The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is committed to advancing resiliency initiatives that protect and safeguard South Florida's water resources now and for future generations.
Did you know our team of scientists, engineers, and many other staff are working every day to advance efforts that address the impacts of sea level rise, rainfall and flood patterns, and other changing conditions on our natural resources and water management infrastructure? These efforts ensure we successfully carry out our mission of safeguarding and restoring South Florida’s water resources and ecosystems, protecting communities from flooding, and ensuring an adequate water supply for all South Florida’s needs.
The SFWMD’s proactive resiliency efforts include:
- Water and Climate Resilience Metrics: These science-based metrics track and document trends in water and climate data to help guide the SFWMD’s resiliency planning.
- Assessing Infrastructure Needs: The SFWMD is working to advance tools, techniques, and models to support local and regional infrastructure assessments and adaptation planning.
- SFWMD Sea Level Rise and Flood Resiliency Plan: The plan, updated annually, characterizes a comprehensive list of priority resiliency projects with the goal of reducing the risks of flooding, sea level rise, and other climate impacts on water resources, our communities and the environment.
- Implementing Resiliency Projects: Executing projects that enhance infrastructure to meet current and future conditions, improve storage and conveyance capacity, increase operational flexibility, and enhance coastal wetlands and other ecosystems, along with piloting innovative technologies that protect water resources and the environment.
The SFWMD actively collaborates with stakeholders, local governments, and experts to develop strategies and project plans that ensure our infrastructure can effectively adapt to changing conditions. The South Florida Resiliency Coordination Forum promotes regional coordination and partnership opportunities by holding proactive discussions, leveraging technical knowledge and exchanging information, and fostering a constructive environment to discuss tangible asset-level solutions and support decision making on water resource management.
Working to ensure the region’s water resources and ecosystems resiliency, now and in the future, is part of everything the SFWMD does. We encourage you to visit SFWMD.gov/Resiliency to learn more about our resiliency initiatives.