Resilient Pasco Project

Halff partnered with Pasco County to establish a countywide framework for understanding, preparing for and adapting to climate-related hazards. The Resilient Pasco Project brought together three integrated efforts: a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, a Resilience and Sustainability Action Plan and a Living Shorelines Plan. Together, these initiatives addressed the interconnected challenges of coastal and inland flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise, extreme rainfall, compound flooding and extreme heat.

Halff conducted a comprehensive assessment of the County’s critical infrastructure, transportation networks, community facilities and natural resources to evaluate exposure to current and future hazards. GIS-based risk analysis, flood modeling, environmental assessments and extensive stakeholder engagement informed strategies to reduce vulnerability and strengthen community resilience. The project also developed conceptual living shoreline designs for three county parks, demonstrating nature-based approaches to shoreline stabilization, habitat enhancement and erosion reduction.

The resulting plans provide Pasco County with a data-driven roadmap to prioritize resilience investments, strengthen infrastructure and community preparedness, protect natural resources and guide long-term adaptation. Following Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene and Milton, Resilient Pasco has become an important foundation for the County’s broader disaster recovery and mitigation efforts, helping inform the strategic allocation of more than $585 million in federal CDBG-DR funding for unmet recovery needs.