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FloodBreak ISO 9001:2015 Certified: Upholding Excellence in Flood Protection

FloodBreak is honored to successfully complete our ISO-9001 audit once again. Since our founding in 2001, our mission remains the same: to develop innovative flood…

Local Louisiana News Stations Features FloodBreak Floodgate Protecting St. Tammany

In May 2020, a FloodBreak vehicular floodgate was installed at the entrance to a sub-division in St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, Louisiana. The project’s primary objective…

FloodBreak Innovation in Flood Resilience at the MENA Climate Proof Forum 

Last week at the MENA Climate Forum 2024 in Dubai, Lou Waters, President of FloodBreak, discussed the future of flood protection on a landscape scale with stakeholders…

2 Day FloodBreak Testing Successful for South Battery Park Resiliency Project in New York 

FloodBreak recently conducted a 2-day comprehensive shop test for one of the hydraulically actuated flip-up barriers being fabricated as part of the South Battery…

New Install: Texas Tech Uses FloodBreak Floodgate for AT&T Jones Stadium Flood Protection

We’re excited to announce our latest installation at Jones AT&T Stadium, home of the Texas Tech Raiders. FloodBreak has partnered with the university to secure…

Enhance Your FloodBreak Floodgate System with the Optional Hydraulic Lift

When it comes to flood protection, assurance that the flood barriers will deploy when needed is paramount. FloodBreak’s Automatic Floodgate system is 100% passive operation,…

Unprecedented Passive Flood Protection: Taking Our Momentum Into 2024

Another Revolutionary Year in Flood Control FloodBreak revolutionized flood control by introducing the only fully passive flood barrier to customers back in 2001. Ending 2023 successfully with…

Protecting Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants with FloodBreak Automatic Floodgates

Water treatment plants are indispensable to public health and safety. A failure due to flooding can lead to severe public health risks, environmental damage, disruption…

FloodBreak Protects Scottsdale, Arizona Residential Community from Los Arroyos Seasonal Flooding

Flooding is unpredictable in its impact and location. In Maricopa County, Arizona needed a solution to protect a residential community from unique flash flooding conditions…

Riverine Flood Resilience: Large Floodgate Protects Des Moines Wastewater Treatment Plant

Located on the banks of the Des Moines River, the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority’s Wastewater Reclamation Facility has been faced with operational challenges…

Readiness for the Unexpected: Where Is Next Flood?

New York City flooding from record-breaking rainfall (CNN, 2023) With record-breaking rainfall and hurricanes, ongoing events can be unpredictable and often give very little to…

Passive Automatic Floodgate

Unexpected Flooding. 24/7 Protection. Peace of Mind.

Tropical Storm Imelda’s heavy rain threatened properties in Texas, but FloodBreak® passive automatic gates ensured protection. SLS Properties’ FloodBreak Vehicle Gates deployed automatically, safeguarding tenant vehicles. Designed for no human

“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, featured in Business Insider, showcases its revolutionary, self-deploying technology that protects communities from natural disasters without human intervention. Deployed during Hurricane Harvey, these floodgates have safeguarded

Slimline Gates Protect Against Low Level Street Flooding

PROTECTION AGAINST LOW LEVEL FLOODING The FloodBreak® Slimline Vehicle Gate is designed for low level flooding where less than 2′ flood protection is desired. Originally…

FloodBreak flood barriers deploy automatically in PA

GATES DEPLOY IN BLOOMSBURG, PA Three FloodBreak® passive automatic floodgates are part of an EDA infrastructure investment that helped protect major manufacturers in Bloomsburg PA.…

Saved Again. Houston Building Protected from Harvey Flooding

HOUSTON BUILDING PROTECTED FROM HARVEY FLOODING After being inundated during the Memorial Day 2015 Flood, the property management team did not want to go through that…

PR Feature: Houston Chronicle – Brisk Business for Floodgates after Harvey

This is a excerpt from an article FloodBreak was featured in 2017 with The Houston Chronicles. See below for a link to the full article.

FloodBreak Installs Flood Barriers at Two More Hospitals

FloodBreak passive automatic flood barriers are now protecting Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, IA & Monash Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia Protecting hospitals is…

FloodBreak Adds New Zealand to Expanding Global Presence

For over a decade, FloodBreak® passive automatic flood barrier systems have been protecting people and property without human intervention or power across the U.S. Based on…

Architecturally blended passive flood barriers

Permanent Passive Flood Protection with Curb Appeal

FloodBreak passive automatic flood barriers provide the best of all worlds: permanent flood protection, full building access and architectural integration. Many customers have chosen to use granite…

