Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2014
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Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2014 Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan Le Sueur County, Minnesota
2014
Contact:
Ann M. Traxler Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director 88S. Park Avenue Le Center MN. 56057 507‐380‐0048 www.co.le‐sueur.mn.us
Prepared By:
Geospatial Analysis Center College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota Duluth 329 Cina Hall Duluth, MN 55812
Stacey Stark, Director [email protected] (218) 726‐7438
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Table of Contents List of Figures ...... 7 List of Tables ...... 8 Section 1 – Introduction ...... 9 1.1 Introduction ...... 9 1.1.1 Scope ...... 9 1.1.2 Hazard Mitigation Definition ...... 10 1.1.3 Benefits of Mitigation Planning ...... 10 1.2 State Mitigation Plan Overview ...... 11 Section 2 – Public Planning Process ...... 13 2.1 Planning Team Information ...... 13 2.2 Review of Existing Plans ...... 15 2.3 Planning Process Timeline and Steps ...... 15 Section 3 – Le Sueur County Profile ...... 17 3.1 General County Description ...... 17 3.2 Environmental Characteristics ...... 17 3.3 Hydrography ...... 18 3.3.1 Groundwater ...... 18 3.3.2 Lakes ...... 18 3.3.3 Rivers ...... 18 3.3.4 Wetlands ...... 19 3.4 Climate ...... 19 3.5 Demographics ...... 19 3.6 Economy ...... 22 3.7 Le Sueur County Community Services & Infrastructure ...... 23 3.7.1 Health Care Providers ...... 25 3.7.2 Public Safety Providers/Government Services ...... 25 3.7.3 Utilities/Communications ...... 27 3.7.4 Transportation ...... 27 3.8 Land Use and Ownership ...... 28 Section 4 – Risk Assessment ...... 29 4.1 Hazard Identification/Profile ...... 29 4.1.1 Hazard Identification ...... 29
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4.1.2 Calculated Priority Risk Index ...... 30 4.1.3 Vulnerability Assessment by Jurisdiction ...... 33 4.1.4 GIS and Hazus‐MH ...... 34 4.1.5 National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Records ...... 35 4.1.6 FEMA Declared Disasters ...... 36 4.2 Vulnerability Assessment ...... 37 4.2.1 Asset Inventory ...... 38 4.2.2 Facility Replacement Costs ...... 42 4.3 Future Development ...... 42 4.4 Hazard Profiles ...... 43 4.4.1 Wildfire ...... 43 4.4.2 Severe Winter Storms – Blizzards, Ice Storms ...... 44 4.4.3 Summer Storms – Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hailstorms, and Windstorms ...... 47 4.4.4 Extreme Cold ...... 53 4.4.5 Extreme Heat ...... 54 4.4.6 Flash Flood and Riverine Flood ...... 54 4.4.7 Dam Failure ...... 67 4.4.8 Drought ...... 67 4.4.9 Structure Fires ...... 68 4.4.10 Ground and Water Supply Contamination ...... 69 4.4.11 Hazardous Materials ...... 71 4.4.12 Terrorism ...... 75 Section 5 – Mitigation Strategy ...... 76 5.1 Community Capability Assessment ...... 76 5.1.1 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ...... 76 5.1.2 Plans and Ordinances ...... 76 5.2 Mitigation Goals ...... 76 5.3 Mitigation Actions and Projects ...... 80 5.3.1 Hazard Mitigation Actions...... 82 Section 6 – Plan Maintenance ...... 110 6.1 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Updating the Plan ...... 110 6.2 Implementation ...... 111 6.3 Continued Public Involvement ...... 112
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APPENDICES
Appendix A Le Sueur County Maps ...... A‐1 Appendix B Le Sueur County Critical Facilities ...... B‐1 Appendix C Le Sueur County Hazard Events ...... C‐1 Appendix D Adopting Resolutions ...... D‐1 Appendix E Stakeholder Participation ...... E‐1 Appendix F Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Notes ...... F‐1 Appendix G Completed and Deleted Actions from the 2008 Plan ...... G‐1 Appendix H Mitigation Actions by Jurisdiction ...... H‐1 Appendix I County Capability Assessment ...... I‐1 Appendix J Works Cited ...... J‐1
