Water treatment liners provide a barrier to reduce leakage of water and wastewater, decreasing damage done to the environment due to wastewater contamination and acting as a barrier between sources of water and the environment. Liners for water treatment include canal liners, lagoon liners, landfill liners, pit liners, reservoir liners, trench liners and secondary containment liners.

A liner for water treatment is one part of integrated water treatment liner systems, which can include a pit liner, canal liner, landfill liner, lagoon liner and secondary containment liner. How do you find a water treatment liner for each of your water and wastewater treatment requirements?

There are a few things you should keep in mind:

1. There are a number of brand name water treatment liners for some types of liners, each made of a specific material and designed to work in a specific manner, so a little research is necessary.

2. The importance of protecting sources of water and wastewater increases each day, along with demand for available sources and fines for not protecting the environment by implementing the use of water and wastewater liner systems.

3. When in doubt always consult an environmental specialist in your geographical area about your legal requirements concerning the use of brand name water and wastewater liners to reduce and prevent leakage.

4. Environmental standards are changing constantly. Keeping water and wastewater treatment standards up to legal requirements, or exceeding them, with state of the art water treatment liner systems is corporately prudent and cost effective. Your company will also benefit from the good publicity of being environmentally responsible.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Seek help from water and wastewater treatment liner specialists

Consult an environmental specialist in your geographical area concerning the current standards for the use of water and wastewater treatment liners in your industry.

I recommend: Consult professionals in your industry and geographical area concerning their company’s current use of water and wastewater treatment liners and the products they use to take care of the job. Check out Environmental Expert for a list of 23 Environmental firms with experience, knowledge and skill to help you determine your water and wastewater treatment liner needs. Enviromental Yellow Pages has the most complete listing of environmental services available.

Make a list of the water treatment liners you need

Make a list of your company's current liner requirements in order to exceed your industry's and geographical area's current environmental standards for water and wastewater treatment confinement.

I recommend: Check out local and national companies producing the types of liners you require; they have designed their products to meet or exceed the standards required in your geographical area. To find a local liner dealer close to your geographical area in the United States, again utilize the Environmental Yellow Pages or the Environmental Expert website.

Find the water treatment liners you need

For each liner that is needed to exceed current legal requirements concerning water and wastewater treatment make a list of all the firms producing the type of liner required, then use this list determine the best product for each type of liner.

I recommend: Don’t try saving money by buying the cheapest liner. The cost of cleaning up a spill will far exceed the extra cost of a more expensive liner. Prevention is the cheapest alternative and liners are the best way to prevent leaks. Instead take the time to research and learn the best choice to help your firm exceed their current legal requirements in water and wastewater treatment in your industry. Check out the American National Standards Institute for the water and wastewater treatment liner standards in your geographical area and industry. Green Pages also has a Green pages site that has a listing of providers for water and wastewater treatment liner systems around the globe.

Constantly re-evaluate water and wastewater treatment liner requirements

Constant evaluation of a company's environmental requirements concerning water and wastewater treatment is a corporate necessity since standards are constantly changing. The financial and social consequence for a company that doesn't exceed today's environmental standards makes this an absolute for firms conducting business.

I recommend: The creation of a department assigned to determine changing environmental concerns for your company, provide training and policies designed to exceed all environmental standards required in your industry. Contact ABS Consulting Training Services or ATEEC about training employees in all aspects of environmental issues.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Check customer reviews and product reviews of all name brand liners concerning customer satisfaction and product effectiveness in a live environment before making any purchasing decisions.
• •  Consult fellow professionals in your industry with current corporate water and wastewater treatment liner systems about their experiences. They may have advice that will save your firm time, money and energy in the implementation of your environmental department.