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 District published the 2024 Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan on September 1, 2024. The draft plan was open for comments from our partners, stakeholders and the public during the month of July 2024. The comments were evaluated as part of the development of the 2024 Plan.

The 2024 plan includes an interactive map that makes it easy for the public to find project locations and relevant information. View the 2024 Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan Priority Projects Map.

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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