Topic: Water demand management adaptation strategies

Associated Climate Resilience Actions:
Yurok Tribe

Promote training for individual households on leak and minor plumbing repair (USEPA 2016a:14).

Yurok Tribe

Provide a tribal telephone hotline or website for customers to report leaks to Public Utilities (USEPA 2016a:14).

Yurok Tribe

Research funding for a tribe-wide program to replace less water efficient appliances such as toilets, showerheads, and faucets, with more...

Yurok Tribe

Provide sanitary installation information for outhouses/composting toilets, that use little to no water.

Yurok Tribe

Add water line leak inspection as part of the Yurok Real Estate Division’s assignment review process (USEPA 2016a:16).

Yurok Tribe

Develop tribal water use regulations with enforcement provisions to prosecute water waste and excessive water use.

Yurok Tribe

Finalize adoption of Yurok Tribe Drought Contingency Plan and enforce water use restrictions during droughts.

Yurok Tribe

Continue inspections and replace/repair of leaking public water system distribution lines.

Yurok Tribe

Install production meters (amount of water entering the distribution system) and sales meters for all PWSs (Yurok Tribe 2015). Consider...

Yurok Tribe

Seal intake structures with grout for Weitchpec, Ke’pel/Notchco, Wautec, and Kenick PWSs (Yurok Tribe 2015).

Yurok Tribe

When installing new equipment, use pressure reducing valves & flow restrictors, to decrease leak volume (USEPA 2013b).

Yurok Tribe

Optimize backwashing practices to lower water use during water supply treatment (USEPA 2013b).