Underground water barrier installation system and a method for installing an underground water barrier

Abstract

An underground water barrier installation system is provided herein, that contains a plowing apparatus having an enclosed chamber and a frame located above it. The system either has a roll of film located in the enclosed chamber beneath the ground, or alternatively, the frame contains a roll of biodegradable film and two rollers containing line above the ground. In the system having the roll of film located above the ground, the lines from the rollers are heat affixed to the edges of the film by two heated roller binding mechanisms. The system then also includes a cylindrical duct system which can efficiently move the film having the lined edges therethrough and into the internal chamber of the plowing apparatus, wherein the film having the lined edges is straightened by passing the lined edges through two side straightening mechanisms and then is fed through a slit in the back of the plowing apparatus. There are also provided methods herein which comprises providing the water barrier installation system, feeding the film, and if present, lines for the edging through the system; attaching the frame of the system to a towing vehicle and pulling the plowing apparatus at a depth through the ground such that the line edged film is dispensed at the depth in the ground behind the plowing apparatus as it is pulled through the ground.

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