Collaboration: Sea-level Marin Adaptation Response Team (C-SMART)

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Collaboration: Sea-level Marin Adaptation Response Team (C-SMART)"

Transcription

1 Collaboration: Sea-level Marin Adaptation Response Team (C-SMART) Photo Credit : Lighthawk Aerial 3501 Civic Center Drive, Rm. 308 San Rafael, CA T Marin County Board of Supervisors 2/27/18

2 Workshop Objectives Phase I Completion: o Accept Marin Ocean Coast Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Report Phase II Commencement: o Receive overview of Phase II Work Program o Adopt Resolution for Nature Based Green Infrastructure Project Slide 2

3 C-SMART (Collaboration Sea Level Marin Adaptation Response Team) Slide 3

4 Public Workshops! 1.KICKOFF JULY 2014 POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE 2.VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OCTOBER 2014 INVERNESS, STINSON BEACH AND TOMALES 3.GAME OF FLOODS MAY AND JUNE 2015, POINT REYES STN. AND STINSON BEACH 4.ADAPTATION POLLING NOVEMBER 2015, STINSON BEACH 5.NEXT STEPS JUNE 2017 POINT REYES STN. AND STINSON BEACH Slide 4

5 Five Scenarios: 10 + ANNUAL STORM YEAR STORM YEAR STORM YEAR STORM YEAR STORM Exposure Sensitivity V Adaptive Capacity Slide 5

6 Adaptation Report Informational document compiling adaptation options proposed to date Next steps to carry forward potential options Non regulatory, not a plan Slide 6

7

8 Community Options? $44 million/km $30 million/km $5.5 million/km $37 million/km $500,000/acre $200,000/acre $250/ft 2 $20,000/acre $.5 4 million Slide 8

9 Passport Options NUMBER OF HIGH VOTES Homeowners Guide to Sea Level Rise 58 Consider SLR in Capital Improvement Projects 58 Community Plans for Adapting to Coastal Hazards 48 Interagency SLR Task Force 43 Home Retrofitting Options Guidance 39 Land Use/Zoning/Legal Evaluation 37 Sonoma/Marin County Sediment Management Working Group 36 Marin Countywide Plan Update w/slr 33 Subcommittee to Prioritize C SMART Next Steps 31 Citizen Science Monitoring Program 23 High School SLR Program 23 Slide 9

10 Homeowners Guide to SLR Maps o FEMA and future SLR Hazard Zones o Appeal zones, beaches, wetlands, streams, ESHA s, etc. Site scale mitigation strategies (Elevation, floodproofing, flood gates, etc.) o Cost estimates o FEMA Compliance o LCP Compliance County permitting processes/requirements Distribute via public workshops, online, and hard copies Slide 10

11 Adaptation Toolkit and Capital Improvement Plan IN TANDEM WITH BAYWAVE Adaptation Toolkit Evaluate land use planning, zoning and legal frameworks for addressing sea level rise o Legal requirements o Marin County adaptation planning o Tools review ordinances, buildings codes, zoning overlays, zoning strategies, rolling easements, fees and acquisition strategies, tax and other financial incentives, managed retreat strategies, other legal adaptation measures Draft Capital Improvement Guidance for the County to evaluate sea level rise in short, medium, and long term scenarios Slide 11

12 Slide 12

13 Community Plan for Adapting to Coastal Hazards East Shore 1) Convene Planning Engagement Group 2) Local Businesses 3) Detailed Vulnerabilities Narrative 4) Public Workshop 1) Trigger Points 2) Major Concerns 5) Funding Memo 6) Next Steps Slide 13

14 Slide 14

15 Slide 15

16 Slide 16

17 Slide 17

18 Slide 18

19 Slide 19

20 Stinson Beach Strategies Raise Homes (89 structures in V Zone ) = $29 M o Norishment would also be required for beach to maintain ecological/recreation function at 2060/2090 = $22 M total Beach and Dune Nourishment = $44 M over long term Revetment Extension = $24 M (additional nourishment would be required) Cobble Berm = $55 M per mile Slide 20

21 Community Plan for Adapting to Coastal Hazards Stinson Beach 1) Convene Planning Engagement Group 2) Vulnerabilities and Trigger Points 1) Detailed Vulnerabilities Narrative NUISANCE vs CHRONIC flooding 2) Public Kick off Workshop 3) Summarize vulnerabilities and trigger points 3) Nature Based Adaptation Feasibility Study 4) Accommodation and Protection 1) Feasibility Study (Hard Engineering / Structural Elevation) 2) Funding Memo / Local Assessment District 3) Community workshops (matrix and funding memo) 5) Draft and Finalize Plan for Adapting to Coastal Hazards Slide 21

