{"id":207262,"date":"2025-04-01T07:40:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/?p=207262"},"modified":"2025-04-01T07:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:40:47","slug":"we-have-built-an-underground-river-with-aquabox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geoplastglobal.com\/en\/blog\/we-have-built-an-underground-river-with-aquabox\/","title":{"rendered":"We have built an underground river with Aquabox"},"content":{"rendered":"We have just completed our most groundbreaking project yet: an underground river made with Aquabox<\/a> modules, flowing from the Mississippi River to Las Vegas.<\/strong>\r\n \r\nWe are excited to announce that Geoplast has just finished a hidden waterway that redirects excess floodwaters from the Mississippi to supply Las Vegas using 12 million Aquabox<\/a> modules. The project solves two major problems at once – preventing flood risks in the Midwest and ensuring a reliable water supply for the Southwest.\r\n \r\nMORE ABOUT AQUABOX<\/a> \r\n\r\nOur engineers designed the system to function entirely underground, preserving landscapes and preventing water loss due to evaporation. The river also flows through a network of basins supplying clean, drinkable water to key areas along the way, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and Albuquerque.\r\n\r\nHappy April Fools\u2019 Day! \ud83d\ude42\r\n\r\nWhile this may sound promising, it is not true yet. We are sorry that such construction innovations are not accepted yet.\r\n\r\n \r\nTo improve water management with Aquabox, contact Luca Zausa at luca.zausa@geoplastglobal.com<\/a> or connect with him on Linkedin<\/a>.<\/font>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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