List of Figures Figure 1. Le Sueur County Population, 2010 (Note: dots are randomly distributed within census blocks to reflect density and do not represent residences) ...... 21 Figure 2. Critical Facilities in Le Sueur County...... 24 Figure 3. Fire Departments and Fire Response Times in Le Sueur County ...... 26 Figure 4. Conceptual Depiction of a Vulnerability Analysis ...... 31 Figure 5. FEMA‐Declared Disasters in Minnesota, 1965‐2014 ...... 36 Figure 6. Critical Facilities in the city of Le Sueur ...... 39 Figure 7. Critical Facilities in Le Center ...... 40 Figure 8. Critical Facilities in Montgomery ...... 41 Figure 9. Armistice Day Blizzard, 1940 ...... 45 Figure 10. Most Recent Severe Wind and Hail Storms in Le Sueur County ...... 49 Figure 11. Kasota Tornado, August 2006 (Wikipedia) ...... 49 Figure 12. Tornado Touchdowns and Paths, Le Sueur County ...... 52 Figure 13. Flooding on Henderson Station Road, June 2014 ...... 57 Figure 14. Flood Hazards in Waterville ...... 58 Figure 15. Henderson Home Damaged in Mudslide ...... 59 Figure 16. Interior Damage to Home ...... 60 Figure 17. Henderson Road after June 2014 flooding ...... 60 Figure 18. Le Sueur County, Distribution of Estimated Economic Loss: 100‐Year Flood ...... 62 Figure 19. Inundated Census Block #270799502003039 in Cleveland and 100‐Year Floodplain ...... 63 Figure 20. Inundated Census Block #270799502001033 in Le Sueur and 100‐Year Floodplain ...... 64 Figure 21. Inundated Census Block #270799502002032 in Waterville and 100‐Year Floodplain ...... 65 Figure 22. Le Sueur County Wells and Groundwater Contamination Susceptibility ...... 70 Figure 23. Sites with Hazardous or Chemical Waste in Le Sueur County ...... 73
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List of Tables Table 1. Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee 2014 ...... 13 Table 2. Planning Documents used for MHMP Planning Process ...... 15 Table 3. Le Sueur County Public Hazard Mitigation Update Meetings ...... 16 Table 4. Le Sueur County Population by Community, 2010 ...... 19 Table 5. Le Sueur County Population Change (1940‐2010) ...... 22 Table 6. Le Sueur County Population Projections (2015‐2045) ...... 22 Table 7. Annual Average Employment by Major Industry Sector, Le Sueur County ...... 2 3 Table 8. FEMA MHIRA Natural Hazards in the 2014 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan ...... 30 Table 9. FEMA MHIRA Other Hazards in the 2014 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan...... 30 Table 10. Summary of Calculated Priority Risk Index (CPRI) Categories and Risk Levels ...... 32 Table 11. Priorities of Risks Faced by Le Sueur County, 2013 ...... 33 Table 12. Hazards identified in the 2008 Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan ...... 33 Table 13. National Climatic Data Center Historical Hazards ...... 35 Table 14. FEMA‐Declared Major Disasters in Le Sueur County (1965‐2014) ...... 37 Table 15. FEMA‐Declared Emergencies in Le Sueur County (1976‐2014) ...... 37 Table 16. Le Sueur County Critical Infrastructure and Facilities ...... 38 Table 17. Le Sueur County Total Building Exposure ...... 42 Table 18. South Central Minnesota Winter Storm Events ...... 45 Table 19. Storms producing hail of greater than 1 inch diameter in Le Sueur County 1964‐2012 ...... 48 Table 20. Historic Tornado Events in Le Sueur County, 1952‐March 2014 ...... 50 Table 21. Le Sueur County Historical Floods (1997‐March 2014) ...... 56 Table 22. Le Sueur County Total Economic Loss from 100‐Year Flood ...... 61 Table 23. Le Sueur County Census Blocks with greatest estimated losses in 100‐Year Floodplain ...... 63 Table 24. Top 10 Building Value Properties intersecting 100‐year Floodplain in Le Sueur County ...... 66 Table 25. Le Sueur County Critical Infrastructure within estimated 100‐Year Flood Boundary ...... 66 Table 26. Natural Hazard Mitigation Goals, Strategies, and Objectives from the Minnesota All‐Hazard Mitigation Plan ...... 77 Table 27. Hazard Mitigation Goals, Strategies, and Objectives for Other Hazards ...... 79 Table 28. STAPLE+E Planning Factors ...... 82 Table 29. All Mitigation Actions for Le Sueur County, 2014 ...... 84
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Section 1 – Introduction
1.1 Introduction Hazard mitigation is defined as any sustained action to reduce or eliminate long‐term risk to human life and property from hazards. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made reducing hazards one of its primary goals; hazard mitigation planning and the subsequent implementation of resulting projects, measures, and policies is a primary mechanism in achieving FEMA’s goal.
