July 2015 Vol.5

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1. Breaking News – Tailings Dam Threatens to Burst
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/News/Gold-Ridge-tailings-dam-threatens-to-burst

2. Solomon Islands mine declared ‘disaster zone’ over mine tailings dam collapse fears 
https://ramumine.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/solomon-islands-mine-declared-disaster-zone-over-dam-collapse-fears/

3. New Geosynthetic Lining Installer in Victoria – Keystone Environmental (VIC)
http://keystoneenv.com.au/capabilities/

4. New HDPE liner Installer in Surat Basin Queensland – Linstall (QLD) 
http://linstall.net.au

5. Benefits of Independent Construction Quality Control (CQC) in Geomembrane Installations (White Paper)
http://media.wix.com/ugd/187429_ea3617b9321a4ea49b99126a0a5e491c.pdf

6. POLYFIT are actively looking for an experienced Poly Welders and Lining Technicians with mine site project experience for WA Projects
POLYFIT is a Western Australian HDPE liner installer which has been in operation for 7 years
http://www.seek.com.au/job/29031301

7. ‘New Geocomposite to Protect Geomembranes on Slopes’ by  Mr. Patrick Brochier, President,  TERAGEOS, France
https://www.amiplastics.com/Events/Resources/Programme/Waterproof%20Membranes%202015%20-%20Programme.pdf

8. ‘High Temperature resistance liner opens new application fields for gomembranes, case study of a geothermal power plant in NZ’
by Michael Uebigau, Product Manager, AGRU
https://www.amiplastics.com/Events/Resources/Programme/Waterproof%20Membranes%202015%20-%20Programme.pdf

9. Atarfil Geomembranes (Spain) Profiled in Construction Review
http://constructionreviewonline.com/2015/04/atarfil/

10. Novel Method for Installing Geomembrane Liners by Submerged Construction Method (Animation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSCO3KkBAGg

11. Professor says the Narrowneck reef and a Groyne at Kirra were built using Geotextile Bags and both were now covered with Sand
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/gold-coast-beach-erosion-plan-is-the-plan-on-the-right-track-20150705-gi5cz2.html

12. Californian Company Helps Provide Solutions to Save Millions of Gallons of Water
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/californian-company-helps-provide-solutions-to-save-millions-of-gallons-of-water-2036329.htm

13. New Vertical Geotextile Screen that Stops the Sand Transport
http://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/14785-water-board-rivierenland-world-s-first-with-anti-piping-technology-under-levees-along-nederrijn-the-netherlands.html

14. New Environmental Auditors Appointed by EPA VIC
Coffey, Senversa, Prensa, Golder Associates and Peter J Ramsay & Assoc
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-us/news-centre/news-and-updates/news/2015/june/18/environmental-auditors-appointed-by-environment-protection-authority-victoria

15. Layfield Environmental Containment Fighting California Drought
http://california.justgoodnews.biz/2015/07/10/layfield-environmental-containment-fighting-california-drought/

16. Dutch Break Ground with New Geotextile Invention
http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2015/07/10/dutch-break-ground-with-new-invention/

17. GNA Advertising Space Filling Fast
http://geosyntheticnews.com.au/advertise

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