Flooding and Stormwater
Pinellas County is here to help you prepare your home for a potential flood and help you know what to do during and after a flood occurs.
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Stormwater & Vegetation Division
Stormwater and Vegetation, a division of Public Works, operates and maintains the county's stormwater infrastructure, maintains right-of-ways, easements and other lands through the practice of urban forestry, landscape services, and vegetation management. The division also provides countywide mosquito control for public health protection, is responsible for watershed management and surface water quality as well as the administration of the county's floodplain management program.
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Parts of County may experience storms, flash flooding through weekend
Widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Pinellas County today through the weekend. Heavy rain may cause localized flash flooding, especially in......
Bee Branch Outfall Improvements
Project Overview This project was studied as part of the 2020 Curlew Smith Watershed Management Plan to address erosion, capacity and channel......
98th Way & 100th Way Drainage Improvements
Project Overview The project area accommodates drainage from approximately 37 acres within the Bay Pines Estates neighborhood. Stormwater runoff drains to a......
Tarpon Woods Structure Rehabilitation
Project Overview This project is to remove and replace stormwater structures and pipes that needed repair and to restore the roadway. The......
Lake Seminole Weir Replacement
Project Overview The original weir structure for Lake Seminole was irreparably damaged during Hurricane Helene in September 2024. This event significantly reduced the water level in Lake Seminole. Pinellas County started......
Pinellas County conducts hurricane emergency exercise
Pinellas County and representatives from multiple agencies and jurisdictions simulated preparation and response to a Category 3 hurricane this week to help......
Pinellas County Emergency Management shares three key steps as hurricane season begins
The 2026 hurricane season starts today, June 1, and Pinellas County Emergency Management encourages people to take three actions: Know your risk,......
Construction starts for homes in hurricane recovery program
Construction has started on the first homes in the Pinellas Recovers homeowners rehabilitation and reconstruction program, and plenty of help is still available. ...
Stormwater Management
When rain lands on rooftops, streets and other impermeable surfaces, it typically flows into storm drains, swales or ditches located around the community to help prevent flooding of homes and businesses. This stormwater system is a tool for managing......
First round of Pinellas hurricane recovery checks sent to residents
Just in time for the holidays, Pinellas County is distributing the first of many checks for the People First Hurricane Recovery Programs,......