{"id":22964,"date":"2025-08-28T09:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=22964"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:09:22","slug":"grrreat-new-flood-control-comes-to-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2025\/08\/grrreat-new-flood-control-comes-to-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"GRRreat New Flood Control Comes to Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crews Train on \u201cTiger Dams\u201d to Learn the Latest Techniques<\/em><\/p>\n

Recently, staff members from Orange County Utilities and Public Works Departments participated in hands-on training about innovative flood control methods \u2013 using water to keep rising waters at bay. Trainers from New Orleans-based U.S. Flood Control conducted the session for more than 40 Orange County employees at the South Water Reclamation Facility off Sand Lake Road.<\/p>\n

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Flat, collapsible orange and black tubes comprise the Tiger Dam System\u2122, and resembled tiger tails after they became filled with water from a nearby fire hydrant. The tubes were then stacked into a pyramid, as well as different configurations that included turns and intersections of tubes to demonstrate how they work.<\/p>\n

Essentially, the water-filled tubes soon became a barrier that can keep a structure dry during a hurricane, when flood waters impact Central Florida the most. One attendee noted that the tubes were \u201csimple but effective\u201d as a safeguard for strategic infrastructure like gravity sewer pump stations, which can overflow in flood conditions.<\/p>\n

When the tubes were filled, U.S. Flood Control\u2019s trainer Kyle Russel, P.E., even jumped up on the top of the water-filled structure using it like a trampoline to demonstrate stability.<\/p>\n

The trainees will be deployed to erect these barriers should Orange County be in the path of a major storm. In total, Orange County purchased over 3,600 feet \u2013 the equivalent of nearly 20 Magic Kingdom Cinderella Castles stacked on top of each other.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Hurricane Ian dumped record-setting rain in the area for days that resulted in flood damage. Deploying these Tiger Dams\u2122 is just another way that Orange County continually improves how it prepares and responds when a future storm hits our area.<\/p>\n

For more hurricane information, go to\u00a0 www.ocfl.net\/storm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crews Train on \u201cTiger Dams\u201d to Learn the Latest Techniques Recently, staff members from Orange County Utilities and Public Works Departments participated in hands-on training about innovative flood control methods \u2013 using water to keep rising waters at bay. 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