The goal of this project is to develop flood resilience alternatives and preliminary design of a preferred concept for the Collins Cove Park neighborhood. This project builds on the MVP Action Grant-funded Collins Cove to Willows Resilience Study (CC2W) that the City of Salem completed in 2023, where this neighborhood was identified and prioritized for the development of resilience strategies to address inland and coastal flooding.

The objectives of this project include:

• Assess the project area’s vulnerability to coastal and stormwater flooding through data collection via site walks, topographic survey, and desktop data (LiDAR)

• Refine existing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) model from CC2W to evaluate specific flood mitigation alternatives for the Collins Cove Park neighborhood

• Engage the community to learn more about residents' experiences and concerns with flooding through site walks and surveys and collect feedback on concept-level alternative designs

• Develop a preliminary design of a preferred alternative

• Prepare a final report that summarizes project findings that can serve as a comprehensive resource for the City and stakeholders

***This project is largely funded by a Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Coastal Resilience Grant from the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs***