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