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
Increase storage capacity by adding additional tanks for private and public systems.
Develop Yurok standards for septic systems governing minimum distance between leach field bottom and top of the groundwater table considering...
Investigate methods to enhance natural ground water storage, for example through the use of permeable surfaces so that rainfall can...
Upgrade the land use plan to include source water protection actions (Yurok Planning Department).
Investigate the installation of off-grid power sources in upriver systems to allow for the use of remote sensing monitoring instruments...
Develop data collection forms & database to store and process sales, production, & monitoring data (Yurok Tribe 2015).
Develop early warning system for harmful algal blooms including monitoring for visual observations of algal mats, raw water pH spikes,...
Develop educational materials on and a program to assist homeowners who are not on PWSs with monitoring their drinking water...
Develop a funding plan for upgrades and increased monitoring and emergency response costs that may be needed with climate change...
Explore whether purchasing insurance for Public Water Systems may be a viable and beneficial way to help address costs associated...
Teach community members where to locate and how to build sanitary collection boxes.
Develop outreach materials about proper construction and location of outhouses and pit toilets and about septic system maintenance, inspection, and...
