Water containment barrier liner system and method

Abstract

A water containment barrier liner system with a liner member and a channel adjacent to and running along one side of the liner member. The channel is configured to receive an elongate member that forms a backstop for a portable water containment barrier placed over the liner member such that the liner member forms an apron forward of the barrier. Also, a method of containing water using the system wherein the above-described components are put together at a desired flood control location.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A water containment barrier liner system comprising:
 a liner member with a top, bottom, and first, second, third, and fourth sides; and   a channel adjacent to and running along a length of one or more of the liner member sides
 wherein the channel terminates in one or more apertures and is configured to receive an elongate member. 
   
     
     
         2 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , wherein the channel has a first end terminating in a first aperture and a second end terminating in a second aperture. 
     
     
         3 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , wherein the channel is formed from a folded-over portion of the liner member. 
     
     
         4 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , wherein the liner member and channel are configured to roll into a stowed position and unroll into an extended position. 
     
     
         5 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , wherein the liner member is made of a generally water impermeable material. 
     
     
         6 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , further comprising the elongate member. 
     
     
         7 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 1 , a portion of the top side of the liner member that is located adjacent the channel configured to underlay a portable water containment barrier with a generally hollow body that is configured to receive one or more materials to at least partially fill the body. 
     
     
         8 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 7 , further comprising the portable water containment barrier with a generally hollow body configured to receive one or more materials to at least partially fill the body. 
     
     
         9 . A water containment barrier liner system comprising;
 a generally water impermeable liner member with a top, bottom, and first, second, third, and fourth sides;   a channel adjacent to and running along a length of one or more of the liner member sides wherein the channel is formed from a folded-over portion of the liner member, has a first end terminating in a first aperture and a second end terminating in a second aperture, each end configured to receive an elongate member; and   wherein a portion of the top side of the liner member that is located adjacent to the channel is configured to underlay a portable water containment barrier with a generally hollow body that is configured to receive one or more materials to at least partially fill the body.   
     
     
         10 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 9 , wherein the liner member and channel are configured to roll into a stowed position and unroll into an extended position. 
     
     
         11 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 9 , further comprising the elongate member. 
     
     
         12 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 9 , further comprising the portable water containment barrier with a generally hollow body configured to receive one or more materials to at least partially fill the body. 
     
     
         13 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 11 , wherein the elongate member is configured to abut a back side of the portable water containment barrier through the channel to form a backstop for the portable water containment barrier with respect to forces on the front side of the portable water containment barrier. 
     
     
         14 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 9 , wherein the liner member is configured to form an apron in front of the portable water containment barrier. 
     
     
         15 . The water containment barrier liner system of  claim 14 , wherein the apron has a length that is at least two times one or more of the width and depth of a base of the portable water containment barrier. 
     
     
         16 . A water containment method comprising the steps of:
 providing a liner member with a channel running along an edge of the liner member;   providing an elongate member;   placing the liner member on the ground and inserting the elongate member into the channel;   providing a portable water containment barrier with a generally hollow body configured to receive one or more materials to at least partially fill the body;   placing the portable water containment barrier on the liner member so that the liner member forms an apron forward of the portable water containment barrier and the elongate member and channel form a backstop to a back side of the water containment barrier with respect to forces on a front side of the portable water containment barrier.   
     
     
         17 . The water containment method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of placing material over one or more leading edges of the liner member. 
     
     
         18 . The water containment method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of rolling the liner member and channel into a stowed position. 
     
     
         19 . The water containment method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of unrolling the liner member and channel into an extended position.