Control Flooding With
Instant Sandbags
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How It Works
Aquabag is a replacement for the age-old sandbag in the control of
floodwaters. Aquabag is a jute bag with an inner cotton bag
filled with a super-absorbent polymer. When it becomes wet, it expands
to more than 40 times its original size in just 2-3 minutes! This
provides a fast and easy means of constructing a flood prevention dam
with less labor or heavy equipment required.
Once the flood event is over, the environmentally friendly Aquabag
can be dried out and/or disposed of easily and in an environmentally
friendly way. When compared with a traditional
sandbag, the Aquabag greatly reduces time, storage issues,
and money. |
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Compare
Aquabag to Traditional Sandbag
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Traditional
Sandbag
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Inflatable Sandbag
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extensive time, labor, and material transportation to
prepare "mission ready" sandbags. |
Fast, easy, lightweight bags "inflate" in
minutes using fresh water at the dam site. Automatically! No muss,
no Fuss. "Just add water!" |
| Require
access to sand or dirt for fill, extensive equipment and manpower to fill, move,
and manage. |
Stores in
the same space as empty sandbags, but ready to deploy right to the site. |
| Difficult
to move and transfer once filled. |
Easy to
ship, move, and deploy. |
| Must
dispose of contaminated sand/dirt fill material. |
Biodegradable,
environmentally friendly. |
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Typical sandbags shown here,
require much equipment and manpower to deploy. Delivery of bags and sand to a
work site and then filling, tying, and loading bags onto trucks to transport to the
flood area takes a large operation and many workers.
Aquabag reduces that by more than
half, allowing you to simply deliver the "empty" bags directly
to the flood site and begin soaking bags and building immediately!
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Save
Money, Time, and Labor in the
war against flooding with bags filled with a safe
biodegradable polymer and water |
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Build
dikes in half the time with
fewer people
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Deploys
quickly and easily. |
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Easy
to use. Automatically inflates in about
3 minutes.
Expands from 1 lb. to 40
lbs.
before your eyes. |
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Requires
less LABOR to prepare or use.
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Can
be ‘inflated’ at point of use, no need for heavy infrastructure preparation
(i.e. Remote filling with
sand,
transportation to site etc.).
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Very
efficient. Requires no more storage space than a normal, empty sand bag!
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Easy
to ship or move.
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Environmentally
Friendly!
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Uses
natural jute bag and water absorbing resin
(PRTR
Approved, the same as
baby
diapers). |
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Product
dissolves naturally in ground |
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What They Look Like
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Dry Bag 1 lb.
The bags come like this.
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Inflated Bag 40-45 lbs.
After soaking a few minutes.
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Used
For
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Residential
protection
Doorways
Windows
Garage doors
Driveways
Sump pump areas
Streets
Factory
protection
Store
front protection
Sidewalk
protection
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Creek
overflow
Underground
parking protection
Railroads
River
banks
Golf
courses
Construction
areas
Hazardous
Spill Containment
Soil
Erosion and Fire Control
Roadway
construction and Barricades
Emergency
Flood and Water Control |
Product
Specifications
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Storage Instructions
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Inflated dimensions: 13"
wide x 22" long x 7" high |
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Dry weight: 1 Lb.; Inflated
weight: 40 - 45 Lbs. |
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Outer bag material: jute (Burlap) |
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Inner bag material: Cotton |
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Biodegradable, super-absorbent
Polymer; MSDS available |
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Shelf life when properly handled:
Approx. 5 years |
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Remains inflated up to 8 weeks,
if needed. |
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Box quantity: 30 Bags, Part #
AQ30, Wgt. 35 Lbs. |
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Skid Quantity: 720 Bags, Part
#AQ720, Wgt. 900 Lbs.
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Aquabag water absorbent sandbag may be stored in a clean, dry environment,
tightly sealed in the original container for up to 5 years or more.
Exposure to the air while stored will cause bag to absorb moisture from
the air and
degrade the polymers over time. Keeping them sealed can prevent this
absorption and maintain product integrity for a longer period of time.
