This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identify opportunities for installing check valves. Check valves can help prevent sea water from backing up into drainage infrastructure. This strategy can help prevent tidal inundation. Prioritize check | Flooding – Coastal | Water Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater | Southeast | Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy |
| Identify opportunities for and install check valves to prevent tidal inundation and design based on SLR projections. | Flooding – Coastal | Multiple or All Assets | Southeast | Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 184) |
| Use check valves, sump pumps and backflow prevention devices in homes and public facilities. | Flooding – General | Property | National | HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 16) |
| Add continuous deflection separation units where necessary to the sewer system across the jurisdiction to prevent major debris from contaminating water systems. | Water Quality | Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater | Northern Great Plains | Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan |
