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Flooding LEARN ABOUT
Planning for a Changing Climate CLIMATE CHANGE
Resilience is a community effort and requires
Solutions
that everyone helps to make Newport News more
prepared for impacts from changing conditions.
By better understanding your flood risk, you can
make more informed decisions about protecting
yourself, your property, and your community.
What measures can be taken to prepare for future flooding?
The City of Newport News is currently developing a Climate Change and
Resilience Master Plan that will assess future flood risk throughout the
whole City. A variety of strategies to reduce flood risk are being considered
as part of this effort, including but not limited to the following:
STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
▶ Stormwater System ▶ Greenways & Parks
Retrofits ▶ Wetlands
▶ Seawalls ▶ Restoration &
▶ Stormwater Conservation
Management Facilities
POLICY SOLUTIONS EDUCATION, OUTREACH, &
ENGAGEMENT
▶ Enhanced Building
Standards ▶ Information at Community
▶ Land Use Strategies Events
▶ Higher Site Plan Design ▶ Flood Education Campaigns
Standards ▶ Annual letters to property
owners in flood-prone areas
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https://www.nnva.gov/2837/
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