Tribe: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
View Source Document: Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Year: 2023
Topic: Runoff has the potential to introduce pesticides and other chemicals into local water bodies which then exposes humans and animals to dangerous pollutants.
Identify and complete stormwater infrastructure and coastal erosion projects as feasible per [Best Management Practices] BMPs.
Review and implement low impact development [LID] techniques. This includes identifying projects for implementing LID techniques in now and/or retrofitted...
Review and implement structural stormwater management BMPs [Best Management Practices]. This includes identifying projects for implementing stormwater BMPs including new...
Develop and maintain a public outreach program for stormwater related issues. This includes implementing and continuing public outreach campaign(s) using...
Complete a wastewater nitrogen loading study. This includes (1) evaluating nitrogen loading in tribal watersheds due to the Tribe’s wastewater...
Review onsite wastewater system management techniques. This includes (1) researching wastewater management BMPs [Best Management Practices] for onsite treatment systems...
Review and implement practices that protect water quality and shorelines from the effects of hydromodification. This includes (1) continuing to...
Annually review tribal policy to plan for NPS [Nonpoint Source] management and identify potential projects for NPS management.
The Tribe has recently repaved the road surface at the Lobsterville Road stream crossing. During the repaving, the crossing was...
Plan to size stormwater facilities and other infrastructure and facilities according to the 25-year rainstorm rather than 10-year rainstorm volume.
Reduce flood impacts by identifying and correcting discharges from Town and Commonwealth roadways where they cross streams, including but not...
The Road surface at each crossing should be adjusted during repaving to divert as much runoff as possible into roadside...
