Naturally Resilient Communities
In partnership with
May 30, 2017
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Jim Schwab, FAICPHazards Planning Center ManagerAmerican Planning Association
Moderator
Nate WoiwodeProject Manager, North American Risk Reduction and Resilience PriorityThe Nature Conservancy
Katherine HagemannResilience Program ManagerOffice of Resilience, Miami-Dade County
Karen Sands, AICPDirector of Planning, Research and SustainabilityMilwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
SpeakersJacob PedersonProgram CoordinatorFloodplains for the Future, Pierce County
Jill DixonSenior Urban PlannerSasaki Associates
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PIE is the result of an agreement between APA and FEMA, with ASFPM as partner, to produce a series of educational webinars on best practices in hazard mitigation planning.
Webinars revolve around 4 central themes:• Focus on all hazards.• Focus primarily on mitigation planning but
also its connections with recovery planning and preparedness.
• APA and ASFPM act as co-conveners of all planning exchange webinars.
• Planning exchange hosts will select topics and commit to moderate, present, and lead the planning exchange webinars.
Today’s Presentation
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I. Naturally Resilient Communities: Nate WoiwodeII. Miami-Dade County: Katie HagemanIII. MMSD: Karen SandsIV. Pierce County: Jacob PedersonV. NRCSolutions.org Demo: Jill DixonVI. Q&A
Poll Question 1
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Nate WoiwodeRisk Reduction and Resilience Project ManagerNorth America Water ProgramThe Nature Conservancy
The Naturally RESILIENT Communities Partnership
Representing: - 3000+ county governments
- 38,000+ planners
- 17,000+ floodplain managers
- 150,000+ engineers
- On-the-ground work in all 50
states
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Our Goal: Mainstream the Use of Nature-Based Solutions to Flooding
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Naturally Resilient Communities: Preparing for Sea Level Rise in Miami-Dade County
Katie Hagemann
Resilience Program Manager (Adaptation)
Miami-Dade County
APA, May 30, 2016Photo: John Ricisak
Miami Miami
Storm surge
rainfall
Rising groundwater
Inlandflooding
SL Observations
How do we adapt?
Sea level will be 1 foot higher 14 years – 40 years
reefs
beach
dunes
coastal park
barrier islands
Vegetation traps sand
Dunes have accreted several feet
Sand from inland paleo beaches
Sea level rise enhances erosion
Sea level rise enhances erosion
FEMA’s V Zone
Significant insurance savings
Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project
Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
Homestead, FL
“mangrove forests with widths of 6-30 km along the Gulf Coast of South
Florida attenuated storm surges from Hurricane
Wilma (Category 3) by reducing both the
amplitude and extent of overland flooding,
protecting the area behind the mangroves
from inundation. Numerical simulations
show that the inundation area by Wilma would
extend more than 70% further inland without the
mangrove zone”-Zhang et al 2012
Source: Spalding M, McIvor A, Tonneijck FH, Tol S and van Eijk P, 2014
Source: Spalding M, McIvor A, Tonneijck FH, Tol S and van Eijk P, 2014
Quantifying protective value for critical facility
Volunteer supported mangrove restorations
“Non-structural” Flood Risk Mitigation Study
• Storm surge (ADCIRC) modeling with & without natural systems
• Alternative futures: optimistic, pessimistic, futuristic
• Incorporating future sea level rise
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Rising groundwater
Rising groundwater
Elevate buildings
Storm surge
rainfall
Rising groundwater
Inlandflooding
Send more water!
