In this year's MPS project, we mainly focus on the flooding issues in Binghamton, considering how to reimagine the floodplain as a unique territory for high ecological and social value and the land as a matrix of flood collection and infiltration system. I advocated an alternative method that permits residents to stay in place by turning suburban backyards into a collective water management system and initiating the process of relocating home activity to front yards and into reconceived public spaces, blurring distinctions between private and public realms to make collective visions. I conducted research on the CRS (Community Rating System), to turn a government-led program (CRS) into self-organized community/neighbors' actions that contribute to larger common benefits for the Binghamton community. I would like to advocate for a transitional period of retreat from the floodplain, preserving the right to remain in place while re-orienting the new community towards collective water management. I would like to offer an alternative that permits residents to stay in place by turning suburban backyards into a collective water management system and initiating the process of relocating home activity to front yards and into reconceived public spaces, blurring distinctions between private and public realms.