Solano County Climate Adaptation Project

In response to sea level rise (SLR) caused by climate change, Solano County needed to reduce potential flood damage to critical facilities infrastructure. The county needed a climate-resilient infrastructure design to reduce potential flood risk over the next 80 years and to extend the life cycle of the infrastructure. Mead & Hunt developed a framework for climate change adaptation planning to assess future, site-specific vulnerabilities. Based on our findings, we recommended managing climate change risks using pumps, gates, and low-cost barriers. We also evaluated grant opportunities to expedite project implementation. The climate change and adaptation planning framework we developed for this project is scalable and could be replicated in other coastal areas.