Hazard mitigation planning and preparedness will be the most effective instrument to diminish losses by reducing the impact of disasters upon people and property. Although mitigation efforts will not eliminate all disasters, each county shall endeavor to be prepared as much as possible for a disaster.
The Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) is a requirement of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). The development of a local government plan is required in order to maintain eligibility for certain federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation funding programs. In order for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) communities to be eligible for future mitigation funds, they must adopt an MHMP.
Le Sueur County is vulnerable to a variety of potential disasters. These hazards, both natural and human caused, threaten loss of life and property in the county. Such hazards as tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, blizzards, straight line winds, ice storms, and hazardous material spills have the potential for inflicting vast economic loss and personal hardship.
This Hazard Mitigation Plan represents the efforts of local agencies in Le Sueur County to fulfill the responsibility for hazard mitigation planning. The intent of the plan is to reduce the actual threat of specific hazards by limiting the impact of damages and losses.
1.1.1 Scope The Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director and the University of Minnesota Duluth Geospatial Analysis Center have combined efforts to update the Le Sueur County 2008 Mitigation Plan.
This Hazard Mitigation Plan evaluates and ranks the major natural and technological hazards affecting Le Sueur County as determined by frequency of event, economic impact, deaths, and injuries. Mitigation recommendations are based on input from state and local agencies, public input, and national best practices.
The University of Minnesota Duluth Geospatial Analysis Center (GAC) is assisting Le Sueur County planning staff with performing the hazard risk assessment for 100‐year floods using the Hazus‐MH GIS tool. In recognition of the importance of planning in mitigation activities, FEMA created Hazards USA Multi‐Hazard (Hazus‐MH), a powerful geographic information system (GIS)‐based disaster risk assessment tool. This tool enables communities of all sizes to predict estimated losses from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other related phenomena and to measure the impact of various mitigation practices that might help reduce those losses. The Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management office has determined that Hazus‐ MH should play a critical role in Minnesota’s risk assessments, and therefore the 100‐year flood event hazard analysis is introduced in this plan.
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This plan is a multi‐jurisdictional plan that covers Le Sueur County, including the cities of Le Sueur, Ottawa, Kasota, Cleveland, Le Center, Heidelberg, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Elysian, Waterville, and New Prague.
Members from each of these jurisdictions actively participated in the planning process by attending workgroup meetings, providing information, suggesting mitigation strategies and reviewing the plan document. Each jurisdiction will adopt the plan by resolution after approval by FEMA. Copies of the resolutions can be found in Appendix D in the back of the plan.
Le Sueur County has specified the following goals for this Hazard Mitigation Plan:
To evaluate and rank the hazards that impact Le Sueur County. To determine the extent of existing mitigation programs and policy capabilities within Le Sueur County. To create a detailed, working document that will establish a standardized process for ensuring coordination of hazard mitigation efforts and to implement an on‐going and comprehensive hazard mitigation strategy. To familiarize state and local officials and the general public about comprehensive hazard mitigation in Le Sueur County and obtain their support.
