Resilient Mill River – Creating a robust integrated watershed management plan for Williamsburg, MA's Mill River that addresses future flood risk associated with climate change.

Mill River flooding - Courteny Morehouse

The Town of Williamsburg is working with a consulting team to create a robust integrated watershed management plan for the Mill River that addresses future flood risk associated with climate change. Project work involves numerous components, including:

Assessing flood risk of critical assets and the corridor linking the two downtown areas located along the Mill River in Williamsburg;
Accounting for current stormwater system and road-stream crossing infrastructure capacity;
Identifying optimal parcels for flood storage and developing site-specific action plans for stormwater management and land and forest conservation in the upper reaches of the Mill River watershed;
Promoting climate-adapted forest and surface water management;
Engaging Mill River watershed residents in community-wide dialogue about flood storage and water and landscape management practices through public forums, hands-on workshops, and one-on-one consultations;
Identifying and advancing the development of appropriately sited parcels for new, ecologically integrated affordable housing while still meeting the needs of flood storage, conservation, and increased local food security; and
Ensuring that future development and redevelopment projects are in step with best climate resilience practice, especially in managing storm flows on site through listening sessions with local permitting boards, regulatory review, and recommendation of changes for adoption.

This two-year project is funded by the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant Program.

The Town of Williamsburg is working with a well-suited consulting team to create a robust integrated watershed management plan for the Mill River that addresses future flood risk associated with climate change. Project work involves numerous components, including:

Assessing flood risk of critical assets and the corridor linking the two downtown areas located along the Mill River in Williamsburg;
Accounting for current stormwater system and road-stream crossing infrastructure capacity;
Identifying optimal parcels for flood storage and developing site-specific action plans for stormwater management and land and forest conservation in the upper reaches of the Mill River watershed;
Promoting climate-adapted forest and surface water management;
Engaging Mill River watershed residents in community-wide dialogue about flood storage and water and landscape management practices through public forums, hands-on workshops, and one-on-one consultations;
Identifying and advancing the development of appropriately sited parcels for new, ecologically integrated affordable housing while still meeting the needs of flood storage, conservation, and increased local food security; and
Ensuring that future development and redevelopment projects are in step with best climate resilience practice, especially in managing storm flows on site through listening sessions with local permitting boards, regulatory review, and recommendation of changes for adoption.

This two-year project is funded by the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Action Grant Program.

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