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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Accomack County Landfill Wins Engineering Excellence Honor Award
Accomack County Northern Landfill Capped with ClosureTurf Wins ACEC Virginia 2019 Engineering Excellence Honor Award Accomack County chose ClosureTurf for its landfill closure of Cell 2 based on proven performance as well as environmental and cost benefits. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...