Maritime·Resilient Florida Program·—·Resilient Florida Program

Dania Beach Florida Coastal Drainage Resilience

Submersible lift stations · stormwater master plan · sea level rise adaptation for coastal roads and port

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Key insight

Flood-resilient submersible pumps remain operational while submerged — a critical resilience property for low-lying coastal areas where conventional pumps would fail exactly when most needed during a surge event.

Transferability to UK: MediumSubmersible lift station upgrades and stormwater master planning approach are applicable to UK coastal and estuarine urban areas facing combined sea level rise

Dania Beach (pop. 32,000), a low-lying coastal Florida community, upgraded wastewater lift stations to sealed submersible systems with emergency generators, installed stormwater drainage infrastructure, and is developing a citywide Stormwater Master Plan — all under Florida's Resilient Florida Program. Cumulative sea level rise damage projected at $1.17bn from 2030–2070 without adaptation.

Climate drivers

Sea level riseStorms and high winds

Impacts

→Water damage→Storm damage→Drainage overload

Adaptation measures

  • Submersible lift station replacements
  • Emergency generator upgrades
  • Stormwater pipe and catch basin installation
  • Flood-resistant road resurfacing
  • Stormwater Master Plan

Assets affected

RoadsBuildings and warehousesPort structures

Investment

$8.34m (lift stations); $2.51m (stormwater improvements)

Band: £1m–£10m

Delivery period

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  • Dania Beach, a coastal community of 32,000 in Broward County, Florida, is increasingly vulnerable to climate hazards such as sea-level rise and coastal storms. These threats significantly jeopardise the area’s marine infrastructure, roads and public transport networks .
  • Projections of future sea-level rise highlight the potential for severe impacts, including substantial damage to commercial properties, with ripple effects extending across Broward County and the wider Florida economy. The total sum of cumulative damages from permanent progressive sea level rise is projected to be $1,167,300,000 (£905,007,690) between 2030 and 2070 .

Ref: ID_25 · Resilient Florida Program · Curated & verified by HIVE

Transferability to UK: Medium

Submersible lift station upgrades and stormwater master planning approach are applicable to UK coastal and estuarine urban areas facing combined sea level rise and surface water flooding risk. Southeast Coast, East Coast and Southwest Coast UK areas have highest applicability.

UK contexts

UK coastal town road networksLow-lying coastal port infrastructureUK estuarine urban drainage systems

Applicable to UK coastal

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