Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan

As part of the District’s commitment and ongoing efforts, alongside local governments, stakeholders, and communities in the region, to address the impacts of a changing climate, including sea level rise and extreme rainfall events, on the District’s critical assets, water management operations, water supplies, and water resources, the District is developing its Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan.

The plan, updated annually, is the first District 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 and increasing community and ecosystem resiliency in South Florida. This goal will be achieved by updating and enhancing water management infrastructure and implementing effective, resilient, integrated basin-wide solutions. This list of projects was compiled based upon assessments that have been ongoing for the past decade.

These assessments utilize extensive data observations and robust technical hydrologic and hydraulic model simulations to characterize current and future conditions, and associated risks.

Section 380.093 (5) F.S. requires the DEP to develop a Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan and submit to the Governor and Legislature for approval. As part of the Resilient Florida Program Implementation, the South Florida Water Management District submits the list of priority projects, supported by the District’s Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan, to FDEP by September 1 every year.

The SFWMD encouraging stakeholders and the public to share their comments on the Draft 2025 District Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan. The 2025 plan includes an interactive map that makes it easy for the public to find project locations and relevant information. View the Draft 2025 Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan Map. Public comments can be submitted for both the plan and the map. The comments will be evaluated and will play an important role in shaping the final 2025 Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan. The extended deadline to submit comments is Friday, June 27, 2025. All comments must be emailed to resiliency@sfwmd.gov.

The South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) 2024 Annual Consolidated Report regarding the status of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and SFWMD’s Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study is now published and includes a summary of the main findings in the SFWMD’s annual Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan in accordance with Section 373.1501(10)(a), Florida Statutes.

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