USACE announces virtual CSF Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study Public Meeting July 10, 2026

Jacksonville District
Published July 2, 2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF)  Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study for the Miami River and Nearby Basins on Friday, July 10th, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The purpose of the study is to identify the need to provide continued flood risk management (FRM) to reduce the most immediate risk to the C&SF Project due to changing conditions including sea level rise, change in weather patterns, land development, and population growth in the lower east coast of Florida in Miami-Dade County. The FRM measures being evaluated include a combination of structural, non-structural, and natural and nature-based features. The focus of the study is to reduce flood risk and increase flood resiliency in high-risk urban watersheds in the Miami River and Nearby Basins, which is located in central Miami-Dade County.

“Please join the C&SF Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study Project Delivery Team on Friday, July 10th,” said Jennifer Smith, USACE Senior Project Manager. “The C&SF Section 216 team would like to showcase the technical work completed so far and present the “Draft Final Array of Alternatives”.

Please attend the C&SF Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study virtual PDT meeting on Friday, July 10th, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Tentative Agenda:

  • Welcome and Introduction
  • Draft Final Array of Alternatives – Status Update (5 Structures)
  • Formulation
  • Preliminary H&H Modeling Results
  • Future Evaluations
  • Next Steps
  • Adjourn

Meeting Information:

Microsoft Teams
https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/meet/993476548225?p=KuF5ODLSp7ywu7yg8X
Meeting ID: 993 476 548 225
Passcode: Eg9eH2WB
Dial in by phone: 1 601-262-2433
Phone conference ID: 357 983 970#

Virtual Meeting Instructions:

  • At the beginning of the meeting, please sign in via chat, including name and affiliation.
  • Please mute your phone unless you are speaking, and do not put the call on hold.
  • PDT members should provide their full name and the agency or group that they represent when speaking.
  • Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments during specified comment periods.

Jacksonville District is in the planning phase for the C&SF Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is the partner as the non-federal sponsor for this project.

For additional information on the C&SF Flood Resiliency (Section 216) Study please see: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/CSFFRS/

For questions, please send an email to USACE Project Manager Jennifer Smith at: Jennifer.Smith@usace.army.mil

 

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Contact
Jacksonville District Public Affairs
publicmail.cesaj-cc@usace.army.mil

Release no. 26-033