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XR Geomembrane crucial for utility district facility achieving zero discharge success
July 22nd, 2024
By Felon Wilson The Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s (OMWD) 4S Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) receives 1 MGD (3785 m3/day) of municipal wastewater, treats it to tertiary standards and discharges none. XR-5® lined water reuse storage impoundment. The 4S WRF serves a population of 7,500 homes in the 4S Ranch and Rancho Cielo areas, both in San […]
Inspecting a six-year-old geomembrane
April 14th, 2022
Seaman Corp. describes a rare opportunity for inspecting a 6-year-old geomembrane at the Knoxville, Tenn., World’s Fair Park. By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. WFP Park and lake in Knoxville, Tenn. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. The lake at the Knoxville, Tenn., 1982 World’s Fair Park was relined with the XR-5 geomembrane in […]
Part 3: Five pieces of data that will give higher assurances of chemical compatibility when selecting a geomembrane
January 26th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Figure 1 XR-5 Geomembrane Process Wastewater Impoundment, Qatar. Photograph courtesy of Arabian Environmental Editor’s note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and Part 2 was published on Jan. 19. […]
Part 2: Top ways to overcome difficulties interpreting geomembrane chemical resistance data
January 19th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Oily water/solvents runoff impoundment in Kentucky. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 2 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and part 3 will be published on Jan. 26. It […]
Part 1: Top reasons chemical resistance is a very important geomembrane property
January 12th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. XR-5 Geomembrane lined Metals Processing Wastewater Impoundment, North Carolina. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 1 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 2 will be published on Jan. 19, 2022, and part 3 will be published […]