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Issue

• There is a perception that the rivers, streams and creeks within the City limits are degrading.

Strategies

• Develop a water quality monitoring program.

• Introduce stream bank stabilization plants.

• Introduce buffer areas.

• Develop a formal plan or program for periodic monitoring of waterways to detect point and non-point source pollution, using staff trained in water quality monitoring. Only by locating the degrading areas can Dublin determine what the root cause is and develop a corrective action strategy.

• Implement a riparian buffer action plan after areas are identified that need immediate attention because they are either high quality and need preservation or are in a state of rapid degradation.

Policy 2: Develop a formalized plant community management plan

Issues

• Numerous floristic/ecological assessments have been generated for

public lands in Dublin. The information in those assessments is being used for development purposes only. They are not being used as plant community management tools.

Strategies

• Develop a formalized plant

community management plan, goals and action plan.

• Use inventory information when setting priorities.

• Distribute all of the information, management plan, goals and action plan throughout the City and archive information on the network.

Policy 3: Protect and create access to stream corridors on private land

Issues

• Many stream corridors exist on private property and therefore fall under limited public protection and control.

• Connectivity via trails has been a long-standing City goal.

Strategies

• Attempt to gain public access (easements) to allow for additional connectivity where stream corridors

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