Vulnerability assessment of municipal stormwater system

About this project

Client
City of Edina
Location
Minnesota
Cost
$200,000
Completion date
2018

To help the City of Edina understand flood risk for its community better, Barr assisted in updating the city’s comprehensive water resources management plan and conducted a stormwater system vulnerability assessment for 25 specific flood areas.  As part of the assessment, the city’s XP-SWMM models were updated to reflect increased NOAA’s Atlas 14 100-year precipitation frequency estimates. The models  were used to identify storm-sewer-capacity limitations for a range of rainfall frequencies. Revised 100-year flood-inundation areas were mapped based on the modeled flood elevations using a customized GIS tool, then used to identify and prioritize areas where critical roadways and structures are impacted by flooding. Barr is currently evaluating the highest-priority flood areas to identify options for reducing flood risk and associated costs and benefits.

Key team members

Janna Kieffer
Vice President
Senior Water Resources Engineer
Cory Anderson
Senior Water Resources Engineer
Sarah Stratton
Vice President
Senior Water Resources Scientist

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