White, Holly

Whitehead, Jessica

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Old Dominion UniversityODU Digital CommonsFebruary 24, 2017: Engaging Residents inResilienceHampton Roads Sea Level Rise/FloodingAdaptation Forum2-24-2017Adaptation Planning in Nags Head, NCHolly WhiteSenior Planner Nags HeadJessica WhiteheadNorth Carolina Sea GrantFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/hraforum_15This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise/Flooding Adaptation Forum at ODU DigitalCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 24, 2017: Engaging Residents in Resilience by an authorized administrator of ODU DigitalCommons. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@odu.edu.Repository CitationWhite, Holly and Whitehead, Jessica, "Adaptation Planning in Nags Head, NC" (2017). February 24, 2017: Engaging Residents inResilience. 2.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/hraforum_15/2Adaptation Planning in  Nags Head, NC 	NC Sea Grant Resilience Team 	NC STATE UNIVERSITY Conslol SHJcl ie:s lnsli\lHP i.ou,.i,.~H,,.oo._1.,;.uo,,.,~., BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY Nags Head	Se+ing	§  Population –  2,954 (year round) –  40,000 (seasonal)  §  11 miles of shoreline  §  85% of Town on septic §  Key Dates-  –  Incorporated 1961 –  Land Development Plan 1964 –  Zoning, Subdivision, Flood Maps 1970’s     Vulnerability	Ash Wednesday- 1962  Vulnerability	S. Nags Head- 1980 Sea Gull Drive Sea Gull Drive Sea Gull Drive Multiple Decision-Makers	§  Dare County: –  Drinking water –  Environmental Health –  Emergency management §  State of North Carolina: –  Roads, drainage in South Nags Head, Hwy 64 –  Jockey’s Ridge State Park –  CAMA/Floodplain Management –  Inlet management §  Federal Government:  –  Nat’l Park Service marshes in South Nags Head –  Inlet management §  Other:  –  Nature Conservancy- Nags Head Woods §  Two Part-  –  Comprehensive Plan –  Code Updates §  Sub-section on Climate Adaptation & Sea Level Rise –  Integrate actions –  Develop Policies  FOCUS NAGS HEAD navigating our future NC Sea Grant Partnership	§  Vulnerability, Consequences, and Adaptation Scenario Process (VCAPS) –  Dialogue about hazards, e.g., sea level rise, flooding, coastal storms. –  How do these hazards impact Nags Head? –  What factors that make consequences better or worse for the Town? –  What actions (public & private) can be undertaken? §  VCAPS captures and documents current and potential actions~ both desired and not desired. VCAPS	supports	ini/al	phases	of	resilience	planning	and	implementa/on…	…through	group	discussion	and	learning…	…supported	by	real-/me	diagramming.	PREPARING Recru t + egotiate + Interview Professionals Public Local officials ( • M eetings + Refine Diagram) + Feedback ( • ) Review + Evaluate Management Concern Public Actions Private Actions Contextual Factors Public Actions Private Actions Contextual Factors Public Actions Private Actions VCAPS…	•  Helps	people	think	about	flood	hazards…	–  Structure	discussions	using	conceptual	frameworks	–  U/lize	visualiza/on	techniques	•  Asks	probing	ques/ons…	•  What	impacts	do	floods	have	in	your	community?	•  Why	do	you	care	about	the	impacts?	What	is	the	result?	•  What	makes	these	impacts	beHer,	worse,	larger,	smaller?	•  What	can	you	do	to	prevent	or	mi/gate	this?	VCAPS…	•  Produces	“useable	knowledge”	–  Focus	on	what	is	relevant	to	par/cipants	and	decisions	–  Allow	explora/on	of	(local)	complexi/es	and	uncertain/es	VCAPS Diagrams: Building Blocks	Management Concern Public Actions Private Actions Hazard/ Stressor Contextual Factors Public Actions Private Actions Contextual Factors Public Actions Private Actions Contextual Factors --·--"'==: ·-- ---~~~ - Maintaflle.xpand public Septic Health Progf'a • Gov't Standards - Gov'!: AssistY1ce to Reucfi • Local Zoning Onin.ll'lces • CAMA Setback Rules .Plant~bon - Use fil on - Distance to water table · TIPPING POINT: when does Town intervene? • Helher standard (or separation al ground W.J.~. mean high water~ a septic drain field SEPTIC MONITORING ANO TREATMENT: - Septic maintenance - Determine so.n:1-side strategy ~filtration - Offsiie septicsystems <lust.er septic systems for small neigt'COl'hoods -increased set-baclt -central sewe-r systems ~es tor w.ne,r efficiency (sepeic health incentives - pump, low int k>an repbcement) -transition to mancb.tory (currently voh.riwy) septic inspection progr.wri onsite -> intermediate snull -> comm.miry - lrxn.aM fill on property - M.aruan septic system • Septic ~s (alr..ady rn UH .at fMdenti.al sc.ale) - Adv.anoad on--Y• WWT ($$) • No;ghbcm>od (smah<) scalo by -n (one. cos, efficiency) . w.