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Charleston SC Sea Level Rise/Infrastructure Plan Goes To City Council; Plans For 2-3 Foot Rise
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Next week, Charleston’s new flood and sea level rise strategy will go before city council. It’s an updated version from what was first released in 2015, and it takes a deeper look at the issues created by storm surge, flooding and sea level rise and the solutions underway to fix them.
“We’re spending a lot of money, and we want to make sure we are spending that money right and we’re spending it on projects that really make a difference,” Mark Wilbert, Charleston’s Chief Resilience Officer, said. “Things have changed, and they are changing rapidly, and we’ve learned a lot. The science has really caught up.”
CLICK HERE to visit the Charleston and Sea Level Rise webpage.
The Charleston Harbor tide gauge has been measuring sea level continuously since 1921. In that nearly 100-year time span, local sea level has risen 1.07 ft, according to the 2019 Flooding and Sea Level Rise Strategy.
The strategy updates the city's recommendation for building elevations to 2 to 3 feet to compensate for such sea level rise.
EDIT
http://www.live5news.com/2019/02/07/charlestons-flooding-sea-level-rise-strategy-set-go-before-city-council/
