CFAS Background and Resources
Find news releases, presentations, and materials about Surrey's Coastal Flooding Adaptation Strategy.
The Coastal Flooding Adaptation Strategy (CFAS) project was initiated in 2016 and since then, numerous resources have been produced and sourced to support the process of strategy development, community consultation and information sharing.
Browse the documents gathered on this page to find public presentations, process reports, content resources, supporting strategies, and further background information.
Presentations
Did you miss a CFAS event or want to revisit event materials? This section includes presentation materials delivered at CFAS public and stakeholder meetings and workshops.
2020
- CFAS Advisory Group Presentation - July 30, 2020
- Council Committees and Commissions Presentations - May 13 to June 24, 2020
- FCM Climate and Asset Management Workshop - February 14, 2020
2019
- CFAS Advisory Group Presentation - May 16, 2019
- CFAS and DMAF Status Council-in-Committee Presentation - February 11, 2019
- Fraser Basin Council Environment and Flood Workshop Presentation - January 23, 2019
2018
- Prioritizing Infrastructure and Ecosystem Risk - November 27, 2018
- CFAS Open House Materials, Phases 2 and 3 - April 10, 2018
- CFAS Infrastructure Vulnerability Workshop Presentation - March 28, 2017
- CFAS AG Options Selection Workshop - March 9, 2018
- Crescent Beach Options Selection Workshop - February 21, 2018
2017
- Improving Coastal Flood Adaptation Approaches Workshop - October 10, 2017
- Improving Coastal Flood Adaptation Approaches Workshop Backgrounder - October 10, 2017
- CFAS Open House Presentation Phase 1 - April 26, 2017
- CFAS Phase 1 Open House Display Boards - April 26, 2017
- CFAS General Phase 1 Workshop Presentation - February 3 to March 8, 2017
2016
- South Nicomekl Irrigation Meeting - November 2, 2016
- Crescent Beach Community Meeting 3 Presentations - September 3, 2016
- Crescent Beach Community Meeting 2 Presentations - June 4, 2016
- Crescent Beach Community Meeting 1 Presentations - May 26, 2016
Consultation and workshop reports
Here you will find reports summarizing the engagement process to date, including core CFAS consultation events, infrastructure flood vulnerability stakeholder workshops and contributions from our academic partners.
- CFAS Engagement Report: Phases 1-3
- CFAS Improving Coastal Flood Adaptation Approaches Final Report - March 2018
- CFAS LINT UBC Draft Mud Bay Surrey Design Research Report - December 2017
- Mud Bay Infrastructure Flood Vulnerability Assessment PIEVC Workshop: Summary and Outcomes - June 2017
- CFAS Phase 1 Focus Group Engagement (Agricultural, Residential, and Environmental) - February to March 2017
- Crescent Beach Community Meeting Series: Summary Report on Coastal Flooding and Climate Change - November 2016
Resource materials prepared by CFAS team
Explore this section to learn more about the work accomplished and resources developed as part of CFAS. Get familiar with coastal flooding issues and adaptation options through CFAS Primers, read about the ongoing ecosystem and infrastructure risk assessment, discover interactive story maps, and watch informative videos.
- Prioritizing Infrastructure and Ecosystem Risk in Mud Bay Phase 3 Report - February 2020
- Prioritizing Infrastructure and Ecosystem Risk in Mud Bay Phase 2 Report - March 2019
- Prioritizing Infrastructure and Ecosystem Risk in Mud Bay Phase 1 Report - March 2018
- CFAS Process Overview
- Plan Canada Article on Rising Waters
- 2018 Asset Management BC Presentation
- CFAS Primer Part I: Project overview, Surrey's floodplain, and coastal flooding hazards
- CFAS Primer Part II: Chapter 1 Mud Bay
- CFAS Primer Part II: Chapter 2 Crescent Beach
- CFAS Primer Part II: Chapter 3 Semiahmoo Bay
- CFAS Map Atlas: Project area maps with agriculture, biodiversity, habitat and infrastructure layers
- From Rivers to Rails: How Flooding and Transportation Infrastructure Interact in the Surrey Lowlands
- Crescent Beach: Dynamic, Beautiful, and Ever-changing
- From Salt Marsh to Farmland: How Flood Control Supports Surrey's Agricultural Heart
- CFAS City of Surrey Videos: YouTube Playlist
- Surrey 3D Coastline Model: Part of a travelling exhibit in civic buildings to increase awareness about sea level rise impacts
- Current Conventions Banner: Part of a travelling exhibit in civic buildings to increase awareness about sea level rise impacts
- Definitions of Coastal Terms
- 2017 Public Sector Climate Leadership Symposium Presentation
Resource materials prepared by others
Numerous organizations are supporting climate adaptation and flood resiliency work throughout Canada and the CFAS Team collaborates with many of these outside groups. These links are provided for context and to support those looking to delve deeper into the work prepared by others that have supported or featured CFAS.