22 THANK YOU! Photo Credit : Lighthawk Aerial 3501 Civic Center Drive, Rm. 308 San Rafael, CA T Marin County Board of Supervisors 2/27/18

CHAPTER 7. San Dieguito River Flooding Adaptation

CHAPTER 7. San Dieguito River Flooding Adaptation CHAPTER 7 San Dieguito River Flooding Adaptation This chapter includes a range of adaptation measures to address vulnerabilities from flooding along the San Dieguito River, including the river valley,

More information

Overview of National and State erosion management reviews & reports

Overview of National and State erosion management reviews & reports Overview of National and State erosion management reviews & reports National Research Council: Managing Coastal Erosion 1990 Heinz Center: Evaluation of Erosion Hazards 2000 Maryland: Shore Erosion Task

More information

Intergovernmental Affairs and Communications Subcommittee. Initial recommendations for consideration by the Broward County Climate Change Task Force

Intergovernmental Affairs and Communications Subcommittee. Initial recommendations for consideration by the Broward County Climate Change Task Force Intergovernmental Affairs and Communications Subcommittee Initial recommendations for consideration by the Broward County Climate Change Task Force September 17, 2009 The Intergovernmental Affairs and

More information

TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON ADOPTED HAZARD MUTIGATION PLAN COMMUNITY #

TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON ADOPTED HAZARD MUTIGATION PLAN COMMUNITY # TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON ADOPTED HAZARD MUTIGATION PLAN COMMUNITY # 375353 Since the last application for continued participation in the Community Rating System

More information

Adapting to Rising Tides. Contra Costa County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

Adapting to Rising Tides. Contra Costa County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Adapting to Rising Tides Contra Costa County Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Final Report February 2016 Acknowledgments CONSULTANT TEAM: Michael Mak, Julie Guyenet, Mark Lightner, Justin Vandever,

More information

Atlantic Coast of New York East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, NY

Atlantic Coast of New York East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, NY Atlantic Coast of New York East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, NY Draft Reformulation Public Information October 2016 US Army Corps of Engineers Presentation Outline Project Overview

More information

Game of Floods Marin Island

Game of Floods Marin Island Game of Floods Marin Island Instructions Sea levels are rising world-wide as warming oceans expand and melt glaciers and ice sheets. Stronger storms coupled with rising seas can significantly damage even

More information

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HAZARDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HAZARDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HAZARDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY R. JOSH HUMAN, DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE CENTER FOR HAZARDS RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT Presentation Outline Introduction Hazards Overview

More information

Coastal Resilience Grant Program

Coastal Resilience Grant Program Coastal Resilience Grant Program MA Office of Coastal Zone Management Dave Janik, South Coastal Regional Coordinator Tricia Bowie, Coastal Resiliency Specialist Rebecca Haney, Coastal Geologist Support

More information

Funding a More Holistic Effort - Bringing In New Partners and Resources Case Study: San Mateo County Shoreline Vulnerability Assessment

Funding a More Holistic Effort - Bringing In New Partners and Resources Case Study: San Mateo County Shoreline Vulnerability Assessment Funding a More Holistic Effort - Bringing In New Partners and Resources Case Study: San Mateo County Shoreline Vulnerability Assessment Craig Conner Flood Risk Management Program Manager 3 December 2015

More information

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION DRAFT SEA-LEVEL RISE POLICY GUIDANCE

CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION DRAFT SEA-LEVEL RISE POLICY GUIDANCE South Imperial Beach, TRNERR 1 CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION DRAFT SEA-LEVEL RISE POLICY GUIDANCE 17 September 2014 CMANC Fall 2014 Meeting Overview of Presentation 2 California and Coastal Act s Draft

More information

Sea Level Change Considerations on Federal Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projects

Sea Level Change Considerations on Federal Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projects Sea Level Change Considerations on Federal Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projects Jason Engle, P.E. Matt Schrader, P.E. Presented by: Jason Engle Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ENGINEERING

More information

Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department 1

Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department  1 Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department www.miamidade.gov/water 1 Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) Largest Water & Sewer Utility in the Southeastern United

More information

Coastal Flood Protection /Resiliency

Coastal Flood Protection /Resiliency Escambia RESTORE Act Advisory Committee Coastal Flood Protection /Resiliency July 15, 2013 Presented by: Rick Harter 1 What is Resiliency Definition of resilience (from Merriam-Webster) 1. the capability

More information

NOVATO FLOOD CONTROL ZONE No. 1 Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

