ArKStorm Emergency Planning Exercise for the Santa Clara River Basin

What is ArKStorm What ArKStorm is Not  ArKStorm is a planning exercise that tests  ArKStorm is not the 1% annual chance the effectiveness of current emergency (100-year) . It does not model the response practices of the County, 100-year flow and does not simulate the participating cities, and local service 500-year flow. providers, during a significant storm event.  ArKStorm is a training exercise for  ArKStorm is not intended to be used by response personnel and teams to be better FEMA or the local communities to develop prepared in the event of a major . new floodplain mapping, new flood zones, or new base flood elevations.  ArKStorm is a storm simulation created by  ArKStorm is not intended to be used to USGS based on observed rainfall from the identify new properties that require flood January 1969 and February 1986 in insurance nor will it be used to set new that when combined, result in flood insurance rates. what is being called the ArKStorm.  ArKStorm assesses potential flood risk  The anticipated flooding impacts from the within the Santa Clara River basin and ArKStorm will not be as devastating in presents that risk through a number of Ventura County as will be experienced event scenarios that are likely to occur elsewhere in California (Los Angeles and during a major storm. Orange counties, Central Valley). Ventura County is generally situated at the fringe of the storms.  ArKStorm is a risk assessment tool that can be used to identify community infrastructure (examples: bridges, railroads, gas lines) and critical facilities (examples: sewage treatment plant, hospitals) that are likely to be affected by flood-related impacts and so that local emergency response providers have a better understanding of where to focus their attention and allocate resources prior to, during and after a major storm.  ArkStorm maps will illustrate the maximum impact of flooding likely to be experienced during the storm along the entire Santa Clara River corridor. Based on this mapped impact, a number of flooding event scenarios will be created and analyzed by participating community emergency response agencies to assess how best to respond.