Option

Floodproof, harden, or relocate water and wastewater infrastructure.

Details

Focus of action

Drinking Water (Infrastructure)

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Expand public investment, particularly hazard mitigation funding, to flood-proof or relocate drinking water and infrastructure. The program would invest in infrastructure at significant risk of flooding,	Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water Water Infrastructure – General	Northeast	Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 152 (pdf p. 160))
Work with villages and property owners to relocate septic systems and public and private drinking water wells that are at risk due to floods.	Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water Water Infrastructure – General Property	Northeast	Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 153 (pdf p. 161))
Retrofit water and wastewater plants to withstand Category 5 storms.	Wind Flooding – Coastal	Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water Water Infrastructure – General Critical Facilities	Southeast	West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan

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