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Tampa details watershed planning, neighborhood fixes and homeowner options after last season's storms
Summary
City engineers described a citywide watershed master plan, potential FEMA flood insurance discounts, cross-jurisdiction coordination with Hillsborough County, and neighborhood‑level micro projects. Staff recommended homeowners consider elevation where feasible and described check valve use and green infrastructure.
City of Tampa stormwater engineers used a public town hall to outline longer-term planning and neighborhood strategies intended to reduce flood risk citywide and to explain what residents can do to protect property.
"A citywide watershed master planning effort is currently underway to get a better feeling about the flood risks and identify future improvement projects," said Yuan Li, head of stormwater engineering. Li said the watershed planning work is intended to inform future capital projects and policies and to provide data that could help residents with flood insurance discounts through FEMA's Community Rating System. City staff said the current CRS discount is 25 percent and that the watershed effort could help secure an additional 10 percent discount for residents once completed.
Officials stressed that stormwater management crosses jurisdictional boundaries and requires coordination with Hillsborough County. "Some…
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