Floodstop Water Barrier from Flooding Solutions Advisory Group
VALE THE SANDBAG
A cost effective, more efficient, faster, re-usable alternative to sandbags is now available in Australia - Floodstop
Importantly, Floodstop is affordable for homeowners while its multiple uses mean that costs can be shared between corporate or government entities and departments. When not in use as a flood barrier the system can serve for road traffic delineation, fluids containment or as a spill barrier.
Australia's Flooding Solutions Advisory Group has been appointed national distributor of the system which last year was named the Most Innovative Product of the Year by Britain's Emergency Planning Society. In the UK Floodstop systems have been purchased by councils, emergency action groups and The Environment Agency.
Floodstop comprises a series of interconnecting pods available in either 0.5m or 0.9m heights. The pods are filled automatically by the rising floodwaters. The weight of the water filled pods compresses a unique foam gasket base to create a seal with the ground. When floodwaters recede the pods empty automatically.
The 0.5m high pods weigh just 12kg for easy deployment by one person while the larger 0.9m high pods weigh 22kg for a two person deployment. Case studies in the UK have shown that two people can deploy 180m of Floodstop in just 90 minutes!
According to Flooding Solutions Advisory Group Director Keith Jackson, the Floodstop solution means an end to the ubiquitous sandbag.
"It takes 50 sand bags to provide a 0.6m high barrier of one metre in length," Mr Jackson said. "When you consider the cost of non-reusable bags and the sand plus the time involved in delivering, filling and placing sand bags, the re-usable Floodstop pod system is a much smarter solution - logistically and financially."
Mr Jackson said that Floodstop barriers cost about $400 to $700 per metre depending on height.
He adds "Other temporary barriers are re-usable and are instantly deployable with a minimum of labour; however most are designed into specific protection areas such as driveways and often require civil works to fit. Floodstop doesn't need to be bolted to the ground and the units are simply connected using slide-in keys. Floodstop also offers the one thing that sandbags are known for - portability for use in many locations. It is this mobility that makes Floodstop equally proficient at protecting private property as it is as a civil defence system. And Floodstop is the only system that has alternative uses outside of flooding emergencies."
"Because of the speed of deployment it is effective for: Flash flooding; Coastal flooding; Pluvial and fluvial flooding; Water/fluid containment; Fluid spills (oil, tanker spills on road networks) and even for use by fire services as a cylinder cooling bund.
The Flooding Solutions Advisory Group is Australia's pre-eminent designer, manufacturer and distributor of flood mitigation devices and equipment.
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