A recent success story of a nature-based solution to stormwater management lies within the city of Tampa, just north of MacDill Air Force Base. Chronic and widespread structure flooding has plagued the Lower Peninsula Watershed for many decades. The city of Tampa addressed these issues through design and construction of a $57 million stormwater improvements project that is near completion. The project design uses a 48-acre forested site to alleviate flooding and improve water quality by storing, attenuating and treating stormwater runoff from many surrounding flood-prone residential areas. The MacDill 48 property was purchased by the City of Tampa from Hillsborough County’s Environmental Lands Acquisition Protection Program (ELAPP) in 2003. One of the project’s main goals was to ensure that roads are passable during the 5-year/8-hour design storm event, while leaving the door open for other areas to meet this goal by connecting to the system in the future. During the design phase, the 10-acre stormwater pond proposed within the MacDill 48 Park was carefully shaped to maximize storage for stormwater runoff while maintaining a freshwater ecosystem by preventing saltwater intrusion. The project has already won awards and significantly reduced flooding during hurricanes Helene and Milton.