“It’s structural. It’s incredibly strong, but it lays in the ground. And it’s so simple. It just floats up.”

The FloodBreak® Automatic Floodgate was recently featured in Business Insider.  The media platform interviewed FloodBreak President and Founder, Lou Waters, to discuss how the revolutionary technology protects communities from natural disasters without human intervention.

The Business Insider feature ie entitled: How an automatic floodgate is helping communities against natural disasters

  • The FloodBreak passive automatic  floodgate can work in flash floods and areas that are unprepared for natural disasters.
  • It uses the hydrostatic pressure of the flood water, the gate does not need to be controlled or operated by people.

FloodBreak floodgates were deployed during Hurricane Harvey in Houston saving numerous commercial buildings, hospitals and other assets. Read more.

FloodBreak automatic gates have deployed in dozens of locations including Norfolk VA, Bloomsburg PA, Alexandria VA, Hillside NJ, Great Neck NY, Davenport IA, Solon OH, Dallas TX, Oklahoma City OK, Chicago IL and Houston TX.

Read more about the revolutionary passive technology that deploys the self rising panel without human intervention or power.

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FloodBreak Passive Floodgates included in two FEMA Best Practices stories

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has included FloodBreak in two Mitigation Best Practices stories to showcase projects that show how others have taken action to reduce or prevent future damage from disasters like flooding.

  • Columbus Regional Hospital, IN – Flood mitigation best practice story
  • Lourdes Hospital, NY – Flood mitigation best practices story
Columbus Regional Hospital – Columbus, IN

Columbus Regional Hospital was inundated by an unprecedented flash flood in 2008 that forced evacuation and sustained $180 million in damages. Columbus Regional Hospital swamped by unexpected flash flood

As a critical lifeline entity, FEMA and Columbus Regional Hospital determined that passive flood mitigation measures should be installed since relocation was not financially practicable. A flood barrier system encircling the hospital was deemed the most cost effective and reasonable solution.  A 2,400 foot floodwall was built two feet higher than the 100-year flood elevation and includes 15 passive FloodBreak floodgates at all entry points, which allow unimpeded access by vehicles and pedestrians unless a flood event happens. The FloodBreak passive floodgates provide permanent, flood protection 24/7 but blend into the hospital architectural environment.

FloodBreak Vehicle Gate is built into the flood wall as part of a flood mitigation

Lourdes Hospital – Binghamton, NY

Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, NY was devastated by a flood in 2006 but the FEMA funded flood mitigation project protected the hospital from the historic 2011 Flood.  A flood wall with passive floodgates provided the flood control necessary to keep the hospital open.

A FEMA funded floodwall with 11 FloodBreak Floodgates prevented catastrophic flood damage