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Home My WebLink AboutNIFMP Advisory Board Presentation July 11 2024AGENDA July 11, 2024 DMS NIFMP Advisory Board Meeting 10:00 Welcome Marc Recktenwald 10:05 Updates and Progress Periann Russell Strategic plan Modeling effects of traditional mitigation Carolina Bays : potential for restoration and flood mitigation Stoney Creek pilot project 10:30 Workshop Topics and Scheduling Periann Russell Project size and scale NBS/NI definitions for program Currency for RFPs and tracking 10:50 Questions 11:00 Adjourn Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 Updates and Progress Management Strategy Plan for Natural Infrastructure Mitigation Program (NIFMP) •Conceptual Framework complete •Finalizing detail Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 Updates and Progress Modeling Effects of Traditional Mitigation •Initial modeling and analysis complete •Results shared with the Secretary and her executive leadership team •Contracting additional work to further evaluate •Curve Number Sensitivity •Timing and refinement (thresholds of trends) •Stacking NBS within a watershed •Effects of size and location •Refine NBS Selection Tool  Aid in RFP/Procurement process  Evaluate/test individual projects  Evaluate/test multiple project to package  Update and refine with monitoring data Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 Updates and Progress Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 •Carolina Bays: potential for restoration and flood mitigation •Accepted proposal to evaluate, quantify and rank bays for potential flood mitigation •Addresses watershed planning need •In contracting •Stoney Creek •Feasibility complete •H&H 1-D complete •Two stakeholder meetings complete •1st project (WCC) construction design complete •WCC easement draft in final review •2nd project in landowner negotiations •Watershed tour with Rep. Bell Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 • Project size and scale Determine realistic size and scale for the NIFMP to be effective Blueprint projects may be more suited for very large-scaled projects Best project size or scale to balance cost/benefit • NBS/NI definitions for program Nature-Based Solutions and Natural infrastructure have different definitions in the literature Need agreement on the definitions • Currency for RFPs and tracking House bill requires ‘currency’ as acre-feet Is acre-feet applicable for all projects? Should acre -feet be used in the RFP advertisement? Acre-feet may be suitable for overall flood storage tracking May need other currencies for project level (or is this success criteria?) Workshop Topics and Scheduling Advisory Board meeting July 11, 2024 Questions?