- FCM - Improving Coastal Flood Adaptation Approaches (featuring City of Surrey)
- Ducks Unlimited Canada - On the Rise (featuring City of Surrey)
- Coastal Jurisdiction in BC Infographic
- BC Stewardship Centre - Green Shores for Coastal Development
- BC Ministry of Environment - Sea Level Rise Adaptation Primer
- BC Ministry of Environment - Sea Dike Guidelines
- Marin County - Game of Floods
- Metro Vancouver Climate 2050
- Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum Blog Post (featuring City of Surrey)
- 2018 Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction – Cities Adapt to Flooding (City of Surrey Excerpt)
- 2018 Canadian Society of Landscape Architecture Adaptation Planners
- 2018 Engineers Canada Course on Sustainable Development Featuring CFAS
- Crescent Beach Student Videos: Prepared by University of the Fraser Valley GEOG 304 Students - April 2018
- BC Adapts Provincial Short Videos
- The Shoreline Project Short Videos
- 2016 Managing Flood Risk In BC’s Lower Mainland (Webinar featuring City of Surrey)
Supporting strategies
CFAS stems from the local Surrey Climate Adaptation Strategy and feeds into the regional Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy. Follow the links below to read more about these two strategies.
- Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy - Facilitated by the Fraser Basin Council
- Surrey's Climate Adaptation Strategy - Adopted November 2013 and identified sea level rise planning as a priority action
Background
Eager to delve deeper? Take a look at the annual council reports, background presentations/webinars, news releases, and foundational studies related to CFAS.
Reports to Mayor & Council
- Report to Council: July 2019 (Surrey Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy – Draft Strategy Document)
- Report to Council: July 2019 (Surrey Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Federal Government Contribution Grant)
- Report to Council: February 2019 (2018 CFAS Annual Report and Funding Application Update)
- Report to Council: July 2018 (Federal Funding Application)
- Report to Council: December 2017 (2017 CFAS Annual Report)
- Report to Council: December 2016 (2016 CFAS Annual Report)
- Report to Council: June 2016 (Consultant Appointment for Coastal Flood Strategy)
- Report to Council: February 2016 (Development of Coastal Flood Strategy)
- Report to Council: September 2014 (Proposed Amendments to the Provincial Flood Hazard Area Land Use Management)
Background presentations & webinars
- CWRA Webinar on NRCan Floodplain Mapping Case Studies - November 22, 2018
- Crescent Beach Climate Change Adaptation Study Report - June 2009
News releases
- Funding Announcement: Canada Helps Protect Surrey from Disastrous Impacts of Flooding - May 2019
- Update: Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy - July 2018
- Rising Tides are Predictable, and the City of Surrey Isn't Waiting - February 2018
- City of Surrey Receives $624,000 in Funding for Climate Change Program - November 2017
- Funding Announcement: Province Provides $15.52 Million for Flood Mitigation in Surrey - July 6, 2016
Foundational studies
- Phase 1: Nicomekl, Serpentine & Campbell Rivers Climate Change Floodplain Review
- Phase 2: Serpentine & Nicomekl Rivers Climate Change Floodplain Review
- UBC SCARP Student Report: Planning for a Resilient Surrey in the Face of Sea Level Rise - November 2015