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Unalaska Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018 7 Mitigation Strategy Table 7-8 Unalaska’s Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) (Italicized Projects were brought forward from cross referenced – Identified Plans) (See acronym and abbreviations list for complete titles) Priority Timeframe Goal/ Potential (High, Responsible (1-3 Years Benefit-Costs (BC) / Action Description Funding Update in 2018 Department ID Medium, Source(s) 2-4 Years Technical Feasibility (T/F) Low) 3-5 Years) and safety risks for this Tribe Executive support community capacity distributing Tsunami hazard. Director enabling the public to information. The High appropriately prepare for, school also hosts the respond to, and recover from annual Tsunami Bowl, disasters. which encourages TF: This project is technically high schoolers to learn feasible using existing City and about ocean science Tribal staff. and Tsunami hazards. B/C: This project will ensure the This action has been Provide customers in the community looks closely at their completed through hazard area with City Department hazard areas to ensure they can the LEPC distributing information about what of Public Safety, City, Tribe, safely evacuate their residents Tsunami inundation TS 8.3 to do if there is a tsunami City LEPC, Tribe DHS&EM, NOAA, Complete and visitors to safety during a High and evacuation maps, including the best Executive NWS, Denali natural hazard event. and the City ensuring evacuation route to avoid Director Commission TF: This is technically feasible evacuation routes are a tsunami. using existing City and Tribal marked clearly. resources. B/C: Sustained emergency This action has been warning, response planning, and completed. The City is mitigation outreach programs recertified as a City, Tribe, enable communities to plan for, Tsunami Ready Install tsunami warning DHS&EM, warn, and protect their hazard community, which TS 8.4 and evacuation route High City, Tribe DOC/NOAA, Complete threatened populations. Each includes signage that signs in hazard areas. RCASP, NWS, project type is cost dependent, identifies Tsunami Denali Commission but for the most part is cost danger areas, effective and will help build and evacuation routes, support community capacity and assemblage enabling the public to prepare areas. 7-25 7 Mitigation Strategy Table 7-8 Unalaska’s Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) (Italicized Projects were brought forward from cross referenced – Identified Plans) (See acronym and abbreviations list for complete titles) Priority Timeframe Goal/ Potential (High, Responsible (1-3 Years Benefit-Costs (BC) / Action Description Funding Update in 2018 Department ID Medium, Source(s) 2-4 Years Technical Feasibility (T/F) Low) 3-5 Years) for, respond to, and recover from disasters. TF: This project is technically feasible using existing City staff. B/C: Sustained emergency warning, response planning, and The LEPC has mitigation outreach programs completed this action enable communities to plan for, and has a set of warn, and protect their hazard established procedures for ashfall Update public emergency City LEPC, City threatened populations. Each City, Tribe, events. The LEPC notification procedures Department of project type is cost dependent, DHS&EM, USGS, would like to purchase VOL 9.1 and develop an outreach Public Safety, (1-3 Years) but for the most part is cost High AVO, DOC/NOAA, 5,000 emergency kits program for ash fall Tribe Executive effective and will help build and RCASP, NWS, for distribution in the events. Director Denali Commission support community capacity enabling the public to prepare community to help for, respond to, and recover from residents prepare for disasters. disasters and is looking for funding to TF: This project is technically complete this. feasible using existing City staff. B/C: Water Plant Protection plans The City has are an essential disaster determined that ash City Public management tool. Focused and fall events will shut Evaluate capability of Utilities coordinated planning enables down the open water treatment plants to (1-3 Years) VOL 9.2 Department, City, Tribe, ANA, effective damage abatement and reservoirs at the deal with high turbidity High Tribe Executive EPA, DEC/CWSRF ensures proper attention is Pyramid Water plant from ash fall events Director assigned to reduce losses, and the City will have damage, and materials to rely on enclosed management. reservoirs and wells 7-26 7 Mitigation Strategy Table 7-8 Unalaska’s Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) (Italicized Projects were brought forward from cross referenced – Identified Plans) (See acronym and abbreviations list for complete titles) Priority Timeframe Goal/ Potential (High, Responsible (1-3 Years Benefit-Costs (BC) / Action Description Funding Update in 2018 Department ID