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Control flow of pollutants into harbor Stop coal burning Watershed/basin protection Stormwater retention Boater education Establish early warning sites and increase data collection on existing conditions Carbon offsets Reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide Develop adaptive stormwater management Create regional sediment management plan Fertilizer regulation Proper consideration of hazardous materials disposal Plug drainage canals Reduce impervious surface allowed Integrated Coastal Zone Management Modify wetland conservation/restoration plans Conservation land acquisition Design new coastal drainage system Improved site drainage designs and improved water penetration barriers Create marsh Change regulations that affect other causes of algae blooms Water Supply Adaptations Comprehensive planning Cisterns/rain barrels Use of grey water for irrigation Use of reclaimed water for irrigation Conservation education Desalinization Conservation Restriction on uses Reservoir(s) Create redundancy in supply Reinforce existing infrastructure Identify alternate sources Charge more for certain uses Limit development Acquire land for recharge Cap and trade water Stop fertilizer use Reduce runoff into streams Stabilize upland development sites Don‘t lower drinking water standards Adaptation Plan Page 350
Use native plants in landscaping Restore natural accretion processes Change ordinances that require vegetation such as turf grass Increase tree cover to reduce evaporation from ground Encourage composting and mulching to reduce irrigation Minimize impervious surfaces to increase recharge Channel water from impervious to pervious areas Install rainfall sensors to reduce automatic irrigation Require municipal use of xeriscaping Charge impact fees for non-drought-tolerant lawns Consider climate change in water supply planning Protect groundwater sources Increase stormwater management capacity Identify conflicting policies between programs Build xeriscaping into codes Agricultural water reuse Drought preparedness planning Create water markets Re-price water on a sliding scale Adaptation Plan Page 351
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Charlotte Harbor National Estuary P
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Algal blooms ......................
Source: FDEP 2009..................
Table 32: Potential Coastal Storm S
ADAPTATION: Explicitly indicate in
Summary Conclusion ................
8. Availability of Insurance. The C
City of Punta Gorda Comprehensive P
The Current Climate of Southwest Fl
type of rainfall event that causes
Figure 2: The City of Punta Gorda i
Figure 3: USGS TOPO Map of the City
Figure 5: Existing Land Use of the
Figure 6:- The City of Punta Gorda
The asset inventory is a way to ass
CHNEP/SWFRPC team was to take the l
Each participant had to pick and di
Figure 7: The Adaptation Game board
would ―park‖ the label in the c
Description of Specific Implementat
2. Increasing the flexibility of vu
Prioritized Vulnerabilities and Ada
Increases in global surface tempera
Climate-related changes in freshwat
marsh may be overgrown by other spe
Figure 12: Wetlands and Uplands of
Changes to phenology of anadromous
Air temperature increases will affe
Changes in freshwater releases from
own pelican populations were reduce
irds with water depth niche partiti
protection and preservation activit
The Rapid Stabilization Case (of gr
Probability (%) 2025 2050 2075 2100
Figure 15: Sea level rise in three
The elevations analyzed (0.5, 1.0,
Figure 18: Acres of habitat or land
Figure 19: Acres of freshwater wetl
Habitat and Species Changes The Sea
Habitat Initial Condition Percent o
Figure 22: SLAMM Predictions of Hab
Figure 23: Habitat Structure 2000 S
weeds threaten to crowd out native
Table 7: Adaptations to Address Fis
Habitat protection/rete ntion Regul
Property, Shell Creek, Integrated H
Establish living shorelines Restore
Preserve, Charlotte Harbor and Myak
Do nothing Stop unchecked commercia
Figure 25: Seagrass coverage map fr
Figure 26: Baseline seagrass covera
Persistence maps were also created
Figure 30: Seagrass persistence in
Having determined the extent of the
Upon approval by the Management and
1993 Acres Gains/Losses (Acres) Gai
County;• Pansy Bayou, No Entry Zo
Vulnerability 2: Inadequate Water S
enforced except during extreme cond
Consider climate change in water su
demands Use of reclaimed water for
Identify alternative sources Charge
Require use of xeriscaping Inadequa
Table 14: Adaptations to Inadequate
where one plant is known to thrive,
Vulnerability 3: Flooding Hurricane
Figure 33: Atlantic hurricanes pass
Figure 34: Number of Structures in
Source: Charlotte County Property A
Figure 38: City of Punta Gorda Crit
Figures 40-42-35: Values for Critic
POTENTIAL MINIMUM COASTAL STORM SUR
Tropical storm effects on historic
Tropical storm effects on repetitiv
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Effects of a Category 1 storm on hi
Effects of a Category 1 storm on re
Category 2 Event Under the minimum
Effects of a Category 2 storm on to
Effects of a Category 2 storm on cr
Effects of a Category 3 storm on hi
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Category 4/5 Event For a Category 4
Effects of a Category 4/5 storm on
Effects of a Category 4 or 5 storm
ESTIMATED VALUES FOR STRUCTURES WIT
In most cases, the damage from any
POTENTIAL LOSSES FOR STRUCTURES OWN
Figure 75: Critical Facilities and
Figure 77: Future Land Use (2018) i
Complete downtown flooding study Fl
Land acquisition for retreat/reloca
Improve weather response plans Buil
ADAPTATION: Explicitly indicate in
that reduces these effects is compl
Sustainable protection of low energ
Managed retreat Managed retreat or
Figure 80: Rolling easement step 2
Figure 82: Rolling easement step 4
first because suitable land uses wi
project). Federal subsidies for sew
the system or would destroy marine
The State Comprehensive Plan, under
Approaches for maintaining shorelin
Breakwaters, bulkheads, residential
Additional Adaptations to Sea Level
In an example of rolling easements
Alternative Shoreline Less than tot
The following is a discussion on ho
One way for decision makers to more
example, if a community establishes
Table 56: Adaptations to Address Un
Growth Use coastal management in la
planning Elevate land surfaces Esta
Table 57: Adaptations to Address Un
. The Land Development Regulations
intrusion economy conservation land
Proper consideration of hazardous m
Create regional sediment management
Control runoff through improved lan
PROVIDING RECOMMENDED EXEMPTIONS; P
approval. Non-compliant jurisdictio
Incorporating critical facilities i
State-Wide Approach for Identifying
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Table 62: Adaptations to address Ed
political schedules Change to energ
Use pure science/proven information
Provide rebates for installation of
Solve insurance problem to encourag
Obtain state/federal grants/loans N
Consider temperature when choosing
Implement land exchange programs Su
Additional insulation in buildings
All measures to reduce local GHG em
Redefine flood hazard zones Educati
ADAPTATION: Promote green building
these gases. When old units are bei
difficult to determine the amount o
does not take into account the mill
scientific disciplines, and should
effects of sea level rise on coasta
During these months, grass, leaves,
Limit development Fire Water Qualit
ADAPTATION: Drought preparedness pl
Vulnerability 10: Availability/Cost
of Punta Gorda. The weak tornado do
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