Wayne Hydrological Vulnerability Assessment
Wayne, Maine- The Town of Wayne is taking steps to ensure its infrastructure is prepared for increasingly intense rainfall and storm events.
As a member of Maine’s Community Resiliency Partnership, the Town of Wayne received a Community Action Grant to complete a Hydrological Vulnerability Assessment in 2025-2026. The assessment examined hydrological infrastructure in the town in order to identify potential sensitivities and to evaluate threats related to the impacts of climate change.
Project tasks included a desktop assessment of the town’s hydrology and physical assets to develop an inventory of critical hydrologic infrastructure and other assets, interviews with key stakeholders, field surveys to assess vulnerabilities related to infrastructure including dams, roads and culverts, hydrological modeling and mapping, and a final vulnerability report with prioritized climate adaptation measures, and a public meeting to present the report.
Ecological Instincts was contracted by VHB to complete a rapid condition assessments for road-stream crossings on town-maintained roads within the Town of Wayne, and to conduct stakeholder interviews. Field survey methods were adapted from the NAACC Stream Crossing Survey Data Form Instruction Guide developed by the Noth Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative. Project partners include VHB, Wayne Conservation Commission, and the Town of Wayne.