NOVATO FLOOD CONTROL ZONE No. 1 Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District NOVATO FLOOD CONTROL ZONE No. 1 Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Photo by R. Tong. Marin IJ INFORMATION ON MEASURE E: NOVEMBER 7, 2017 PARCEL TAX MEASURE PRESENTATION TO NOVATO

More information

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS Kathleen Baskin, Director of Water Policy June 3, 2013 MA Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 Mitigation Reduce greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by

More information

Community Resilience: Adapting to Sea Level Rise

Community Resilience: Adapting to Sea Level Rise Community Resilience: Adapting to Sea Level Rise June 12, 2012 Philip J. Prete, R.E.P. Senior Environmental Planner City of Wilmington Outline A little about SLR Vulnerability and Risk The intersection

More information

VEGETATIVE, WATER, FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES POLICIES

VEGETATIVE, WATER, FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES POLICIES VEGETATIVE, WATER, FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES POLICIES The County will: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1.1 Conserve, Enhance, Protect, Maintain and Manage Vegetative, Water, Fish and Wildlife Resources Promote

More information

Sarah White, MEMA. https://resilientma.com/

Sarah White, MEMA. https://resilientma.com/ Sarah White, MEMA https://resilientma.com/ Background and Framework Code of Federal Regulations Title 44, Chapter 1, Part 201 ( 201.4: State Hazard Mitigation Plans) Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000)

More information

3.0 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS SCENARIO

3.0 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS SCENARIO 3.0 CUMULATIVE PROJECTS SCENARIO The CEQA Guidelines define cumulative impacts as two or more individual effects that, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental

More information

Jamestown S Klallam Tribe

Jamestown S Klallam Tribe Adaptation Plan Addendum: Two additional Key Areas of Concern Jamestown S Klallam Tribe September 2013 Acknowledgements Thank You This project would not have been successful with out the combined efforts

More information

Executive Summary. Executive Summary STAC Working Draft 11/21/2017

Executive Summary. Executive Summary STAC Working Draft 11/21/2017 Executive Summary STAC Working Draft 11/21/2017 Executive Summary The Adaptation Plan serves as the City s toolbox to help property owners (public and private) plan for and address future sea-level rise,

More information

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF NATURE BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE A DASHBOARD APPROACH

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF NATURE BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE A DASHBOARD APPROACH ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF NATURE BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE A DASHBOARD APPROACH DR. GRETCHEN GREENE GRETCHEN GREENE, GREG REUB, FELIX KRISTANOVICH, RAMBOLL ENVIRON; SARAH NEWKIRK AND LILY VERDONNE,

More information

Adapting to Rising Tides

Adapting to Rising Tides Adapting to Rising Tides A regional program that uses findings, processes, tools and relationships built by ART and its partners to lead and support efforts that increase the resilience of San Francisco

More information

SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGY

SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGY SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGY This section describes the process by which the Lehigh Valley Steering Committee and municipal planning partnership performed the update to the county and local mitigation

More information

Impact of Sea Level Rise on Roadway Design. Paul Carroll, PE

Impact of Sea Level Rise on Roadway Design. Paul Carroll, PE Impact of Sea Level Rise on Roadway Design Paul Carroll, PE September 14, 2016 State of Maryland Action Executive Order by Gov. O Malley established the Maryland Commission on Climate Change (MCCC) - 2007

More information

Building Resilience to Sea Level Rise in SE Florida

Building Resilience to Sea Level Rise in SE Florida Building Resilience to Sea Level Rise in SE Florida Nichole L. Hefty, Chief Miami-Dade Office of Sustainability Planning Division Dept. of Regulatory and Economic Resources Miami-Dade s Long-Standing Climate

More information

SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGIES

SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGIES SECTION 6: MITIGATION STRATEGIES This section presents mitigation actions for Onondaga County to reduce potential exposure and losses identified as concerns in the Risk Assessment portion of this plan.

More information

BOROUGH OF HIGHLANDS STRATEGIC RECOVERY PLANNING REPORT. September 2014

BOROUGH OF HIGHLANDS STRATEGIC RECOVERY PLANNING REPORT. September 2014 BOROUGH OF HIGHLANDS September 2014 Why do a Strategic Recovery Planning Report? (SRPR) To access state $$ for plans/ordinance re-writing To assist in decision-making To educate about risks & vulnerability

More information

Adapting to Rising Sea Level: A Florida Perspective

Adapting to Rising Sea Level: A Florida Perspective Adapting to Rising Sea Level: A Florida Perspective Randall W. Parkinson RW Parkinson Consulting, Inc., 2018 Melbourne Ct., Suite 205, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA Abstract. Global climate change and

