Draft 2023 Flood Plan now available from Pierce County
Information from: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7037/2023-Comprehensive-Flood-Hazard-Manageme
About the Plan
Managing Flooding from Mount Rainier to Puget Sound
From Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, Pierce County is home to diverse landscapes and natural resources. While we enjoy their beauty and benefits, these resources can also pose a threat to our communities during flood events.
What is the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan?
Pierce County is currently in the process of drafting our Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (2023 Flood Plan). It addresses how Pierce County Planning and Public Works will provide various services to improve our community’s resilience to future flood hazards.
The 2023 Flood Plan will identify projects, policies, and programs that will reduce the impact of major flooding on the community to be implemented over a 10-year period.
The purpose of the 2023 Flood Plan continues to be to create a resilient community by:
Outlining the County’s local and federal obligations.
Recommending regional policies, programs, and projects that reduce risks to public health and safety.
Reducing damage to private improvements as well as critical infrastructure such as roads, highways, ferry landings, assisted living facilities, and bridges.
Reducing maintenance costs.
Improving habitat conditions while protecting and maintaining the regional economy.
2023 Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan
To develop a more comprehensive strategy, we are taking a new approach in updating the 2023 Flood Plan. While past plans only addressed riverine flooding, the 2023 Flood Plan will also include three additional flood risks: coastal, groundwater, and urban flooding.
The 2023 Flood Plan will also ensure those efforts are both financially and physically achievable within their time frame. In addition to advancing projects that were identified in the 2013 Plan, the 2023 Flood Plan will identify studies needed to inform future capital projects in the 2033 Plan.
Access the Draft Report on our Resources page, or at the link at the top of the article.
