City officials say they won't finalize plans regarding emergency flash flood evacuation and climate adaptation until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases a study on New York and New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries — which isn't expected for years.
Queens residents pump water from their basement after being inundated from remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 2nd, 2021Queens residents pump water from their basement after being inundated from remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 2nd, 2021Nearly a decade ago, Coney Island resident Michael Silverman lost power and his building flooded during Superstorm Sandy.
The meeting was called to assess the status of an emergency flash flood evacuation plan and climate adaptation projects meant toduring extreme weather events, such as when the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the New York region last fall. The citywide plan will be released pursuant to local law, and based on environmental projections from the New York City Panel on Climate Change. These predictions will be translated into several languages informing communities what to expect during an extreme weather event. It would also offer specific solutions suited to individual neighborhoods.
Other projects include expanding NYCHA’s green infrastructure and parks, and the city's plan for a $2.5-billion overhaul of the sewers of southeast Queens and coastal protection projects. Green infrastructure such as rain gardens and grass are only good for absorbing about a couple of inches, according to Dr. George Guo, a civil engineering professor at Rutgers University. And if it rains 3 inches in one hour, like it did during Hurricane Ida, Cloud Burst alone would not be enough. Guo said more storage is needed such as underground or roof top reservoirs, and it must be large enough to handle an extreme storm.
But a backwater valve can only go so far. When flooding as bad as Hurricane Ida happens, the water has no place to go — streets become rivers and no valve can make water disappear, according to Guo. The rain water must be safely diverted.Emergency flash flood evacuation plan
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