Options Database

Option	Focus of Action
Expand tree planting and urban canopy programs	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Expand water storage and stormwater capture capacity	Stormwater Infrastructure, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Harden and waterproof critical lifeline infrastructure	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Harden electric and utility infrastructure and increase system redundancy	Armoring, harden, retrofits and revetments, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Implement green infrastructure across public and private lands	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Install check valves, backflow prevention, and debris controls in drainage and sewer systems	Stormwater Infrastructure, Wastewater Infrastructure, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Install living shorelines and natural shoreline protection	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Integrate climate adaptation projects and resilience criteria into capital improvement plans and government procurement	Planning, Governance Capacity Building, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure, Funding & Finance
Integrate climate and site conditions into project design standards	Design and alternative designs, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Integrate hazard mitigation and climate adaptation into comprehensive and community plans	Planning, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Integrate shade, cooling features, and heat-reducing design into public spaces and capital projects	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Maintain and clear stormwater drainage systems	Monitoring, Inspection and Maintenance, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Monitor, restore, and maintain natural creeks and channels	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Phase out septic systems and fund septic-to-sewer conversion	Wastewater Infrastructure
Promote and support home weatherization and efficiency retrofits	Adaptive Capacity of Buildings, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Promote cool roofs and passive cooling design in buildings	Adaptive Capacity of Buildings, Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure
Promote native and drought-tolerant landscaping on private property	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Promote rainwater harvesting and onsite water capture	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Protect and restore natural floodplain function	Nature-based solutions, Green Infrastructure
Reduce energy consumption across the community	Capital Improvements - Green & Gray Infrastructure

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