1999-03-07: Aqua Barrier info in Dutch
A new page in dutch is now available on this homepage. By this we say hallo to Netherlands. You will also find info in dutch from the company Aqua Barrier Holland CV under links.

1999-02-28: Flood Fight in Cologne - Aqua Barrier in action
We tell the story of successfully flood fight in Cologne in a new page on the web. This barrier is so far the longest Aqua Barrier installation.

1999-02-28: No water on the barrier
In the morning February 27th, there was no longer any water on the barrier. The levels in River Rhein continued to decrease and was Sunday morning 7.26 meter, that is 1.62 meter below Wednesday recorded top level at 8.88 meter. Now the barrier will be dismounted.

1999-02-26: Decreasing Water Level in Cologne
The water level in Cologne, at Kölnerpegel is decreasing since Thursday. Maximum level was 8.88 meter, 1 cm above the highest point at Aqua Barrier. Stadt Cologne built an extra sand barrier on 50 meter lenth of the total 500 meter Aqua Barrier installation. By this, the protection level was 10-20 cm higher than before at lowest point of Aqua Barrier. The weather has been dry and people in Rodenkrischen/Cologne is now released. They have been protected and there is no damage to the houses in this area of town.
Cologne Water Level 25/2 05.30: 8.87 meter (1 cm below Aqua Barriers highest point)
Cologne Water Level 26/2 05.30: 8.43 meter (44 cm below Aqua Barriers highest point)

1999-02-24: Cologne Flood Fight
This morning the 500 meter aqua Barrier were having about 70 cm of water on the front. It protects a part of the city. The leakage is small and can be handled by a pump. The weather forecast is colder which probably will calm the river rising. We plan to visit the city tomorrow, for documentation and learning.

1999-02-24: Our New Web Structure
Even though these pages have been released on the web there still is some work left. The pages in Croatian and Dutch are not ready yet, and there still are some touch-ups and corrections to be made. Please feel free to comment on anything you find here. You may either contact us or Roger Klein who has been assisting us in creating these pages. All feedback is valuable.

1999-02-23: Aqua Barrier Flood Fights in Cologne
This afternoon approximatly 500 meter Aqua Barrier supports and pallets were assembled in Rodenkirschen, Cologne. The river Rhein in rising up due to snowmelt in south.