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 […]
WG Marks Their 10th Year of Establishing a New Standard With ClosureTurf
Many years of testing, breaking, fixing, evaluating and refining led Watershed Geo founders in 2009 to a small town in Louisiana to bring to reality their vision of significantly improving the way landfills are closed and maintained. Since then WG has completed over 70 projects and installed over 2,000 acres across the US, proving to […]
EPA Superfund Site to be Closed with ClosureTurf
ClosureTurf estimated to save $6 Million in Installation and Maintenance Costs and $40,000 Per Day in Water Treatment Costs Once Completed Atlanta, GA – July 2,2019– Watershed Geo announced today that its innovative engineered system, ClosureTurf, was chosen for the landfill closure method at the Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Site (MPC) in Pascagoula, MS, marking the first […]
Watershed Geo Names Bradford Cooley Senior Vice President
ATLANTA, GA. – June 2, 2019 – Watershed Geo, a leader in civil engineering and erosion control technologies, today announced the promotion of Bradford Cooley to Senior Vice President. In his new role, Cooley will assume all sales and marketing responsibilities related to managing the growth of Watershed’s complete line of environmental and civil product […]
ClosureTurf for Final Closure of Coal Combustion Residuals: Reduced Environmental Impacts & Renewable Energy
Reduced Environmental Impacts When considering a final cover system for a landfill or impoundment, it is important not only to keep water out of the waste, but also to ensure that nothing detrimental comes off the surface and lands in the water carried offsite. Considering the average size of CCR impoundments and landfills, opportunity exists for […]
Why ClosureTurf is an Effective Solution for Final Closure of Coal Combustion Residuals
A Decade of Performance Coal ash is the second-largest industrial waste stream in the United States, with approximately 130 million tons produced annually. Over the last several years, new technologies for final ash storage have been successfully implemented and are outperforming traditional vegetated closures in numerous categories. This year, Watershed Geo celebrates the 10-year anniversary […]
ClosureTurf for Final Closure of Coal Combustion Residuals: Shear Strength, Slope Stability and Design Life
Shear Strength and Slope Stability Traditional soil covers are subject to veneer-type slope failure due to insufficient interface shear strength and the possibility of excess hydraulic head in the soil cover. By removing the burden of the heavy soil layers, final cover slope stability is significantly improved due to the highly durable interfaces of engineered […]
ClosureTurf for Final Closure of Coal Combustion Residuals: Traditional vs. Geosynthetic Closure
Traditional Closure Design vs. Geosynthetic Closure Prescriptive final cover designs for landfills have historically included a compacted soil liner, geomembrane liner, a drainage layer, and a vegetative soil cover. These traditional capping options involve large volumes of soil that many coal-fueled plants may not have available Because of challenges associated with prescriptive designs, and specifically […]
Watershed Geo Appoints Kyle Ehman as President
Atlanta, GA – April 2, 2019 – Watershed Geo announced today that CEO Michael Ayers has appointed Kyle Ehman as President effective April 1. The company’s national footprint is approaching 2,000 acres of installed projects, and Watershed Geo has doubled in revenue and employees in the past three years. Watershed Geo specializes in engineered products […]
Watershed Geo Celebrates Ten Years of ClosureTurf®
Approximately 1,500 Acres in the U.S. Capped with ClosureTurf Atlanta, Ga. – January 17, 2019 – A leader in civil engineering and erosion control technologies, Watershed Geo today celebrates the ten-year anniversary of its first ClosureTurf® landfill installation. ClosureTurf is an engineered landfill closure system that was designed to address the environmental and performance failures […]
HydroTurf® Makes LA DOTD Approved Materials List
HydroTurf Approved in Three Categories for Stabilization and Erosion Control Atlanta, GA – January 8, 2019 – Watershed Geo announced today that its engineered synthetic turf revetment system, HydroTurf, has been selected by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) as an approved product on their materials list for both construction and maintenance. HydroTurf […]
Anthony Ferrari Joins Watershed Geo
Watershed Geo is pleased to announce that Anthony Ferrari has joined our sales team as Vice President of Industrial Markets. A recognized leader in the industrial sector, Anthony has over 30 years of experience working with Fortune 100 clients in the Chemical, Pulp and Paper, Manufacturing, and Oil and Gas Industries. His extensive experience includes […]
HydroTurf Featured in Waste Advantage Magazine!
Using an engineered synthetic turf system to manage storm water at landfill sites addresses multiple issues while improving performance and reducing costs. By: Krista Willey Handling concentrated flows of water at landfills presents multiple challenges when it comes to managing storm water. Typically, these systems consist of applications such as downchutes, perimeter channels, bench drains, outfall structures and basins to appropriately route water off […]
Dr. Bryan Scholl Joins Watershed Geo’s Elite Team of Engineers
Atlanta, GA – August 1, 2018 – Watershed Geo is pleased to announce Dr. Bryan N.Scholl has joined its elite staff of engineers. Dr. Scholl will assume the role of senior engineer for Watershed Geo providing technical support in hydraulics, hydrology and erosion control for their innovative technologies. Dr. Scholl has over 15 years of […]
Watershed Geo Announces the Addition of One of the Industry’s Finest to its Team
Atlanta, GA – June 13, 2017 – Watershed Geo is pleased to announce that Dr. Ming Zhu has joined its elite staff of engineers. Zhu will assume the role of Director of Engineering Services, overseeing the company’s technical operations for existing products and the development of new product offerings. Dr. Zhu brings more than 11 […]
Innovative Approach to Landfill Design Allows for Benchless Caps
INTRODUCTION As engineers begin to understand the multiple facets of a ClosureTurf® design, they realize there are many more benefits than previously understood. The original version of ClosureTurf brought many unique changes to the landfill design process. Maintenance was cut by more than 95%. The need for final cover vegetative soil was removed. The need […]
Why Should Water Quality Be Top of Mind When Choosing a Cover?
When considering a final cover system for a landfill, it is not only important to keep the water out, you must also ensure that nothing detrimental comes off the surface and lands in the water carried off your site. Closed landfills can generate large amounts of surface runoff. With a traditional soil cap, rainstorms will […]
Handling Concentrated Flows on Landfill Closures
In most landfill closure designs, water flow is directed off the top deck to steep downchute channels in order to prevent erosion and eliminate ponding. Common materials for these lined drainage channels include rock riprap, concrete lining and drainage pipe. These materials can be very expensive, time consuming and create obstacles for completing construction. With […]
Advancements in Prescriptive Covers
WHY ARE FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS BEING OVERLOOKED IN LANDFILL CLOSURE DESIGNS? By: Paul O’Malley If we look back at the origins of RCRA’s Subtitle D and the genesis of what we now commonly refer to as a “prescriptive cover”, it is worthwhile to remember that the primary objective of Subtitle D was to establish an […]
PROJECT PROFILE: UNLAYERING A CHANNEL IN DISTRESS
Faced with conditions such as steep slopes, soft sandy soils, a heavy sediment load and very shallow utilities, HydroTurf® was placed head to head with rock riprap…and won. The Town of Parker, Colorado, faced a number of challenges with the Robinson Ranch swale project. The channel, originally designed with a layer of rock riprap […]
Watershed Geo Acquires Seasoned Waste Professional as VP of Solid Waste
Watershed Geo, a geosynthetics company specializing in engineered solutions for waste containment, erosion control and soil stabilization, has announced the appointment of David Cieply to Vice President of Solid Waste Market. Cieply brings more than 30 years of management experience to Watershed, with core expertise in landfill management and operations. Based in Alpharetta, Cieply will […]