Comments on: Flood waters recede, now cleanup time http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/01/12/flood-waters-recede-now-cleanup-time/ The Issaquah Press Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:33:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Douglas Shackelford http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/01/12/flood-waters-recede-now-cleanup-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Douglas Shackelford Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:52:46 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=5244#comment-2292 Effective emergency flood protection is an imperative. This is another example of the critical need for communities and property owners to make PROACTIVE plans for the next flood. As a community and as a country we must reduce the damage from flooding. Beyond the pain and suffering that the damage causes, the over all cost is staggering and unsustainable. Sandbags are a poor choice because they don't work well unless placed with great care, the time and resources needed to put them in place, the environmental impact of disposal and the long term health risks. For a few thousands of dollars, spent proactively, a property owner can have emergency flood protection for the next decade or two. New emergency flood protection technologies are finally available that improve performance, reduce manpower demands, decrease costs and are reusable for a decade or more. They won't stop all losses but are effective in an estimated 75% of flooding situations. You can learn more about one such system at www.floodwalls.com. But you'll have to act before the next flood hits or you'll have the same situation again, and again, and again. Effective emergency flood protection is an imperative. This is another example of the critical need for communities and property owners to make PROACTIVE plans for the next flood. As a community and as a country we must reduce the damage from flooding. Beyond the pain and suffering that the damage causes, the over all cost is staggering and unsustainable. Sandbags are a poor choice because they don’t work well unless placed with great care, the time and resources needed to put them in place, the environmental impact of disposal and the long term health risks.

For a few thousands of dollars, spent proactively, a property owner can have emergency flood protection for the next decade or two.

New emergency flood protection technologies are finally available that improve performance, reduce manpower demands, decrease costs and are reusable for a decade or more. They won’t stop all losses but are effective in an estimated 75% of flooding situations. You can learn more about one such system at http://www.floodwalls.com. But you’ll have to act before the next flood hits or you’ll have the same situation again, and again, and again.

]]> By: Patty Green http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/01/12/flood-waters-recede-now-cleanup-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 Patty Green Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.issaquahpress.com/?p=5244#comment-2286 Thank you! Thank you to all of you in the greater Issaquah community and surrounding areas who have given up your time and energy to help businesses such as Sisters Antiques, as well as the many homeowners who have been so impacted by the flooding last Thursday. We are all so appreciative of your efforts and could not have gotten through this without you! - Patty Green Thank you! Thank you to all of you in the greater Issaquah community and surrounding areas who have given up your time and energy to help businesses such as Sisters Antiques, as well as the many homeowners who have been so impacted by the flooding last Thursday. We are all so appreciative of your efforts and could not have gotten through this without you!

- Patty Green

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