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Converse County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018 Update Public Review DRAFT September 2018 Converse County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018 Update Public Review DRAFT September 2018 Developed by Converse County with professional planning assistance from Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Management TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapters Chapter 1 – Introduction ...........................................................................................................1.1 1.1 Purpose ..............................................................................................................................1.1 1.2 Background and Scope .....................................................................................................1.1 1.3 Plan Organization..............................................................................................................1.2 Chapter 2 – Community Profile ................................................................................................2.1 2.1 Geography and Climate ....................................................................................................2.1 2.2 History...............................................................................................................................2.3 2.3 Population .........................................................................................................................2.3 2.4 Economy ...........................................................................................................................2.3 2.5 Mitigation Capabilities......................................................................................................2.4 Chapter 3 – Planning Process ....................................................................................................3.1 3.1 Background on Mitigation Planning in Converse County ................................................3.1 3.2 Local Government Participation .......................................................................................3.2 3.3 The 10-Step Planning Process ..........................................................................................3.2 Chapter 4 – Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment ................................................................4.1 4.1 Hazard Identification ........................................................................................................4.1 4.2 Asset Summary .................................................................................................................4.6 4.3 Hazard Profiles................................................................................................................4.13 Chapter 5 – Mitigation Strategy ................................................................................................5.1 5.1 Mitigation Strategy: Overview .........................................................................................5.1 5.2 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................5.1 5.3 Identification and Analysis of Mitigation Actions............................................................5.2 5.4 Mitigation Action Plan ......................................................................................................5.4 Chapter 6 – Plan Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance............................................6.1 6.1 Formal Plan Adoption .......................................................................................................6.1 6.2 Implementation .................................................................................................................6.1 6.3 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................6.2 Appendixes Appendix A - Planning Process Documentation Appendix B - Records of Adoption Converse County i Hazard Mitigation Plan September 2018 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose Converse County including the municipalities of Douglas, Glenrock, Lost Springs, and Rolling Hills prepared this multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan update to guide hazard mitigation planning and to better protect the people and property of the planning area from the effects of hazard events. This plan demonstrates the County’s commitment to reducing risks from hazards, and serves as a tool to help decision makers direct mitigation activities and resources. This plan also maintains the planning area’s eligibility for certain federal disaster assistance under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. 1.2 Background and Scope This plan builds upon years of mitigation planning and project implementation by Converse County and its communities. This Hazard Mitigation Plan underwent a comprehensive update in 2018 and replaces the 2011 Converse County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Each year in the United States, disasters take the lives of hundreds of people and injure thousands more. Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually to help communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disasters. These monies only partially reflect the true cost of disasters, because additional expenses to insurance companies and nongovernmental organizations are not reimbursed by tax dollars. Many disasters are predictable, and much of the damage caused by these events can be alleviated or even eliminated. Hazard mitigation is defined by FEMA as “any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long- term risk to human life and property from a hazard event.” The results of a three-year, congressionally-mandated independent study to assess future savings from mitigation activities provides evidence that mitigation activities are highly cost-effective. On average, each dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of $4 in avoided future losses in addition to saving lives and preventing injuries (National Institute of Building Science Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council 2005). Hazard mitigation planning is the process through which hazards that threaten communities are identified, likely impacts of those hazards are determined, mitigation goals and objectives are set, and appropriate actions to lessen impacts are identified, prioritized, and implemented. This plan documents the planning region’s hazard mitigation planning process, identifies relevant hazards and risks, and identifies the strategy that each participating County and jurisdiction will use to decrease vulnerability and increase resiliency and sustainability. This plan was prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390) and the implementing regulations set forth by the Interim Final Rule published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2002 (44 CFR §201.6) and finalized on October 31, 2007 (hereafter, these requirements and regulations will be referred to collectively as the Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA). While the act emphasized the need for mitigation plans and more coordinated mitigation planning and implementation efforts, the regulations established the Converse County Page 1.1 Hazard Mitigation Plan September 2018 requirements that local hazard mitigation plans must meet for a local jurisdiction to be eligible for certain federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation funding under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (Public Law 93-288). Because the planning area is subject to many kinds of hazards, access to these programs is vital. Information in this plan will be used to help guide and coordinate mitigation activities and decisions for local land use policy in the future. Proactive mitigation planning will help reduce the cost of disaster response and recovery to the community and its property owners by protecting critical community facilities, reducing liability exposure, and minimizing overall community impacts and disruption. The planning area has been affected by hazards in the past and is thus committed to reducing future disaster impacts and maintaining eligibility for federal funding. 1.3 Plan Organization The Converse County Hazard Mitigation Plan is organized in alignment with the DMA planning requirements and the FEMA plan review crosswalk as follows: • Chapter 1: Introduction • Chapter 2: Community Profile • Chapter 3: Planning Process • Chapter 4: Risk Assessment • Chapter 5: Mitigation Strategy • Chapter 6: Plan Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance • Appendices Converse County Page 1.2 Hazard Mitigation Plan September 2018 2 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2.1 Geography and Climate The two dominant natural features in Converse County are the Laramie Mountain Range and North Platte River. The Laramie Mountains cut across the southwest corner of the county. The North Platte flows across the county from northwest to southeast and through the center of Douglas, the county seat. Elevations across Converse County range from just over 4,400 feet above sea level in the northeastern corner of the county to 9,165 feet at Twin Peaks in the southwestern, forested area of the county. Lands drain into both the Cheyenne and North Platte Rivers. The surface is characterized by rolling hills, canyons, and breaks in the north half of the county, and steeper, timbered mountain slopes in the southwest. Precipitation at Douglas is 12.6 inches annually, with most of the precipitation coming between April and September. Underlying the surface are oil and gas producing basins. Air and water quality in the county are generally
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