Solar Development On Landfills and Brownfields Conference Press Release
East Providence, Rhode Island, January 5, 2016: On January 21, 2016 SolarTurf executives will present at a symposium dedicated to exploring the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of developing solar energy plants on landfills and brownfields. This annual meeting, co-sponsored by SolarTurf, will bring together utility personnel, developers, engineers, municipal officials, regulatory officials, attorneys, and insurance […]
Berkeley Landfill ClosureTurf project featured in Waste Advantage magazine!
Berkeley County’s Landfill showcases the multiple benefits of ClosureTurf® for eliminating soil layers and erosion, reducing post-closure care, withstanding major weather events, and improving stormwater quality over a traditional Subtitle D vegetative cap. – by Krista Wiley The Berkeley County MSW Landfill in Moncks Corner, SC is owned and operated by Berkeley County Water & […]
ClosureTurf at Hartford Landfill Recognized as a State-of-the-Art Closure System by the Waste Industry
Alpharetta, GA- Recently, the ClosureTurf® system with solar arrays from Watershed Geo was recognized as part of a project that received the SWANA Bronze Excellence Award in the category of Landfill Redevelopment. The award was presented to the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) and Fuss & O’Neill for their entry: “Hartford Landfill State-of-the-Art Closure and Solar […]
Comanco Making Progress on 60 Acre Landfill Closure in Georgia
COMANCO Environmental is efficiently moving along with a 60-acre landfill closure project located in Southeast, GA. Of the 60-acres to be closed, approximately 20 acres have been covered with a specialty ClosureTurf® system, which includes the installation of a 50-mil LLDPE Super Gripnet geomembrane, a polyethylene grass turf mat, and sand ballast infill. Full article […]
Shaw Industries Increases Its Equity Stake In Watershed Geosynthetics LLC
Shaw Industries Increases Its Equity Stake In Watershed Geosynthetics LLC – Investing in Sales Growth & Innovative Products by PRNewswire DALTON, Ga., Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Shaw Industries is pleased to announce it has significantly increased its investment in Watershed Geosynthetics LLC (WatershedGeo). This increased equity stake ensures Watershed Geo is well-capitalized to address […]
Bloomfield works to conserve water with HydroTurf® reclamation pond
“HydroTurf, reclamation pond designed to help conservation efforts” By Hannah Grover The Daily Times BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield will be the first city in the country to install a newly developed synthetic turf known as HydroTurf in a median landscaping capacity, according to city and industry officials. Paul O’Malley, the vice president of sales for Watershed […]
Watershed Geosynthetics® Breaks Barriers With FEMA Overtopping Protection For Dams
PRESS RELEASE: ATLANTA, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Watershed Geo® has achieved a major breakthrough with innovative technology, HydroTurf® Advanced Revetment System. HydroTurf® was included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Manual: Overtopping Protection for Dams. The FEMA National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) sponsored the development of the technical manual, in conjunction with […]
ISM Solar Solutions partners with Atlanta based WatershedGeo™
PRESS RELEASE: ISM Solar Solutions, part of the ISM Group of Companies, providers of utility-scale solar site development services announced today that they have partnered with Atlanta based WatershedGeo™, who offer permanent closures for landfills and brownfields using their patented products, including ClosureTurf™. Together, ISM Solar Solutions and WatershedGeo™ will design, develop and construct utility […]
Geosynthetics Magazine October November 2014, Terminus Wake Park Article
Watershed Geo’s Terminus Wake Park Project is the featured article on the front cover of in the October/November issues of Geosynthetics magazine. Terminus Wake Park located within the LakePoint Sporting Community and Town Center Complex in Emerson, GA, just off Interstate 75, about 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Click Here To Read Complete Geosynthetic Magazine […]
Wakeboarding lakes get synthetic turf revetments
Geosynthetics | October 2014 By Paul O’Malley Introduction The newly opened Terminus Wake Park is located within the LakePoint Sporting Community and Town Center Complex in Emerson, Ga., just off Interstate 75, about 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. This park represents one of the latest examples in a growing trend in extreme sports—cable wakeboarding—where wakeboard […]
WatershedGeo Utilizes Its Patented HydroTurf® Advanced Revetment Technology to Close EPA Superfund Site, George Air Force Base LF-14 Landfill