1.1.2 Hazard Mitigation Definition Hazard mitigation may be defined as any action taken to eliminate or reduce the long‐term risk to human life and property from natural and technological hazards. Potential types of hazard mitigation measures include the following:
Structural hazard control or protection projects Retrofitting of facilities Acquisition and relocation of structures Development of mitigation standards, regulations, policies, and programs Public awareness and education programs Development or improvement of warning systems
1.1.3 Benefits of Mitigation Planning The benefits of hazard mitigation planning include the following:
Saving lives, protecting the health of the public, and reducing injuries Preventing or reducing property damage Reducing economic losses Minimizing social dislocation and stress Reducing agricultural losses Maintaining critical facilities in functioning order Protecting infrastructure from damage Protecting mental health Reducing legal liability of government and public officials
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1.2 State Mitigation Plan Overview FEMA currently has three (3) mitigation grant programs that are administered by the State of Minnesota: the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the Pre‐Disaster Mitigation program (PDM), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program. Both HMGP and PDM are administered through the Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management; the FMA is administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
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Section 2 – Public Planning Process
2.1 Planning Team Information The Le Sueur County multi‐hazard mitigation planning team is headed by the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director, who is the primary point of contact. University of Minnesota Duluth staff under contract with Le Sueur County includes Stacey Stark (GAC Director), Steve Graham (GAC Research Analyst) and Adam Pine (Geography). Members of the Le Sueur County MHMP steering committee include representatives from the public, private, and governmental sectors. Table 1 identifies the planning team individuals and the organizations they represent.
Table 1. Multi-Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee 2014
Name Organization Title Meetings Attended Emergency Management Ann Traxler Le Sueur County All Director Le Sueur County Sheriff’s HPM, CM, FDM, Tom Doherty Sheriff (retired) Department EMM, TM Darrell Pettis Le Sueur County County Administrator FDM, CM, TM Cindy Shaughnessy Le Sueur County Public Health Director‐RN HPM, EMM, CM Lucy Helfter Le Sueur County Public Health Preparedness Coordinator‐RN HPM, CM, EMM Le Sueur County Public Health / Le Tammy Stewig Center Ambulance and Emergency Office Associate I, President Management Le Center Fire Fighter, County Lance Wetzel Le Center Fire Department FDM, HPM, CM, TM Commissioner Minnesota Valley Health Center (Le Pam Williams Sueur Hospital) and Le Sueur CEO Ambulance City of Le Sueur and Le Sueur Utilities and Emergency Randy Snow Ambulance Manager Le Sueur County Highway Highway Maintenance Bob Gehrke HPM Department Supervisor Le Sueur County Highway Highway Maintenance Robbie Kopet HPM Department Supervisor Sue Rynda Le Sueur County Human Services Director HPM, CM Solid Waste Officer, County Le Sueur County Environmental Amy Beatty Feedlot Officer, Environmental EMM, HPM, CM Services Programs Specialist Andrew Nicolin Le Sueur County Public Health Environmental Specialist County Commissioner, Sheriff Joe Connolly Le Sueur County CM, TM Posse Member County Commissioner, Sheriff David Gliszinski Le Sueur County Posse Member, Sheriff CM, HPM, TM (retired) Veterinarian, County Dr. John King Le Sueur County Commissioner, Le Sueur Fire FDM, CM, HPM, TM Fighter County Commissioner, Hog Steve Rohlfing Le Sueur County FDM, HPM, CM, TM Farmer, Small Businessman
