The Invisible Flood Control Wall (IFCW™) is a removable floodwall that is erected only when flood waters threaten. Once the flood recedes, the wall packs neatly away, leaving a riverfront view without obstruction. The Invisible Flood Control Wall is in extensive use, with over 150 installations across the United States.

The IFCW™ has been analyzed and accepted for use by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and is installed on a half dozen Corps of Engineers projects. The IFCW™ meets all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers criteria for floodwalls, yet unlike traditional C.O.E. floodwall solutions, the Invisible Flood Control Wall™ keeps the beauty of the riverfront setting intact rather than blighting the area with a permanent concrete wall or earthen levee.

Where: East Grand Forks, MN

What: 880 lineal feet of IFCW stacked on architectural parapet wall, plus several 14 high closures

When: Completed Spring 1999

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Spring/Summer 2010 Coralville, IA - Multiple Installations
Winter 2010 University of Nevada Reno Math and Science Building
Fall 2009 IFCW in the Quad Cities - Armory Park, Rock Island, IL
Fall 2009 Anacostia Park Project, Washington D.C. utilizing the Invisible Flood Control Wall
Winter 2009 Largest removable floodwall installation in the world, 3500 lineal ft. at St. Paul Downtown Airport in St. Paul, MN, is installed and complete.

 
 

Publication: The Herald Dispatch
Title : Removable floodwall is being considered
Date: August 10, 2008
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"Sandbagging is labor intensive. Then when the emergency passes, nobody is left to dispose of the sandbags. With the IFCW panels, you only put up what you need. They're light, so you only need a few people. We're really happy with it...we could maintain the view of the river that way." - Ron Arends, City Engineer, Cedar Falls, Iowa
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