Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable triggering a process to reduce declared capacity of a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes, at a storage device of a storage system: (1) generating one or more metrics of the storage device, the storage device including non-volatile memory, (2) detecting a trigger condition in accordance with the one or more metrics of the storage device, and (3) enabling an amelioration process associated with the detected trigger condition, the amelioration process to reduce declared capacity of the non-volatile memory of the storage device. In some embodiments, the storage device includes one or more flash memory devices.