Maryland's Approach to SB 227 and Flooding Management
Why Are We Here?
rederici
Patuxent Corridor
Potomac Corridor
FOLLOW 201
From 2006 to 2020, more than 2,500 flood-related incidents affected state-maintained roadways in
Maryland, including this Sept. 8, 2011, flood at Maryland 301 and Route 4 in Upper Marlboro, where
the west branch of the Patuxent River overflowed.
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Maryland
Department of
the Environment
Severe weather events, sea level rise, and climate change
are contributing to increased flooding that threatens our
communities, residents, and natural heritage
Flooding can be especially devastating to economically
disadvantaged or historically neglected communities
Local land use planning is already being informed by
updated flood maps and State policies like Coast Smart
Time to apply the same principles to stormwater
management in our developed communities and areas
subject to flooding
We need work together to solve the challenge of flooding
prevention and resiliency
This is just the first step in a long term process that will
continue into the future
7View entire presentation