Tribe: North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation and Development Council
View Source Document: Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the North Olympic Peninsula
Year: 2015
Topic: Manage/enhance upstream watersheds (View All Topics in the Plan)
Consider increasing buffers and using bioswales so that it recharges into the soil.
Identify, protect, and restore natural recharge areas including floodplains and wetlands.
Minimize runoff through: Low Impact Development (LID), forest and vegetation management, floodplain management; and reestablishment of natural surface water off-stream...
Create new wetlands or wetland banks for water storage and filtration purposes. Utilize historical ditches where appropriate. In the Dungeness...
Slow down surface water flow to increase water retention rates and infiltration. This will improve water quality as slower runoff...