Florida’s economy relies heavily on its 825 miles of sandy beaches, the state’s “invisible” coastal infrastructure that protects Florida’s communities from storm damage. Florida beaches are also significant to the economy as the number of beachgoers yearly is more than double the number of visitors to all U.S. parks combined. Unfortunately, nearly 61% of Florida’s sandy beaches (503.8 miles) are eroding. Beaches and inlets require ongoing maintenance to fight erosion. Developing and applying local and regional beach management strategies has proven essential to decreasing the risk exposure in coastal areas and providing storm damage reduction benefits, such as protection of power plants adjacent to the coast. However, over the last 10 years, the average difference between requested and state appropriated funds exceeded $40 million per year.
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Aviation
Bridges Coastal Areas
Drinking Water
Energy
Ports
Roads
School Facilities
Stormwater
Transit
WastewaterA: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Aviation
100 public-use airports
Bridges
259 of the 12,070 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$91.30 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
37% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Dams
79 high hazard dams
Drinking Water
$16.5 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
4.664 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 21st
Hazardous Waste
55 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
1,540 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 7th nationally
Levees
1,824 miles of levees
Ports
91.5 million short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 8th nationally
Public Parks
$31.3 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
14 freight railroads covering 2,907 miles across the state, ranking 23rd nationally by mileage
Roads
$2.5 billion a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $181 /yr per motorist
Roads
15,073 of the state’s 121,829 public roads are major roads, and 4% are in poor condition
Schools
$8.9 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
252 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$19.6 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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