Local Businesses in Mystic Document Flooding for Coastal Resilience Efforts
What happened
Local businesses in Groton, New London, and Stonington are participating in the MyCoast: Connecticut initiative to document storm and flood damage. Jason Hine, owner of The Ditty Bag Market & Café in Mystic, is spearheading the business engagement effort, encouraging other owners to document flooding through the MyCoast app. Hine met with representatives from the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve and Connecticut Sea Grant regarding the project.
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Why it matters
The documentation provided by local businesses helps researchers identify recurring flood-prone areas and informs future coastal resilience efforts. This information is relevant to state agencies planning for environmental protection and infrastructure vulnerability.
Business operations are occurring within the state of Connecticut.
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Who's involved
- ConnecticutThe state where the businesses and research efforts are taking place.
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental ProtectionA state agency that may utilize the local flooding data for planning.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection might use the local flooding documentation to inform coastal resilience planning and regulatory efforts.
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The entities involved
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Mystic
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Connecticut
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