FloodBreak Automatic floodgate protects wastewater treatment plant from flooding

Automatic Floodgates Ease Flood Fear For Tacoma WWTP

In 2009, Tacoma’s Wastewater Treatment Plant faced severe floods. To prevent future damage, Tacoma launched a $25 million flood mitigation project featuring FloodBreak’s automatic flood barriers. In 2016, the project
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Saved From Flash Flooding

Two newly installed FloodBreak® passive automatic flood barriers protected a Dallas, TX condo garage from flooding during a recent storm. Severe storms rolled through the…

FloodBreak featured in FEMA Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings Publication

FEMA P-936, Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings, features two hospital flood mitigation projects with floodwalls and FloodBreak® passive flood barriers. The new publication is intended to assist local government officials,…

MTA Tests FloodBreak Vent Shaft System for Subway Flood Protection

The FloodBreak® Vent Shaft System is a versatile flood control product line that protects a range of ventilation openings above and below grade. Initially designed…

passive flood barrier hidden beneath carpet

Historic Rosenberg Library Protected by Passive Flood Barriers

Architecturally Integrated Flood Gates Protect Rosenberg Library. Customer: Rosenberg Public Library Location: Galveston, TX Products: Vehicle and Pedestrian Gates Installation dates: 2010 – 2011 Background The Rosenberg Library, a historic…

New Jersey Dealership Saved Again from Flash Flooding

The FloodBreak® passive flood barrier installed in 2008, once again protected Route 22 Honda, a Hillside, NJ Honda dealership, when flash floods came unexpectedly again…

FloodBreak Presents Solution to Raise Levees for FEMA Accreditation at FMA Conference

FloodBreak participated with levee experts at the 2013 FMA Annual Conference to discuss an innovative approach used by the IBWC to raise their levees to…

Wastewater Treatment Plant in Decatur, IL

Floodproofing The Sanitary District Of Decatur The Sanitary District of Decatur, a wastewater treatment plant in Decatur, IL is permanently protected from flood damage should…

FloodBreak Prevents Flood Damage at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute

A FloodBreak® passive floodgate system was installed at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, TN to provide permanent protection 24/7 against future flooding. The Vanderbilt…

FloodBreak Chosen to Protect Another Hospital: University of TX Medical Branch

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is an 84-acre campus on Galveston Island that was devastated by Hurricane Ike. FEMA awarded the state of…

FloodBreak passive flood barriers provide permanent flood protection while blending with restaurant tile flooring.

Hidden Passive Flood Barriers Protect Restaurant 24/7

FloodBreak® passive flood barriers provide permanent flood protection and are virtually invisible with tile covering. The City of Knoxville has been a participant in the…

FloodBreak to demonstrate passive flood barriers at BAFPAA Annual Conference

FloodBreak will demonstrate its passive flood barrier technology to the Bay Area Flood Protection Agencies Association in Livermore, CA, on February 21, 2013. FloodBreak is…

Raise Levees Without Raising Bridges

FloodBreak® Roadway Gates are a cost effective way to raise levees that must extend across roads and highways to meet FEMA accreditation requirements. FloodBreak completed installation…

FloodBreak Presentation at NAO Conference

FloodBreak presented flood mitigation technology solutions at the National Aerospace Organization (NAO) conference in November, 2012 in Cocoa Beach FL. The conference: Protecting Military Airbases…

FloodBreak to present passive flood barrier technology in Vietnam

FloodBreak Flood Seminar: Hanoi, Vietnam

FloodBreak will present passive flood barrier technology to the Ministry of Health at the IMECD Flood Seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 30, 2012 FloodBreak…

A FEMA funded floodwall and 11 passive FloodBreak floodgates prevent flooding of hospital

FloodBreak Protects Lourdes Hospital During 2011 Flood

A FEMA funded flood mitigation that included a flood wall and 10 passive floodgates saved Lourdes Hospital. FloodBreak® Automatic Floodgates were deployed to help protect…

FloodBreak Roadway Floodgates raise the elevation of levee crossings required by FEMA without rebuilding roads or bridges

Roadway Gates Help IBWC Meet FEMA Levee Criteria

FloodBreak® passive flood barriers were installed as part of the IBWC Levee Flood Control project to raise those levees for FEMA accreditation. The International Boundary…

FloodBreak was included in two recent FEMA Best Practice Stories for Hazard Mitigation

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…

FloodBreak Automatic Floodgates provide flood control for numerous entrances

Architecturally Blended Flood Protection

FloodBreak has installed campus wide floodgates that protect the MD Anderson campus from floods while retaining the architectural beauty. MD Anderson Cancer Center suffered significant…

FloodBreak Automatic Floodgate Protects Garage From Floods

The FloodBreak Gate deployed automatically when streets flooded during the night, saving parked vehicles. After repeated flooding and significant damage, residents decided that they needed…

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