Tribe: Shoshone Paiute Tribes
View Source Document: Shoshone Paiute Tribes Climate Resilience Plan
Year: 2020
Topic: Create redundant and resilient utility infrastructure with a focus on energy, water, and telecommunications.
Develop or update MOU’s with federal, state, and county entities (e.g. Mountain Home Air Force Base and Red Cross) to...
Reduce individual household and business water use by installing water efficient fixtures.
Update Water Plan that includes climate change projections.
Update Water Wellhead Protection Plan that includes climate change projections.
Develop tribal water efficiency regulations.
Develop Community Water Efficiency Plan that includes climate change projections.
Adopt a tribal ordinance to enforce water efficiency regulations.
Identify opportunities for water efficiency across Duck Valley water system.
Review ShoPai tribal water rights and assess for vulnerabilities to drought.
Implement water demand management programs to support future growth and more efficiently use existing resources.
Develop curriculum or educational program about water management (sustainability, composting, recycling).
Consider adopting policies that require undergrounding Raft River electric grid infrastructure to prevent wildfire starts, improve grid reliability, and increase...