Option

Develop watershed and flood management master plans

Details

Focus of action
Planning
Option

Develop watershed and flood management master plans

Focus of action
Planning

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Review the capacity of existing drainage structures to understand their ability to manage increased precipitation projections. Identify the likelihood and consequences of impacts to this infrastructure Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Water Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Northwest City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 25–26)
Create and implement a localized flood management master plan. The plan could identify detailed mitigation options such as storage areas, stream restoration needs and buyout priorities. Flooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced PropertyWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 114)
Update City's 1984 Master Drainage Plan for SLR. Flooding – Coastal Multiple or All Assets Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 184)
Update existing master drainage plan to account for future sea level rise conditions. Flooding – Coastal Water Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 184)
Collaborate with state floodplain managers and mitigation officials to incorporate Integrated Flood Management (IFM) approaches that consider entire basins or watersheds into local plans. IFM considers Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General Multiple or All AssetsNatural Areas and Wildlife National HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 15)
Use integrated watershed management to reduce flood and drought risks. Integrated watershed management is a planning strategy meant to coordinate development to maximize the social, economic and environmental Multiple or All HazardsDroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Multiple or All Assets Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
When developing a long-term watershed management plan, include the results of ecological assessments. Shifting Species, Habitats, and EcosystemsWater QualityFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Aquatic and Marine ResourcesNatural Areas and Wildlife Southern Great Plains Adapt Oklahoma City, OK (p. NB-9, page 78)
Convene a forum to conduct a joint assessment and planning strategy. Involve local water utilities, wastewater service providers, water managers and other partners to achieve a coordinated consideration Water QualityDrought Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel
Develop a watershed plan to guide infrastructure and improvement projects. Watershed plans can influence zoning and prompt infrastructure evaluations and stream restoration. Water QualityFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Aquatic and Marine ResourcesPropertyWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 114)