Tribe: Yurok Tribe
View Source Document: Yurok Tribe: Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Water and Aquatic Resources
Year: 2014
Topic: Water system management adaptation strategies
For wells: ensure that new wells are sited outside of projected coastal and riverine flood zones and areas of potential...
Test and if needed, disinfect water supply wells after major flood events (SITC 2010; Jamestown S’Klallam 2013).
For springs: construct safe collection boxes with overflow elbows or tees (WHO 2012).
For rainwater catchments: ensure that filters and first flush mechanisms are in place and that storage tanks are made mosquito-safe...
For all surface water intakes: install and maintain screens, roughing filters, and sediment traps.
For all septic and sewage treatment facilities: monitor septic system performance and fix leaking tanks in the vicinity of the...
For all new PWSs: consider vulnerability to sea level rise, projected risks of coastal and inland flooding, and other potential...
Develop outreach materials to inform community members about the signs and dangers off waterborne pathogens.
Explore agreements or obtain rights to water sources that may become important in the future with climate change.
Devise/update Water Pollution Control Plan to strengthen protections of water quantity & quality (WHO 2012).
Identify and repair leaks in all systems to minimize water loss and contaminant infiltration (WHO 2012).
Finalize Yurok Environmental Ordinance that specifies human sewage dumping regulations (WHO 2012).
