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County advances flood mitigation framework, brownfields inventory and VOAD revival; symposium set for Nov. 19
Summary
Charleston County staff reported completion of a multi-hazard vulnerability assessment and said two grant-funded resilience strategies'a flood-mitigation prioritization framework and a brownfields strategic plan'are ready to inform stormwater planning and EPA brownfields grant applications.
Charleston County resilience staff reported progress on resilience planning rooted in a multi-hazard vulnerability assessment completed in October 2024 and described two initiatives funded by the Climate Smart Communities Initiative through the consultant Fernleaf. The deliverables included a flood-mitigation prioritization framework and a brownfields strategic plan and inventory intended to inform project selection and future grant applications.
Staff said the flood-mitigation framework overlays flood-hazard risk and existing flood insurance-policy data to identify areas where mitigation investments would have the most impact. The framework is designed to help the county prioritize projects (for example,…
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