Topic: Policy, Planning, and Land Use (View All Topics in the Plan)
Complete Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan, including management, monitoring, and conservation efforts (e.g. conservation easements for protected species). PED is using...
Assert or renegotiate water-related rights to quantify and set claim on water that rightfully belongs to the tribe. Pala Legal...
Mapping, conservation and protection of wildlife connectivity and movement corridors (land and aquatic), as a way to protect the dispersal...
Install or upgrade sewage system (phase out septic, expand wastewater treatment capacity). The Utilities Department is working with Pala Casino,...
Update and implement non-point source management plans. PED is using EPA funds to conduct this strategy every 5 years. Recent...
Develop or promote weatherization and energy efficiency improvement programs for tribal houses and businesses to better withstand exposure events (and...
Develop or update Hazard Mitigation Plan to include climate change risks and projections. PED is using FEMA funds to conduct...
Develop a Tribal Transportation Safety and Resilience Plan. The Business Office is working with PED and consultants using BIA funds...
Update air quality improvement plans to include climate exposures. PED will use EPA funds to complete this strategy by 2022.
Conduct a vulnerability analysis to identify risks and develop an adaptation plan to protect important assets. PED worked with Pala...
Develop a water resources management plan to assess climate change impacts, quantify tribal water rights, evaluate water infrastructure deficiencies, and...
