District residents are at risk of increased urban flooding.
Flood mitigation can be a monumental financial burden to low-income residents in disinvested neighborhoods. FloodSmart Homes provides cost-effective resilience upgrades to residential structures at highest risk of flooding.
Mayor Bowser established the D.C. Flood Task Force to address urban flooding. As part of that effort, the task force recommended that the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE] implement the FloodSmart Homes Program to make residential structures at highest risk of flooding more resilient through home upgrades. Unfortunately, funding for the program was not included in the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget for DOEE, even though DOEE has already started advertising the program to residents of flood prone areas.
The District must provide resources to help its most disinvested and underrepresented neighborhoods, especially in Wards 7 and 8, that are most at risk of flooding.
Take action, and urge the D.C. Council to restore $10 million for FloodSmart Homes!
