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Industry
Solid Waste Management
Challenge:
KGS Group faced the challenge of constructing a community drainage channel for a local First Nations Community in highly erodible soil conditions, requiring a solution that would divert flow away from the adjacent Lake George wetlands to prevent environmental impact.
Achievement:
Titan was selected for delivering a cost-effective, environmentally sound solution—replacing 200 truckloads of clay with just one truckload of GCL, all while meeting the engineer’s strict environmental standards.
Product Used:
Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)
Location: Fairford, Manitoba
Project Type: Product Supply
Product Used: Geosynthetic Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)
Challenge
KGS Group was tasked by the local First Nations Community to construct a community drainage channel. Due to highly erodible onsite soil conditions, a product was required that would divert flow directly away from the adjacent Lake George wetlands to avoid any potential environmental impacts.
Titan Solution
The original design concept was to utilize the existing clay onsite, which was not possible. The one key important design issue was the potential impact of over fill topping into the nearby wetlands. The GCL was suggested as the material of choice due to it being a high performance geocomposite that is used as an alternative to conventional compacted clay liners. GCL’s have a long-lasting resistance to physical and chemical break-down in harsh environments, making it the ideal solution for this project. Installation of the GCL was critical on both overlaps, anchor trenches and hydration.
Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) are advanced geocomposites made from geotextile layers enclosing sodium bentonite, offering a modern alternative to traditional compacted clay liners.
Achievement
Titan was chosen for this project because we were able to deliver a product that is not only cost effective; one truckload of GCL replaces 200 truckloads of clay, but also met all the engineer’s environmental requirements.
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