It’s refreshing to see sustainable environmental products
used right here in our own back yard. GEI Works manufactures and ships
environmental products all over the world; however, there is a special sense of
pride when we see our products being used in our home town of Sebastian,Florida.
“They’re working great” says Chris Pinson of PinsonContractor Services of Sebastian, FL. He’s referring to the Taurus brand of
over-the-grate filters manufactured by GEI Works, Inc. It’s challenging for
construction companies to keep soil laden stormwater, and pollutants from exiting the
job site during construction, not to mention during Florida’s frequent storm
events. Even with the best perimeter practices in play, there will inevitably be
natural events that cause site discharge and runoff to escape.
We have to think “outside the box” or “outside the site
perimeter”, if you will, when it comes to protecting our lakes, rivers and
streams. When storm drains are taxed with debris, soil, sediment and trash,
they are defenseless in preventing these aggregates from entering estuaries. Stormwater drains are meant for rain, which
is why we have designed the Taurus Over Grate Filter to reduce pollutants from
entering storm drains.
Chris is working on a project to provide additional parking in
a busy area next to the Indian River in Sebastian, FL. There are a number of
popular restaurants along the river bank on Indian River Drive including Tiki
Bar, Captain Hiram’s, Squid Lips and Mulligans. This job site is on undeveloped
property, which makes soil disruption a necessary element of development. Chris
states “The city of Sebastian is very focused on protecting the Indian River
from unwanted nutrients due to site run-off. They love the Taurus over grate
filters. As a contractor, I like that the product works and is easy to install.
What’s more, it makes the inspectors happy”.
Pictured below: The Taurus Over Grate Filter fits over the
top of the stormwater drain grate. It allows water to flow into the storm drain
while filtering sediment and debris. These filters are currently protecting the
storm drains located downstream from the above mentioned construction site.
Taurus Under Grate Filters are equally effective and available for high traffic
construction areas. Equally capable,
Taurus Curb Inlet Filters catch debris inside curb drains.
For more than a decade, GEI Works, Inc. has been providing quality
made products to the construction industry, emergency response agencies, spill
clean up companies and many others. GEI Works, Inc. is proud to be an environmentally
conscience company, and proud to call Sebastian, Florida home.
For more information about GEI Works, Inc., visit
www.GEIWorks.com
To contact Chris Pinson of Pinson Contractor Services, LLC.,
email Chris at CPinsonCS@gmail.com