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Cincinnati Horshoe Casino Lagging Wall

US Fabrics supplied J-DRain 700 to Cincinnati based contractor Richard Goettle to place between the lagging wall and concrete wall of the $400 Million Cincinnati Horshoe Casino. A total of (65) 4' x 50' rolls were supplied, totaling 13,000 SF of drainboard. The J-DRain 700 product was placed with the fabric facing the lagging wall. A concrete wall will then be built, placing the J-Drain between the lagging and concrete wall. The product was attached at the top and dropped down and secured for an easy installation!

City of Newark Anaerobic Digester Cleaning with EcoTube™

US Fabrics partnered with Burch Hyrdro Inc to start the yearly cleaning of anaerobic digesters for the City of Newark, Ohio. Pumping was completed in less than a week. Sludge in EcoTubes™ near 20% solids.

South Dakota DOT Landscaping with EnviroGrid

Landscaping project for the offices of South Dakota D.O.T. "The crews were impressed with how the cellular confinement product bent around the curve and conformed with the changing slopes. It doesn't look quite as steep in the pictures, but it is in spots."

EcoTube™ Vs Dewatering Box - Southwest Ohio

A southwest Ohio community teamed with US Fabrics to conduct a study comparing the viability and efficiency of an EcoTube™ versus an industry popular dewatering box. The community had three existing sand drying beds which were refurbished to serviceable status. The dewatering box and polymer feed unit were placed in the middle drying bed. Two 30' x 60' EcoTubes™ were placed in the adjacent beds to either side and connected to the polymer unit. The polymer unit was calibrated to reach maximum sludge/water separation.

Dominion Cove Point Revetment - Lusby, Maryland

This MDE project entailed dredging a pier for oil tankers, building a stone revetment and filling the area between the revetment and the protected shoreline with the dredged material. The EcoTubes™ allowed the contractor to isolate and separate the water from the dredged spoils with minimal silt contamination.

Bank of Kentucky Reinforced, Vegetated Slope

A 21 foot high reinforced slope was constructed at the base of a parking lot for a local bank. After constructing it with welded-wire baskets and utilizing Strata geogrid for reinforcement and as part of the facing element, it was seeded. The result is a natural looking structure.

Mile Hi RC Club - Aurora, CO

6,000 sys of US 230 was used for a 500' x 55' runway for remote control aircraft. The sun finishes the installation by smoothing out any wrinkles.

Dynotec Inc Custom Filter Bag

US Fabrics worked with Dynotec to deliver a custom size filter bag that upon project completion will be cut open and used as a garden!

Geogrid Reinforced Retaining Wall

US Fabrics worked directly with Kowalski Engineering to deliver a geogrid with the specified long-term design strength on a demanding schedule!

BaseGrid Biaxial Geogrid Stabilization

BaseGrid 33 was used to stabilize questionable soils. US Fabrics was called at 3 pm and had product on site by 8:00 am the next morning!