Option

Maintain and clear stormwater drainage systems

Details

Focus of action

Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Identify funding for and routinely clean and repair stormwater drains.	Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	National	HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 15)
Implement new maintenance initiatives to improve performance of existing stormwater systems.	Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southeast	Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 183)
Coordinate stormwater asset management with surrounding jurisdictions to improve drainage maintenance.	Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southern Great Plains	Resilient Houston (p. 126 (pdf p. 128))
Ask residents to help keep storm drains clear of debris.	Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	National	HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 17)
Proactive maintanence of stormwater infrastructure.	Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southeast	Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 209 (pdf p. 221))
Identify and remedy poor drainage areas to reduce disease risk from stagnant water.	Vector-Borne Disease	People Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southwest	Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment

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