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Innovation

Stormwater Management

Every community tries to manage stormwater. For most, that means efficiently channeling it to ditches and culverts and putting it to tide (discharging to coastal areas.) In Cocoa, that meant channeling stormwater and all that flows with it to the Indian River Lagoon.

That wasn’t good enough for Cocoa.

Cocoa invested in a stormwater retrofit project for Riverfront Park. Instead of stormwater and debris draining into the Lagoon, a new system was designed to ensure that floating debris is collected for disposal and the water is routed to an underground storage system for reuse.

In addition, Cocoa replaced impervious areas with grass to enhance percolation. The entire project was developed and paid for cooperatively with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, St. Johns River Water Management District, the National Estuary Program and the City.

Investing in smart projects and working collaboratively to manage water resources that’s the Cocoa way.

Cocoa Water Works.