Abstract
For coastal communities, climate change is making flood and stormwater management increasingly complex, as heavy rainfall runoff, inland flooding, storm surge, and sea level rise is proving to be a game changer. NOAA’s Water Initiative is working to meet these challenges by transforming how NOAA develops and delivers water information services to society. A self-guided resource, “Adapting Stormwater Management for Coastal Floods,” represents a big step in this direction (https://coast.noaa.gov/stormwater-floods/). Divided into four sections, the web-based resource helps the user do the following: understand the issue; assess current and future flood impacts on community stormwater management systems; analyze the current system; and determine the actions needed to mitigate impacts to the existing system. There are also links to additional resources, data, models, tools, and case studies. The target audience for this resource is focused on stormwater managers, floodplain managers, and community planners who are interested in a collaborative approach for implementing forward thinking stormwater management goals. This product was originally released in 2018 and can be found on the Digital Coast website. NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management recently upgraded the original product based on feedback gathered at two community engagement workshops. This presentation will showcase the product and highlight the NOAA Water Initiative’s recently developed framework for Service Delivery that strives to provide user-driven science and services.
