Miami-Beach-Awarded-14.5-Million-in-Resiliency-Funds
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Feb. 9, 2021
Miami Beach Awarded $14.5 Million in Resilience Funds
— The money will be used by the city’s Public Works team
to augment their water and sewer capital program —
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach has been awarded $14.5 million in resilience
funds to bolster critical infrastructure and help the city better withstand hurricanes, sea level
rise and other types of flooding events. The funds were announced on February 3 by Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis.
“Miami Beach faces a daunting challenge from sea level rise over the next 20 years and
beyond,” explained Mayor Dan Gelber. “These funds will help us better prepare our
infrastructure for what is projected to be an additional 10 inches to 1.4 feet of higher sea levels
during that period over levels recorded in 2000.”
The city is one of 30 Florida jurisdictions, including nearby Miami, Miami Lakes, Homestead,
Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, El Portal and Boynton Beach that will receive a combined
total of $75 million in grant money through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s
(DEO) Rebuild Florida Critical Facility Hardening Program.
“This generous grant reflects the incredible talent of our Public Work’s Engineering and Grants
teams,” shared Interim City Manager Raul Aguila. “They were able to effectively showcase the
needs and now Miami Beach will benefit greatly from the enhancements to our water and
sewer systems.”
Miami Beach is being awarded more grant money in the Critical Facility Hardening Program
than any of the other municipalities and counties.
“We worked collaboratively to identify key projects across the city’s water and sewer systems,”
added Director of Public Works Roy Coley. “We provided the state with a thorough
presentation and personalized site visits to win the funds.”
The grant money will pay for hardening the city’s water booster stations and sewer pump
stations. The improvements are intended to increase the resilience of facilities that serve a
public safety purpose in the community.
“A significant failure of one of these systems could result in a discharge of raw sewage,”
Commissioner Mark Samuelian said. “Such an event could have devastating consequences for
the city as well as the millions of people who visit Miami Beach each year from all over the
world.”
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
Construction on the Miami Beach projects is expected to begin in 2022. Miami Beach projects
that will be funded by the grant money include the following sewer pump stations and water
booster stations:
Sewer Pump Stations:
• Sewer Pump Station 1 (Jefferson Avenue) - $700,000
• Sewer Pump Station 28 (West 28 Street) - $5,000,000
• Sewer Pump Station 29 (Indian Creek/63 Street) - $2,200,000
Water Booster Stations:
• Normandy Isles Water Booster Station - $550,000
• 25 Street Water Booster Station - $800,000
• 41 Street Water Booster Station - $900,000
• Belle Isle Water Booster Station – $2,400,000
• Terminal Island Water Booster Station - $1,200,000
• 75 Street Water Booster Station - $800,000
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