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GEOWEB®EROSION & HARD-ARMOR PROTECTIONMcCook Quarry Flood ReservoirMCCOOK QUARRY BEFORE THE GEOWEB SYSTEM INSTALLATIONGEOWEB® SLOPE PROTECTIONPer USACE requirements, a contractor is required to obtain materialquotes from at least three manufacturers. But Jeff Russell fromSchwartz Excavating wasn’t about to compromise.“We were dead set on using the Presto GEOWEB® cellular confinementsystem due to the patented ATRA keys, ATRA clips and theability to use the GAD attachment with a Hilti air hammer. Thesefeatures have drastically cut our installation costs down while givingus the highest performing finished product.”- Jeff Russell, Schwartz Excavating GEOWEB sections are quick and easyto connect with ATRA® keys. The keysare three times faster and three timesstronger than stapling. The GEOWEB system with aggregateand concrete infill provides a flexible,hard-armored slope cover.MCCOOK QUARRY DURING THE GEOWEB INSTALLATION PROCESS“The GEOWEB system madesense on several fronts. It metinstallation requirements,requires virtually no maintenanceand provides long termerosion protection of theslopes.” notes Brian Ericson,Ero-Tex, on-site manufacturer’sfield representative.MCCOOK QUARRY INSTALLATIONEROSION PROTECTION NECESSARYThe 2H:1V quarry slopes required erosion protectionon its 105 foot long slopes.GEOWEB® INSTALLATIONInstalling aggregate in the GEOWEB structure onone of the slopes. No other formwork is required.LONG TERM SLOPE PROTECTIONMcCook Quarry’s slopes are now protected with the30-year proven GEOWEB® slope protection system.PRESTO©2012 Presto Products Company. All Rights Reserved.GEOWEB® is a registered trademark of Reynolds Presto Products Inc.Photos courtesy Schwartz Excavating Inc.