With climate change projected to cause more rainfall in New York City, this plan will continue to increase our resiliency and protect New Yorkers from emerging threats,” said Jainey Bavishi, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency. The Stormwater Resiliency Plan analyses how future extreme rainfall events could impact the five boroughs and outlines the steps the City is taking to reduce risks using green infrastructure, land use changes, long-term drainage improvements, improved evacuation plans, and more. “Heavy rainstorms can develop quickly and without warning-and the flooding that results from downpours can occur anywhere. I thank the Office of Climate Resiliency and the Department of Environmental Protection for their vision and critical analysis.” “The Stormwater Resiliency Plan will guide us as we tackle the challenge of extreme rainfall. “Climate change is an existential threat, and we must prepare now to ensure a safer and more resilient future for all New Yorkers,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Laura Anglin. These efforts will help New Yorkers prepare for flooding events, and help the City plan for emergency response and long-term management. The Stormwater Resiliency Plan outlines goals and initiatives for the City to implement over a period of 10 years, including new policies for resilient stormwater management, the integration of future-looking climate change projections into DEP’s long-term drainage planning, changes to the City’s flash flood emergency response procedure, and an increased focus on public communications related to rainfall-based flooding.
This will place a growing strain on New York City’s drainage infrastructure, which includes a mix of traditional sewer systems, nature-based Bluebelts, and over 10,000 distributed green infrastructure assets that capture and absorb stormwater runoff and have the added benefit of reducing localized flooding. The New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) has projected that New York City will become significantly wetter as global warming continues to worsen, with rainfall expected to increase by as much as 25 percent by the end of the century. “The new Stormwater Resiliency Plan will be a critical to keeping our residents safe and creating a more resilient city.” “A Recovery for All of Us requires protecting all New Yorkers from the threat of climate change and severe storms,” Mayor Bill de Blasio. Unlike coastal storms, such as hurricanes and Nor’easters, extreme rainfall can cause flooding in any part of the city, including inland neighborhoods that are miles from the shoreline.
NEW YORK-Today, Mayor de Blasio released New York City’s Stormwater Resiliency Plan, which includes the City’s first-ever city-wide analysis of flooding caused by extreme rainfall events. Climate change is projected to increase rainfall 25 percent by 2100 in NYC new plan integrates cutting-edge climate projections into flood preparedness
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