Protects our water
Thank youKatie Hagemann
Resilience Program Manager, Adaptation
Miami-Dade County, Office of Resilience
@BlueGreenMiami
Poll Question 2
Naturally Resilient Communities:Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Greenseams®
Karen L. Sands, AICP, ENV SPDirector of Planning, Research and
Sustainability
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
We Serve:• 1.1 Million Customers• 28 Municipalities• 411 Square Miles
We Protect the Public & Lake Michigan:• Convey/Store/Reclaim Wastewater• Manage Flooding
We Have:• 300 Miles of Sewers (municipalities
and individuals have 6,000 miles!)• 521 MG Tunnel System• 2 Water Reclamation Facilities5/31/2017
98.4%Capture & Clean
Since 1993
Milwaukee’s Resource Recovery Plant57
Resilience at MMSD
• Climate Change Vulnerability Analysis:- Data- No Regrets Strategies- Things to Watch
• https://www.mmsd.com/application/files/2814/8416/3477/Climate_Change_Vulnerability_Analysis_Report_Without_Appendices.pdf
• Upcoming: Regional Resiliency Plan
Green Infrastructure Funded in 2016 = 10,440,000 Gallons
Since 2002 31.9 Million Gallons
Flood Management at MMSD
• Voluntary jurisdiction for out-of-bank flooding• Remove structure from floodplains
- Buyouts- Structural projects
• Long-term protection- Greenseams
Greenseams® Program
• The Conservation Plan became Greenseams
• Primary Purpose: Flood Management
• Secondary: Multiple Benefits
Hoerig property
Greenseams® Program Beginnings
• Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission GIS Analysis (2000)
• The Conservation Fund hired to be the “face” of the program (2001)
Greenseams® Program Characteristics
• Willing seller program
• Voluntary purchases of undeveloped property
• Includes open space along streams, shorelines, and wetlands
• Guarantees it won’t be developed
Victory Creek, Franklin, WI
Greenseams® Program Characteristics (cont’d)
• Can include Restoration of:• Agriculture• Wetland• Prairie• Reforestation
• Fee simple or conservation easements
Victory Creek, Franklin WI
Recent Development: Greenseams ® Expanded
Nickel property, Town of Farmington, floodplain forest
MMSD’s 2035 Vision(http://v3.mmsd.com/NewsDetails.aspx)
Integrated Watershed Management Goals:
Zero sanitary sewer overflows
Zero combined sewer overflows
Zero homes in the 100-year floodplain
Acquire an additional 10,000 acres of river buffers through Greenseams®
Use green infrastructure to capture the first 0.5 inch of rainfall
Harvest the first 0.25 gallons per square foot of area of rainfall
Energy Efficiency and Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Goals:
Meet 100% of MMSD's energy needs with renewable energy sources
Meet 80% of MMSD's energy needs with internal, renewable sources
Use the Greenseams® Program to provide for 30% sequestration of MMSD's carbon footprint
Reduce MMSD's carbon footprint by 90% from its 2005 baseline
GREENSEAMS®
Poll Question 3
Collaborative Floodplain Management in Puyallup River Floodplains
Jacob PedersonFloodplain Reconnections Program Coordinator Pierce County Planning and Public [email protected]
Puyallup River
Carbon River
White River
Port of Tacoma
Mt. Rainier
“We are losing the battle for salmon recovery in western Washington because salmon habitat is being damaged and destroyed faster than it can be restored.”
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• 9,000 homes and 21,000 individuals at risk of repetitive flooding in Puyallup Watershed
• Approximately 170 key facilities• $2.7 billion of assessed value at risk
LOWER PUYALLUP
60% loss of Puget Sound farmland acreage since 1950
WHITE RIVERWHITE RIVER
PUYALLUP RIVER
1.25 mi
Projects:• Some past projects:o South Fork Side Channel
Projects:• Some past projects:o South Fork Side Channelo Calistoga Levee Setback
(City of Orting
• Some past projects:o South Fork Side Channelo Calistoga Levee Setback
(City of Orting• Current and future Projects:o 17 floodplain
reconnection projects (32 total identified in river plans)
Projects:
ForterraKing-Pierce Farm BureauMuckleshoot TribeThe Nature ConservancyCity of OrtingPCC Farmland TrustPierce CountyPierce County Agricultural Round TablePierce Conservation DistrictPort of Tacoma
Puget Sound PartnershipCity of PuyallupPuyallup TribeSouth Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement GroupCity of SumnerWashington State Department of EcologyWRIA 10/12 Lead Entity University of Washington Climate Impacts GroupUniversity of Washington Wetland Ecosystem Team
Integrated Management Group (IMG) Monitoring
Floodplain Health
Capital Acquisition
& Constructio
n
Habitat Science
Committee
Agricultural Conservation Easements
Farming in the
Floodplain Project
AuthorizingInstitutions
Watershed Planning
Projects
• Build trust• Align resources• Define, fund, and
implement a common vision driven by the scope and scale of the issues we face
Floodplain Health:
“The condition of multiple elements that when considered together contribute to a functioning floodplain, including the natural physical processes and biological factors that support salmon populations; the long-term viability of agricultural lands; and the reduction of the risk of flooding.”
Live DemoNRCsolutions.org
Jill Allen Dixon, AICPUrban Planner
Image Credit: Darryl Boudreau
Q&A
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