Floating Pond Covers: How Much Water Evaporation Is Costing Your OperationDrought is again becoming a serious issue across much of the United States. Farmers are dealing with reduced water availability and difficult growing conditions. Reservoir levels across parts of the West remain low. Mines and industrial facilities operating in water-constrained areas are paying increasingly close attention to where their water comes from and how much [...]Read More Understanding Water Loss from Reservoir EvaporationPrepared by Global Environmental Solutions (GES) Summary Reservoir evaporation represents one of the largest continuous losses of stored freshwater across the United States. Collectively, the five reservoirs summarized in this report lose an estimated 460-610 billion gallons of water each year through evaporation along. As municipalities, agriculture, mining operations, power generation, and industry face increasing [...]Read More Floating Covers for Wastewater LagoonsWastewater lagoons are one of the most cost-effective methods of treating municipal and industrial wastewater, but their large exposed surface area creates operational challenges that become more pronounced over time. Algae growth, odor emissions, and evaporation losses can affect treatment performance, increase operating costs, and create compliance concerns for utilities and industrial facilities alike. Floating [...]Read More Floating Water Covers for Industrial Sites: Reducing Evaporation, Algae Growth, and Maintenance CostsWater is one of the most valuable resources at many industrial facilities, yet it is often taken for granted until it becomes expensive to replace or difficult to manage. Whether it's a stormwater retention pond, fire suppression reservoir, wastewater lagoon, or process water storage basin, maintaining water quality and minimizing maintenance costs are ongoing challenges [...]Read More Shade Balls for Reservoirs: Reduce Evaporation, Improve Water Quality & Protect InfrastructureFloating shade balls for reservoirs are engineered HDPE water covers designed to reduce evaporation, help maintain water quality, reduce sunlight exposure that can contribute to algae growth, and protect reservoir infrastructure from UV-light exposure. These floating shade ball systems are used in drinking water reservoirs, industrial ponds, wastewater lagoons, and agricultural water storage. As drought [...]Read More Bird Balls for Airport Wildlife Hazard ManagementFloating Surface Covers for Airport Stormwater Ponds, Detention Basins, and Open Water Features A technical overview for airport operations managers, wildlife hazard coordinators, environmental engineers, and stormwater professionals evaluating floating surface covers (“bird balls” or “shade balls”) for airport water infrastructure. What Are Bird Balls? Bird balls, also called floating surface covers, shade balls, or [...]Read More Bird Balls for Reservoir and Water Infrastructure Wildlife ControlA guide for water utilities, reservoir operators, and environmental engineers managing bird and wildlife activity on open water storage. Why birds on reservoirs can be a compliance risk, not just a nuisance Birds are drawn naturally to open water. For drinking water reservoirs, that can introduce a potential contamination pathway. When waterfowl roost and feed [...]Read More GES Introduces EnviroBalls™ Floating Water Cover System for Reservoirs, Wastewater, Bird Deterrence, and Evaporation ControlGlobal Environmental Solutions, LLC (GES) is pleased to announce the launch of EnviroBalls™, a line of engineered floating water cover systems built for water utilities, industrial operators, and aviation facility managers. Made in the USA from UV-stabilized HDPE, EnviroBalls™ reduce evaporation loss, emissions, and water quality degradation from open water systems, issues that represent significant [...]Read More Floating Water Covers for Reservoirs, Lagoons, and Industrial Water SystemsA guide for engineers, utilities, and infrastructure operators evaluating modular floating cover systems for open water storage. What Is a Floating Water Cover? Evaporation, algae blooms, wildlife contamination, and UV-driven water quality degradation cost open water facilities in lost volume, increased treatment costs, and regulatory exposure every year. Floating water covers (sometimes called shade balls, [...]Read More
