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14 distributors recognized at Profile Products’ annual awards banquet
April 8th, 2024
Several distributors were celebrated at Profile Products’ annual awards banquet, which was held in February during the International Erosion Control Association Conference. This exclusive event serves as a celebration of achievement and innovation within the industry, recognizing the exceptional contributions professionals have made throughout the year. “Distributors work day in and day out to find […]
America’s Transportation Awards extends entry period
April 5th, 2024
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has extended the nomination deadline for the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards contest to April 19. Click here to submit a nomination for this year’s competition. This program, now in its 17th year, seeks to highlight the important work state departments of transportation do every day to improve quality of […]
Electric Liner Leak location for industrial ponds
April 4th, 2024
By Shawn Calendine Currently, one of the most widely used methods for finding breaches in impermeable geomembranes is the Electric Leak Location method (ELL), which is also known as Geoelectrical Integrity Surveys, or Geomembrane Integrity Surveys. With the development and eventually large-scale use of geosynthetics across the industrial landscape, the subsequent need to ensure their integrity produced […]
AASHTO names CKM vice chair
April 3rd, 2024
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has named Lorri Economy – chief learning officer for the Utah Department of Transportation – to a two-year term as vice chair of the organization’s Committee on Knowledge Management (CKM). Lorri Economy. Photo courtesy of Utah DOT. Economy has been a long-time active member of the CKM, […]
Two-part short course – Subgrade Preparation & Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Flexible Geomembranes – April 9 & 10
April 3rd, 2024
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is presenting a two-part Short Course on Subgrade Preparation & Use of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) for Flexible Geomembranes. The short course will be held Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12-1:30 pm CDT and Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12-1:30 pm CDT. The course is free, a 3.0 PDH is available and […]
Webinar – FHWA Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Program – April 4
April 2nd, 2024
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Low-Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) Program will host an informational webinar on Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. The purpose of the webinar is to provide general information on the LCTM program and to inform potential applicants on the application process and program requirements. Registration is required […]
Webinar -Alternative Closure Solutions to Traditional Soil and Geosynthetic Closure Systems– April 10
April 2nd, 2024
AGRU America is presenting the webinar - Alternative Closure Solutions to Traditional Soil and Geosynthetic Closure Systems – on April 10 at 1 p.m. EST. It is free for members and non-members, a PDH credit is available, and you can register here. Traditional systems using soil with a combination of geosynthetics have been the preferred […]
Navigating unexpected contaminants with your geomembrane system – Part 3
April 2nd, 2024
By Felon Wilson Unexpected contaminants coming in contact with an existing geomembrane system are real situations. In the final post of this series, three examples of situations that occurred will be presented, along with the project considerations and the outcome. In all three of these examples, the geomembrane did not require complete removal and replacement, […]
FHWA offering $44 million in Active Transportation Grants
April 1st, 2024
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has opened applications for up to $44.5 million in funding for projects that will strengthen safety and improve bicycling, walking, and access to public transit in communities across the country. Photo courtesy of the Ohio DOT. The agency said that grant funding – which comes through its new Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment […]
Quality control factory fabrication of flexible geomembranes guide
April 1st, 2024
The Flexible/Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) has expanded its mandate to include providing industry education, support, and technology transfer on the use of flexible geomembranes that can be factory fabricated into large panels. Case in point is the unveiling of its new Factory Fabrication Guideline that presents a minimum quality control (QC) system for factory fabrication, […]