More information

INTEGRATION OF THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY INTO THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Executive Summary

INTEGRATION OF THE LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY INTO THE LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Executive Summary Executive Summary The experiences of the 2004 hurricane season epitomize the importance of better integrating hazard mitigation activities into local comprehensive planning. Last fall, residents all over

More information

Introduction Page I-1 INTRODUCTION

Introduction Page I-1 INTRODUCTION Introduction Page I-1 INTRODUCTION The Arcata General Plan: 2020 will help shape how the city of Arcata will look, function, provide services, and manage resources for the next 20 years. The plan is the

More information

Conceptual Engineering Report Collier County Beaches, Florida

Conceptual Engineering Report Collier County Beaches, Florida Conceptual Engineering Report Collier County Beaches, Florida Presented to Collier County Coastal Advisory Committee October 13, 2011 Steve Keehn, PE, CPE Topics Goals Monitoring & Performance Summary

More information

Water and Environment. Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Draft Plan

Water and Environment. Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Draft Plan Water and Environment Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Draft Plan December 11, 2006 Presentation Outline Purpose of IRWM Planning Status of Plan

More information

Houston-Galveston Area Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Initial Planning Workshop

Houston-Galveston Area Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Initial Planning Workshop Houston-Galveston Area Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Initial Planning Workshop Overview Project Approach Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Capability Assessment Policy Development and Project

More information

Best Practices for Climate Change Adaptation: Spotlight on Michigan Coastal Wetlands S E P T E M B E R

Best Practices for Climate Change Adaptation: Spotlight on Michigan Coastal Wetlands S E P T E M B E R Best Practices for Climate Change Adaptation: Spotlight on Michigan Coastal Wetlands S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4 GREAT LAKES COMMISSION & NATIONAL WILDLIFE F EDERATION WEBINAR OUTLINE Building the Best Practices

More information

Challenge 2: Community Resilience in Dania Beach

Challenge 2: Community Resilience in Dania Beach University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Coastal Resilience Workshop Coastal Resilience Workshop 2015 Oct 27th, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Challenge 2: Community Resilience in Dania Beach Samantha Danchuk Environmental

More information

Broward County Comprehensive Plan Workshop

Broward County Comprehensive Plan Workshop Broward County Comprehensive Plan Workshop Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:00 A.M. 12 noon Co-sponsored by: Broward County Planning and Redevelopment Division & Broward County Planning Council Workshop Agenda

More information

(1) Coastal Protection (Adaptation Project) (2) Coastal Protection (BAU Development with Adaptation Options)

(1) Coastal Protection (Adaptation Project) (2) Coastal Protection (BAU Development with Adaptation Options) Sub-sector Guideline: (1) Coastal Protection (Adaptation Project) (2) Coastal Protection (BAU Development with Adaptation Options) Basic Concept A. General Concept B. Vulnerability Climate change will

More information

Adaptation as Standard Practice: Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning

Adaptation as Standard Practice: Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning Adaptation as Standard Practice: Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning California Adaptation Forum September 8, 2016 Panelists Jeff Henderson, AICP, Senior Associate, Michael Baker International

More information

3.1 Problem Statements, Goals, Objectives and Action Items

3.1 Problem Statements, Goals, Objectives and Action Items 3.0 Mitigation Plan Hazard mitigation planning is the coordination of actions taken to reduce injuries, deaths, property damage, economic losses, and degradation of natural resources due to natural or

More information

Storm Surge Mitigation: Status and Questions. Scott A. Jones Director of Advocacy Galveston Bay Foundation

Storm Surge Mitigation: Status and Questions. Scott A. Jones Director of Advocacy Galveston Bay Foundation Storm Surge Mitigation: Status and Questions Scott A. Jones Director of Advocacy Galveston Bay Foundation Galveston Bay Foundation Mission: To preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of Galveston

More information

Vulnerability Assessment

Vulnerability Assessment Brief coastal vulnerability assessment for the City of Cocoa Beach, conducted utilizing available NOAA and UF GeoPlan tools. Vulnerability Assessment City of Cocoa Beach East Central Florida Regional Planning

More information

Kane County Natural Hazards Mitigation Committee

Kane County Natural Hazards Mitigation Committee Kane County Natural Hazards Mitigation Committee Annual Report For 2004 TO: Members of the Kane County Board FROM: Kane County Natural Hazards Mitigation Committee SUBJECT: Annual Report for 2004 Date:

More information

Climate Change Impacts on Joint Riverine and Coastal Flooding on Calleguas Creek in Ventura County, CA

