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recent article was published in ASH at Work magazine, entitled “The Next Golden Age of Coal Ash Beneficial Use” authored by John Ward, in which he explains that a beneficial use shift from “fill” to “functional material” is upon us.

This change will also necessitate adjustments in CCR compliance and closure methods through the use of new tools. As stated in the article, “key to unlocking the next golden age lies in a paradigm shift: from disposal avoidance to strategic harvesting”. This paradigm shift will rely heavily on the raw feed shortage of this valuable functional material.

Beneficiation timeframes greatly extend beyond desired regulatory and environmental protection timeframes. So the issue of storage still takes centerstage and the use of new tools becomes paramount to the success of this Golden Age.

The Need to Reset or Improve Existing CCR Management Strategies

Utility companies typically develop established methods and infrastructure, supported by sufficient personnel and resources, to address legacy CCR concerns. But as new methods come to the market to deal with CCR more efficiently — yes, it happens — existing infrastructure may find itself calcified, too set in its ways. (“This is how we’ve always done it.”) Instead of being able to nimbly change course and adapt, it fractures or even collapses under the pressure.

JOHN SWENSON
JOHN SWENSONFounder | Inventor | Owner
“My primary concern is that although regulations governing the coal ash market are evolving, there appears to be limited innovation in strategic direction or implementation, with existing approaches largely remaining unchanged.”

The Right Tools for the Job

At EnCAP-IT, we are committed to delivering tools that maximize space utilization, efficiently leveraging every acre, yard, or foot of available land for storage purposes.

Our safeBERM®, safeSTORAGE® and VertiCell™ patented, green solutions can use coal ash (other materials also) as structural fill in a protective, efficient, and economic manner.

With the EnCAP-IT Tools the answer to the common question “Can we safety store all of your excavated ash on-site?”, is “yes we can”.

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EnCAP-IT Tools can Mitigate the RISK

EnCAP-IT has integrated its intellectual properties into its eMSE Structure designs (TOOLS) that:

  • Isolates CCR 100% from the environment, preventing water infiltration and the leaching of metals
  • Utilizes CCR in embankments, berms, engineered structural fills and other construction applications
  • Maximizes environmental safeguards
  • safeBERM® Construction Method to Create Bi-Directional Hydrostatic Barrier
  • safeSTORAGE® Construction Method to Maximize Capacity for Coal Ash Beneficiation Storage
  • safeBERM® Construction Method to Strengthen a Sloped Structure
  • safeBERM® Construction Method to Create Flood Control Prevention
  • safeSTORAGE® Construction Method to Reduce Ash Basin Retrofit Footprint
  • safeBERM® Construction Method to Expand Landfill Capacity

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