Flood Protection Barriers

One Clarion offers large coated or uncoated FIBC bulk bags for use as Temporary Flood Barriers. Bags can be placed next to each other and filled with dirt or gravel to create a wall against Flooding. For a more permanent flood barrier system, bulk bags are sewn together and filled with concrete.

Our temporary flood barrier bags come in a few different construction designs, depending on the shape and stitch pattern. Models include:

• U-Panel
• 4-Panel
• Circular

For flood protection using flood barriers, we recommend either the U-Panel or Circular designs, since they have the least amount of stitching. For more information and help planning your flood barrier system, call Clarion Municipal at 863-261-8388.

Poly Sandbags – Poly sandbags are our first option for easy water control. The plastic sandbags open at one end for filling and close with a provided tie. Each poly sandbag has a high UV Hr rating for months of outdoor use. Available colors include orange and white for high visibility during flood events.

Burlap Sandbags – Burlap is a brown or tan woven fabric made from jute plant fibers or similar material. Burlap sandbags are slightly more flexible than their poly counterparts, and offer the same flood management uses. A natural flood control product option, the burlap sandbags are eco-friendly and biodegradable.

Sandbag filling machines can fill a high volume of sandbags within a short time period. This helps cities provide their community with sandbags much faster to protect homes and businesses more quickly. The increased sand filling efficiency of the sandbag filling machine also saves manpower and physical effort, making easy work of a normally tedious and time consuming job.

All sandbag machine models are self-contained and transportable by trailer or in a truck bed. The Emergency Management department can bring their sandbag machine directly to at-risk areas instead of hauling filled sandbags across the municipality.

Each sandbag filling machine can fill between 400 and 1,600 sandbags per hour, depending the model type. Options include:

• 2-Chute Gravity-Fed (fills 400 - 500 sandbags per hour)
• 4-Chute Gravity Fed (fills 700 - 900 sandbags per hour)
• 3-Chute with Motor and Agitator (fills 1,000 sandbags per hour)
• 4-Chute with Motor and Agitator (fills 1,600 sandbags per hour)