GeoPool In Istanbul On Gold Horn River Cleanup Project

Horn River in Istanbul, Turkey

PROJECT: Removing silt, organics, human waste, and garbage from Gold Horn River

LOCATION: Istanbul, Turkey

DREDGE: IMS Model 5012 LP Versi-Dredge

A contractor had the opportunity to utilize the GeoPool during the remediation of the Golden Horn River located in Istanbul Turkey. The project initially utilized a mechanical dewatering system to manage the dredging slurry. However, the mechanical system could not handle the fine particles in the effluent. Fine organic particles remaining in the water produced a black effluent discharge.  The sediment dredged from the river was a fine silt material impacted by high organic waste and debris. The GeoPool technology was deployed to replace the mechanical dewatering system.

The non-organics in the spoil tended to settle on the inside surface of the pool, blocking the filters.

This version also included a more efficient, higher volume Dump Door design for releasing bulk water. The system developed included individually controlled, multi-opening, high-volume Dump Doors.  A total of 10,000 plus cubic meters of material was dewatered on the project.

The GeoPool frames shedding high volumes of water.
The GeoPool frames shedding high volumes of water.
The GeoPool in the final days of the dry down phase.
The GeoPool in the final days of the dry down phase.

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