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Hollywood and Broward officials lay out $2 billion stormwater plan and warn limits of local adaptation
Summary
Local leaders and resilience officials described how sea-level rise, rising groundwater and intense rainfall are exceeding legacy drainage systems; Broward Countys resilience officer and Hollywoods mayor urged federal funding after presenting parcel and cost data and warning of limits to adaptation beyond a 2'-foot scenario.
Mayor Josh Levy of Hollywood and Broward County officials told a Senate roundtable that South Florida is ground zero for the effects of sea-level rise and extreme rainfall and described large, near-term adaptation needs that local governments cannot meet without federal assistance.
Mayor Levy said Hollywoods recently completed stormwater master plan identifies roughly $2,000,000,000 in projects over the next 20 years to raise streets, add drainage and install check valves aimed at limiting seawater from backing into storm systems. "In our stormwater master plan alone that we recently completed, $2,000,000,000 worth of projects projected over the next 20 years," Levy said.
Broward County Chief Resilience Officer Dr.…
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