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  • April

    Miami's Coastal Resiliency: Your Voice Matters in USACE's Vital Report

    MIAMI, FL - Join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County at the upcoming public meeting on May 2, 2024, from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Miami-Dade County Main Library Branch in downtown Miami, located at 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130. This meeting is your opportunity to provide feedback on the crucial Miami-Dade County Back Bay (MDBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study Integrated Draft Report and Environmental Assessment. The meeting will be open-house style format with a short presentation by both the County and USACE teams at 6 P.M.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment on Miami-Dade Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Feasibility Report

    Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, in partnership with Miami-Dade County, released the Miami-Dade County Back Bay (MDBB) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study Integrated Draft Report and Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review and comment period.

  • January

    The North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study's goals are to 1) Provide risk reduction strategies—reduce risk to which vulnerable coastal populations are subject 2) Promote coastal resilient communities—ensure a sustainable and robust coastal landscape system—considering future sea level rise and climate change scenarios—to reduce risk to vulnerable population, property, ecosystems, and infrastructure. The $19.5 million Comprehensive Study is due to congress in January 2015. The final study will include a coastal framework as well as storm suite modeling, coastal GIS analysis, and related evaluations, for the affected coastlines. (U.S. Army graphic)

    USACE releases report on coastal storm, flood risk in North Atlantic region

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released to the public a report detailing the results of a two-year study to address coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable populations, property, ecosystems, and infrastructure in the North Atlantic region of the United States affected by Hurricane Sandy in October, 2012.