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Forward Compost Facility Stormwater Improvements <br />02771 5 GEOTEXTILES <br />3.3 DEPLOYMENT A. Follow manufacturer's recommendations, standards, and guidelines. B. Roll geotextile down slope keeping the geotextile sheet in sufficient tension to prevent folds and wrinkles. C. Weight geotextile with sandbags, or equivalent, to ballast during deployment. Leave ballast in place until geotextile is covered with succeeding construction layer. D. Cut geotextile using approved cutter only. Take care to protect other in-place geosynthetic materials when cutting geotextile. E. Do not trap excessive dust, stones, or moisture in geotextile that could damage or clog drains or filters, or hamper subsequent seaming. F. Examine geotextile over entire completed surface to ensure that no potentially harmful foreign objects, such as needles, are present. Remove any foreign objects. 3.4 SEAMS AND OVERLAPS A. Seams for the cushion geotextile shall be overlapped a minimum of 3-inches and sewn. All sewn seams shall be “single prayer” or “single J” seam using a 401 two-thread chain stitch, or equivalent. A polymeric thread having chemical resistance and strength properties equal to or exceeding those of the geotextile shall be used. B. Ensure that no soil materials are inadvertently inserted beneath the seams or overlaps of the geotextiles. 3.5 REPAIRS A. Repair holes or tears in geotextiles with a patch from the same geotextile material with a minimum seam overlap of 2-ft in all directions. If tear exceeds 50 percent of the roll width, remove and replace the roll. No patches will be allowed within 1 inch of a panel edge. B. Remove any soil or other material that may have penetrated the torn geotextile. C. Notify QA/QC CONSULTANT of all repairs. 3.6 FIELD QUALITY ASSURANCE A. The QA/QC CONSULTANT shall enforce all requirements associated with the nonwoven geotextile and comply with the Construction Quality Assurance Manual. B. The QA/QC CONSULTANT will observe all repair operations. 3.7 ACCEPTANCE A. The CONTRACTOR retains all responsibility for geotextile installation until