Sustainable Stormwater Management for the Barrier Island Community of Miami Beach

In 2010, the City of Miami Beach commenced a comprehensive stormwater master plan (SWMP) update and development of stormwater design criteria with the objectives of identifying sustainable short- and long-term stomiwater management solutions that protect public safety and the city's infrastructure, preserve the City's environmental resources, and enhance the residents' quality of life.The SWMP presents sustainable strategies in a best management practice (BMP) treatment train with design criteria to cost-effectively achieve flood control levels of service, provide retrofit water quality treatment, and increase aquifer recharge and harvesting of stormwater for irrigation. Potential ranges of sea level rise and pending numeric nutrient criteria have been included to identify solutions for both present and future conditions (e.g., 20 to 50 years).