unique Landfill Solar Technology in International Markets
The PowerCap™ Solar Technology is Successfully Launched at State-of-the-Art German Metabolon Research Center Watershed Geo, an innovative solutions provider for the protection and resiliency of civil, environmental and energy infrastructure, announces its first international solar site located at the Metabolon Research Center in Leppe, Germany. The solar system, called PowerCap™, is the latest in […]
HydroTurf® Proves Successful for Shoreline Erosion Protection in Louisiana’s East Jefferson Levee District Pilot Study
After a series of devastating hurricanes, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority was charged with finding dependable technologies to protect miles of critical levees. In an effort to protect the soils surrounding the shorelines of the New Orleans levee system during severe weather events, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) extended the wave berm in […]
Watershed Geo Works with Shaw Industries to Install Innovative Solar Technology at Carpet Tile Manufacturing Facility
Customer demonstration project from Watershed Geo under construction in Adairsville, Ga. Shaw Industries has installed an innovative solar technology for steep slope applications at its carpet tile manufacturing facility in Adairsville, Ga., known as Plant T1. The half-acre installation will generate approximately 300 kW of power once it goes live later this year. That’s enough to power […]
Addressing the Environmental Impact of Erosion and Water Pollution with Solar
Watershed Geo technologies provide a sustainable approach to preventing the common issue of erosion with traditional solar farms and providing cleaner water runoff for reduced water pollution. When building solar farms, it is not only important to construct the site to manage surface water to prevent erosion, but also to safeguard that nothing detrimental comes […]
Shaw Industries Announces Acquisition of Watershed Solar
Watershed Solar and Watershed Geo provide innovative, sustainable solutions that turn liabilities or underused spaces into renewable energy assets. Dalton, Ga. – Feb 6, 2023 – Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) announces it has completed the purchase of a controlling interest in Watershed Solar LLC. Watershed Solar provides patented renewable energy solutions. The technology, branded […]
Watershed Geo to Support the Tennessee Valley Authority with Decarbonization Goals through Its Unique Solar Solution
A First-of-its-Kind Solar Array to Repurpose a Closed Coal Ash Site Atlanta, GA – November 15, 2022 – Watershed Geo, a global technology provider for environmental and civil infrastructures, announced it will be partnering with TVA to accelerate decarbonization innovation and bring new life to retired coal plants. In TVA’s pursuit of a 100 MW […]
Watershed Geo Grows Talent Pool with Three Strategic Hires
The innovative infrastructure resilience and protection solutions provider expands to meet market demand and future growth. Atlanta, Georgia (April 14, 2022) – Three leading industry professionals are bringing their talent to the growing team at Watershed Geo, the company has announced. Randy Thompson, Daniel Ward, and Trey Hardin have recently joined the company as part […]
Maximizing Landfill Airspace for Increased Revenue
For landfill owners and operators, the maximization of airspace is a critical component in contributing to the bottom line of their business. The ClosureTurf® final cover system eliminates the use of vegetative and protective/infiltration soil layers, thereby drastically reducing the amount of soil and earthwork necessary for final cover construction as compared to a traditional […]
Nautilus Solar Energy And ISM Solar Development Celebrate The Opening Of Community Solar Farm Sited On Remediated EPA Landfill
Transformed Unusable Land into a Source of Clean Energy SUMMIT, N.J., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC, (“Nautilus”) and ISM Solar Development, LLC (“ISM Solar”), leaders in the development of solar energy projects, yesterday celebrated the opening of a 3.43MW community solar project sited on a remediated EPA superfund site. Located in Cranston, Rhode […]
Watershed Geo Increases Shaw Industries’ Ownership To Controlling Interest
Both companies anticipate accelerated growth and increased profitability Atlanta, Ga. – Oct. 6, 2021 – Watershed Geosynthetics LLC (Watershed Geo) announces it has sold a significant controlling interest to Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiary, and has entered into a letter of intent to sell controlling interest in Watershed Solar LLC. (Watershed Solar). These moves […]
