Hazards Responsible Funding Action Type Description Status Priority Cost Timeframe Mitigated Agency Source Identify potential land acquisition possibilities in Floods State grants areas subject to natural (LAND, PARC, hazard impacts such as Land acquisition is Conservation Hurricanes etc.) floods, or that provide ongoing as Commission Capability High Medium natural mitigation services opportunities and Severe CPA (such as wetlands), with the funding arise. Planning Dept. Thunderstorms / potential added benefit of Wind HMPG? creating wildlife corridors and restoring habitat. HMPG Floods Replace top priorities on Private Strategy ?? Highway Dept. Medium High culvert replacement list. Development Hurricanes Town funds Floods Occurring informally Revise site plan review already, but practices Hurricanes criteria to incorporate green are not codified. Goal Planning Dept. Strategy infrastructure, LID, and other is to require that Medium Low Town funds Drought best management stormwater be Highway Dept. stormwater practices. addressed on-site for Extreme all new development. Temperatures Link flood hazard mitigation Strategy with new EPA MS4 stormwater permit. (???)
Action Type Description Status Hazards Mitigated Responsible Agency Priority Cost Funding Source Timeframe Capability Identify potential land acquisition possibilities in areas subject to natural hazard impacts such as floods, or that provide natural mitigation services (such as wetlands), with the potential added benefit of creating wildlife corridors and restoring habitat. Land acquisition is ongoing as opportunities and funding arise. Floods Hurricanes Severe Thunderstorms / Wind Conservation Commission Planning Dept. High Medium State grants (LAND, PARC, etc.) CPA HMPG? Strategy Replace top priorities on culvert replacement list. ?? Floods Hurricanes Highway Dept. Medium High HMPG Private Development Town funds Strategy Revise site plan review criteria to incorporate green infrastructure, LID, and other best management stormwater practices. Occurring informally already, but practices are not codified. Goal is to require that stormwater be addressed on-site for all new development. Floods Hurricanes Drought Extreme Temperatures Planning Dept. Highway Dept. Medium Low Town funds Strategy Link flood hazard mitigation with new EPA MS4 stormwater permit. (???)
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