Temporary Dams & Water Control
Safe, adaptable containment and diversion of water flows.
TEMPORARY WATER STORAGE AND CONTAINMENT
Temporary water storage tanks from High Water are modular, scalable, and delivered as part of our full-service offering — survey, design, delivery, and removal included.
When projects require temporary containment or transfer of water, our storage tanks provide a reliable solution. They allow water to be safely contained, retained, and managed during construction, maintenance, and emergency works.
These same modular frame dam systems can be configured as temporary water storage tanks, forming robust, deep tanks quickly and reliably. The most common construction application is within pumping operations and flow diversions, but they are also used for environmental protection, emergency response, and specialist applications including film and special effects production.
High Water’s temporary water storage tanks are built using our proven modular frame dam system, providing a robust and adaptable solution for the temporary containment of water. Designed as part of our complete temporary water control offering, each system is tailored to the specific requirements of the project, from initial survey and design through to installation, operation and removal.
Unlike conventional temporary storage solutions, our modular systems can be configured to suit a wide range of storage volumes and site constraints. Their flexibility allows them to be rapidly deployed, relocated or expanded as project requirements change, making them ideal for construction, maintenance, emergency response and environmental protection projects.
Installed quickly: Regularly deploying 50+ m of 1.5 m-high dam in a single day, subject to site conditions
Scalable and adaptable: Tank size and configuration can be tailored to suit the required storage volume and available site footprint.
Flexible: Repositioned or adapted as conditions change.
Proven reliability: Built from the same robust modular system used across our temporary dam projects, our water storage tanks provide dependable containment in demanding construction and infrastructure environments..
Providing secure temporary containment for contaminated or environmentally sensitive water during maintenance, cleaning, inspection, and construction activities. Suitable for projects where discharge is not possible or treatment is required before release.
Creating temporary storage capacity while reservoirs, tanks, lagoons, attenuation structures, or treatment assets are repaired, upgraded, or relined. Maintaining operational continuity without taking critical infrastructure permanently out of service.
Supporting projects where water must be removed from an asset, retained elsewhere, and returned later. Often used alongside temporary dams, dewatering operations, and asset refurbishment programmes.
Rapid deployment of temporary storage capacity following asset failure, pollution incidents, infrastructure damage, or operational emergencies. Available for deployment nationwide.
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Temporary storage systems can be installed quickly, reducing programme delays and allowing projects to respond rapidly to operational or emergency requirements.
Unlike temporary lagoons or settlement ponds, storage capacity can be created without significant earthworks, excavation, or permanent alteration to the site.
Storage systems can be configured to suit irregular or constrained footprints, allowing capacity to be created where conventional tanks or lagoons would not fit.
Multiple systems can be combined to provide the required storage volume, from relatively small containment requirements through to large temporary storage installations.
Equipment and specialist teams are available for deployment across the UK, supporting both planned works and emergency response requirements.
Contact us to discuss the right storage tank solution for your site.
