DROUGHT AND
WATER RELATIONS
FLOOD MAP FOR 2025
FLOOD MAP FOR 2050
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE FLOOD RISK ---
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE FLOOD RISK ---
South San Francisco Shoreline Project:
The solution to the main problem was presented as a solution through the south san Francisco vat shoreline phase project. Given the risks for flooding that are shown for over 1,100 structures and nearly 3,000 acres of wetlands, vital habitats for the species native to the valley, and the near 5,500 residents that live there, this project is extremely necessary to the city.
As such, the city and various other public funds have amassed a $545M project dedicated to using ecotones and natural protection to create those buffer spaces needed for humans and animal alike. This project will do three things:
Protect the city’s inhabitants
Protect thee wetlands for the local populations of avian and amphibian species to nest and thrive in
Preserve the natural beauty of the landscape through ecologically friendly means and using passive techniques that are developed by experts in the field of water and property conservation.
RESILIENT DESIGN PRINCIPLES
The project is great because although expensive, it meets the needs for people to provide stable living condition in the long term using methods that transcend the scale of the project into the long term.
It is simple and passive, and therefore does not have to rely on human machination to operate; it only needs to have a simple strategy that uses the natural flow of water to their advantage. All of this is due to the city
It also promotes the resiliency of nature by having plans to naturally erode over time in order to create a more powerful natural barrier.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Along side this massive undertaking, which will cost several billion before its completion, the city needs to act fast to reduce the future damage that the city can be liable to.
Levies put in place will do wonders but changing lifestyle choices by increasing the amount of hard rock is in place in the bay and on the coast will reduce erosion, and the reduced use of irrirgation will allow soil to reach its natural limits, rather than wait for the space to fill up every time the Coyote Creek Area floods.