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Outdated stormwater design standards
Summary
Flood advocate Chris Kerr pointed out the county still uses 1979 NOAA rainfall data for stormwater design and its Pensacola Bay basin study ignores storm surge and sea level rise, five years after he first asked for an update.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
✅Who benefits
Homeowners in flood-prone basins like Marcus Branch if standards are modernized.
⚠️Who could be affected
Owners of repetitive-loss flood properties waiting for buyouts and better drainage design.
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