Engaging RI Local Governments in Hazard Mitigation and Coastal Resilience NORTH KINGSTOWN PILOT PROJECT May 9, 2016 North Kingstown Town Council Teresa A. Crean, AICP University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center / RI Sea Grant
Historic Storm, 1938 Hurricane Brown Street, Wickford Photo: T. Crean
10 Sept 2010 Photo: Teresa Crean Brown Street Parking Lot, September 2010
Brown Street Bridge, November 2011
Brown Street Parking Lot Superstorm Sandy, October 2012 Photo: M. Devine
Cedarhurst, May 2013 Photo: T. Crean
Town Dock, August 2014 Photo: M. Devine
King Tide Report mycoast.org September 2015
Brown St. Parking Lot - February 9, 2016 Photo: T.Crean
Drivers to Plan for Natural Hazards & Climate Change Public Health, Safety & Welfare Investment of Public Funds for Infrastructure State Mandate Impacts Felt at Local Level from Multiple Hazards Photo credit: Melissa Devine, Rhode Island Sea Grant
Local Applications Comprehensive Plan / Regulatory Hazard Mitigation Municipal Capital Improvement Plan State of RI Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Building Code Open space acquisition Incorporate into town GIS and IMS Community Rating System (CRS)
State Policies RI Sea Level Rise Policy RI CRMC Red Book Section 145, Adopted 2008, Updated 2016 Plan for 7-ft by 2100 Comprehensive Plans Rhode Island 2012 Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act update Requirement for plans to address Natural Hazards
Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Executive Order 11988 as amended by Executive Order 13690 Requires federal projects be constructed to a higher vertical elevation to address current and future flood risk and ensure that projects funded with taxpayer dollars last as long as intended. Applies to federal projects, including projects using federal funding Projects will need to comply with one of the following: Conducting a full vulnerability assessment (using best available science); Adding 3 feet of elevation/freeboard, (depending on criticality), above the 100-year, or 1% annual chance, flood elevation; or Designing to the 500-year, or 0.2% annual chance, flood elevation.
SCOPE Differentiating between : Storm Flooding (Periodic/Infrequent) - Coastal & Storm Surge Driven - Precipitation Driven Sea Level Rise Flooding (Daily; 2 times each day at high tide)
Sea Level Rise Projections SOURCE: Sea Level Change Curve Calculator, US Army Corps of Engineers: http://www.corpsclimate.us/ccaceslcurves.cfm Enter following variables on page (table and graph will appear once you select NOAA Tide Gauge): Project Start Year: 2010 Select NOAA Gauge: Newport, RI Output Agency: Both
CHAPTER 3: Assessment of Risk in North Kingstown Identify vulnerable properties: Creating a series of sea level rise maps for each study area Lighting up the parcels that are flooded under each scenario
CHAPTER 4: Vulnerable Sectors and Assets in North Kingstown 1. Land Use 2. Transportation & Circulation 3. Building Stock 4. Municipal Properties & Facilities 5. Emergency Management Facilities 6. Wastewater 7. Stormwater Management 8. Drinking Water 9. Groundwater 10. Wetlands 11. Historic & Cultural Resources 12. Contaminated Sites 13. Open Space, Recreation, & Public Access 14. Vulnerable Populations 15. Greenhouse Gas Reduction (CO2 Mitigation) 16. Utilities and Other Infrastructure 17. Communications 18. Municipal Operations
CHAPTER 4: Land Use and Parcel Data
CHAPTER 4: Exposed Transportation Assets
CHAPTER 5: Municipal Adaptation Strategies by Sector
CHAPTER 5: Municipal Adaptation Strategies by Sector
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization State Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
CHAPTER 6: Neighborhood Analysis and Prioritization Municipal Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
CHAPTER 7: Comprehensive Community Plan
CHAPTER 8: Suggestions for Next Steps Incorporate this info into Comp Plan Rewrite process Coordinate with RIDOT and plan next steps Stormwater AND INFRASTRUCTURE analysis in priority neighborhoods (coordinate with RIDOT?) Continue involvement with FEMA s Community Rating System program to offer reduction in flood insurance premiums Determine action areas by monitoring coastal hot spots where high tides or storm surge are known to occur
Resources http://rhody.crc.uri.edu/accnk/ Contact: Teresa Crean tcrean@crc.uri.edu 401-874-6626