The Problem: Aging sewer and stormwater systems across the country are plagued by infiltration and inflow; especially in areas with high water tables and unstable soil. Over time, compacted soils around catch basins, manholes, concrete pipes and culverts relax resulting in deflection of joints and pipe connections. The end result is infiltration of groundwater to […]
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Repairing a Seawall in Greenwood Lake, New York Admin April 11, 2023 Seawall Repair Network® member contractor LJS Waterproofing was recently tasked with repairing a rock seawall in Greenwood Lake, New York. The seawall, which had been in place for several decades, showed signs of significant damage due to erosion and harsh weather. Repair Materials
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This article is an excerpt from Episode 13 of Alchemy-Spetec’s podcast The Injection Connection, featuring Erin Rothman – Founder and CEO of StormSensor. (If you’d rather view or listen, an audio/visual version of this excerpt is posted at the bottom of the article.) Charlie Lerman: Do you ever get involved with EPA Consent Decrees where they’ve said to a municipality,
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The owners of a valuable one-story house in New Jersey decided to add a second story to the structure. Unbeknownst to them (and to the contractor who worked on the project) four feet of the soil beneath the foundation had been poorly compacted by the home builder. When the second story was added, the soil
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The administrators of a church in Kingston, New York discovered water leaking through a wall into a hallway. The leak was located right next to the elevator. As water seeped into the elevator pit, it became flooded. Elevator pits often contain oil from hydraulic leaks in the equipment. Disposing of that oily water over and
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Planners at Washington D.C.’s water utility, D.C. Water, decided to take proactive measures against potential flooding of their facility. Located right next to the Potomac, their facility could’ve been at risk in the event of an out-of-the-ordinary natural disaster. Determining that the main risk to the water supply in such a case would be permeation through
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A homeowner called Home Energy Professionals in Tennessee with an interesting driveway problem. There was an 8-inch drop at the point where the driveway met the edge of the garage floor. That was enough to prevent the resident from getting their car into the garage at all. The homebuilders did not extend a nearby gutter downspout far
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Looking for polyurethane concrete repair product Tech Data Sheets, Safety Data Sheets, Application Procedures, Case Studies, Environmental Safety Info, or Specifications? All of these documents are available on one convenient page at Alchemy-Spetec’s Comprehensive Download Resource Center. Technical Data Sheets for Polyurethane Concrete Repair Products Technical Data Sheets are available for the following product categories: Leak
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