Climate Change Impacts on Joint Riverine and Coastal Flooding on Calleguas Creek in Ventura County, CA Climate Change Impacts on Joint Riverine and Coastal Flooding on Calleguas Creek in Ventura County, CA James Gregory, James Jackson (ESA) Lily Verdone (TNC) FMA, September 8, 2016 Project Overview Coastal

More information

GUIDANCE FOR INCORPORATING SEA LEVEL RISE INTO CAPITAL PLANNING IN SAN FRANCISCO: ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AND RISK TO SUPPORT ADAPTATION

GUIDANCE FOR INCORPORATING SEA LEVEL RISE INTO CAPITAL PLANNING IN SAN FRANCISCO: ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AND RISK TO SUPPORT ADAPTATION GUIDANCE FOR INCORPORATING SEA LEVEL RISE INTO CAPITAL PLANNING IN SAN FRANCISCO: ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AND RISK TO SUPPORT ADAPTATION Prepared by the City and County of San Francisco Sea Level Rise

More information

Long term planning for NJ Coastal Resiliency: Coastal Flood Exposure Assessment and Salt Marsh Migration under future sea level rise

Long term planning for NJ Coastal Resiliency: Coastal Flood Exposure Assessment and Salt Marsh Migration under future sea level rise Long term planning for NJ Coastal Resiliency: Coastal Flood Exposure Assessment and Salt Marsh Migration under future sea level rise Richard Lathrop, Lisa Auermuller, Jeanne Herb, Marjorie Kaplan, James

More information

Remaining Wetland Acreage 16,194,500 8,784,200 7,410,300-46%

Remaining Wetland Acreage 16,194,500 8,784,200 7,410,300-46% LOUISIANA Original Wetland Acreage Remaining Wetland Acreage Acreage Lost % Lost 16,194,500 8,784,200 7,410,300-46% Louisiana Wetlands: Palustrine wetlands, which include swamps, scrub-shrub, wetlands,

More information

Preparing for Tomorrow s High Tide: Source Water Implications of Sea Level Rise in Delaware

Preparing for Tomorrow s High Tide: Source Water Implications of Sea Level Rise in Delaware Preparing for Tomorrow s High Tide: Source Water Implications of Sea Level Rise in Delaware Susan E. Love, Planner IV Delaware Coastal Programs Presentation for the Source Water Assessment and Protection

More information

NOVATO WATERSHED PROGRAM

NOVATO WATERSHED PROGRAM NOVATO WATERSHED PROGRAM NOVATO CITY COUNCIL Photo Credit: Sue Lattanzio AGENDA OVERVIEW OF TONIGHT S TALK Slide 2 Context what is a watershed? Process how did we implement the watershed approach? Content

More information

Climate Change Impacts of Most Concern for CB Agreement Goal & Outcome Attainment

Climate Change Impacts of Most Concern for CB Agreement Goal & Outcome Attainment Climate Change Impacts of Most Concern for CB Agreement Goal & Outcome Attainment Zoë P. Johnson, Climate Change Coordinator Chesapeake Bay Program STAC Workshop March 7-8, 2016 Climate Change: Real Consequences

More information

Increasing the Coastal Resilience of Vulnerable Wastewater Infrastructure on Cape Cod and the Islands Two Case Studies

Increasing the Coastal Resilience of Vulnerable Wastewater Infrastructure on Cape Cod and the Islands Two Case Studies Increasing the Coastal Resilience of Vulnerable Wastewater Infrastructure on Cape Cod and the Islands Two Case Studies Anastasia Rudenko GHD Marc Drainville GHD Guy Campinha Town of Wareham, MA June 2017

More information

DRAINAGE AND NATURAL AQUIFER GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ELEMENT

DRAINAGE AND NATURAL AQUIFER GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ELEMENT Goal 7.0. To optimize integrated stormwater management in order to reduce damage and impacts from sea level rise and flooding, promotes recharge to the Surficial Aquifer System (SAS), improve and protect

More information

Creating a Resilient Community. The City of Satellite Beach Community Resiliency Project

Creating a Resilient Community. The City of Satellite Beach Community Resiliency Project Creating a Resilient Community The City of Satellite Beach Community Resiliency Project Resources www.climate.gov www.climate.nasa.gov Agenda Creating A Resilient Community Project Overview Resiliency

More information

Engineering considerations for coastal adaptation: Recent examples from Atlantic Canada

Engineering considerations for coastal adaptation: Recent examples from Atlantic Canada Livable Cities Forum Halifax 12 Sep 2016 Climate change in Atlantic Canada: Issues and Responses Engineering considerations for coastal adaptation: Recent examples from Atlantic Canada Vincent Leys, Coastal

