Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise poses a risk to public and private infrastructure on the Island. The most likely projections currently indicate that relative to the year 2000, the Island will experience one foot of sea level rise by the year 2060.

Mapping Sea Level Rise on the Island

Explore the 2024 Story Map to learn more about local sea level rise impacts to Bainbridge Island.

The City received grant funds to develop this high-resolution assessment to identify infrastructure most at risk and start developing adaptation strategies to protect roads, water pumps, sewage infrastructure and other infrastructure on the Island.

Increasing Utility Infrastructure Resilience

In 2022, the City completed the Yeomalt Emergency Drainage Repairs project to install a tidal valve on a stormwater outfall to prevent upland flooding during excessive high tides.

The City is currently designing options to relocate the Wing Point Sewer Pump Station out of a tidal zone that is impacted by sea level rise.