Watershed Geo Blog
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...