Caring for our Native Community since 1970. Menu Search Stormwater Wetlands Rain (stormwater) collected on the parking lots and roofs are gravity fed into a treatment wetland where the pollutants are filtered. The treatment pond in Ku’ wah-dah-wilth is named Too-mahnocks, meaning “tule” or “bulrush” in the Yurok language. The pond naturally improves the quality of stormwater by filtering sediments and other pollutants that are carried to the wetland with runoff from the roofs and parking lots. After entering the wetland rainfall runoff slows down and moves around plants. This allows sediment in the water to fall to the wetland floor. Nutrients from fertilizers, and other sources, dissolve in the water and are absorbed by plant roots and microorganisms living on plants and in the soil. Wetland plants such as tule, which is the tall reed-like plants growing around the edges of the wetland, creates a mesh of thick plant material that filters the water. Tule plants have stems that look like sponges inside. This characteristic allows oxygen to be transferred from the air to the roots that are under water. Tule is used by local tribes to make traditional sleeping and sitting mats. Map of the stormwater system as it makes it way to recharging groundwater Tule gathered for rope and mat making workshop Sign Up For Our Newsletters! UIHS Newsletter *By signing up for our newsletters you agree to receive email communications from UIHS. Please see our privacy policy for more information. Interested In Our Upcoming Events? VIEW OUR CALENDAR AFTER HOURS CALL SYSTEM INFORMATION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911 Patients with important medical; Dental; or Behavioral Health issues after regular business hours may call any of the clinics and get connected to the answering service who will then contact the provider-on-call if necessary. We hope that this will help to provide better continuity of care when our clinics are closed. DISCOVER YOUR NEW CAREER DONATE TO UIHS TODAY UIHS: POTAWOT HEALTH VILLAGE 1600 Weeot Way, Arcata California, 95521, USA Monday to Friday, 8AM–5PM +1 800 675 3693 +1 707 825 5000 +1 707 825 6747 media@UIHS.org SITEMAP Our History Service Areas News Upcoming Events Client Registration Volunteer Ease Your Burden Gallery © UNITED INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF SERVICE WEBSITE CRAFTED BY WEIGHT CREATIVE