Piper Brook - Newington/Berlin/New Britain
Project Consultant: SLR
Location:
This project seeks to develop forward looking adaptation strategies with implementable recommendations and specific actions to mitigate the long-term impacts of climate change on the residents and business owners along the Piper Brook and Webster Brook corridor in central Connecticut, impacting the Newington, Berlin, and New Britain communities. Through this project, the Consultants and the three municipalities will identify critical pinch-points within the tri-town area, assess initial strategies, and prioritize areas for future mitigation projects. Community and stakeholder priorities will drive the development, selection, and prioritization of strategies.
Additional Piper Brook Corridor Resources
Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio
Descripción del Proyecto
Meetings & Documents
Final Report
Situation:
Community planning and technical evaluation around the Piper Brook and Webster Brook corridor is required to evaluate flood mitigation options, reduce flood hazard risk, and protect life, property, and infrastructure in central Connecticut, particularly in the Town of Newington, the Town of Berlin, and the City of New Britain. New Britain and some census tracts of Newington are environmental justice communities with high social vulnerability. Several ROARs have been identified along the Piper Brook and Webster Brook corridor in this tri-town area, including the Piper Brook ROAR in Newington and the Kensington and Mattabessett River ROAR in Berlin. Additional infrastructure in this area includes an Amtrak rail line and Route 9, both of which impact drainage along Piper and Webster Brooks. The geographic scope of this effort will include sections of the Piper Brook, Webster Brook, and Mattabessett River basins, including Stamm Road in Newington, John Downey Drive in New Britain, and extending downstream through the Kensington area of Berlin. Adaptation options and implementation planning that are identified and carried forward to conceptual design should incorporate the Resilient Connecticut PERSISTS criteria.pdf.