Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency Study Broward Basins (Section 203)

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is utilizing Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended, to advance the Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency Study – Broward Basins with support from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Broward County, and technical/federal assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Jacksonville District, for inclusion in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026.

Completion of the C&SF Flood Resiliency Study for Broward Basins will assist in advancing the feasibility assessment and initial engineering designs on water control structures adaptation in the most vulnerable portions of Broward County Florida, respective to Reach A of the C&SF Flood Resiliency Study.

The C&SF Flood Resiliency Study for Broward Basins will identify technically feasible, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified recommendations for federal participation in a flood risk management project. The study will focus on developing alternatives and identification of a recommended plan that will provide continued and improved flood risk management to reduce the most immediate risks in Broward County, Florida. A feasibility level analysis will be conducted, culminating in a Final Study Report and Environmental Documentation (EA or EIS).

The goal of this study is to develop, evaluate and recommend flood risk management measures and adaptation strategies that provide flood resiliency in vulnerable areas served by the C&SF system, now and in the future. The objective of this study is to enhance the C&SF system water control structures by improving functionality and capacity to reduce flood damage and improve resiliency caused by inland inundation and changed conditions within Broward County over a 50-year period of analysis from 2035-2085.

The project study area boundaries are derived from the respective watersheds and contiguous urban areas associated with Reach A in the Section 216 Flood Resiliency Study where hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic modeling have demonstrated highly vulnerable infrastructure in the C&SF system within Broward County.

The project Study Area, also known as Reach A in the Section 216 Flood Resiliency Study, is approximately 420 square miles and lies within eastern portions of Broward County, Florida. The Study Area consists of nine watershed basins with a network of nine primary canals and rivers managed by eight main water control structures, and other non-managed watersheds downstream of each water control structure.

Study Progress

The project team has utilized the comprehensive input from the initial study phases, three Public Planning and Scoping meetings, Broward County studies, as well as technical / federal assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Jacksonville District and Headquarters to recommend a Draft Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) from the array of alternatives studied.     

The Draft TSP will be presented to the public on September 9, 2025. Upon receipt of the comments, the TSP will be finalized, and the Final Report will be submitted for inclusion in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2026.

Project Milestones

Documents

• 20240717_Bartlett_SFWMD_Letter_Intent
• 20240822_Connor_USACE_ASA_Letter_Acceptance

For more information, email resiliency@sfwmd.gov 

Upcoming Meetings

Meeting Details:

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. 
In-Person Location: 
City of Oakland Park Public Works
Emergency Operations Center, 2nd Floor
5100 NE 12th Terrace
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Virtual: Zoom Meeting Link

For more information you may contact Nicole Cortez via phone at 561-682-2597 or via email at ncortez@sfwmd.gov.