Authorities in the small community of Rosharon as well, as other towns located in Brazoria County, have been hastily evacuating local residents from their home and relocating emergency shelter after flood waters threatened to engulf the entire area. The typically stable Brazos River had begun overflow after a spell of unusually heavy rain the flood waters threatened to rise to levels which have not been seen in decades. Authorities working in the local communities made it clear that the evacuations were mandatory on public safety grounds and military vehicles and airboats were enlisted to help with the job. Residents being evacuated knew that their vacant homes were likely to be terribly damaged by the water in their absence. However, Randy Wagner was determined to protect his own homestead from the floods. He decided to purchase a product that he had read about on the internet called the AquaDam. He travelled to Louisiana to pick up the product where he was taught how to install it around his home. He then returned to Texas where he put up the imposing installation which is comprised of 400 feet of 30 inch high tubes of plastic, fabric and water. Mr. Wagner says that his neighbors thought that he was crazy when they saw what he had built around his house and that people were laughing at him – but it appears that he had the last laugh. Wagner and his family decided to ignore the mandatory evacuation and stayed in their home. They watched as the flood water outside rose to a staggering 27 inches. But despite the extreme magnitude of the flooding, the water could not breach the AquaDam’s barriers. Wagner said that the AquaDam was an expensive measure to take but that it had paid for itself. “$8,300 is to me a small investment on a house that could have two feet of water in it and cost me $150,000 in repairs, ” he said to reporters.
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