Option

Develop support mechanisms for private property drainage and slope stabilization improvements

Details

Focus of action

Financing & Incentives

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Identify processes (e.g., policy, programmatic and financial tools) to support runoff and erosion management in riparian areas.	Erosion and Shoreline Recession Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Agriculture and Food Supply Water Infrastructure – Wastewater	International Northwest	Okanagan, British Columbia: Regional Adaptation Strategy
Offer financing incentives for landowners to apply soil stabilization measures, such as planting vegetation, on steep slopes.	Landslides	Natural Areas and Wildlife Property	National	HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28)
Evaluate mechanisms to support private property owners in making drainage improvements in landslide prone areas. Prioritize the needs of communities of	Landslides	Property Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Northwest	City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 23 (pdf p. 38–39))
Pilot approaches to bring landowners and key agencies together to plan and implement runoff management, erosion management and riparian restoration activities. Identify models and best practices for joint	Water Quality Erosion and Shoreline Recession Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Agriculture and Food Supply Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Natural Areas and Wildlife Property Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	International Northwest	Okanagan, British Columbia: Regional Adaptation Strategy

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