The next Sea Level Rise Task Force meeting we will be on Thursday, March 29^th at 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in the Economic Development Board Room, Town Center, 4525 Main Street, Suite 700, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

Deputy City Manager Tom Leahy, P.E., Mark Johnson, P.E., Interim Director of Public Works, Greg Johnson, P.E., Stormwater Technical Services Engineer and Toni Alger, P.E., Stormwater Engineering Center Administrator will brief on the study being done by Dewberry consultants and the city strategies for addressing the challenges presented.

Following is a link to the Dewberry report on Sea Level Rise and Recurrent Flooding Response Plan as presented to Council on February 15, 2018.

https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/public-works/storm-water/Documents/Sea%20Level%20Rise%2011-9-17/vb-slrrf-study-overview-2nd-02-15-18.pdf

The City is wrapping up Phase 1 of the study and will soon be moving into Phase 2, Adaptation Strategies.  For additional detail, you may also want to review the City’s webpage on Comprehensive Sea Level Rise at https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/public-works/storm-water/Pages/pw-slr-8-2015.aspx