More information

2016 City of Imperial Beach Sea Level Rise Assessment

2016 City of Imperial Beach Sea Level Rise Assessment 2016 City of Imperial Beach Sea Level Rise Assessment September 2016 Submitted to the City of Imperial Beach By Revell Coastal, LLC 125 Pearl Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 revellcoastal@gmail.com 831.854.7873

More information

Georgia Coastal Management Program

Georgia Coastal Management Program Georgia Coastal Management Program September 22, 2011 Jill H. Andrews Operations Program Manager Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Coastal Non-Point Wildlife Resources

More information

Georgia Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment. Final Assessment April 15, 2011

Georgia Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment. Final Assessment April 15, 2011 Georgia Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment Final Assessment April 15, 2011 I. Introduction Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act identifies nine Program Enhancement Areas, including:

More information

Sea Level Rise in New York:

Sea Level Rise in New York: Sea Level Rise in New York: Vulnerabilities and Methods of Analysis Westchester Municipal Planning Federation 2017 Land Use Training Institute April 5, 2017 Anjali Sauthoff What is Sea Level Rise? Image

More information

Maryland Adaptation and Vulnerability Assessment Maryland State Highway Administration

Maryland Adaptation and Vulnerability Assessment Maryland State Highway Administration Maryland Adaptation and Vulnerability Assessment Maryland State Highway Administration October 4, 2016 Maryland: Introduction Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay 7,719 miles of shoreline Coastal in the East

More information

IPCC 5 th Assessment Report : Coastal systems and lowlying

IPCC 5 th Assessment Report : Coastal systems and lowlying IPCC 5 th Assessment Report : Coastal systems and lowlying areas University of Adelaide, Australia 20 November 2014 Poh Poh Wong Coordinating Lead Author wong3921@gmail.com IPCC Intergovernmental Panel

More information

Sea-level Rise Science and Decision Making in an Uncertain Future. Rob Thieler U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole, MA

Sea-level Rise Science and Decision Making in an Uncertain Future. Rob Thieler U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole, MA Sea-level Rise Science and Decision Making in an Uncertain Future Rob Thieler U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole, MA Concepts Sea-level rise is one of the most certain impacts of climate change. There is

More information

The newly updated and comprehensive SWMP shall:

The newly updated and comprehensive SWMP shall: RFQ SCOPE OF SERVICES 2.1 Project Purpose The City of Miami, ( City ) is seeking professional engineering services from a qualified firm for the purpose of planning and developing a newly updated and comprehensive

More information

Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Building Coastal Resilience

Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Building Coastal Resilience Climate Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction Building Coastal Resilience Dr. Michael Beck & Dr. Borja Reguero The Nature Conservancy & Univ. of California Santa Cruz www.nature.org & www.coastalresilience.org

More information

CITY OF PACIFICA 170 Santa Maria Avenue Pacifica, California

CITY OF PACIFICA 170 Santa Maria Avenue Pacifica, California CITY OF PACIFICA 170 Santa Maria Avenue Pacifica, California 94044-2506 www.cityofpacifica.org MAYOR Karen Ervin MAYOR PRO TEM Sue Digre Scenic Pacifica Incorporated Nov. 22, 1957 COUNCIL Mary Ann Nihart

More information

Tipton Flood Resilience Plan - Strategies for Smart Growth and Long-Term Flood Risk Reduction

Tipton Flood Resilience Plan - Strategies for Smart Growth and Long-Term Flood Risk Reduction Tipton Flood Resilience Plan - Strategies for Smart Growth and Long-Term Flood Risk Reduction An Action Discovery Project as part of the Upper White River Watershed Discovery Report Presented by: Siavash

More information

Welcome to a Webinar on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Silver Jackets Webinar Series Partnering Opportunities No.

Welcome to a Webinar on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Silver Jackets Webinar Series Partnering Opportunities No. Welcome to a Webinar on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Silver Jackets Webinar Series Partnering Opportunities No. 4 May 31, 2017 Peter Colohan Director of Service Innovation and Partnership

More information

Laila Racevskis University of Florida, Food & Resource Economics Presented at the 9 th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference June 8, 2012,

Laila Racevskis University of Florida, Food & Resource Economics Presented at the 9 th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference June 8, 2012, Laila Racevskis University of Florida, Food & Resource Economics Presented at the 9 th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference June 8, 2012, Orlando, FL Sea Level Rise & Coastal Ecosystems Global sea

More information

Go Green, Save Money: Lowering Flood Insurance Rates in Virginia with Stormwater Management. Kristen Clark VCPC Alumna, Spring 2014

