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1 CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE Gregg Swanzey Director,  Office of Economic Development & Strategic Partnerships,  City of Kingston Nava Tabak Conservation Scientist,  Scenic Hudson Preparing Hudson River Waterfronts for an Era of Rapid Sea Level Rise SEA LEVEL  RISE:  Past,  Present,  Future

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CITY OF KINGSTON 

TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING

TASK FORCE

Gregg SwanzeyDirector, Office of Economic Development & 

Strategic Partnerships, City of Kingston

Nava TabakConservation Scientist, Scenic Hudson

Preparing Hudson River Waterfronts for an Era of Rapid Sea Level Rise

SEA LEVEL RISE: 

Past, Present, Future

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SEA LEVEL RISE: 

Past, Present, Future

Waterfront Revitalization Sea Level Rise Mapper

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CITY OF KINGSTON

Flood vulnerability Planning capacity

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS

Goals:

• Identify assets at risk to waterfront flooding

• Select and evaluate adaptation strategies 

• Make recommendations for near‐, mid‐, and long‐term actions to address risk

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THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

INFORMING DIALOG

Visualized Sea Level Rise

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

INFORMING DIALOG

Chose Sea Level Rise Projections and Timeframes for Planning 

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THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

INFORMING DIALOG

Participatory mapping

Kingston waterfront: low tide

Simulation: elevated sea level (4’)and shoreline adaptation

Visual simulations

Streets designed to flood

Green infrastructure‐ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Adaptations

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

WATERFRONT RISK ASSESSMENT

NYS DOS Risk Assessment Tool

Risk Zone 1 – Extreme MHHW+1.5ft

Risk Zone 2 – High        MHHW+3ft AND NFIP A‐Zone

Risk Zone 3 – Medium MHHW+3ft AND NFIP A‐Zone+3ft

Extreme Risk

High Risk

Medium Risk

Low Risk

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THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

WATERFRONT RISK ASSESSMENT

Coastal Adaptation to Sea Level Rise Tool (COAST)

Worse case scenarioYear 2100, With High Sea Level Rise and a 100‐year Storm1% Probability of Occurrence in Any Given Year

Total Damage for this Event:   $39.9 MillionDamage to Wastewater Treatment Plant: $27.6 Million

• Lost Value Due to Sea Level Rise• Lost Value Due to Sea Level Rise + Storm Surge

Cumulative Expected Damages by 2100With High Sea Level Rise = $126 Million

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

WATERFRONT RISK ASSESSMENT

Coastal Adaptation to Sea Level Rise Tool (COAST)

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THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

WATERFRONT RISK ASSESSMENT

Climate Smart Resiliency Planning

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

RECOMMENDATIONS

24 recommendations in 6 categories:

• Planning (land use, capital, 

economic development

• Zoning

• Public outreach

• Safety & emergency preparedness

• Technical training

• Further study

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THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS

• Ensure that zoning designations in the Kingston 2025 Comprehensive Plan consider increasing risk and vulnerability from flooding and sea‐level rise.

• Require that proposals for new development of any kind in the Flood Hazard Overlay District take flood risk into account.

• Reduce stormwater, upland flooding and combined sewer overflows through green infrastructure and best stormwater management practices.

• Research, evaluate and implement changes to City building and zoning codes that will increase resiliency and are cost‐effective and socially equitable.

• Study the feasibility of using policy, zoning and building codes to achieve creative, water‐dependent and water‐enhanced uses that are resilient, including elevated, amphibious, or floating structures, wharves, berms and elevated rights of way.

THE CITY OF KINGSTON TIDAL WATERFRONT FLOODING TASK FORCE:

PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS

• Adopt the sea‐level rise and flood projections recommended by New York State and the Kingston Waterfront Flooding Task Force for planning purposes.

• Develop a Kingston Waterfront Long‐term Resiliency Plan.

• Research and evaluate land‐use tools and financing mechanisms or incentives to facilitate flood adaptation in the waterfront. 

• Collaborate with other waterfront communities and county and state government to plan for coastal hazards like sea‐level rise and storm surge.

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IMPLEMENTATION:

Kingston Comprehensive Master Plan

Objective 10.1: Safeguard the Historic Rondout from rising sea levels, while balancing the economic needs of existing businesses and respecting the historic character and architecture of the area.

• Strategy 10.1.1: Develop a Kingston Waterfront Long‐term Resiliency Plan.

• Strategy 10.1.2: Evaluate the use of natural buffers and green shoreline infrastructure to reduce flood risk and erosion and conserve natural resource functions.

• Strategy 10.1.3: Require that any proposed new private structures or major renovations with proposed ground floor elevations lower than 13 feet above 2014 mean sea level be constructed to FEMA standards for construction in flood zones.

• Strategy 10.1.4: Require that any proposed new public structures or infrastructure or major renovations be constructed to withstand flood elevations of 14 feet above 2014 mean sea level, Current (2014) 100‐year flood elevation is 8.2 feet. 

IMPLEMENTATION:

Brownfield Opportunity AreaStep 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

• The Kingston BOA site area is susceptible to flooding from two different watersheds—Hudson River and Rondout Creek Watersheds. It is also vulnerable to storm surge from the lower Hudson, as during Hurricane Sandy. The majority of the BOA site lies within the 100-year floodplain.

• The 100 year floodplain will be shifting upland over the next century, expanding the areas now vulnerable to flood and inundation.

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IMPLEMENTATION:

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

IMPLEMENTATION:

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

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IMPLEMENTATION:

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

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Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

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Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

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Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 3: Implementation Plan and GEIS

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IMPLEMENTATION:

Funding Mechanisms

• Consolidated Funding Application Process

• Department of Environmental Conservation

• Department of State

• Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation

• US DOC Economic Development Administration

• US DHS FEMA & Hazard Mitigation Funding

• USDA

• HUD Community Development Block Grants & Low interest loans

• Greenway Conservancy

• Local Development Corporations & Private Financing

IMPLEMENTATION:

Other Important Activities

• Establish Conservation Advisory Council ✔• Work Closely with Planning Board ✔• Climate Smart Community ✔• Climate Action Plan ✔• Natural Resources Inventory 

• Open Space Plan

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IMPLEMENTATION:

Other Important Activities

TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION: Collaborate with other waterfront communities and local governments

• Participated in a roundtable with the 3 other Hudson River waterfront communities that underwent a similar planning process

• Received Hudson River Estuary Program grant (~ $50,000) to convene a Sea Level Rise Implementation Learning Group with the other communities

Gregg SwanzeyDirector, Office of Economic Development & 

Strategic Partnerships, City of Kingston

www.kingston‐ny.gov/EcoDev

(845) 334‐3962

gswanzey@kingston‐ny.gov

Nava TabakConservation Scientist, Scenic Hudson

www.scenichudson.org

(845) 473‐4440

[email protected]

Preparing Hudson River Waterfronts for an Era of Rapid Sea Level Rise