CLINTON LUMBERKINGS ASHFORD UNIVERSITY FIELD CLINTON,

Professional in Clinton, Iowa, As a result of this mandate, the storm is as much of a mainstay as the mighty sewer system became taxed during heavy Mississippi River. Clinton is home to the rains, causing water to back up, and LumberKings, a affiliate of the lower-lying areas to flood, including the who play in the Midwest newly renovated LumberKings offices. “We League. Games take place at Ashford experienced several instances of flooding, University Field, located on the shores of the and at times, we would get as much as an largest river in the United States. inch of water in our offices,” says Ted In 2006, the stadium Tornow, general manager of the underwent a $4.2 million LumberKings. “We would have renovation, which included to shut our offices down in refurbishing the team’s main order to clean up. It was a huge offices. Around this same inconvenience, but we never time, new federal mandates missed a game or gate opening.” required the city of Clinton to separate Flooding ruined carpeting and damaged sanitary sewer water (water from homes and walls, and all in all, cleanup cost as much businesses) from storm sewer water (water as $20,000 to $30,000 each time. The city, from rainfall runoff and other drainage). Prior which owns the stadium and the field, to this, both sources of water would drain worked with Tornow to research several into the water treatment plant before being options for flood protection and discovered emptied into the Mississippi River. PS Flood Barriers. “We looked at quite a few instances where PS Flood Barriers were a number of large storms. “We probably put in use, and we could relate to them all,” says a little more wear on them than most people Tornow. “We thought ‘If it can work for them, since we frequently install them and take why can’t it work for us?’ When I spoke with them down,” says Tornow, “and if we ever the folks at PS Flood Barriers, I was very did need something adjusted or evaluated, impressed. They asked insightful questions, the folks at PS Flood Barriers have been and there was no judgment about why we excellent about following up. They obviously were flooding. They were great to work with know what they’re doing, and that’s been from the start.” very important to us.” The LumberKings utilized PS Flood To learn more about PS Flood Barriers Barriers’ Flood Planks to protect the paired products, visit psfloodbarriers.com or doors at the office’s main entrance. For the contact Terry Smith at 877-446-1519. other three entrances, the LumberKings chose EzDam, a convenient lift-out option that deploys in just 30 seconds. “I love their products,” says Tornow. “They do exactly what they’re supposed to do.” Since deploying the flood barriers, the LumberKings’ offices have stayed dry through