April 2014 Vol.1

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GSE’s New China Plant Produces First Prime Roll of Liner
Agru Geomembranes Announce Chinese JV (Taicang AGRU)
Taicang AGRU Plastics Co., Ltd. is now the official AGRU subsidiary in China. It is a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise, as 100% daughter of AGRU Kunststofftechnik
Borealis Releases Plastomer Resins for Geomembrane Applications
New Work Item: ASTM WK45531 – Revision of D6495 – 09 “Standard Guide for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geosynthetic Clay Liners”
EPA Guidelines, for the construction of new cells adjacent to old cells with an alternative liner system for Maddingley Brown Coal (MBC) solid inert landfill
Custis Barrier Seeking Geomembrane Welder in NSW
Anti-Dumping Commission Investigates Dumping of NAUE GCLs in Australia
Coal seam gas water leaks could be a problem for decades
Lightweight, exposed geomembrane to replace existing soil/clay cap on hazardous landfill
Transpacific seeking Landfill Project Manager to  manage landfill cell construction and cap design for landfill sites
Golder Associates seeking Senior/Principal Civil Design Engineer
Significant experience in civil design in the waste management sector including experience with landfill design, geosynthetics and containment cell design

March 2014 Vol.10

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Ertech wins Barwon Water lining Contract
Ertech Eastern Division has secured a contract with Barwon Water Alliance for the lining and covering of an existing earthen basin in Bannockburn, 93km southwest of Melbourne.
Ertech’s scope of works for the 7,800m2 basin includes: supply and install of HDPE liner and reinforced polypropylene floating cover; commissioning.
New Tender – Supply and Installation of Geocomposite Liner for Central Landfill, Bromelton
Contacts DescriptionThe Scenic Rim Regional Council is seeking suitably experienced contractors to tender for the supply and placement of a geocomposite liner system at its Central Landfill at Bromelton.  The works including supplying and installing the relevant layers of the new landfill liner.
Responses Tender closes at 2:00 PM Brisbane time 3 April 2014
ASX listed Company WATPAC LTD (WTP Stock Code) Providing HDPE liner installation services
Viking Containment (NZ) Publishes New Online Product Manual (Free Downloads)
Golder seeking Senior Environmental Engineer/Scientist (Contaminated Sites)
Jaylon finishes liner installation
Crack in Earthen Dam at Power Plant fixed with Geotextile
New Modular Floating Cover System For Waste Water
Standards News – New Work Item: ASTM WK45401 – Revision of D7005 – 03(2008) Standard Test Method for Determining the Bond Strength (Ply Adhesion) of Geocomposites <shttp://www.astm.org/DATABASE.CART/WORKITEMS/WK45401.htm>
Viking Containment (NZ) Now Dominant in Floating Covers
AGRU goes Chile – Expomin 2014 to Exhibit their Range of Geomembranes
Geotextile Workshop at INDEX 14 (Geneva, 8 April 2014)

March 2014 Vol.9

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Geotest Leak Detection Services Seeking CQA Inspector for Geomembranes
Design-build project of a Geomembrane Base Liner and Floating Cover Containment System for an equalization basin
Meet the New Team at Victoria’s Largest Geomembrane Installation Company (Aeramix)
ExcelPlas Labs Develop Rapid Method for Detecting Surface Oxidation of HDPE Geomembranes Using Diamond ATR Technique
More information:  [email protected]
Guidelines for Installation of: Factory Fabricated Heavyweight Fabric-Supported Geomembranes (March 2014) (Free Download)
A New Wrinkle for Geosynthetic Installation/CQA by Glen Toepfer
HDPE Geomembrane / Lining Welders required for Mt. Isa
TenCate Geosynthetics presenting in Australia at 2015 International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics
HDPE Geomembrane / Lining Welders Job in Roma
Influence of the geomembrane on time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography measurements for leachate injection monitoring
Aeramix launches New Website
www.aeramix.com.au <http://www.aeramix.com.au/>
Mr. Shannon Goodrich appointed as Layfield Business Development Manager in California. Shannon has designed and built over 100 landfill gas and digester biogas development projects including those with innovative geosynthetics and geomembrane components.

March 2014 Vol.8

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STARTS TODAY ! – Geomembrane Master Class on Failure Prevention, CQA and Leak Location Methods
at 9.30 am Today at 473 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin, Victoria (booking required)

http://www.excelplas.com/geomembrane-testing
Map
http://www.whereis.com/vic/moorabbin/473-warrigal-rd/yellowId-13030979#session=MjM=

GSE Environmental gets extension on its sale – until April 30 to close a sale
http://www.wopular.com/comment/reply/23955083

Waterlogic an innovative company working in all areas of Geomembrane supply and installation including Bio-Gas covers seek Liner installation Technician for Sydney
A successful applicant would need experience in all aspects of Geomembrane lining installation, for HDPE and GCL liners, including QA/QC procedures.
http://www.seek.com.au/job/26193845

EPA Q&A’s on Pilliga pond incident – EPA investigation confirmed that the liner in Pond 3 was leaking
The liner had not performed adequately and water had leaked to a groundwater system at a depth of between 22m and 33m.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5bTRJMFih5IJ:http://www.metgasco.com.au/industry-news/epa-qas-pilliga-pond-incident%2Blandfill+liner&cr=countryAU&hl=en-AU&gbv=2&tbs=ctr%3AcountryAU,qdr%3Ad&ct=clnk

