By integrating cloud-based software, sensors and flow controls in the field, and the weather forecast, adaptive control systems deliver flood risk mitigation, water quality improvement, operational insights, and resilience to communities. This presentation will introduce adaptive controls and discuss the process and challenges of adopting the technology. Results from the use of adaptive controls in Ormond Beach, FL, during two storms will be presented.

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is partnering with Milwaukee County Parks and others to make improvements along the Kinnickinnic River and within Jackson Park as part of the larger 2017 Kinnickinnic River Watershed Flood Management Plan. Goals include flood risk reduction; improved public safety; improved riparian and aquatic habitats; enhanced stream aesthetics; and robust community collaboration. The team, led by designer HNTB, will discuss the project steps taken from planning to preliminary engineering. Design completion is planned in 2022 with construction to follow.

Resiliency to flooding in redeveloping urban areas is challenging, especially when native wetlands are filled, impervious is expanded, and rainfall intensifies.