- December 4, 2025
As Flagler County is undergoing a flooding vulnerability assessment and another hurricane season gets under way, the problems facing Palm Coast stormwater infrastructure remain a concern in many residents minds.
Currently, the city has multiple flooding improvement projects on its Capital Improvement Plan, one of which was completed in January and two more are about to begin construction. Below is a list of those projects, their status and their projected costs, based on city documents and communications with city staff.
The London Waterway Extension: Completed January 2025.
The London Waterway extension added a 13-acre lake inside the London Drive and Leaver Drive neighborhood. The project cost $8.4 million, $904,000 of which was grant funding and the remainder of which was from the Stormwater Management Fund. The project was initially estimated to cost $9 million to complete.
The lake, according to information from the city stormwater department, provides additional flood storage by providing over 21 million gallons of capacity to the canal system. The project included two overlook docks and two islands within the lake.
Colbert West Conveyance Improvement: Construction to start in fall 2025.
Located in the Woodlands neighborhood by Graham Swamp, this is the replacement of four existing 72” concrete pipes at the west side of the Colbert Lane and Waterfront Park Road intersection with four 7 foot by 12 foot concrete box culverts. Replacing these pipes will increase stormwater conveyance from the city’s old B Section – The Woodlands – to Graham Swamp at a faster rate and help alleviate flooding for the surrounding 879 homes.
The project is at the beginning of the construction phase. It is estimated to cost $4.3 million from the Stormwater Management Fund, according to the Capital Project dashboard. It is estimated to be completed in 2027.
K Section Drainage Improvements: Construction to start in fall 2025.
In Palm Coast’s K Section, four sites have been selected to upsize stormwater conveyance pipes in addition to an overall evaluation of the ditches in the K Section. The city is in the permitting phase of the project, which is 95% complete, before it can move into the construction phase. The four conveyances move stormwater into nearby Lakes Kankakee and Kaffir Lilly Lake, according to maps on the Capital Project Dashboard.
The project is expected to cost $1.9 million from the Stormwater Management Fund. So far, $118,000 have been used.
Palm Coast has another four projects planned that are still in the design, permitting and study stages. These projects include drainage improvements at Citation Boulevard and in the LL Section, waterway capacity improvements at London, Jefferson Davis and Bellaire Drives, and capacity improvements on the Little Canal, according to an email from Palm Coast stormwater Engineer Carmelo Morales.
