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This report was regarding Earthzyme on Bear Creek Main logging road, Okanagan Valley. Here is the documented road building expert's professional evaluation report on the EarthZyme road test site that is the worst case scenario of probably the hardest road ever to build. As you can see EarthZyme is 100% successful as this site was tested and evaluated after the very harsh winter season with temperatures of 30 degrees below zero and hot summer temperatures that reach well over 100 degrees. It is also in an area of very high spring moisture and rapid water runoff and in the summer months it is dessert arid and very dry and dusty. The loads of up to 50 tons in equipment and 10-15 tons in logs go over this site 24 hours a day and there is not even a single sign of wear or noticeable deterioration of any kind. The evaluation was performed by experts in this industry and for designation purposes their professional accreditations as given below are A.Sc.T - Applied Science Technologist, B.Sc. - Bachelor of Science Degree, C.Tech. - Certified Technologist. These highly qualified road building and geophysical experts are accredited by the Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists. This evaluation report on the EarthZyme test site is therefore as critical and professional as could be obtained anywhere in the world and if EarthZyme performed this well in such harsh conditions it will perform even better in all other environments. If soil erosion and shoulder washout is a concern, had the shoulders been EarthZyme treated the results would have been just as impressive.
It should also be noted that the cost of treating the road with EarthZyme was one fifth the normal cost of traditional treatments, there was no stoppage of any traffic, the work was performed with only three pieces of equipment in a mere fraction of the time to remediate roads using costly current methods and one of the many significant factors is there is now little or no maintenance required on this dust free surface. This newly treated road and the solution used is now environmentally friendly as opposed to the common outdated road building techniques that are long term polluters of the environment and this will have to change soon. The professional technical evaluation is as follows: Norm, I had an opportunity along with Michael Klymchyk A.Sc.T. of this office to tour the section of this road upon which Earthzyme was applied in September of 2000, on April 19, 2001. Michael and I walked the entire treated section. The surface of the road was free of pot-holing and washboarding and the travelled path was virtually free of dust. The shoulders appeared to have been recently graded or snowplowed and there was some scattered 19 mm. aggregate on the surface. The shoulders or untreated portion of the road were very soft in comparison to that portion treated with Earthzyme. While we did not try to dig or break up the treated surface it was apparent that a shovel or spade could not have easily penetrated the road. We travelled the six km. down to Westside Rd. which was not treated with Earthzyme and noted much more dust, washboarding,and rutting. Weather conditions at the time of our visit were clear,calm and 12 Celsius.Overnight lows were 0 Celsius, daytime high 16Celsius. Please call if I can be of any further assistance
Brian McEwan B.Sc., C. Tech. |