Go Green, Save Money: Lowering Flood Insurance Rates in Virginia with Stormwater Management. Kristen Clark VCPC Alumna, Spring 2014 Go Green, Save Money: Lowering Flood Insurance Rates in Virginia with Stormwater Management Kristen Clark VCPC Alumna, Spring 2014 Rising Waters, Rising Rates Coastal Communities in Virginia are confronted

More information

Everglades Restoration Goals

Everglades Restoration Goals Everglades Restoration Goals Restore natural hydrologic conditions in the remaining 50% of historic Everglades Water quantity, quality, timing and distribution Maintain existing services in developed areas

More information

Robert Brown, Community Development Director. PRESENTER: Christine O Rourke, General Plan Project Manager

Robert Brown, Community Development Director. PRESENTER: Christine O Rourke, General Plan Project Manager STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: March 3, 2015 TO: FROM: City Council Robert Brown, Community Development Director 922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA 94945 (415) 899-8900 FAX (415) 899-8213 www.novato.org PRESENTER:

More information

From: John D. Hines, P.E. Re: Old Dominion University Campus Master Plan Sea Level Rise Narrative

From: John D. Hines, P.E. Re: Old Dominion University Campus Master Plan Sea Level Rise Narrative Transportation Land Development Environmental S e r v i c e s Two Columbus Center 4500 Main Street, Suite 400 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 Telephone 757 490 0132 Fax 757 490 0136 Memorandum To: File

More information

Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project

Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project Sharon Tirpak / Sheridan Willey / Janelle Stokes Project Management / Planning / Environmental USACE, Galveston District August 2014 US Army Corps of Engineers

More information

Session I: Introduction

Session I: Introduction STAC Workshop M O N I T O R I N G A N D A S S E S S I N G I M P A C T S O F C H A N G E S I N W E A T H E R P A T T E R N S A N D E X T R E M E E V E N T S O N B M P S I T I N G A N D D E S I G N Session

More information

Arrietta Chakos Urban Resilience Strategies May 15, 2014 Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience

Arrietta Chakos Urban Resilience Strategies May 15, 2014 Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience Arrietta Chakos Urban Resilience Strategies May 15, 2014 Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience A resilient community can grow, adapt and restore itself in the aftermath of disruptive change Mitigation

More information

The Army Corps of Engineers and America s Coasts and Estuaries

The Army Corps of Engineers and America s Coasts and Estuaries The Army Corps of Engineers and America s Coasts and Estuaries Steven L. Stockton, P.E. Director of Civil Works U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 16 November 2010 US Army Corps of Engineers 1 Federal Role in

More information

Climate Change, Human Activities, and the State of New Jersey. Michael J. Kennish Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University

Climate Change, Human Activities, and the State of New Jersey. Michael J. Kennish Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University Climate Change, Human Activities, and the State of New Jersey Michael J. Kennish Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University New Jersey Climate and Environmental Change Conclusions from

More information

MS4 Annual Facility Inspection Report

MS4 Annual Facility Inspection Report MS4 Annual Facility Inspection Report Illinois Environmental Protection Agency National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II Permit Year 7: March 2009 to February 2010 West Deerfield Township

More information

Dipping Our Toes in Rising Waters

Dipping Our Toes in Rising Waters Dipping Our Toes in Rising Waters Brian Teeple, AICP CEO, Northeast Florida Regional Council Margo Moehring, AICP NEFRC & Executive Director, Regional Community Institute of Northeast Florida, Inc. Who

More information

NC BEACH AND INLET MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL REPORT

NC BEACH AND INLET MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL REPORT Executive Summary Background North Carolina is renowned for its 326 miles of ocean shoreline, barrier islands and 19 active inlet complexes. North Carolina beaches and inlets have tremendous economic value

More information

Coastal Risk Reduction Integrating Natural Defenses into a Sustainable Coastal Risk Management Framework

Coastal Risk Reduction Integrating Natural Defenses into a Sustainable Coastal Risk Management Framework Coastal Risk Reduction Integrating Natural Defenses into a Sustainable Coastal Risk Management Framework Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1 Coastal risk 4 1.2 A new approach 3 1.3 Document Structure 4 2. Rationale

More information

Overview of Recent Developments in California Environmental Laws

Overview of Recent Developments in California Environmental Laws Overview of Recent Developments in California Environmental Laws Northwest Hydropower Conference March, 2009 James M. Lynch, Partner K&L Gates LLP (206) 370-6587 jim.lynch@klgates.com FERC Licensed Hydropower

More information

Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation

Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation Tina Hodges Federal Transit Administration September 22, 2011 Tina.Hodges@dot.gov 1 Key Themes Proactive instead

