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Market impacts for geosynthetics from the regulation of coal ash
August 1st, 2013
By Boyd Ramsey and Andrew Aho Authors’ note to readers: This is a fast-moving topic where situations change as time and political positions evolve. It is the authors’ intent to report on the current situation and implications “at the time of presentation [April 2013],” providing historical and background information to place the opinions and projections […]
South Bend recycles a new channel to protect the St. Joseph River
August 1st, 2013
We don’t always have to use all virgin materials for new projects. By Kurt Kelsey Introduction Stormwater management is a necessary task that confronts every municipality. But how the stormwater is actually managed can differ. Typical gray-pipe solutions get the job done, but they do not provide filtering of the stormwater and they are not […]
Q-and-A with Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
August 1st, 2013
Editor’s note: Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) represents the Third District of Tennessee (the eastern part of the state). His support of the geosynthetics industry has included language submitted to the House’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and his meetings with the leaders of Chattanooga-based Propex Geotextile Systems. Because of Rep. Fleischmann’s involvement […]
GMA’s government relations program is delivering progress
August 1st, 2013
By Andrew Aho This is a proactive season for GMA’s government relations program, which will be punctuated with GMA’s annual Fall Lobby Day in September. Our efforts have been particularly effective in the following areas: State and local advocacy GMA’s State and Local Government Advocacy (SLGA) program has made significant progress in its efforts to […]
Report from the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) biennial meeting
August 1st, 2013
By L. David Suits The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by outgoing NAGS president, Dean Sandri. There were 20 in attendance. A brief overview of NAGS was given. NAGS is a chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society made up of individual members whose mission is: “To provide leadership in advancing the education […]
Reflections on geosynthetic technical publication outlets
August 1st, 2013
By Bob Koerner As a graduate student back in the 1960s, we were informed by our Duke University advisor (the world-renowned Prof. Alexander S. Vesić) that the hierarchy of research and development (R & D) technical publications was as follows: Journal papers—for archival studies that have been brought to a degree of finality and had […]
An anniversary and a new direction
August 1st, 2013
2001 GFR notes that the U.S. Congress passed a $32.9 billion bill for federal highway programs … An artificial reef is constructed with geotextile containers filled with sand to help slow erosion of Surfer’s Paradise in Narrowneck on Australia’s Gold Coast … ASCE’s 2001 “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure hands out below-average grades, specifically referencing […]
Geosynthetic Institute announces Fellowship Awards
July 29th, 2013
Four recipients for the 2013–2014 academic year The GSI Board of Directors has made its selections for the 2013–2014 GSI Fellowship Awards. This program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are studying geosynthetics. Requests for proposals (RFPs) for the 2014–2015 seventh year of the program will be announced this winter. To be eligible, students […]
South Africa geosynthetics, waste management groups present ‘Landfill2013’
July 24th, 2013
George Koerner to keynote and also conducts a one-day short course. The Geosynthetic Interest Group of South Africa (GIGSA) and Landfill Interest Group (LIG) of the Institute of Waste Management of South Africa (IWMSA) Central Branch are co-hosting Landfill2013 Oct. 16–17 at the Misty Hills Conference Centre in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, S.A. The theme of the […]
EPA announces ‘fracking’ settlement with Exxon subsidiary
July 23rd, 2013
$100,000 fine plus $20 million for new wastewater plan. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a July 18 press release a settlement with XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corp., to resolve an alleged violation of the U.S. Clean Water Act (CWA). At issue was […]