horizontal directional drilling
Your HDD Bore Is Finished. Your Drilling Fluid Problem Isn’t.
The bore is complete. The product pipe is in place. The drill string is out. The underground work is finished. But there may still be hundreds of cubic metres of drilling fluid, wet spoils or slurry on the surface. Until that material is managed, the job is not really finished. For HDD contractors, the work…
The Hidden Cost of Hauling Water: What Hydrovac Slurry Really Costs Your Operation
Your debris tank is full at 10 a.m. The nearest receiving facility is 90 minutes away. There may be a line at the gate. The excavation is only half done, but the hydrovac truck is about to spend the next three hours driving there and back before waiting time and unloading are even counted. The…
Stop Hauling Water: A Better Way to Manage Hydrovac Slurry
Your debris tank is full at 10 a.m. The nearest receiving facility is 90 minutes away. There may be a line at the gate. The excavation is only half done, but the hydrovac truck is about to spend the next three hours driving there and back before waiting time and unloading are even counted. For…
How Much Does It Cost to Transport HDD Waste and How Can Solidification Reduce That Cost?
In a Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) operation, costs do not stop when drilling advances. The drilling mud and returns generated during the project need to be stored, handled, transported, and properly disposed of. Depending on the volume produced, material characteristics, distance to the disposal facility, and local requirements, this process can represent a significant portion…
Dust Control for Unpaved Roads: Methods, Materials, and Best Practices
Dust is a common operational challenge on unpaved roads used in mining, construction, agriculture, forestry, and infrastructure projects. Heavy truck and equipment traffic can generate airborne particles, reduce visibility, increase road maintenance needs, and drive up water and operating costs. There are several ways to control dust on unpaved roads, from regular watering to dust…
Biopolymer Use in Gold Leaching: Does ExtracTech Affect Activated Carbon Adsorption?
Our biopolymer technology – ExtracTech can reduce cyanide consumption by up to 35% and require up to 20 times less alkalizing agent, helping lower operating costs while supporting more efficient gold leaching.
Tunnel Spoil Management: How Solidification Reagents Support Sustainable EPB-TBM Operations
As tunneling projects expand across transportation, mining, water, and utility infrastructure, sustainability is becoming a key project requirement. Solidification reagents provide a faster and more efficient approach to tunnel spoil treatment.
Heavy Metal Removal in Water Treatment: How Modern Technologies Reduce Sludge, Costs, and Process Complexity
RemTech helps convert dissolved contaminants such as heavy metals into insoluble forms that can be removed through conventional coagulation, flocculation, and solids separation processes.
Tunnel Muck Management: Operational Lessons from the Eglinton Crosstown West LRT Extension
How MetaFLO’s custom solidification solutions are helping tunneling contractors reduce haulage requirements, improve sustainability, and optimize excavation waste management on major infrastructure projects.
HDD Waste Disposal in North America: The Regulatory Pressure Every Contractor Needs to Understand in 2026
This article maps the HDD landscape, explains where the pressure points are in 2026, and outlines what contractors and project owners can do to stay ahead of compliance risk.
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