February Flood Talk Friday
Fri, Feb 27
|https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/8421561148
Welcome URI Senior Capstone students! Using STORMTOOLS and CERI, they evaluated the current and projected risk from inland and coastal flooding and develop recommendations for reducing the risk for the Mussachuck Creek – Brickyard Pond, Barrington, RI corridor.
Time & Location
Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/8421561148
Guests
About the event
URI capstone senior design class in Ocean and Civil/Environmental Engineering. They have completed a study for the Mussachuck Creek- Brickyard Pond, Barrington,RI study area. This project was also presented to the Barrington town council on February 2nd, 2026
OCE 495/496 Capstone Design Class in Coastal Resilience. 2025-2026
Brickyard Pond - Mussachuck Creek, Barrington, RI
Flood Risk Reduction
One of the major challenges facing municipal planners and managers in coastal communities is guiding development in the presence of climate change, including sea level rise and enhanced rainfall. This becomes particularly complicated when flooding occurs in the coastal zone from both coastal and inland sources. To address this need, STORMTOOLS Design Elevation (SDE) maps and Coastal Environmental Risk Index (CERI) were introduced in 2014-2016 and have been applied to all coastal waters in the state of RI. They are integrated into the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC) permitting…