Preserve environmentally sensitive, community-valued land by placing a conservation easement on city lands, and by encouraging/funding private landowners to place land in conservation easements.
Improve smart-salting by reducing chloride use in winter maintenance and dust suppressants to prevent permanent surfacewater and groundwater pollution.
Promote sustainable tourism in your city, and green tourism resources to tourism and hospitality businesses in/around the city.
Conduct or support multi-party community conversations, assessments, plans and actions around improving local water quality and quantity.
Budget for and achieve resilient urban canopy/tree planting goals.
Include requirements in comprehensive and/or other plans for intergovernmental coordination addressing regional land use and watershed / wellhead impacts, infrastructure, transportation, economic development and city/regional services.
Adopt best practices for urban tree planting/quality; require them in private developments and/or use them in at least one development project.
Conduct a Natural Resource Inventory or Assessment (NRI or NRA); incorporate protection of priority natural systems or resources such as groundwater through the subdivision or development process.
Optimize energy and chemical use at drinking water/wastewater facilities and decrease chloride in wastewater discharges.
Protect water supply and wastewater treatment facilities to reduce physical damage and sustain their function during extreme weather events.