-r ~ lKh - Biomats in drainfield? - 50 ft between high water and drain to go back (high water mark) -with SLR when win not be abfe to be repaired? -how much mounding w ill Health Dept allow? (if interior, so fa r has always been able to be repaired, modify (mound) or replaced) -Costs - Land area - lot depth -System age - Code at time or construction -SOil type , peat system presence -> instal GW pump system [COST] - Low density via septic system regu l.J tion • low interest k>.Yts to owners to help with puf11)ing - Ensure rental houses notoveroccl4)ied -Pnv.aa~tanMptac w.,_,., cfe.ans it, .and sends it back 10 pnv.allt propetty ia.nk . R..altcn. prop ~educa• on sep6c overoccup.aineytuse Septic Systems Fai l - Over1oading bedrooms; Too many people - Can't regulate number of bedrooms. state law - Contractors won't pump when systems keep refilling • Building code or septic system or condemnation - Town encoi..rage moving homes before bead, re-nourishment • TaNn purchase beachtront properties '.alpnv• -apply tor 1l0Wn penn,t ...,.,_..,,.... • Cost of repairs - Be.JCh ~nounshment frequency when hum1m waste a problem? - Low density via septic system reglJ · on - Low i erest loans to owners pumping - Ensure ren houses not overoccupied - Pnvate emity takes sepcic water, cleans rt, and sends · badl ID private property tank - Reahors. prop managers educate on septic over0CQ4)ancyfuse - Overloading bedrooms; Too many people - Can't regulate number of bedrooms - state - Contractors won pump when systems eep refilling - Building code or sep:ic system or co demna:ion - Town encourage moving homes before beach re-nourishment - Town purchase beachfront propertie,s 'aD private -apply for IDWn permit -privale repairs - Water Quality Monitomg Program (8e3chside a nd Souidside) - Provide be3ch access - Work wch the media on coverage - Beach de3nup/public engagement dlling high season - Prcmoting/manlang -.native use (e.g., family actrvitiff, acquaticlwai.r,por15 fisl'ing) Tourist visits decrease Outcomes	§  Actions fit into major categories:  –  Ocean shoreline management –  estuarine shoreline management –  stormwater management –  water (ground/surface) management 5 * .. • *. ~ass \N•"°wer?\ \-\OUse.s sittif\& 00 pub\ic. st beach HoUses sirtinl on pu'o\ic * **• st beach • • • • • .. - ---£.dUtat\Of\ \ Wat_er_ VOTI .3 06 ,.,es \~oW"· ounw) f t ~dd1tiooa\ \f\10fff13\\0f\ neeuS • • -~~s·~~~~:o iOSt 'Qeadl \oSS ___ ...... --te 1'\our\stifflef\\ p\a" Outcomes	§  Adaptation Plan §  Comprehensive Education Plan §  Commitment to beach nourishment & living shoreline §  Mapping- –  Impervious surfaces §  Higher Standards- –  Higher separation rates for septic –  Mandatory inspection program Challenges	§  Maintaining water quality §  Erosion- sound & marsh §  Maintaining community character and quality of life §  Many county, state, federal regulations §  Identifying tipping points –  Septic system function vs water quality –  Erosion and real estate market Challenges	§  How will the Town fund adaptation? –  Maintenance –  Cross-scale collaboration to apply for funding  §  What about issues not within the Town’s jurisdiction? 1.  Board support 2.  Meet stakeholders where they are and speak the same language 3.  One on one interviews and open to the community 4.  Engaged those that opposed  5.  Allowed stakeholders to help prioritize action steps Factors in Project Success	• Need for additional social science research and engagement to assist the Town with collaboratively developing a work plan to address sea level rise:  1. As part of comprehensive planning and 2. As part of implementation plans. A resilient Nags Head means	§  Withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions without long-term damage to the economy or environment; §  Requires less government funding to recover, rebuild and redevelop its communities; and §  Sustains the way that natural systems provide ecosystem services that directly or indirectly support human survival and quality of life. 

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