What is "Community Resilience"?

Community Resilience is the capacity of local governments, individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to plan for, respond to, withstand, and bounce back from acute and chronic stressors, including impacts such as sea level rise, flooding and intensified storms.

St. Lucie County residents can help collect real-time flooding photographs and information to help  local and regional stormwater management planners develop strategies that reduce risk of flooding in St. Lucie County. It’s simple. Just upload your pictures and information to the South Florida Water Management District’s Flood Observation Survey tool (SFWMD.gov/FloodingApp). 

You can find more information on the 2024 Wet Season and the importance of your participation in flood documentation efforts by visiting Resiliency and Flood Protection | South Florida Water Management District (sfwmd.gov). Instructions for submitting this information are available here: Flood Survey And High-Water Mark Training.

Reporting a Flooding Issue to Your Local Government Stormwater Management Professionals

To report flooding issues that need to be addressed by your local Public Works Department, you can choose from any of the following options:

UNINCORPORATED ST. LUCIE COUNTY

If you live in unincorporated St. Lucie County and are experiencing heavy rain AND rapidly rising water, please do one or all of the flowing:

• Call 911 and the information will be relayed to County staff;
• Call 772-462-2511 - the Road & Bridge Division hot line. If you are asked to leave a message, please know that the lines are monitored 24 hours/day, 7 days/week and staff will get to the location as soon as possible along with responding to your phone call or text.
• Email flooding@stlucieco.org. This email is also monitored closely and staff will get to the location as soon as possible along with responding to your email.
• [SB1] For Emergency Alerts and Push Notices, sign up for Alert St. Lucie.

 For more information, visit: Report Flooding | St. Lucie County, FL (stlucieco.gov)

CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE

If you live in the City of Port St. Lucie, you can do one or all of the following:

• Call 1PSL at 772-871-1775, press 2 for the Public Works Dept.
• Download the 1PSL mobile app (available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store)
• Use the 1PSL Website on your computer

CITY OF FORT PIERCE

If you live in the City of Fort Pierce, please call:

• Free SeeClickFix mobile app and web tool to provide pictures, videos, and specific descriptions of issue. The Fort Pierce Works mobile app is available for download on Android and iPhone
• Public Works Department at 772-467-3794