More information

issue number 10 practice safe growth audits

issue number 10 practice safe growth audits zoning Practice october 2009 AMERICAN Planning association issue number 10 practice safe growth audits 10 Safe Growth Audits By David R. Godschalk, faicp As communities grow and develop, they may become

More information

The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan

The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan June 2011 The City of Lewes Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Action Plan A community guide developed to improve public safety,

More information

Virginia Forest Conservation. Forestry Work Group November 2013

Virginia Forest Conservation. Forestry Work Group November 2013 Virginia Forest Conservation Forestry Work Group November 2013 Chesapeake Bay Act- Legislative authority to protect riparian corridors. 100 ft wide buffers Vegetative cover Limited construction/only by

More information

COASTAL TX PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY

COASTAL TX PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY COASTAL TX PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY Stakeholders Forum Dr. Kelly Burks-Copes, Project Manager Mr. Tony Williams, Coastal Resources US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Texas

More information

REUSE OF DREDGED SEDIMENTS

REUSE OF DREDGED SEDIMENTS REUSE OF DREDGED SEDIMENTS Lake Erie Waterkeeper Conference W.W. Knight Nature Preserve, Perrysburg, Ohio Friday, March 18, 2016 John H. Hull, P.E., BCEE Hull & Associates, Inc. SEDIMENT ENTERING LAKE

More information

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE TIDES TO STORMS PREPARING FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE S FUTURE COAST Assessing Risk and Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Seabrook - Hampton Falls Hampton - North Hampton Rye

More information

CHNEP/SWFRPC Climate Ready Programs

CHNEP/SWFRPC Climate Ready Programs CHNEP/SWFRPC Climate Ready Programs Southwest Florida is currently experiencing climate change. The natural setting of southwest Florida coupled with extensive overinvestment in the areas closest to the

More information

What s Required for Permittee- Responsible Wetlands Mitigation? Steps and permittee perspective

What s Required for Permittee- Responsible Wetlands Mitigation? Steps and permittee perspective Diane Heinze What s Required for Permittee- Responsible Wetlands Mitigation? Steps and permittee perspective FIND site How many acres? DESIGN mitigation Create or enhance wetlands MONITOR site For what

More information

8.2 How the Climate May Be Changing in Marin County

8.2 How the Climate May Be Changing in Marin County Chapter 8 Climate Change Adaptation 8.1 Introduction Climate change planning includes at least two distinct response categories mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation refers to minimizing the magnitude

More information

San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo County Statewide Energy Efficiency Best Practices Forum July 28, 2011 San Jose, California SLO County EnergyWise Plan San Luis Obispo County Total Population 270,000 Unincorporated 108,000 Rural Population 43,000

More information

LARKSPUR SMART STATION AREA PLAN. Public Workshop December 3, 2013

LARKSPUR SMART STATION AREA PLAN. Public Workshop December 3, 2013 LARKSPUR SMART STATION AREA PLAN Public Workshop December 3, 2013 0 PURPOSE OF Provide information about the regional planning context for the Larkspur Station Area, including Plan Bay Area, SMART, and

More information

Climate Change Adaptation Good Practice - Case Study. Tasmanian Climate Change Adaptation Pathways Project

Climate Change Adaptation Good Practice - Case Study. Tasmanian Climate Change Adaptation Pathways Project Climate Change Adaptation Good Practice - Case Study Tasmanian Climate Change Adaptation Pathways Project About Adaptation Good Practice Adapting to climate change is a relatively new concept to many.

More information

Using LIDAR to monitor beach changes: Goochs Beach, Kennebunk, Maine

Using LIDAR to monitor beach changes: Goochs Beach, Kennebunk, Maine Maine Geologic Facts and Localities February, 2010 Using LIDAR to monitor beach changes: Goochs Beach, Kennebunk, Maine 43 o 20 51.31 N, 70 o 28 54.18 W Text by Peter Slovinsky, Department of Agriculture,

More information

Climate and Water Supply in the Santa Ana River Watershed

Climate and Water Supply in the Santa Ana River Watershed Climate and Water Supply in the Santa Ana River Watershed Will surface water supply decrease? Annual surface water is likely to decrease over the future periods. Precipitation shows somewhatlong term decreasing

More information

State of Florida Department of Community Affairs Areas of Critical State Concern Implementation Status Report Apalachicola Bay Area

State of Florida Department of Community Affairs Areas of Critical State Concern Implementation Status Report Apalachicola Bay Area State of Florida Department of Community Affairs Areas of Critical State Concern Implementation Status Report Apalachicola Bay Area Thaddeus L. Cohen, AIA Secretary November 2006 CONTENTS Part 1 - Summary

More information