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Planting Retention Ponds for a Natural Look
Retention ponds thrive when planted and tend to experience issues when kept bare
Lining Retention Ponds: Why and How
The earliest retention ponds were all unlined because there was little understanding of why these ponds need lining so much
Options for Making Retention Ponds More Decorative
With many states requiring little to no features that would be purely decorative for retention ponds
Why are Most Retention Ponds Often So Unpopular?
Retention ponds are actually a positive feature of any neighborhood or urban area
The Importance of Water Retention Ponds
Retention ponds were once only used in agriculture and industrial site development
What Makes a Great Baffle?
It’s important to evaluate not only the material used for your baffle system
Designing an Efficient Clearwell Tank
It’s clear that strategic use of baffles in a clearwell tank enhances efficiency and effectiveness
The Benefits of Baffles
In general terms, a baffle is a barrier that slows and directs the flow of a liquid through a space
Disinfecting Potable Water with Chlorines
A clearwell, also called a contact or disinfectant tank, is where the disinfection step takes place.
Water Treatment Stages II: Disinfection and Storage
Once water has gone through the major steps of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration
Water Treatment Stages I: Removing Solids
Whatever the source, be it surface water or municipal wastewater, whenever water might be used for drinking, it must meet high standards for quality
What Exactly is a Clear Well?
A clear well (clearwell) is an enclosed tank that comprises the final storage tank in a municipal drinking water treatment system
Secondary Containment and Leak Detection for Landfill Cells
Secondary containment is a major challenge for every outdoor waste storage project
Soil Caps vs Geomembrane Caps for Landfill Cells
It’s often a misconception that landfill cell designers choose between soil or impermeable covers when creating a cap for a closed unit
Designing Multi-Layered Liner Systems for Landfills
Lining a landfill is quite possible, but it is a bigger challenge than some operators first assume
Open Dumps vs Sealed and Capped Landfill Cells
For centuries, solid waste disposal was informal and largely consisted of burning and burying trash
Why Methane Makes Landfill Capping So Tricky
The lined and capped design of a modern landfill cell may make it seem like the perfect way to contain solid waste
Why Landfills Liners and Caps Go Hand in Hand
Landfill cell design requires more than just correct volume calculations and properly sloped berms
The Basics of Landfill Cell Design
Almost all new landfills designed for solid waste in the U.S. follow the cell design
Agricultural, Livestock, and Irrigation Ponds in California
Aside from decorative backyard ponds, new irrigation and livestock ponds account for the majority of the new water features
Retention, Detention, and Storm Water Ponds for California
California did not create nine water boards to manage the entire state’s water supply
California Backyard Ponds
Residential and backyard ponds make up the majority of new water features added to California
Liner Recommendations for All Types of California Ponds
Like ponds built anywhere in the country, California ponds need reliable and flexible liners
Aquaculture Liner Requirements in California
Fish farming is big business, thanks in no small part to the development of new and better flexible liner products