PRESENTATION NATIONAL FLOOD PROOFING CONFERENCE TAMPA, FLORIDA MARCH 25 – 29, 2002 FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA “INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALL TM ” .

PRESENTATIONNATIONAL FLOOD

PROOFING CONFERENCE

TAMPA, FLORIDAMARCH 25 – 29, 2002

FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA

“INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM”

www.floodcontrolam.com

MARCH 1997 VENLO, HOLLAND, MAAS RIVER

PHOTO ENCOMPASSES THIS PRESENTATION

FLOOD PROTECTION THAT PRESERVES URBAN RIVERSIDE LIFE

REVOLUTIONARY DEMOUNTABLE FLOOD CONTROL WALL

EVOLVED FROM COLOGNE, GERMANY MID 1980’S

REPETITIVE RHINE RIVER FLOODING

PATENTED INTERNATIONALLY

“SET THE FLAME BURNING FROM WITHIN”

ONE MONTH LATER….A DISASTROUS FAILURE STORY

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN – GRAND FORKS, ND

RED RIVER 4/97 FLOOD OF RECORD

EARTHEN LEVEE FAILURE AND OVER-TOPPING

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 4/97

FLOOD LEVEL LINE

(8) DRY BUILDINGS REMAINING IN CITY

GARY SAUNDERS, CITY ENGINEER, “THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY.”

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN….TODAY A WONDERFUL SUCCESS STORY

FOR FCA… A FIVE YEAR CONTINUING STRUGGLE….SELLING A NEW IDEA TO SOLVE THE NATION’S FLOODING PROBLEMS

SCULPTURE AT CABELA’S, A NEW BUSINESS……

CABELA’S LOCATED 200 FT BEHIND IFCWTM

STATUE REPRESENTS IFCWTM PROGRESS….BLUE MOOSE RESTAURANT

NORTH ABUTMENT OF IFCWTM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN

IFCWTM…. A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT BUILT IN 1999

EDA, FEMA, STATE OF MN, ST. PAUL COE, CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS

THIS PRESENTATION EMPHASIZES SUCCESS

LOUISVILLE, KY OHIO RIVER

NEW LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD COMPLETED 4/2000

NOTE IFCWTM SILL PLATE

REVISITING THE OLD

CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION

REPETITIVE WASTE AND LOSS

MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

A SWEET SUCCESS STORY…APRIL 2001

FARGO, ND – RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

OAK GROVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL

1997 FLOOD OF RECORD $3.5 MILLION DAMAGE

OAK GROVE SCHOOL

PROJECT BUILD TIME FIVE MONTHS

IFCWTM (5) ACCESS CLOSURES

PLANKS READY FOR INSTALLATION

ACCEPTANCE INSTALLATION FEBRUARY 2001

(5) CLOSURES

HEIGHT 4 - 6 FT WIDTH 10 - 17 FT

TIME 1.25 HOURS – CREW OF SIX

THEN A FLOOD HAPPENED!

3 MONTHS LATER APRIL 2001

LACK OF CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION

NOTE THE CURRENT FLOW

FARGO, ND SUCCESS STORY

RED RIVER CHANNEL BACKGROUND

PARK, STREET

FLOOD HEIGHT 2 FT + OR –

FLOW RIGHT TO LEFT

BACKGROUND CHANNEL

A SCHOOL IS SAVED

NEW IFCWTM TECHNOLOGY AT WORK

LOUISVILLE, KY

UTILIZATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD STATION

ADJACENT TO OHIO RIVER

RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT

JANUARY 1937 FLOOD OF RECORD

“COE” CONCRETE WALL

21ST CENTURY CHANGING NEEDS

LOUISVILLE DISTRICT COE AUSPICES

EXISTING “COE” CONCRETE WALL

REMOVED TO SUB GRADE

IFCWTM INSERTED

INVISIBLE WALL A RESULT

HOW DOES IT WORK?