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Name Organization Title Meetings Attended Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Dave Tietz Sheriff All Department Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Brett Mason Chief Deputy CM, FDM, EMM, TM Department Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Melanie Nelson Dispatch Coordinator CM, FDM, EMM Department Sergeant David Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Sheriff Deputy‐Dare Officer Struckman Department Justin Lutterman Le Sueur County GIS Department GIS Specialist EMM, CM, TM Jim McMillen EOC Set‐up & Logistics Building and Grounds Director EMM, CM Darlene Tuma Waivered Homes Home Care Director‐RN HPM, CM, EMM Early Childhood Health Elisa O’Malley Le Sueur County Public Health HPM Specialist‐RN Alison Buckneberg Mackabee PIO, Training Specialist EMM Asst. Emergency Manager, Tammy Stewig Le Sueur County EMT, Le Center Ambulance, EMM, HPM, CM Public Health Assistant Asst. Emergency Manager, Pam Voit Le Sueur County EMM, CM Public Health Assistant Assistant, Asst. Emergency Nancy Domonoske University of MN Extension Service EMM, CM Manager Asst. Emergency Manager, Brittney Blaschko EMM Medical Assistant Le Sueur County Minnesota Jim Golgart Veterans Service Officer HPM, CM, EMM Veterans Service Office Scott Gerr Le Sueur County IT Director EMM Jeff Neisen Le Sueur County IT Network Administrator EMM Working Kathy Siebsen Le Sueur County Human Services Emotionally/Physically CM Challenged Adults
The list of final mitigation actions was divided into jurisdictions so each could see and address those actions that applied specifically to their cities (see Appendix H).
All cities, townships, county employees, schools, local newspapers, fire departments, ambulance services and law enforcement, city emergency managers, and hospitals received invitations (see Appendix E for more information).
Meetings attended by the steering committee and community stakeholders are identified in the table above. The abbreviations are:
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Community meetings/trainings are also posted on the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LSCEM. The final plan was posted to the County website.
2.2 Review of Existing Plans Le Sueur County and its local communities utilized a variety of planning documents to direct community development. The planning process also incorporated the existing natural hazard mitigation elements from previous planning efforts. Table 2 lists the plans, studies, reports, and ordinances used in the development of the plan. Le Sueur County’s plans, codes, ordinances, departments, agencies, and personnel in place are listed in Appendix I: County Capability Assessment.
Table 2. Planning Documents used for MHMP Planning Process Author(s) Year Title Description Where Used Le Sueur County Land A tool for identifying future development Section Le Sueur County 2007 Use Plan areas within the county 3,4,5 Le Sueur County Local 2010 Le Sueur County Local Water Le Sueur County Water Management Section 3 (amended) Management Plan update Plan
2.3 Planning Process Timeline and Steps In order to update the 2008 Le Sueur County Hazard Mitigation Plan, UMD consultants worked in coordination with the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director, State of Minnesota Hazard Mitigation officials, and members of the steering committee. The goals of the updating process were to include more recent data documenting the critical infrastructure and hazards faced by Le Sueur County, reformat and reorganize the plan to reflect definitions of hazards as expressed in the 2008 State of Minnesota Multi‐Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Plan, and reflect current hazard mitigation priorities in Le Sueur County. Therefore, the new plan includes not only new data documenting the types of hazards faced by County residents and Emergency Planning officials, but also new thinking about how to best address these hazards.
Twelve (12) jurisdictions are part of the Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan. They include Le Sueur County and the cities of Cleveland, Elysian, Heidelberg, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague, Ottawa and Waterville.
Le Sueur County City Emergency Managers met on October 8th, 2013 and the Le Sueur County Advisory Committee met October 31st, 2013 to discuss hazard mitigation and THIRA (Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment) items. FEMA’s THIRA is a tool allowing jurisdictions to understand its threats, hazards, and how the impacts may vary according to time of year, season, location, and other community factors. The plan was also discussed at the Le Sueur County City Emergency Manager Meeting on October 8th, 2013, and the Le Sueur County Fire Chief Quarterly Meeting on September 9th, 2013 (see Appendix E: Stakeholder Participation for a full listing of participation).