PRESS RELEASE: WatershedGeo recently closed EPA Superfund Site LF-14 at George Air Force Base with HydroTurf® as its landfill closure medium. This site received all the Air Force base’s wastes (lube oil, paint, lacquer, naphthalene, PD-680, TCE, cleaning fluids, batteries, fire-fighting foam, hydraulic fluid, etc.) since the base opened in 1941 and closed to military […]
Watershed Geosynthetics Assists Berkeley County, Sc Landfill with Its Patented Closureturf® System
Berkeley County’s Landfill showcases the multiple benefits of ClosureTurf® for improving stormwater quality, reducing odor, reducing cover maintenance and improving landfill gas collection over a traditional Subtitle D vegetative cap. Click Here To Read Press Release
Watershed Geosynthetics, ClosureTurf® Assists Hartford Landfill Transform into a Model of Renewable Energy Innovation
The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) culminated the final phase of the Hartford Landfill closure, completed in June 2014, with a 40-acre cap utilizing ClosureTurf, a revolutionary three component erosion control closure system, topped by six acres of solar panels. After a 73-year existence as an “eyesore,” the state-owned landfill is now an example of […]
Watershed Geosynthetics, ClosureTurf® Assists Hartford Landfill Transform into a Model of Renewable Energy Innovation
ClosureTurf® Landfill Cover Creates Unique Platform for Solar Panels Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) August 13, 2014 The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) culminated the final phase of the Hartford Landfill closure, completed in June 2014, with a 40-acre cap utilizing ClosureTurf, a revolutionary three component erosion control closure system, topped by six acres of solar panels. […]
Watershed Geosynthetics Gives Long Awaited Makeover to Tangipahoa Parish Landfill With Closure Turf®
After combating nearly a decade of erosion control issues, Tangipahoa Parish Waste Facility (TPWF) of Independence, LA finally found long awaited success in covering the state-owned (parish-owned) landfill known as Cell 10 ( and 11) by installing ClosureTurf, an innovative three component final closure system.
ClosureTurf® Provides Erosion Control Plan Leading to SWANA Silver Award at Saufley Field Landfill
Saufley Field Landfill completes year by withstanding 22” rainfall event and winning SWANA Silver Award for Landfill Remediation by using ClosureTurf™ Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) July 29, 2014 The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) awarded Escambia County’s effort to remediate a variety of major issues at Saufley Field Road Construction and Demolition Landfill with […]
Watershed Geosynthetics HydroTurf® Revetment Technology Reinvents Lake Banks at Terminus Wake Park
Watershed Geosynthetics provides Terminus Wake Park with HydroTurf® providing an aesthetically superior erosion control technology and minimum long term maintenance. Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) July 16, 2014 Terminus, the first occupant of the massive LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center Complex in Emerson, GA, is a cable-pulled Wake Boarding Park with three different lakes available to […]
ClosureTurf™ Gives Long Awaited Makeover to Tangipahoa Parish Landfill
Landfill Features All in One Final Landfill Cap and Gas Collection System January 13, 2014-Atlanta, GA— After combating nearly a decade of erosion issues, Tangipahoa Parish Waste Facility (TPWF) of Independence, LA finally found long awaited success in covering the state-owned (parish-owned) landfill known as Cell 10 ( and 11) by installing ClosureTurf™, an innovative three […]
La Moraleja Country Club Upgrades to HydroTurf™
The main advantages of HydroTurf™ are that it looks and feels like natural turf with the strength and performance of a hard armor revetment. Recently, Nicklaus Design Group benefited from these advantages at the La Moraleja Country Club just outside of Madrid, Spain. They successfully installed HydroTurf™ for two different applications where they have had difficulty establishing […]
Closure Turf™ Provides Landfills with a More Efficient and Cost Effective Gas Collection and Control System
With the ClosureTurf™ System, landfill operators are containing a greater amount of emissions and odors while simultaneously slashing costs and producing a superior gas for energy projects. With the increased demand for better odor control as well as the need to capture the highest quality gas for green energy, landfill operators find themselves devoting more time […]
Saufley Landfill Rainfall Event
On June 9, 2013 Saufley Field Road C&D Landfill experienced a rain event of an estimated 4.5 inches/hour for approximately one (1) hour. The facility experienced some minor rilling as shown in the first photograph to the right. The aforementioned rain event was above the design standard of 4.0 inches/hour that is utilized for the design of […]