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Tetra Tech presents Cloud Lake flood and sea-level-rise risk assessment; grants and adaptations outlined
Summary
Consultant Carlie Klapper presented a countywide vulnerability assessment focused on Cloud Lake, outlining non-structural and structural adaptation recommendations and potential grant funding sources including Resilient Florida, CDBG, BRIC, and EPA programs.
Carlie Klapper, a consultant with Tetra Tech, presented the Town of Cloud Lake Flooding and Sea Level Rise Risk Assessment to the Council, summarizing goals to identify critical assets, map exposure under specific flood scenarios, and gather public and stakeholder feedback. She said the study recommends policy and code updates on landscaping and seawalls, community education, stormwater analysis coordination with SFWMD, and land preservation strategies.
The presentation also outlined structural options: raising road elevations, stormwater retrofits and pump stations, converting septic to sewer, and elevating seawalls. Klapper listed likely funding sources for future projects, including Resilient Florida grants, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, Hazard Mitigation Grants, and EPA and state clean-water funding. A copy of the presentation was retained in the Clerk’s Office for public record.
