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Planning staff present 2025 high-tide flood mitigation update; modeling and community-level planning cited as next steps
Summary
Calvert County planning and emergency management staff presented the county's 2025 high-tide flood mitigation plan update on July 30, describing rising incidences of tidal flooding, local sea-level trends, and mitigation steps including improved modeling, sensors and nature-based solutions.
Calvert County planning and emergency management staff presented the county's 2025 high tide flood mitigation plan update on July 30, describing rising incidences of high-tide flooding, local relative sea-level rise trends and a menu of mitigation measures to improve resiliency in waterfront and low-lying communities.
Molly Fleetham, environmental planner with Planning and Zoning, with Dr. Kara Buckmaster from Public Safety Emergency Management, said the update evaluates risks and vulnerabilities from high-tide flooding (the county is using the term "high tide flooding" in place of "nuisance flooding") and is required under state law. Staff noted they secured a state grant to help fund the update.
Staff described how local measurements show the rate of sea-level rise in the Solomons area increased from about 3.88 millimeters per year (reported in 2019) to 4.11 millimeters per year in recent tracking, and that 2024 saw more than double the frequency of…
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