Water Quality

Encourage daylighting streams — restoring above-ground water flow to a stream that is diverted below ground — to reduce polluted runoff and address flash flooding. Develop a new water source that benefits the commercial activity of the community as well as community health and safety. Diversify food supply chains to prepare for potential impacts from changing seasons and extreme events. For example, support local food production by promoting new technologies, encouraging farmers to Create or update a community water plan to accommodate variability in well water quality. Work with partners, neighboring communities and state and local agencies (e.g., public works, highway departments, developers) on reducing water pollution. Local flood water management agencies can partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to conduct studies and watershed assessments that help shed light on water-related issues, including flood Coordinate among city, town and county government public works agencies, water utilities and other operators of water infrastructure to develop and maintain local and regional inventories of existing Purchase backup generators for the water infrastructure system to provide a sustained minimal level of water services in the event of a catastrophic power loss. Maximize the planning and implementation of green infrastructure at the watershed scale and site-specific locations. Green infrastructure helps manage stormwater on site, can improve water quality, can Implement a well water testing protocol for coliform bacteria contamination, iron and manganese levels. Promote green infrastructure (GI) for residential, commercial and golf course properties. Encourage GI installations such as wetlands, supply canals and lakes, green roofs, rain barrels and trees. GI Encourage landowners to monitor and protect water quality in private wells. Collaborate to sustainably manage the regional water supply. Develop programs to achieve net zero energy drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities Including microhydro, solar energy, heat exchange, building Add continuous deflection separation units where necessary to the sewer system across the jurisdiction to prevent major debris from contaminating water systems. Revise and update land acquisition priorities in a regional setting to protect, preserve and enhance water storage. Increase urban green space to reduce runoff, promote groundwater recharge and reduce drought impacts. Examples might include using permeable streets and increasing greenery and water retention basins Develop a notification system for natural hazards that is responsive to community needs. Develop a spatial database of resilience projects for water infrastructure. Track the climate resilience projects being designed and built. Encourage nonprofits to hold land conservation easements. Encourage them to use those easements in ways that help manage climate change impacts.