The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is strongly committed to ensuring the resiliency of South Florida’s water resources and ecosystems now and for future generations. Our team of scientists, engineers, and many other staff are working to address the impacts of sea level rise, rainfall and flood patterns, and other changing conditions on our natural resources and water management infrastructure.
Did you know the SFWMD is advancing scientific data, implementing comprehensive resiliency goals and making significant infrastructure adaptation investments to enhance the management of water resources across Southern and Central Florida? These resiliency initiatives will ensure we continue to safeguard South Florida’s water resources and ecosystems, protect our communities from flooding, and meet the region's water needs.
Ongoing resiliency efforts include:
- Water and Climate Resilience Metrics: These science-based metrics track and document trends in water and climate data to help guide the SFWMD’s resiliency planning.
- Assessing Infrastructure Needs: The SFWMD is working to advance tools, techniques, and models to support local and regional infrastructure assessments and adaptation planning.
- SFWMD Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan: The plan, updated annually, is an SFWMD initiative to compile a comprehensive list of priority resiliency projects with the goal of reducing the risks of flooding, sea level rise, and other climate impacts on water resources.
- Implementing Resiliency Projects: Executing projects that enhance infrastructure to meet current and future conditions, improve storage and conveyance capacity, increase operational flexibility, and enhance coastal wetlands and other ecosystems, along with piloting innovative technologies that protect water resources.
We encourage you to review the 2023 SFWMD Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan and learn more about regional resiliency projects and the SFWMD’s proactive approach to tackling the challenges posed by changing climate conditions on South Florida’s water resources. Recently, the SFWMD held a Resiliency Coordination Forum and Open House for local partners and their resilience teams. The forum fostered a constructive environment to discuss resiliency and water resource management in South Florida. To view the SFWMD’s calendar of upcoming meetings, visit SFWMD.gov/Meetings.
The SFWMD continues to be at the forefront of resiliency planning and actively collaborates with stakeholders, local governments, and experts to develop strategies and project plans that ensure our infrastructure can effectively adapt to changing conditions.
Visit SFWMD.gov/Resiliency to learn more about our multi-scale resiliency initiatives.