They store just like empty bags would store, but they are ready to
deploy directly to the flood threatened site with no stops for filling
with sand.  |
Inflation Instructions
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Aquabag can be inflated by
submersing them into a container of fresh water. For large quantities, a
small pool, creek, or pond may be used, as long as it is fresh water,
not salt water. Typical inflation time is 2-3 minutes. |
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Installation
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| As you begin your levee,
remember that the base of the levee needs to be roughly as wide as it is
high. As you attempt to go another layer higher, you must start at the
bottom and add another layer all the way to the top. this provides the
necessary lateral strength to withstand the force of the
water against the face of your levee. Your levee will also gain strength
if you alternatively turn bags perpendicular to each other as you build. |
Protecting Entrances
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Aquabag works especially
well at doors and ground-level windows when you place plastic sheeting on the ground in front of the
closed door/window you want to protect, and then pull
it up to the desired height of your Aquabag wall, leaving
2-4 feet of plastic on the ground. You can tape it up to
hold it in place as you build the Aquabag wall. Then begin placing the
Aquabag into the joining place of the opening and the ground onto the
plastic sheet. This creates a strong, waterproof barrier against the
closed door/window you are trying to protect. The bags hold it all in place
tight to the wall and the ground and
the plastic sheet keeps the water from leaking through any gaps between
the bags, while the closed door/window gives it support from behind. |
Calculate Number of Bags
Needed
Approximate
Materials required for 100 lineal feet of Aquabag wall to the
height specified in the chart
| Height |
Number
of Bags needed |
| 1 Foot |
600-
800 Bags |
| 2 Feet |
1,400 -
2,000 Bags |
| 3 Feet |
2,200 -
3,400 Bags |
| 4 Feet |
5300
Bags |
| 5 Feet |
7,600
Bags |
| 6 Feet |
10,000
Bags |
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After Use
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| The Aquabag can be left outdoors
to dry in the sun until completely flat and then disposed of. A fully
inflated bag can be cut open as shown and the polymer allowed to leach
into the soil. It makes a good fertilizer as it holds moisture. An
alternative method is to soak it in 5-10% salt (CACL) solution and it
will shrink to its original size more quickly and be ready for disposal
sooner.
If you want to download and print a brochure for personal use or for distribution, you can click on this link:
Aquabag
Brochure
You may also want to download a Material
Safety Data Sheet for review.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader for this. If you do not have it,
you can download it free by clicking here: 
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Flood Data and Aquabag Information
Aquabag is a replacement for the age-old sandbag in the
control of floodwater. The Aquabag offers a new solution using recyclable type
bags filled with a polyacrylate polymer.
Water can normally be found and
used at the site.
Bags
are easy to Use!
The Aquabag is constructed of jute (burlap)
and when filled and properly installed, can withstand the
forces of floodwaters. A small amount of polymer is included in each bag. When the
bag is soaked with water, the polymer is activated into a heavy gel. This gel
stabilizes the water inside the Aquabag and gives it strength to form a barrier
as the bags are stacked at the dike site.
When
floodwaters recede, the gel is removed and can be dumped directly back
into the river where it has no effect on aquatic life; or it can be disposed of
at local landfills or agricultural fields. The gel is biodegradable
in a matter of days. When dispersed in agricultural fields, it can be tilled
into the ground where it retains moisture and enhances crop growth the empty bag
is disposed of. The gel .
Aquabag is equivalent to a sandbag in volume and weight and can be used to build dikes
more effectively than sandbags. Tests show that fewer people can build better
dikes in a fraction of the time compared to traditional sandbagging techniques
and for considerably less total cost.
You
don't have
to live near water to become a flood victim. In fact, everyone lives
in a flood zone. It's just a matter of how likely it is that a flood will hit
your home. And unfortunately, floods are the most common natural disaster.
Flood
zones are rated based on the "100-year flood" or the "500-year
flood." This is the standard used by most federal and state agencies, is
used by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as the standard for
floodplain management, and is used to determine the need for flood insurance.
The
"100-year flood" zone means that the area's elevation has a 1% chance
of being equaled or exceeded by flooding each year, or a 26% chance of suffering
flood damage during the term of a 30-year mortgage.
The
"500-year flood" zone means that the area has a lower risk of
flooding. However, 25% of all flood insurance claims are from these areas.
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How
to Order
Box
of 30 Aquabag Inflatable Sandbags Part #AQ30 (For a doorway or two, patio door, basement
window well, around a sump well, etc.)
Pallet
of 720 Aquabag Inflatable Sandbags Part #AQ720 (For a garage door or across a
driveway)
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Call
us for special pricing on Skid-Sized orders at 1 800 554 1426
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