Extreme Rainfall Isn’t Coming, It’s Here – Understanding Flood Risk and Developing a Stormwater Resiliency Plan in New York City

Originally presented at StormCon 2022 on September 28, 2022, 2:00-2:30 PM

This presentation will cover New York City’s Stormwater Flood Maps and Resiliency plan, a multi-agency effort to assess flood risk associated with extreme precipitation events and climate change. It will describe the hydrologic and hydraulic modeling approach used in the study, a live demo of the interactive maps produced to visualize and communicate the flood risk, and the Stormwater Resiliency Plan, which charts New York City’s path toward greater stormwater resilience.

Presented by:

Joel Kaatz – Arcadis

Melissa Enoch – New York City Department of Environmental Protection