2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan
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2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption Date: June 22, 2011 Monte Vista Water District Mark N. Kinsey, General Manager 10575 Central Avenue Montclair, California 91763 Monte Vista Water District 1 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 4 1.1 Purpose of the Plan.................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Authority ...................................................................................................................4 1.3 Community Profile.................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1 Physical Setting......................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 History ....................................................................................................... 7 1.3.3 Demographics ........................................................................................... 8 1.3.4 Existing Land Use ..................................................................................... 9 1.3.5 Development Trends ............................................................................... 11 Section 2 Plan Adoption .............................................................................. 12 2.1 Adoption by Local Governing Body........................................................................ 12 2.2 Promulgation Authority........................................................................................... 12 2.3 Primary Point of Contact ........................................................................................ 12 Section 3 Planning Process .......................................................................... 13 3.1 Preparing for the Plan ............................................................................................ 13 3.1.1 Planning Team ........................................................................................ 14 3.2 Coordination with Other Jurisdictions, Agencies, and Organizations..................... 17 3.3 Public Involvement/Outreach ................................................................................. 20 3.4 Assess the Hazard ................................................................................................. 22 3.5 Set Goals ............................................................................................................... 22 3.6 Review and Propose Mitigation Measures............................................................. 22 3.7 Draft the Hazard Mitigation Plan ............................................................................ 23 3.8 Adopt the Plan........................................................................................................ 23 Section 4 Risk Assessment .......................................................................... 24 4.1 Hazard Identification .............................................................................................. 24 4.1.1 Hazard Screening Criteria ....................................................................... 26 4.1.2 Hazard Assessment Matrix...................................................................... 26 4.1.3 Hazard Prioritization ................................................................................ 27 4.2 Hazard Profiles....................................................................................................... 28 4.2.1 Earthquake Hazard ................................................................................. 28 4.2.2 Drought Hazard ....................................................................................... 43 Monte Vista Water District 1 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan 4.2.3 Flooding Hazard ...................................................................................... 48 4.2.4 Dam Failure Inundation Hazard............................................................... 58 4.3 Inventory Assets..................................................................................................... 67 4.3.1 Population ............................................................................................... 67 4.3.2 Buildings.................................................................................................. 68 4.3.3 Critical Facility List................................................................................... 69 4.4 Vulnerability Assessment ....................................................................................... 73 4.4.1 Methodology............................................................................................ 73 4.4.2 Potential Loss Estimates ......................................................................... 74 4.4.3 Earthquake Vulnerability Analysis ........................................................... 76 4.4.4 Drought Vulnerability Analysis................................................................. 79 4.4.5 Dam Failure Inundation Vulnerability Analysis ........................................ 79 4.4.6 Flooding Vulnerability Analysis................................................................ 79 Section 5 Community Capability Assessment.............................................. 81 5.1 Agencies and People ............................................................................................. 81 5.2 Existing Plans......................................................................................................... 83 5.3 Regulations, Codes, Policies, and Ordinances ...................................................... 83 5.4 Mitigation Programs ............................................................................................... 84 5.5 Fiscal Resources.................................................................................................... 84 Section 6 Mitigation Strategies.................................................................... 86 6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 86 6.2 Mitigation 5-Year Progress Report......................................................................... 86 6.3 Mitigation Goals, Objectives, and Projects............................................................. 88 6.3.1 All Hazards .............................................................................................. 88 6.3.2 Earthquakes ............................................................................................ 91 6.3.3 Drought.................................................................................................... 92 6.3.4 Flooding................................................................................................... 93 6.4 Mitigation Priorities................................................................................................. 94 6.5 Implementation Strategy ........................................................................................ 94 Section 7 Plan Maintenance ......................................................................... 96 7.1 Monitoring, Evaluating and Updating the Plan ....................................................... 96 7.2 Implementation through Existing Programs ........................................................... 97 7.3 Continued Public Involvement................................................................................ 98 2 Monte Vista Water District 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Section 8 Attachments ................................................................................. 99 A. Monte Vista Water District Hazard Mitigation Plan Letter of Adoption 2005 B. Monte Vista Water District Resolution 592-05 Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption 2005 C. Board of Directors Agenda – August 25, 2010 D. Board Letter for LHMP Agenda Item – August 25, 2010 E. PowerPoint Presentation on Hazard Mitigation Plan – August 25, 2010 F. Minutes of the Meeting of Board of Directors – August 25, 2010 G. Monte Vista Water District 2010 HMP Public Notice H. Monte Vista Water District Website – HMP Request for Input I. Hazard Mitigation Plan Joint Release J. MVWD Fall 2010 Waterline K. Monte Vista Water District Resolution 658-11 Hazard Mitigation Plan Adoption 2011 L. FEMA Letter of Approval of Monte Vista Water District 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Monte Vista Water District 3 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan Section 1 – Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Plan Emergencies and disasters cause death or leave people injured or displaced, cause significant damage to our communities, businesses, public infrastructure and our environment, and cost tremendous amounts in terms of response and recovery dollars and economic loss. Hazard mitigation reduces or eliminates losses of life and property. After disasters, repairs and reconstruction are often completed in such a way as to simply restore to pre-disaster conditions. Such efforts expedite a return to normalcy; however, the replication of pre-disaster conditions results in a cycle of damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation ensures that such cycles are broken and that post-disaster repairs and reconstruction result in a reduction in hazard vulnerability. While we cannot prevent disasters from happening, their effects can be reduced or eliminated through a well-organized public education and awareness effort, preparedness and mitigation. For those hazards