THREADED DAYTON ANCHOR

POSITIONED DEEP INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION

IFCWTM SILL PLATE POSITIONED ON TOP OF FOOTING

COMPONENTS SET INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION

IFCWTM WALL INSTALLATION

PLACE VERTICAL PARTING SUPPORTS

BOLT PASSES THROUGH SILL PLATE INTO THREADS OF

ANCHOR LOCATED IN CONCRETE FOUNDATION

NEXT….PATENTED ALUMINUM PLANK

SEALED TONGUE AND GROOVE DESIGN

SIDE THRUST RESISTANT

BASE PLANK “FOOT” PROFILE - SEALED

BASE PLANK ORIENTS WET/DRY SIDE

SEALS ON PLANK AND VERTICAL DRY SIDE

CONTINUOUS DRY SIDE SEAL ALWAYS FACES DRY SIDE

NOTE VERTICAL LOCKING HANDLE

PLANK IS ALLOWED TO FILL WITH WATER AS FLOOD WATERS RISE

20 FT LENGTHS ON THIS IFCWTM PROJECT

STANDARD PLANK DESIGN, MAX LENGTH 35 FT

PLANK WEIGHT 4.5 POUNDS/LN FT

FOUR MEN TO INSTALL

LOUISVILLE WALL DIMENSIONS

700 FT LENGTH

4 FT – 9 FT HEIGHT

FIRST TIME INSTALLATION 8 MEN – 12 HOURS

INTERMEDIATE AND PARTING SUPPORTS

HOLD DOWN CLAMPS

TIGHTEN NUTS ON THREADED RODS

DRAWS SEALS TO A SQUEEZE SET

TIGHT…A SUCTION POP WHEN DISMANTLING

THE INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM

STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL…. NOT AS YOU’VE KNOWN IT

IFCWTM….. MINGLES EASILY WITH URBAN SCENE!!

IFCWTM SILL PLATE ALLOWS UNIMPEDED FOOT TRAFFIC AND DELIVERY VEHICLE ACCESS DIRECTLY OVER INVISIBLE WALL BASE.

IFCWTM….PROTECTS, PRESERVES AND RECONNECTS

ENJOY… DON’T DESTROY THE RIVER

BRECKENRIDGE, MN RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

PROTECT AND PRESERVE

HEADWATERS PARK….CULTURAL SHRINE

5 FT CONCRETE WALL AND IFCWTM

4/97 3 FT OF FLOOD WATER

BRECKENRIDGE INSTALLATION

IFCWTM WALL 4 FT X 90 FT

4 TO 6 MEN 1 ½ - 2 HOURS

BRECKENRIDGE, MN

WET SIDE FOUNDATION FLUSH TO GROUND

ALL STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS

STORAGE 4 FT X 90 FT COMPLETE

ONE PALLET 10 FT X 5 FT X 5 FT

VERTICAL SUPPORTS, LOCKING HANDLES

HOLD DOWN CLAMPS

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN

APRIL 2001 RED RIVER

FLOOD GAUGE ON BRIDGE ABUTMENT

4/97 FLOOD OF RECORD ALMOST TO TOP

IFCWTM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN

2001 RED RIVER…ALMOST A FLOOD

WITHIN 1 FT OF WALL

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCWTM “VISIBLE”

MAXIMUM HEIGHT 10 FT ON TOP OF PARAPET WALL

1997 FLOOD EQUAL TO LEVEL OF TOP OF CONCRETE WALL

INTERMEDIATE AND PARTING SUPPORT INSTALLED

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCWTM

SAME VIEW “INVISIBLE” 99% OF THE TIME

CITY EMPHASIZING RIVER HERITAGE

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN APRIL 2001

WET SIDE “VISIBLE” – PARTING SUPPORTS

MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS 14 FT X 880 FT

WET SIDE “INVISIBLE”

LIFE AND BUSINESS AS USUAL

NO LACK OF INVESTOR CONFIDENCE

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN

DRY SIDE PARTIAL INSTALLATION

DIAGONAL BRACES NOT INSTALLED

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN DRY SIDE VIEW “INVISIBLE”

