Wildfires, which will continue to increase in severity, have destructive impacts on water supplies, ecosystems, and communities
lack of fire breaks
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
wildfire and disaster cycles: contaminating water supply
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
water system down for multiple days, weeks, months due to wildfires
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
need to know what exact climate model they are using
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
water systems need major upgrades to mitigate wildfires
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
Destruction of survey monuments (legal boundaries) during floods and fires
Response recorded at an in-person workshop in February 2025
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 12:00am
Downstream changes to pH, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen due to runoff from burned areas can significantly reduce the survivability of juvenile fish, including state listed species, or species of special concern. Additionally, lower pH is associated with embryo and larval mortality in amphibians, and may inhibit growth and delay metamorphosis.
Zkearns01
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 1:49pm
Sustainable forest management should certainly be incorporated into overall watershed management as the Calaveras watershed is highly dependent on rainfall precipitation for water supply. As such, water quality monitoring should be an important component to post wildfire management.
PCuthbert
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 1:46pm
Forest management and restoring appropriate riparian habitats (e.g., floodplains, wet meadows) could help with fire management and overall ecosystem health.
geoffrey_steinhart@fws.gov
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 1:44pm
Working to include forest management in watershed and GW Basin management can improve water supplies overall as well as work to reduce the severity of future wildfires
Damon Wyckoff CCWD
Tue, 02/04/2025 - 1:41pm
Funding for sustainable forest management
Response recorded at Watershed Network Meeting in Stockton,
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:00am
Fire risk management
Response recorded at Watershed Network Meeting in Stockton,
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:00am
Increased risk of wildfire impacts on wildlife & water quality
Response recorded at Watershed Network Meeting in Stockton,
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:00am
Tree management to minimize catastrophic forest fires and pollution
Response recorded at Watershed Network Meeting in Stockton,
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 12:00am