Aqua Dam Flood Control - Spring 2011 LOCATION: On the Canadian Prairies (Location withheld by owner’s request) TIMEFRAME: Spring of 2011 SCOPE OF WORK: Aqua Dam for Flood Control PROJECT PARTNERS: Installation: Local road crews Material supplier: Layfield Challenge When flooding occurs one of the biggest problems is that roads to communities can be cut off. This makes it difficult to get supplies to the community. It also makes it difficult to get things out of the flooded area. Often it is the risk of a road closure that will lead to the evacuation of a community which adds considerable cost to flood fighting efforts. Once a community is cut off supplies have to be ferried in by boat or by helicopter which is very expensive. Keeping roads open during floods has not been common in t

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