Two state reports are raising urgent new concerns about the future of Jupiter Island — and what’s at stake goes far beyond the beach.
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State reports warn Jupiter Island could be split by ocean erosion
A Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Vulnerability Assessment completed in March identified multiple critical assets on Jupiter Island at risk of flooding, including stormwater facilities, historic sites, conservation lands, a government facility, and even the town’s Emergency Operations Center.
The findings come on the heels of a separate FDEP report that found more than 11 miles of Jupiter Island’s shoreline are so critically eroded the ocean could break through Peck Lake in Hobe Sound…