ASTM D35 Committee on Geosynthetics establishes new award
http://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/articles/022414_astmd35_committee.html

New Paper: The Use of Prefabricated Bituminous Surfacing Geosynthetic in World War II and Beyond
Prefabricated bituminous surfacing was developed during World War II to meet the need for rapid construction of roads and runways in the military context. It was made from bitumen and hessian and commonly referred to as ‘bithess’.
http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/grim.13.00039

Puraflex Hydrocarbon Barrier Geomembrane Liner – Case Study 1
http://www.itpltd.com/handle.php?action=media&uri=media/uploads/2013/08/21/858-puraflex-hydrocarbon-barrier—case-study-1.pdf

Outstanding Puncture Resistance of Bituminous Geomembranes
The viscoelastic nature of bitumen combined with the tensile strength of its non-woven reinforcement geotextile layer means BGMs can accommodate high point loads, therefore resisting puncture.
http://www.geomembranes.com.au/resistant-to-puncture-failure.html

Use of Geotextiles in Coastal Rock Revetments
http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Tasmanian_Coastal_Works_Manual_Guideline_151_Rock_Revetments.pdf

Russia Offers Stimuli for using Geosynthetic Materials in Road Building
http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/en/news/russia’s-sibur-offers-stimuli-using-geosynthetic-materials-road-building

Western Australia – Opal Vale Salt Valley Road Landfill Liner works approval application
http://www.der.wa.gov.au/about-us/8-news/103-opal-vale-salt-valley-road-landfill-works-approval-application

Rockbank residents fear massive tip expansion could contaminate water supply
“each waste “cell” was lined with clay and a high density polythene liner was welded to each cell to prevent water leaching.”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/rockbank-residents-fear-massive-tip-expansion-could-contaminate-water-supply/story-fngnvmj7-1226857035974

Canal Lining Manual
Optimum Use of Geomembrane Materials in Irrigation Canal Lining. 1/5 Optimum Use of Geomembrane Materials in Irrigation Canal Lining
http://www.fribooks.com/canal-lining-manual-PDF-5634839/ 

March 2014 Vol.7

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Geomembrane Master Class on Failure Prevention, CQA and Leak Location Methods Starts Tomorrow Tuesday 18th at 9.30 am at 473 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin, Victoria
http://www.excelplas.com/geomembrane-testing
Map
http://www.whereis.com/vic/moorabbin/473-warrigal-rd/yellowId-13030979#session=MjM=

GSE Amends Credit Agreement with GE Capital
http://www.lawinsider.com/contracts/7pDWePoqNbMXfFgZQS90eE/gse-holding-inc/delaware/2014-03-14?utm_campaign=sidebar&utm_medium=other_contracts_from&utm_source=sidebar

Firestone Rebrand Their EPDM Geomembranes
http://www.firestonebpe.com/en/news/firestone-epdm-geomembrane-now-called-firestone-geogardtm-epdm

GSE Announces Timeline For Company Sale
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gse-announces-timeline-changes-for-company-sale-250375661.html

Bituminous Geomembranes on Display at Irrigation Australia Conference and Exhibition 2-6 June 2014 Stand: 417
http://irrigationaustralia.com.au/exhibition/new-products/

Siplast Icopal to display its range of geomembranes for mining at Mining Expo in Chile
EXPOMIN 2014, 13th World Mining Exhibition & Congress for Latin America, will be held on 21-25 April in Santiago de Chile
http://www.siplast-international.com/newsDetail/Siplast_at_the_EXPOMIN_2014_exhibition

Bituminous Geomembranes Waterproofing solution for Cerro Negro gold mine in Argentina
http://www.icopal.com/Press/Products/Cerro-Negro.aspx

French Committee of Geosynthetics and ASQUAL Publish Approved List of Certified Geomembranes
The ASQUAL is an independent and impartial body established by technical centers, joined by the French Committee of Geosynthetics ( CFG ) and the French Committee Agrotextiles
ASQUAL is a quality nonprofit association whose mission is to participate in the promotion of quality and certification of geosynthetic products and services.
http://www.asqual.com/documents/LIST_GMB__11_DECEMBRE_13.pdf

Geomembrane lining projects demand plastics welding skills in India
http://www.twitraining.com/home/news/geomembrane-lining-projects-demand-plastics-welding-skills-in-india

New Publication:   Leak Marking Scheme for Construction Quality Testing of Geomembrane liners in Landfills
http://www.ijer.ir/?_action=articleInfo&article=736&vol=36

Geotextile Tubes Being Installed to Bolster City Sea Defence
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/news/stories/03/15/geotextile-tubes-installed-bolster-city-sea-defence/

Morwell Mine Floats Plans for a Lake
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/morwell-mine-floats-plan-for-lake-20140314-34sdi.html

Bituminous Geomembranes approved by Golder Associates to Protect the Site of Cerro Negro gold mine in Argentina
http://www.siplast-international.com/references/Cerro-Negro

The Geofabrics Perth Sales Office is Moving to a New Location
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2014/03/47-the-geofabrics-perth-sales-office-is-moving-to-a-new-location

Layfield Lists Local Representatives on Water Industry Operators Association of Australia Database
http://www.wioa.org.au/membership/Layfield.htm