Gasconade County Multi-Jurisdiction Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Gasconade County Multi-Jurisdiction Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Meramec Regional Planning Commission ● November 2016 4 Industrial Drive, St. James, MO 65559 Phone: (573) 265-2993 Fax: (573) 265-3550 CONTRIBUTORS Gasconade County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee The individuals invited to participate in the Gasconade County hazard mitigation planning committee are as follows: Jurisdictional Representatives Name Title Department Jurisdiction/Agency/Organization Larry Miskel Presiding Commissioner County Gasconade County Jerry Lairmore Associate Commissioner County Gasconade County James Holland Associate Commissioner County Gasconade County Lesa Lietzow County Clerk County Gasconade County Randy Esphorst Sherriff Sherriff’s Dept. Gasconade County Emergency Kris Bayless EMD Gasconade County Management Gasconade Co. - Road Dept. Gasconade County Road Dept. Fay Owsley Public Administrator County Gasconade County Ronald Mayor City Admin. Bland Shafferkoetter Rachel Anderson City Clerk City Amin. Bland Tom Dodson City Marshall Law Enforcement Bland Rodney Turner Street and Water Super. City Bland Fire Chief Fire Chief Fire Dept. Bland Chief of Police Chief of Police Police Dept. Gasconade Kelly Head Mayor City Admin. Gasconade Morris Pearle City Clerk City Admin. Gasconade Public Works - Public Works Gasconade Tom Shabel Mayor City Admin. Hermann Patricia Heaney City Clerk City Admin. Hermann Mark Wallace City Administrator City Admin. Hermann Marlon Walker Police Chief Police Dept. Hermann Fire Chief Fire Chief City Hermann Wayne Bruckerhoff - Public Works Hermann Sam Birk Mayor City Admin. Morrison Beth Nolte City Clerk City Admin. Morrison Clifford Rost Fire Chief Fire Dept. Morrison Delmar Mitchen - City and Water Morrison John Kamler Mayor City Admin. Owensville Bobbi Limberg City Clerk City Admin. Owensville Nathan Schauf City Administrator City Admin. Owensville Robert Rickerd Marshall Police Dept. Owensville Curtis Aytes Fire Chief Fire Dept. Owensville Emergency Dan Dyer EMD Owensville Management i Name Title Department Jurisdiction/Agency/Organization Jeff Kuhne - Public Works Owensville Shannon Grus Mayor City Admin. Rosebud Ann Parker City Clerk City Admin. Rosebud Matt Lindemeyer Police Chief Police Dept. Rosebud Dennis Eilers Street, Water, Sewer Public Works Rosebud Commissioner Dr. Tracey Hankins Superintendent School District Gasconade Co. R-I Dr. Chuck Garner Superintendent School District Gasconade Co. R-II Dr. Patrick Call Superintendent School District Bland Middle School/Maries Co. R- II *Sign in sheets from planning meetings are included in Appendix B. The individuals invited to represent stakeholders on the Gasconade County hazard mitigation planning committee are as follows: Stakeholder Representatives Name Title Agency/Organization Administrator Gasconade Co. Health Dept. Administrator Victorian Place of Hermann Administrator Hermann Senior Housing Administrator Frene Valley Health Center Administrator Gasconade Terrace Assisted - Three Rivers Electric Co-Op - Crawford Electric Co-Op Inc Administrator American Red Cross USDA, Natural Resources - Conservation Office - Enbridge Energy - Capital Region Medical Clinic - Medical Clinic of Owensville Administrator Hermann Area District Hospital Preston Kramer MoDOT Sherry Smith Gasconade Co. Div. of Aging - Missouri Department of Conservation - Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F - Fidelity Communications - Ameren UE - Intercounty Electric Co-Op - USACE Tom Waters Chairman MLDDA ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. vi Contributors ................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... iii Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................ viii 1 Introduction and Planning Process ................................................................................... 1.1 1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................. 1.1 1.2 Background and Scope .......................................................................................... 1.2 1.3 Plan Organization ................................................................................................... 1.2 1.4 Planning Process .................................................................................................... 1.4 1.4.1 Multi-Jurisdictional Participation ............................................................... 1.7 1.4.2 The Planning Steps .................................................................................. 1.9 2 Planning Area Profile and Capabilities .............................................................................. 2.1 2.1 Gasconade County Planning Area Profile ............................................................... 2.2 2.1.2 Geography, Geology, and Topography .................................................... 2.3 2.1.3 Climate ..................................................................................................... 2.8 2.1.4 Population/Demographics ........................................................................ 2.8 2.1.5 History .................................................................................................... 2.12 2.1.6 Occupations ........................................................................................... 2.13 2.1.7 Agriculture .............................................................................................. 2.14 2.1.8 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants in Planning Area ................ 2.14 2.2 Jurisdictional Profiles and Mitigation Capabilities .................................................. 2.14 Unincorporated Gasconade County ................................................................ 2.15 City of Bland ................................................................................................... 2.18 City of Gasconade .......................................................................................... 2.21 City of Hermann .............................................................................................. 2.24 iii City of Morrison ............................................................................................... 2.27 City of Owensville ........................................................................................... 2.30 City of Rosebud .............................................................................................. 2.33 Public School District Profiles and Mitigation Capabilities ............................... 2.42 Critical Facilities .............................................................................................. 2.45 3 Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................ 3.1 3.1 Hazard Identification ............................................................................................... 3.4 3.1.1 Review of Existing Mitigation Plans .......................................................... 3.4 3.1.2 Review Disaster Declaration History ........................................................ 3.7 3.1.3 Research Additional Sources ................................................................... 3.8 3.1.4 Hazards Identified .................................................................................. 3.10 3.1.5 Multi-Jurisdictional Risk Assessment...................................................... 3.13 3.2 Assets at Risk ....................................................................................................... 3.13 3.2.1 Total Exposure of Population and Structures ......................................... 3.13 3.2.2 Critical and Essential Facilities and Infrastructure .................................. 3.15 3.2.3 Other Assets .......................................................................................... 3.18 3.3 Future Land Use and Development ...................................................................... 3.22 3.4 Hazard Profiles, Vulnerability, and Problem Statements ....................................... 3.25 3.4.1 Dam Failure ........................................................................................... 3.28 3.4.2 Drought .................................................................................................. 3.50 3.4.3 Earthquakes ........................................................................................... 3.64 3.4.4 Extreme Heat ......................................................................................... 3.78 3.4.5 Fires (Urban/Structural and Wild) ........................................................... 3.86 3.4.6 Flooding (Flash and River) ..................................................................... 3.94 3.4.7 Land Subsidence/Sinkholes ................................................................. 3.120 3.4.8 Levee Failure ....................................................................................... 3.127 3.4.9 Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail ............................................. 3.136 iv 3.4.10 Tornado ............................................................................................