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

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 IFCW TM

STATUE REPRESENTS IFCW TM PROGRESS….BLUE MOOSE RESTAURANT NORTH ABUTMENT OF IFCW TM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCW TM …. 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 IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM (5) ACCESS CLOSURES PLANKS READY FOR INSTALLATION

ACCEPTANCE INSTALLATION FEBRUARY 2001 (5) CLOSURES HEIGHT FT WIDTH 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 IFCW TM TECHNOLOGY AT WORK LOUISVILLE, KY UTILIZATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD STATION ADJACENT TO OHIO RIVER

RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT

JANUARY 1937 FLOOD OF RECORD “COE” CONCRETE WALL 21 ST CENTURY CHANGING NEEDS LOUISVILLE DISTRICT COE AUSPICES

EXISTING “COE” CONCRETE WALL REMOVED TO SUB GRADE IFCW TM INSERTED INVISIBLE WALL A RESULT

HOW DOES IT WORK? THREADED DAYTON ANCHOR POSITIONED DEEP INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION

IFCW TM SILL PLATE POSITIONED ON TOP OF FOOTING COMPONENTS SET INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION

IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM 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 WALL TM STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL…. NOT AS YOU’VE KNOWN IT IFCW TM ….. MINGLES EASILY WITH URBAN SCENE!!

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

IFCW TM ….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 IFCW TM 4/97 3 FT OF FLOOD WATER

BRECKENRIDGE INSTALLATION IFCW TM 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

IFCW TM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 2001 RED RIVER…ALMOST A FLOOD WITHIN 1 FT OF WALL

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCW TM “VISIBLE” MAXIMUM HEIGHT 10 FT ON TOP OF PARAPET WALL 1997 FLOOD EQUAL TO LEVEL OF TOP OF CONCRETE WALL INTERMEDIATE AND PARTING SUPPORTINSTALLED

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM

IFCW TM …. 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, MN IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM CLOSURES (6) DIMENSIONS FT X 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 IFCW TM PROTECTS NATIONAL ARCHIVE BUILDING

CEDAR FALLS, IA IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM “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

IFCW TM 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 IFCW TM

FARGO, ND….FARGODOME UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

OVERLAND FLOODING YEAR 2000 INDOOR STADIUM FLOODED….BUILDING AND FIELD INUNDATED…. SOLUTION IFCW TM INVISIBLE WALL 110 FT X 8 FT

REPETITIVE THEME..STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS FROM VENLO, HOLLAND TO FARGO, ND

IFCW TM – “INVISIBLE” IFCW TM ….IS A PROBLEM SOLVER OVER (40) INSTALLATIONS IN U.S.

FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALL TM