These resources offer local case studies, example policy, data tools, and other guides to advance the water management strategies and infrastructure improvements needed to mitigate the potential adverse impacts of climate change and sea level rise on water supplies, water and wastewater infrastructure, and water management systems.
WS-01 Foster innovative water management
Workshop: Stormwater; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
Working Group: Resilient Utility Coalition Tech Talks; Resilient Utility Coalition; ongoing
Workshop: Broward Leaders Water and Climate Academy; Broward County; ongoing
WS-02 Ensure consistency in water resource scenario planning
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Integrating Climate Change & Water Supply Planning in Southeast Florida; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2014
Workshop: USGS-FAU Precipitation Downscaling Technical Meeting Report; Florida Center for Environmental Studies, USGS, & Sea Grant Florida; 2015
Local Plan: Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan; South Florida Water Management District; 2018
Workshop: USGS-FAU Workshop on Increasing Confidence in Precipitation Projections for Everglades Restoration Report; FAU, USGS, UCAR, & U of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences; 2017
WS-03 Plan for future water supply
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Integrating Climate Change & Water Supply Planning in Southeast Florida; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2014
Local Plan: SFWMD Lower East Coast Water Supply Plan; South Florida Water Management District; 2018
Workshop: Robust Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty; South Florida Water Management District; 2014
WS-04 Coordinate saltwater intrusion mapping
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Integrating Climate Change & Water Supply Planning in Southeast Florida; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2014
Workgroup: Salinity Network; Florida Department of Environmental Protection; ongoing
Workshop: SFWMD Saltwater Interface Mapping Update; South Florida Water Management District; 2015
Local Study: Report on Flooding and Saltwater Intrusion - Miami Dade; Miami-Dade County; 2016
Local Study: Potential effects of alterations to the hydrologic system on the distribution of salinity in the Biscayne aquifer in Broward County, Florida; USGS & Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division; 2016
WS-05 Inventory water and wastewater infrastructure
Local Resource Guide: SFWMD Science and Data; South Florida Water Management District; ongoing
Analytical Tool: Statewide Model Management System; South Florida Water Management District; ongoing
WS-06 Develop a water infrastructure database
No resource at this time. If you have a resource you would like to suggest, please share with the Compact.
WS-07 Modernize standards
Workshop: Broward County Future Conditions Map Series; South Florida Hydrologic Society; 2018
WS-08 Create resilient flood control systems
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Regional Impacts of Climate Change Issues for Stormwater Management; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
Workshop: Stormwater; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
Local Study: Flood and drought risk management under climate change: Methods for strategy evaluation and cost optimization; Deltares & SFWMD; 2015
Analytical Tool: Broward County Future Conditions Map Series; Broward County; ongoing
WS-09 Update the regional stormwater rule
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Regional Impacts of Climate Change Issues for Stormwater Management; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
WS-1 Practice integrated water resources management
Coming soon.
WS-10 Integrate surface and groundwater impacts on infrastructure
Coming soon.
WS-10 Integrate surface and groundwater impacts in planning
Local Study: Inundation Model to Address Climate Change Impacts 0 Urban Runoff (URO) process for MODFLOW 2005: Simulation of Sub-grid Scale Urban Hydrologic Processes in Broward County, Florida; USGS and Broward County Environmental Planning and Resilience Division; 2019
Analytical Tool: Broward County Future Conditions Groundwater Elevation Map; Broward County; ongoing
WS-11 Increase resilient water infrastructure and water quality
Coming soon.
WS-11 Encourage green infrastructure
Local Study: Nature-Based Coastal Defenses in Southeast Florida; The Nature Conservancy and the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2014
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Stormwater; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
Toolkit: Municipal King Tide Toolkit; City of Ft. Lauderdale; 2015
WS-12 Phase out septic systems
Coming soon.
WS-12 Integrate hydrologic and hydraulic models
Local Study: Inundation Model to Address Climate Change Impacts 0 Urban Runoff (URO) process for MODFLOW 2005: Simulation of Sub-grid Scale Urban Hydrologic Processes in Broward County, Florida; USGS and Broward County Environmental Planning and Resilience Division; 2019
WS-13 Coordinate saltwater intrusion mapping
Coming soon.
WS-13 Practice integrated water management
Organization: Florida Water and Environmental Association
Organization: Southeast Florida Utility Council
Organization: Potable Reuse Commission
Organization: Resilient Utility Coalition
WS-14 Develop a database of resilient water projects
Coming soon.
WS-14 Improve stormwater management practices
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Regional Impacts of Climate Change Issues for Stormwater Management; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
RCAP Implementation Guidance: Stormwater; Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; 2015
Local Plan: Stormwater Master Plan Modeling and Design Implementation Update; City of Ft. Lauderdale; 2018
Analytical Tool: Broward County Future Conditions Map Series; Broward County; ongoing
WS-15 Support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
WS-15 Support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)
WS-15 Foster water management research
Brief: Hyperion: Understanding Hydroclimate Data with Use-Inspired Metrics; University of California, Davis; ongoing
Workshop: Effects of floods on critical infrastructure in South Florida analysed; Deltares; 2017
Local Study: Flood and drought risk management under climate change: Methods for strategy evaluation and cost optimization; Deltares & SFWMD; 2015
WS-16 Expand surface water storage
Coming soon.
WS-16 Expand partnerships and resources for innovation
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WS-17 Support private property adaptation
Coming soon.
WS-17 Advance capital projects
Law & Policy: Disaster Recovery Supplemental - South Atlantic Coastal Study; Miami-Dade County; 2018
WS-18 Coordinate innovation and funding
Report: The City Water Resilience Approach; ARUP; 2019
WS-19 Recognize adaptable infrastructure
No resource at this time. If you have a resource you would like to suggest, please share with the Compact.
WS-2 Foster innovative water management
Coming soon.
WS-20 Support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Law & Policy: Water Resources Bill (EAA Reservoir, C-51 Reservoir); The Florida Senate; 2017
Local Program: Everglades Restoration; U.S. Department of Interior; ongoing
WS-21 Expand surface water storage
Local Program: C-51 Reservoir Update; Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC; ongoing
Law & Policy: Water Resources Bill (EAA Reservoir, C-51 Reservoir); Florida State Senate; 2017
WS-3 Advance water resource management research
Coming soon.
WS-4 Coordinate regional investments in water management
Coming soon.
WS-5 Expand use of green infrastructure and net zero solutions
Coming soon.
WS-6 Use consistent future conditions water management scenario planning
Coming soon.
WS-7 Assess climate impacts on water infrastructure
Coming soon.
WS-8 Modernize water infrastructure development standards
WS-8 Modernize water infrastructure development standards
WS-9 Ensure a resilient regional flood control system
Coming soon.