Medium, Source(s) 2-4 Years Technical Feasibility (T/F) Low) 3-5 Years) TF: This action is feasible with until the ash issue is limited fund expenditures. resolved. The City believes a sand filter may mitigate the risk of ash clogging the system. B/C: Water Plant Protection plans are an essential disaster management tool. Focused and City Public coordinated planning enables Develop water plant Utilities effective damage abatement and City, Tribe, ANA, VOL 9.3 protection or Medium Department, Completed ensures proper attention is Completed. sustainability plan. City Planning EPA, DEC/CWSRF assigned to reduce losses, Department damage, and materials management. TF: This action is feasible with limited fund expenditures. B/C: Storm water management plans are an essential disaster management tool. Focused and coordinated planning enables Evaluate ash impact on City Public effective damage abatement and storm water drainage Utilities City, Tribe, ANA, A sand filter is VOL 9.4 Low (1-3 Years) ensures proper attention is systems and develop Department, EPA, DEC/CWSRF assigned to reduce losses, needed. mitigation actions. Tribe damage, and materials management. TF: This action is feasible with limited fund expenditures. 7-27 7 Mitigation Strategy Table 7-8 Unalaska’s Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) (Italicized Projects were brought forward from cross referenced – Identified Plans) (See acronym and abbreviations list for complete titles) Priority Timeframe Goal/ Potential (High, Responsible (1-3 Years Benefit-Costs (BC) / Action Description Funding Update in 2018 Department ID Medium, Source(s) 2-4 Years Technical Feasibility (T/F) Low) 3-5 Years) *This project is associated with an identified City’s 20/20 Plan project. B/C: Critical Facility Maintenance plans are an essential disaster management tool. Focused and coordinated planning enables The City is working to effective damage abatement and improve the filter Evaluate electric utility air ensures proper attention is system and intake filter quality and City Public assigned to reduce losses, City, Tribe, HMA, maintenance schedule VOL 9.5 inspection processes Utilities (1-3 Years) damage, and materials Low ANA, EPA, as it is already within the facilities Department management. DEC/CWSRF affected by particulate maintenance plan TF: This action is feasible with suspended from the limited fund expenditures. road. *This project is associated with identified projects in the City’s 20/20 Plan. B/C: Having emergency supplies on hand in a remote community Purchase 5,000 like Unalaska will significantly emergency kits, City Department improve the ability of the which include of Public Safety, community to cope with VOL 9.6 respirators or High City LEPC, Tribe City, Tribe (1-3 Years) emergencies and reduce the Selected in 2018. mask to protect Executive likelihood of injuries. people from ash. Director Added in 2018. TF: This action is feasible but may require outside funding resources. 7-28 7 Mitigation Strategy Table 7-8 Unalaska’s Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) (Italicized Projects were brought forward from cross referenced – Identified Plans) (See acronym and abbreviations list for complete titles) Priority Timeframe Goal/ Potential (High, Responsible (1-3 Years Benefit-Costs (BC) / Action Description Funding Update in 2018 Department ID Medium, Source(s) 2-4 Years Technical Feasibility (T/F) Low) 3-5 Years) B/C: Adding additional filtration for water coming from the Install sand filter reservoir will reduce the at Pyramid Valley City Public likelihood of shutdown in the water treatment Utilities event of an ashfall event and plant to filter ash Department, VOL 9.7 Medium City, Tribe, USDA (3-5 Years) help the City maintain a clean Selected in 2018. from water City Public water supply. reservoir in the Works event of ashfall Department TF: This project is technically event. Added in feasible, but may require outside 2018. funding. B/C: Emergency power generation is a relatively minor cost to ensure facilities’ City Public availability for use after a hazard Develop critical facility list Works strikes. City, Tribe, The community has needing emergency back- Department, Lindbergh Grants TF: Installing emergency back-up power WX up power systems, City Public Program, FP&S, generators is technically feasible systems in place at 10.1 prioritize, seek funding, High Utilities (1-3 Years) SAFER, ANA, for this community as they the Pyramid Water and implement mitigation Department, HMGP, EMPG, EOC already have staff to maintain treatment plant. actions. Tribe Executive existing community power Director generation facilities. This project typically needs to be associated with essential facility upgrades for FEMA funding. Develop, implement, and B/C: This project would ensure This project is WX maintain partnership City Mayor, City City,
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