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City unveils public interactive flood-risk map after vulnerability assessment; adaptation plan next
Summary
Pompano Beach sustainability staff and consultants presented a city vulnerability assessment showing sea-level rise, storm surge, and rainfall scenarios that expose critical assets and parcels; staff said the next step is an adaptation action plan funded by the Resilient Florida program.
City staff presented the final vulnerability assessment May 13 that models combined rainfall, sea-level rise and storm-surge scenarios and publishes the outputs on a public interactive map. Christina Viala, the city's sustainability coordinator, told commissioners the work satisfies a Resilient Florida program requirement and identified nearly 40% of the city's parcels as exposed in some scenarios.
Viala said the worst-case modeled scenarios (100-year with major storm surge and a 500-year compound event) flood dozens of critical assets, including wastewater treatment facilities, some schools, health-care facilities, city hall, the airport and Broward Sheriff's Office headquarters. She demonstrated an online map tool on the city GIS platform (PompanoBeachFL.gov/floodmap) that allows users to enter an address and compare scenarios.
The consultant recommended a three-part follow-up: (1) site-by-site evaluation of critical facilities; (2) an adaptation action plan with prioritized projects and cost-benefit analyses; and (3) coordination with schools, health-care providers and marinas on preparedness and capital planning. Viala said the city already secured funding for the adaptation action plan from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Commissioners asked whether the map would guide capital planning and emergency response; Viala said yes and encouraged staff and the public to use the tool to plan and apply for grants. No formal vote was required for the presentation; staff said the adaptation action plan will be presented at a future meeting with project prioritization and funding recommendations.
Ending: The assessment positions the city to seek state and federal adaptation funding and to integrate flood scenarios into capital planning and emergency-response planning.
