September 2013 Vol.3

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Layfield EnviroLiner 6000 used to line Brine Storage Ponds (New Case Study)
http://www.layfieldenvironmental.com/pages/Literature/ProjectProfiles.aspx?id=10762

Pardo Engineering (Victoria) undertake Supervision of construction of the Cell 1 cap  at Anglesea Landfill
including, leachate collection, gas collection, clay capping, geomembrane installation, cushion geotextile, cover, and topsoil.
http://pardoengineering.com.au/projects/geo-environmental/

Pardo Engineering (Victoria) undertake Slope stability and leachate collection design at Naroghid Landfill
including  slope stability and leachate collection design/recommendations for landfill cells constructed under the new EPA guidelines adjacent to cells complying to the previous EPA guidelines
http://pardoengineering.com.au/projects/geo-environmental/

Tender Alert: Construction of a New Leachate Pond at Bolinda Road Landfill, Campbellfield (Hume City Council)
Close Date :     Tuesday, 1 October 2013 2:00 PM
Supply and construction of the liner (geomembrane) 
https://www.evalua.com.au/etb/hucc/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=746263

Tender Alert:  Mitchell Landfill Cell 5 Construction
Supply and construction of the liner (geomembrane) Organisation: Mitchell Shire Council
Close date: Friday, 27 September 2013 2:00 PM EST
https://www.evalua.com.au/etb/misc/ExternalTenderDetails.htm?id=747600

University professor – First Geosynthetics Expert to be Elected to the Royal Society
https://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/queens-professor-elected-royal-society 

A monster pre-welded panel of 38m x 86m (3268m2 weighing 2287.6 kilos) was supplied and installed across a full slurry lagoon.
A pre-welded panel of Cover Up 700 has recently been supplied and installed as a slurry lagoon floating cover.
The panel deployment was completed in approximately 4 hours. No onsite welding was required providing the client with a very significant saving.
http://www.hbbgeosales.co.uk/slurry-lagoon-floating-cover-cover-up-700.html

A grant of nearly $140K will go towards the construction of a new cell and leachate pond at the Hamilton landfill
http://www.standard.net.au/story/1754211/funds-boost-for-southern-grampians-glenelg/

Turning Bad Gas Into Good Solids
http://www.qmeb.com.au/news/general-mining/turning-bad-gas-good-solids/

Geotechnical Considerations in Applying Geotextiles to Coastal Revetments By Lex Nielsen (tomorrow:  Thursday 12 September 2013)
Lex Nielsen is a Principal Consultant with WorleyParsons
http://www.coastsandports2013.com.au/docs/CP2013Program.pdf

Kingscote Landfill, Stage 2 Cell 1 Bentofix – Kangaroo Island Council
http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Appendix_A.pdf

SITA’s Taylors Road Landfill site consists of more than 20 lined landfill cells capturing leachate
Eighteen leachate sumps transfer this leachate to treatment ponds 
http://www.awmr.com.au/water-news/1292-visibility-and-control-delivered-through-your-desktop

URS undertakes monitoring of unlined Burwood Landfill, located in coastal sand dunes north of Christchurch City
https://www.ap.urscorp.com/projects/burwood-landfill/

New Liner Installer: NCS also specialise in the installation of waterstop applications, Geo-Synthetic Clay Liners (GCL) and roll on and spray on membrane systems
More information: http://www.ncsaustralia.com.au/

Calculating local geomembrane indentation strains from measured radial and vertical displacements
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026611441300071X

Humes now distributing geosynthetic products in Australia
http://www.humes.com.au/precast-solutions/stormwater/stormwater-drainage/geosynthetics.html