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County presents flood vulnerability assessment; storm surge poses greatest risk to critical assets
Summary
Pinellas County presented a Resilient Florida–required critical infrastructure flood vulnerability assessment showing storm surge as the dominant flood driver, exposing transportation networks and a notable share of fire stations and other assets; staff will finalize the assessment to submit to the state and follow with an adaptation plan by September.
Pinellas County staff on Tuesday presented the countywide critical infrastructure flood vulnerability assessment required under the Resilient Florida statute and outlined next steps to pursue adaptation funding.
Staff and consultant HDR evaluated 21 flood scenarios across three time horizons and found storm surge to be the dominant risk driver. The analysis identified regionally significant assets — including the…
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