Edgewater unveils stormwater master plan after 16-month study
City staff presented a 16-month stormwater master plan by Jones Edmonds and Mead & Hunt that maps flood basins citywide, models multiple storm scenarios and proposes phased infrastructure and buyouts to reduce flood risk in neighborhoods including Florida Shores.
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City staff presented the stormwater master plan on Dec. 3, describing a 16-month effort by Jones Edmonds and Associates and Mead & Hunt that combined lidar, land-use and field observations to model flooding across Edgewater. The study covered 1,135 field locations and modeled events from mean annual to 100-year storms; staff said the model was calibrated using citizen photos submitted during recent flood events.
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