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The International Erosion Control Association's (IECA) Malaysia Chapter has been awarded a grant from Shell Malaysia. The award, which is one of seven offered this week to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), comes as part of the corporation's Shell Sustainable Development Grants program. The IECA Malaysia Chapter was recognized for its capacity-building project on mangrove planting on Carey Island. The chapter conducted its work for an Orang Asli (aboriginal) village.

After a month of negotiations and bicameral conference meetings, the US House and Senate have come to an agreement on a USD $281 billion transportation bill. The Associated Press's...

The biennial Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) offers international, comprehensive, critical content and research. The 2018 edition of the Global Waste Management Symposium will be held 11 - 14 February 2018...

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), a premier Chinese company that engineers, manages and monitors municipal sewer systems, natural waterways and other water resources, announced today that it has established new offices in the United States and India and a new research and development base in Tianjin, China. In the U.S., Tri-Tech has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary Tri-Tech Infrastructure, LLC (Tri-Tech U.S.). The company will focus on developing advanced pollution control equipment, design and engineering and technical service capabilities to support its businesses in China and India. Read more.

Colorado based geosynthetic leader Colorado Lining International (CLI) has purchased water feature builder Alliance Golf Corporation of Evansville, Indiana and formed ClearWater Construction International, LLC. ClearWater will combine the resources of CLI’s liner fabrication and related geosynthetic business with Alliance’s water feature and dirt moving abilities. According to CLI President John Heap, “The Alliance acquisition furthers CLI’S long time philosophy of providing the best combination of products and services to our clients. With the formation of ClearWater, we now provide total vertical integration of lake and stream construction.” ClearWater Construction will provide full creative and construction services for water features, including pond and stream preparation geomembrane lining and related geosynthetic products, pump, piping, and recircurlation systems, dry-stack rock and timber retaining walls, hardscape and turf reinforced shorelines, and aeration systems. ClearWater will operate from the current Alliance office in Evansville, Indiana and the CLI headquarters in Parker, CO. All Alliance Golf employees have joined the ClearWater team. CLI General Manager, Pat Elliott, states, “The acquisition and formation of ClearWater will not change CLI’s relationship or policies with our existing clients.” Former Alliance Golf President Steve Scott states, “This is an excellent partnership, with dynamic individuals which will give developers, owners, architects, engineers, and builders pricing, service, and technical expertise never before available. Utilizing the resources of CLI’s management and administration, allows ClearWater’s sales and field personnel to fully focus on our customers’ needs.”

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has just release Volume 31, Issue 1 of its IGS News. Published three times per year in support of the often-updated news on its...

Waste & Recycling News--which changed its name earlier this month from Waste News--has removed the registration process required to view parts of www.wasterecyclingnews.com. Viewers also will no longer need a password to access stories and features on the site. Learn more here.;

Oktober 2013 - Die HUESKER Gruppe, mit Zentrale im westfälischen Gescher/Deutschland, wurde am 1. Oktober 2013 um eine neue Tochtergesellschaft in Moskau/Russland erweitert. Als einer der international führenden Hersteller von...

Like most segments of our global economies, professional associations and societies have suffered during the current downturn. Civil engineering and affiliated professional associations have certainly not been spared. But the work they do is important to our collective work. We encourage you to take a moment to check on the status of your memberships and to renew them if you find they've lapsed. (Continued.)

Geosynthetics magazine editor Ron Bygness has passed along a photo from his recent visit to Korea, where he visited companies, testing laboratories, and university classes. He promises a more detailed outline of the trip will be published in the next issue of Geosynthetics. Read a summary of the soon-to-be-published issue and view the photo in full size. Also, geosynthetica invites you to share your work site and travel images with our readers. Contact chris@geosynthetica.net for more information.

geosynthetica's Chris Kelsey writes on the benefit of seeing and handling geosynthetic materials up close, whether it's on a project site or at a trade show or seminar. "We receive a great deal in the post each week: short course announcements, industry magazines, and the occasional product sample. As last week closed out, we received…." Continued.