Watershed Geo Recognized for MSW Management Innovator Award
Technologies That Strengthen Not Only Infrastructure but Also Portfolios Atlanta, GA- June 21, 2021 – “Challenge the established”. That’s what Arturo Santiago, editor of MSW Management Magazine, titled his Editor’s Comments for the June 2021 issue. This year, Watershed Geo was one of a few chosen for the magazine’s 2021 Innovator Awards that celebrates companies […]
How ClosureTurf Can Cut Your Costs
Cost savings, both short and long – term, can be recognized in several ways with ClosureTurf. Airspace ClosureTurf allows an additional two feet of airspace because the soil layer is eliminated, if the landfill is permitted by the final cover top elevation. The value of the airspace can be realized in many ways, including additional income with […]
Why The ClosureTurf Pressure Relief Valve Is So Important
The ClosureTurf Pressure Relief Valve is a required component of the ClosureTurf system to prevent gas from accumulating under the geomembrane. The Relief Valve is not a gas collection component, but rather a protective measure for the final cover. It is designed to protect the membrane component from gas buildup (ballooning) during malfunction of the primary gas […]
Watershed Geo Honored By ACG As One Of The 40 Fastest Growing Companies In Georgia
Atlanta, GA- May 25, 2021 – The Atlanta National Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG), a global professional organization with the mission of Driving Middle Market Growth®, today announced the 2021 Georgia Fast 40, recognizing the top 40 fastest-growing middle market companies in Georgia. Watershed Geo, a technical solutions company for civil, environmental […]
Zoomlion Selects ClosureTurf® for Two Landfill Closures in Ghana
Atlanta, GA- August 3, 2020– Watershed Geo LLC and Zoomlion Ghana Ltd announce a global partnership to close two landfills with the ClosureTurf® final cover system as part of efforts to improve overall environmental infrastructure in Ghana. The two landfills include the Kpone Landfill, a 33-acre landfill located in coastal Tema, a metropolitan district of […]
EPA Completes First Phase of a Mississippi Superfund Site Using ClosureTurf
While so many current events are having negative impacts in the world in which we live, Watershed Geo is celebrating the recent closure of the first phase of the Mississippi Phosphates Superfund Site. Previously an environmental liability for the EPA that threatened one of the most biological productive estuaries in the region, the initial phase […]
Benefits of ClosureTurf in Seismically Hazardous Areas
There are currently 15 ClosureTurf installation sites located in areas with hazardous seismic potential as classified by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) and shown in the above figure. The maximum landfill slopes of these sites vary from 4 horizontal to 1 vertical (4H:1V) to as steep as 2H:1V. Solid waste landfill slope stability can […]
Watershed Geo Hires Kenny Hughes to Lead New, Patented Solar Technology for Landfills
Atlanta, GA – May 1, 2020 – Watershed Geo is pleased to announce that Kenny Hughes has joined the Watershed Geo team as Vice President of Renewable Energy. Hughes will be focused on growing the market for Watershed’s patented PowerCap™ solar array system in conjunction with battery storage solutions, both driven by an increasing demand […]
Watershed Geo, Watershed Solar, and ISM Solar Development Announce Formation of Watershed Solar Development
Watershed Solar Development to Offer Innovative Solutions for Turning Landfills and Brownfields into Clean Energy Assets ALPHARETTA, GA and EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – November 22, 2019- Watershed Solar Development has been formed to provide innovative landfill and brownfield solar energy solutions integrated with ClosureTurf®, a patented engineered geosynthetic turf closure system owned by Watershed Geo. […]
All-Weather Protection
Watershed Geo’s ClosureTurf® and HydroTurf® Superior Performance When Exposed to Historic Rainfalls and Strong Winds In its tenth year of in-ground performance, ClosureTurf has proved its ability to solve erosion challenges for landfill final covers. To date, over 2,000 acres have been installed and are performing successfully around the country even in areas where extreme […]