Hundreds of properties in the state repeatedly have suffered damaging floods. Few are prepared for the next deluge.
“I lost tons of stuff over three floods,” he said. “I’ve learned to just not put anything down there.”But he knows even his best efforts won’t stop the next flood. That predicament highlights a problem across Maryland as climate change makes coastal waters rise and storms intensify.High waters have caused repeated damage to more than 1,300 flood-insured homes, businesses and government buildings in the state in recent decades, according to data obtained by the Baltimore Sun.
The challenge is so expansive and daunting that there is no guiding plan or budget to help residents avoid enduring flood losses, though a recent report card on climate change resiliency gave Maryland failing grades for its handling of repetitively flooded properties. A new state loan program is on the way that aims to draw more federal investment for resilient infrastructure, but other policies are still being developed and considered.The slow action frustrates residents like Saulsbury.
“I hope it’ll mean even greater investments in smart coastal management and investing in infrastructure that . . . is not going to be underwater imminently,” state Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles said when the evaluation was released.More of those investments could come as FEMA and the state seek to better communicate flood risk and the importance of flood insurance to property owners in places that previously might not have been considered at risk.
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