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is calling for nominations for its 20th annual Awards of Environmental Excellence. This year's revamped awards program features eight categories to recognize industry professionals and organizations for their contributions to the erosion and sediment control community. IECA will honor all award winners during its awards program at Environmental Connection 2011 (EC11) 20-23 February 2011. The deadline to submit a nomination for awards presented at EC11 is November 1, 2010.

The U.S. Forest Service has decided to close 39 miles of off-road vehicle trails that brought off-road enthusiasts to the Cherokee County area, North Carolina. Numerous off-road trails had become severely eroded, having eroded down to bedrock. All of the eroded soil washed into waterways and interrupted the health of fisheries. The district reports that of 2100 sediment traps installed, roughly one third had failed. Trailbuilders should take note of this, improve their designs, and better select the soil separation and reinforcement materials for the specific use and environmental conditions. Learn more here.;

A new book on "Geosynthetic Clay Liners for Waste Containment Facilities" has been published. It has been authored by Drs. Abdelmalek Bouazza (Monash University) and John J. Bowders (University of Missouri, Columbia). The book provides an insight into individual materials (bentonite and the associated geosynthetics) and the manufacturing processes. This is followed by coverage of important topics such as hydraulic conductivity, chemical compatibility, contaminant transport, gas migration, shear strength and slope stability, and field performance. Published in late November 2009. 254 pages. Learn more. Learn more here.;

Geosynthetica is proud to welcome Plastatech Engineering Ltd as its latest Silver Underwriter. Plastatech is an expert manufacturer of various film and sheet materials, including the PlastaFlex line of geomembrane products. Learn more about the company's materials and expertise on the Plastatech website, www.plastatech.com. Learn more here.;

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA Region One) offers a wide range of webinar education opportunities. These programs focus on a diverse range of applications, industries and products. Multiple...

The 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (12 ICG) will be held 18 – 22 September 2022 in Rome, Italy at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. As the quadrennial, global...

Artificial turf has evolved significantly from the old, hard AstroTurf. Today, hyper-modern synthetic grasses are installed, and not just in professional sports stadiums. They are also being adapted for public parks and recreation fields. The synthetic turf saves municipalities a tremendous amount on water and maintenance needs. Geosynthetic companies such as TenCate have applied their knowledge of polymeric products to help revolutionize this sector. Learn more here.;

Australia-based Nylex, which among other products manufactures geomembranes, has announced it will revise its 2009 earnings estimates due to the current market turmoil. The civil engineering aspects of Nylex are not the culprit, though. The adverse conditions impacting the company stem largely from cutbacks in global automotive production, into which Nylex sells some products, and the declining value of the Australian dollar in the world market. Learn more here.;

Located throughout the U.S. and in 6 other regions of the world, the Chapters of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) are instrumental in providing the erosion and sediment control community with education and networking opportunities through regional conferences, workshops, field days, newsletters, websites and other services.IECA is proud of the following Chapters for their achievements. (Continued.)

Chicago-based DePaul University has announced that it will offer the nation's first master's degree in predictive analysis. IBM has signed on to provide resources for the program. But this isn't intended to be theoretical statistics; it is a hands-on application of data analytics. A great many sectors might benefit from these advanced data management and analysis techniques. Learn more here.;

The International Erosion Control Association Region One has issued the IECA 2018 Call for Abstracts for its annual conference and exhibition (Environmental Connection). The most recent edition was held...

Low & Bonar PLC ("Low & Bonar" or "the Group"), the international performance materials group, today announces its half year results for the six months ended 31 May 2011.

During GeoAmericas 2016, K. Lin, A. Tang, and J. Wu detailed some ongoing exposure testing with geosynthetics in Taiwan. The results were somewhat unique in the field, due to...

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