Consultant presents vulnerability assessment showing access and flooding risks for Loxahatchee Groves

A project consultant for the Town of Loxahatchee Groves outlined results of a completed vulnerability assessment under the Resilient Florida program, saying the town’s surface‑water model shows rising flood depths and access impacts to several critical assets under current and future storm and sea‑level scenarios.

The consultant said the study evaluated nine critical assets, modeled historical and design storms (including a simulation resembling Tropical Storm Isaac and a 2025 100‑year 3‑day event), and produced recommendations such as upsizing culverts, adding outfalls, installing operable gates at Okeechobee Boulevard and improving telemetry. "The project has already started. The data collection has occurred. The modeling is complete," the project consultant said during the meeting.

Why it matters: the model…