Develop a winter road maintenance plan with more environmentally friendly alternatives to road salt to help protect roadside drinking water wells.
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Monitor dams in town; conduct outreach to landowners on options for mitigating risks including resources for removing dams.
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Inventory beaver damage locations. Evaluate areas of impacts and discuss mitigation options with Massachusetts Fish and Game.
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Maintain access to surface water sources for fire trucks and enhance connections with dry hydrants; maintain mutual aid agreements with neighboring towns.
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Consider rainwater harvesting and storage potential at public buildings as another water source for fire fighting in the Town center.
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Conduct a Green Infrastructure assessment at the Warwick Community School to identify rooftop runoff solutions such as swales and rain gardens; explore rainwater harvesting and storage for use in landscaping, gardening, or for firefighting.
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Coordinate with landowners and foresters when harvests are being planned in order to improve fire access roads to forested areas.
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Continue strong relationships with MA DCR Forest Fire Control; take advantage of trainings for local firefighters to build local capacity.
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