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GOOD DRAINAGE WITH
                       STABLE SURFACE FOR


                  SPILLWAYS, TROUGHS AND TRACKS

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                                    applications such as:
               the land.
               Controlling and      • A hard, stable surface for
           repairing erosion is an   livestock troughs, tracks,
           ongoing issue for most land  access roads, and creek
           managers whatever their   crossings
           location and landscape.  • As protection and
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           high strength geogrid.   farmers already have on  slasher.                ground stabilisation is
           As the water flows over  their property. Once put in  This innovative mat offers  required, or erosion could
           the mat it slows and filters  place, they are unrolled,  permanent stabilisation for  present an issue on the
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