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EarthZyme at Work | EarthZyme Usage
Mine Roads | Forestry | Agriculture | Dams & Retention Ponds | Construction Guide   
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS WATER SUPPLY UPGRADE PROJECT 1994 -1996.
This Design & Construction (D& C) project involved seven islands in the Torres Strait and the contract was awarded to Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd in October 1994. The final contract value for the project was 8.6 million dollars. The full design was performed by Connell Wagner Pty Ltd, Cairns. Connell Wagner Pty Ltd selected EarthZyme for Saibai Islands new Excavated storage lagoon.
Saibai Island at it's highest point is only two metres above sea level. The existing storage lagoons were believed to be suffering from salt water intrusion during high tides.EarthZyme was selected for the new lagoon because of its proven ability to have a very pronounced effect on the permeability of clay based soils.
Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd under the Project Manager and on site Engineer controlled all earthworks and construction. The on site Supervisor located and established a suitable borrow pit to source the clay liner for the excavated storage.
The purpose of the above dam was to keep the salt water out and the fresh drinking water in.
The same EarthZyme treatment will ensure similar results for the effective construction of retention lagoons,waste ponds ,dams, dikes and water containment sites.
 The above dam under construction on Saibai Island. Clay was brought from a borrow pit 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) away.
EarthZyme is highly suited to dam construction of all kinds, from toxic waste containment to fresh water dams and the final capping of waste containment areas. The liners are constructed from 150mm (5.9 inches) to a two lift construction giving final treated soils to 400 mm (16 inches). Increased impermeability is the aim in all instances.
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