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Restaurant Fights Floods with Freshwater Defense Strategy

4/8/2025

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In Prospect, Kentucky, Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille has a unique defense against Ohio River flooding: they fill the restaurant with freshwater. Co-owner Andrew Masterson reveals that this clever tactic has kept dirty floodwater at bay for two decades, significantly reducing damage and easing cleanup efforts during floods.

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In Prospect, Kentucky, Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille has a unique defense against Ohio River flooding: they fill the restaurant with freshwater. Co-owner Andrew Masterson reveals that this clever tactic has kept dirty floodwater at bay for two decades, significantly reducing damage and easing cleanup efforts during floods.