About the Flood Resilience Plan
Several large storms in 2020 and 2021 prompted the immediate need for aggressive action pertaining to flood mitigation which led to the creation of the Flood Action Alexandria initiative.
In 2024, the City was awarded a grant from Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation through the Community Flood Preparedness Fund to support the development of a comprehensive Flood Resilience Plan (FRP), which will expand on the original 2021 Resilience Plan and Flood Action Alexandria effort to identify hazards, flood mitigation solutions and more.
Through this project, the City will work to assess the scope and scale of flooding affecting people who live and work in Alexandria by identifying areas for further study and interventions. This will ultimately lead to future studies, design, and funding for projects that provide flood mitigation in areas of anticipated recurrent and future flooding.
Alexandria Flood Resilience Plan Community Outreach
Join us at the Charles Houston Recreation Center on Thursday, April 16, for a the second community meeting about the Alexandria Flood Resilience Plan (FRP). Through a public survey, discussions with community partners, and flood modeling, the City of Alexandria has identified areas prone to flooding and is exploring potential mitigation strategies to incorporate into the FRP. The City is developing the FRP as part of the effort to guide the community toward a more resilient future.
At the community meeting, City representatives will share an update on progress and provide new details on the policy and programmatic recommendations to be included in the FRP. There will also be an opportunity for community members to ask questions on the plan. For those who cannot attend in person, a virtual option is available. Please register in advance using the link below.
When: Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 7 - 8:15 p.m.
Where: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
Join online: Registration Link
For questions about the community meeting or to request reasonable disability accommodations, you can contact Ami Cobb, Civil Engineer, at ami.cobb@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4049. You may also call Virginia Relay at 711 for assistance with disability-related accommodations.
This project received funding from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund Grant Program through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), via CFPF-24-04-38.
Flood Resilience Plan Meeting 2025
The City hosted the first Alexandria Flood Resilience Plan Community Meeting on Monday, November 10, at Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4653 Taney Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304, and online via Zoom. The meeting included a presentation summarizing the feedback received from the flood survey, draft flood model results and community vulnerability analysis, a Q&A, and the opportunity to provide input on how flooding impacts the community.
Meeting Slides:
*The Zoom meeting recording has been edited to remove long pauses associated with a technical issue; the content and Q&A remains unchanged.
Ways to Connect
Sign up for City communications, including the Flood Action Alexandria e-newsletter to receive project updates. The Flood Action Alexandria eNews is found under Transportation & Environmental Services.
Community Resilience Planning Efforts
- Approved Alexandria Resilience Plan, September 2021 and Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation Approval, September 2021
- 2023 Energy and Climate Change Action Plan
- 2021 Resilient Alexandria Charter
- 2020 Flood Response Plan
This project received funding from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund Grant Program through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), via CFPF-24-04-38.