ON A COLD SPRING DAY, ONE CAN SEE THE PROMISE OF SUMMER SIDEWALK TABLES AND COMMUNITY ENJOYMENT OF THE RED RIVER THANKS TO THE IFCWTM

IFCWTM…. SAVED A CITY’S SOUL

PROVIDES BENIGN FLOOD PROTECTION

$33 MILLION NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENT – 5 YEARS

FLOURISHING CITY CENTER

ST. PAUL DISTRICT “COE” AUSPICES

EAST GRAND FORKS, MNIFCWTM AWARD WINNING

CLOSURE REVIEW

SIMILAR TO OAK GROVE SCHOOL….VENLO, HOLLAND

TYPICAL CLOSURE 8 FT X 20 FT – FLUSH SILL PLATE

ABUTMENT CONTAINING LOCKING HANDLES

CAIRO, IL REPETITIVE FLOOD HISTORY

SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS

PENINSULA FORMED BY MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS

MEMPHIS DISTRICT “COE” AUSPICES

CAIRO, IL IFCWTM CLOSURES (6)

DIMENSIONS 16 - 18 FT X 4 - 10 FT

INSTALLATION VERTICAL SUPPORTS AND DIAGONAL BRACE

CAIRO, IL WET SIDE

“STACKING” ALUMINUM PLANKS

TWO MAN JOB – USER FRIENDLY

CAIRO, IL OHIO RIVER

DRY SIDE DIAGONAL BRACES….PIN CONNECTED

THRUST SHOE/TENSION ROD

“COE”…SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE

CEDAR FALLS, IA ROCK ISLAND “COE” DISTRICT AUSPICES

(3) CLOSURES WIDTH 20 FT HEIGHT 8 FT

STREET, RAILROAD, BICYCLE PATH

104 FT X 7 FT WALL IFCWTM PROTECTS NATIONAL ARCHIVE BUILDING

CEDAR FALLS, IA

IFCWTM MORE INGENUITY!

RAILWAY CLOSURE

SPACER TO “BRIDGE” RAIL HEIGHT

OTHERWISE STANDARD COMPONENTS

SHELBY, OH

WAREHOUSE FACILITY DOORS

FLOOD PROOFING

ATTACHED TO CONCRETE FOUNDATION

SHIPPING RAMP…

NO PROBLEM!

LOUISVILLE BASEBALL STADIUM

PLAYING FIELD ACCESS CLOSURE

OHIO RIVER LOOMS IN BACKGROUND

CLOSURE 8 FT X 26 FT

WET SIDE VIEW

ACCEPTANCE INSTALLATION

ALL COMPONENTS STANDARDIZED

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN STATE HIGHWAY CLOSURE

ONE OF THREE CLOSURES DIMENSION 60 FT X 14 FT

IFCWTM “VISIBLE”….WET SIDE

TWO MORE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN STATE HIGHWAY 2

60 FT X 14 FT

DRY SIDE – “VISIBLE”

DIAGONAL BRACES

INVISIBLE CLOSURE 60 FT X 14 FT

ON A TYPICAL DAY….TRAFFIC PASSING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE CLOSURE INTO EAST GRAND FORKS CITY CENTER

IFCWTM PROTECTS WORLD FAMOUS VELAUS RESTAURANT

VENLO, HOLLAND MAAS RIVER

1996 FLOOD LEVEL TO WINDOW SILL

RESTAURANT – VISUAL PLEASURE OF CLASSIC RIVERSIDE VIEW

VENLO, HOLLAND

SILL PLATE – STANDARD COMPONENTS

A CITY CENTER THRIVING WITH IFCWTM

FARGO, ND….FARGODOME

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

OVERLAND FLOODING YEAR 2000

INDOOR STADIUM FLOODED….BUILDING AND

FIELD INUNDATED….SOLUTION IFCWTM

INVISIBLE WALL 110 FT X 8 FT

REPETITIVE THEME..STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS

FROM VENLO, HOLLAND TO FARGO, ND

IFCWTM – “INVISIBLE”

IFCWTM….IS A PROBLEM SOLVER

OVER (40) INSTALLATIONS IN U.S.

FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA

INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM

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