Fort Myers’ Stormwater Master Plan, a guide for efforts to mitigate flooding events and improve water quality throughout the city, is getting a comprehensive update.
After a competitive solicitation process, City Council on March 16 approved a contract with engineering firm Water Resources Management Associates Inc. for $1,472,450 to overhaul the Stormwater Plan to meet current standards and conditions.
The work includes bringing water quality models up to date, determining pollutant reduction goals and evaluating the increasing risk of tidal flooding, storm surge, rainfall and compound flooding events that are impacted by sea level rise.
The federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program provides $772,765.68 for the project with the remainder funded by the city’s stormwater operations.
The project is expected to take about two years, according to a professional services contract.