Watershed Master Plan (City of Marco Island)

This is the work of the Center for Water Resiliency and Risk Reduction (cwr3) , Where I am a GRA.

Joseph Gyegyiri, Florida Atlantic University

Location of Marco Island, FL

Study Area

In the heart of Florida's West Everglades TMDL region, Marco Island sits poised at the gateway between the vibrant Gulf of Mexico and the vast freshwater expanse of the Big Cypress Preserve. This unique location makes it an ecologically critical area where freshwater and saltwater ecosystems intermingle. As part of Collier County, Marco Island shares its fate with the diverse landscape around it, including the nearby Everglades City. The area falls under the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) stewardship for water management and flood control. For this specific project, our focus zooms in on Marco Island's position within the Rooker Bay HUC 12 sub-basin, providing a detailed lens for our investigation.

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Further Analysis of Result

The areas in blue are places that will likely experience flooding based on 1-Day 100-Year storm event. The areas in yellow are have the least chance of flooding.

What facilities are within the watershed

Priority was given to the following facilities

·         Tier 1 - Critical facility protection (water/sewer utilities, public safety, hospitals, schools, power).

·         Tier 2 - Essential facilities (groceries, pharmacies, roadways)

·         Tier 3 - Economic centers (protecting jobs)

·         Tier 4 - At-risk communities

How is this information help stake holders?

Stake holders can now make data driven decision on how to solve the problem of flooding caused by storm events and sea level rise. Notable suggestions are ;

  1. practicing rainwater harvesting
  2. adopting pervious pavements
  3. building essential pump stations
  4. improving the strength and height of existing sea walls. etc.

Whats Next?

This is an ongoing project so any new outcome will be updated accordingly.

Thanks

About this Story Map

This story map was created by Joseph Gyegyiri who is a research assistant at Florida Atlantic University's' Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatics Engineering. Below are notable personalities who the owners of the work used in this story map.

Principal Investigator: Frederick Bloetscher, Ph.D., P.E.,

Co-Principal Investigators: Weibo Liu, Ph.D., Daniel E. Meeroff, Ph.D., E.I., Diana Mitsova, Ph.D., S. Nagarajan, Ph.D., Hongbo Su, Ph.D., Ramesh Teegavarapu, Ph.D., Yan Yong, Ph.D. and Caiyun Zhang, Ph.D.

The areas in blue are places that will likely experience flooding based on 1-Day 100-Year storm event. The areas in yellow are have the least chance of flooding.