Livingston County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan

Livingston County Multi‐Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Livingston County, Illinois Participants: Chatsworth, Town of Dwight, Village of Fairbury, City of Forrest, Village of Livingston County Odell, Village of Pontiac, City of Reading Township Saunemin, Village of Strawn, Village of August 2020 The five year update of this Plan must be completed on or before (date). Livingston County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan LIVINGSTON COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ALL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................1 1.1 PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS ....................................................................................2 1.2 COUNTY PROFILE .........................................................................................................2 1.3 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS ......................................................................5 2.0 PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................................................7 2.1 PLANNING COMMITTEE ................................................................................................8 2.2 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ...............................................................................................11 2.3 PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERESTED PARTIES ........................................13 2.4 INCORPORATING EXISTING PLANNING DOCUMENTS ...................................................13 3.0 RISK ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................16 3.1 SEVERE STORMS (THUNDERSTORMS, HAIL, LIGHTNING & HEAVY RAIN) ..................20 3.2 SEVERE WINTER STORMS & EXTREME COLD .............................................................34 3.3 FLOODS ......................................................................................................................45 3.4 TORNADOES ...............................................................................................................70 3.5 EXCESSIVE HEAT ........................................................................................................94 3.6 DROUGHTS ...............................................................................................................102 3.7 MINE SUBSIDENCE ...................................................................................................109 3.8 EARTHQUAKES .........................................................................................................121 3.9 DAM FAILURES .........................................................................................................135 3.10 MAN-MADE HAZARDS .............................................................................................143 3.10.1 Hazardous Substances ..............................................................................143 3.10.1.1 Generation ..............................................................................144 3.10.1.2 Transportation ........................................................................145 3.10.1.3 Storage/Handling ...................................................................151 3.10.2 Waste Disposal.........................................................................................151 3.10.2.1 Solid Waste ............................................................................151 3.10.2.2 Potentially- Infectious Medical Waste ...................................152 3.10.2.3 Hazardous Waste ...................................................................152 3.10.3 Hazardous Material Incidents ..................................................................152 3.10.4 Waste Remediation ..................................................................................155 3.10.5 Nuclear Incidents .....................................................................................156 3.10.5.1 Nuclear Power Facilities .......................................................157 3.10.5.2 Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods by Railway .......158 3.10.6 Terrorism..................................................................................................159 August 2020 Table of Contents i Livingston County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 4.0 MITIGATION STRATEGY ........................................................................................................161 4.1 MITIGATION GOALS REVIEW ....................................................................................161 4.2 EXISTING MITIGATION ACTIONS REVIEW .................................................................162 4.3 NEW MITIGATION ACTION IDENTIFICATION .............................................................163 4.4 MITIGATION ACTION ANALYSIS ...............................................................................163 4.5 MITIGATION ACTION PRIORITIZATION METHODOLOGY REVIEW ..............................163 4.6 MITIGATION ACTION IMPLEMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION & COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................165 4.7 RESULTS OF MITIGATION STRATEGY ........................................................................166 5.0 PLAN MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................225 5.1 MONITORING, EVALUATING & UPDATING THE PLAN ...............................................225 5.1.1 Monitoring and Evaluating the Plan ........................................................225 5.1.2 Updating the Plan .....................................................................................226 5.2 INCORPORATING THE MITIGATION STRATEGY INTO EXISTING PLANNING MECHANISMS ...........................................................................................................226 5.3 CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .........................................................................227 6.0 PLAN ADOPTION ...................................................................................................................228 6.1 PLAN ADOPTION PROCESS ........................................................................................228 7.0 REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................229 APPENDICES Planning Committee Meeting Attendance Sheets ......................................................... APPENDIX A Planning Committee Meeting Minutes .......................................................................... APPENDIX B Citizen Questionnaire..................................................................................................... APPENDIX C Frequently Asked Questions Fact Sheet ....................................................................... APPENDIX D Media Outlets Serving the County ................................................................................. APPENDIX E Press Releases and News Articles Published ................................................................. APPENDIX F Public Forum – Planning Process Summary Handout .................................................. APPENDIX G Public Forum – Plan Comment Survey ........................................................................ APPENDIX H Hazard Mitigation Planning Memo Sent to Adjacent Counties ...................................... APPENDIX I Hazard Event Risk Assessment Tables ........................................................................... APPENDIX J Floodplain Maps for Participating Jurisdictions ............................................................ APPENDIX K Directory of Coal Mines in Livingston County ............................................................. APPENDIX L 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Series Maps & Directories of Coal Mines in ......................... APPENDIX M Livingston County Emergency Planning Zones – 10-Mile Critical Risk Zone Maps .................................. APPENDIX N 2011 Livingston County Mitigation Strategies ............................................................. APPENDIX O Plan Adoption Resolutions ............................................................................................ APPENDIX P LIST OF FIGURES Figure I-1 Federal Disaster Declarations: Livingston County ................................................1 Figure I-2 Participating Jurisdictions Represented in the Plan ...............................................2 Figure I-3 Location Map.........................................................................................................3 Figure I-4 Reading Township Boundary Map ........................................................................4 Figure I-5 Demographic Data by Participating Jurisdiction ...................................................5 August 2020 Table of Contents ii Livingston County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Figure PP-1 Description of Planning Process ............................................................................7 Figure PP-2 Livingston County Planning Committee Member Attendance Record .................9 Figure PP-3 Existing Planning Documents by Participating Jurisdiction ...............................14 Figure R-1 Critical Facilities & Infrastructure by Jurisdiction ..............................................19

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