Public input was sought through meetings and direct conversations (see Appendix F). Two (2) public comment meetings were held in different parts of Le Sueur County, described in Table 3. These meetings were facilitated by the UMD consultants and attended by the Le Sueur County Assistant Emergency
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Management Director (see Appendix F). Meetings were publicized using email, Facebook, flyers, local newspapers (Le Center Leader, Elysian Enterprise, Le Sueur News Herald, Montgomery Messenger, New Prague Times, and Lake Region Life), and word of mouth. Invitations and reminders were also sent to KEYC TV – Mankato. All Le Sueur County employees were invited and reminded. At these meetings members of the public learned about the hazard mitigation process, received an update on the pace of updating the 2008 plan, and discussed new mitigation actions that could be added to the plan. The draft plan was revised following these meetings.
Table 3. Le Sueur County Public Hazard Mitigation Update Meetings Meeting Type Date Location Public 10/01/2013 Elysian Public 10/02/2013 Le Center
At the close of these meetings, the UMD consultants worked with the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director and members of the steering committee to incorporate comments from the public hearings into the overall hazard mitigation plan.
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Section 3 – Le Sueur County Profile
This section offers a general overview of Le Sueur County to provide a basic understanding of the characteristics of the community, such as the physical environment, population, and the location and distribution of services.
3.1 General County Description Le Sueur County is located in South Central Minnesota, approximately sixty miles south of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan area. The county covers nearly 448 square miles (286,720 acres) and the county’s estimated population in 2010 was 27,703. Le Center is the county seat, and Le Sueur is the largest city in the county.
The 10 cities in Le Sueur County are Le Center, Le Sueur, Ottawa, Kasota, Cleveland, Heidelberg, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Elysian, and Waterville. The 14 townships are Cleveland, Cordova, Derrynane, Elysian, Kasota, Kilkenny, Lanesburgh, Lexington, Montgomery, Ottawa, Sharon, Tyrone, Washington, and Waterville.
Le Sueur County retains a manufacturing base with additional educational, health, social service, retail, and construction strengths. The county provides an ideal location for expansion of established businesses due to excellent access to transportation systems, close proximity to major urban centers, and a highly‐ developed manufacturing industry. One state park lies partially in the southeast corner of the county (Sakatah Lake State Park), and six (6) State Wildlife Management Areas are located in Le Sueur County. There is one municipal airport that is situated just south of the city of Le Sueur.
3.2 Environmental Characteristics Le Sueur County lies in an area called the Minnesota Lowland. This topographic trough is an area where several glaciers advanced and retreated during the Pleistocene era, which began 2 million years ago and ended approximately 10,000 years ago. The most recent glacial advance, the Des Moines Lobe of the Late Wisconsin Glaciation, deposited yellowish‐gray, calcareous, medium‐textured material across the county.
The landscape in the eastern part of Le Sueur County is generally one of circular, flat‐topped hills separated by swales and bogs. The hills are more irregular in shape in the southern area and the knolls and ridges are separated by swales and drainage ways. The remainder of the upland area in the county is nearly level or slightly rolling. Elevations in the county, on average, range from 940 to 1020 feet above sea level. The highest elevation in the county, at 1,180 feet, is in the southern area while the lowest elevation, about 720 feet, is in the northwest corner where the Minnesota River leaves the county.
There are 8 soil associations within Le Sueur County, all of which can be arranged into 2 broad groups. The first group, containing four (4) upland soil associations comprises approximately 86% of the county. The second group also contains four (4) soil associations. The presence of these latter associations, in much smaller areas, indicates great soil diversity and complexity in the extreme western and southern sections of Le Sueur County. Incidents of erosion have become notable in the southern and eastern areas, where the largest acreages of land are enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Sloping and surface runoffs have the greatest impact in these areas. The highest erosion potential tends to occur around the Page 17 of 303
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3.3 Hydrography Le Sueur County lies within the Minnesota River Basin and the Lower Mississippi Basin. The Minnesota River Basin drains 20% of Minnesota, in addition to portions of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa. Encompassing approximately 15,000 square miles, the basin contains some of the richest agricultural land in the state. The Lower Mississippi Basin covers 7,266 square miles and includes all or part of 17 counties. Two‐thirds of the basin is under cultivation, and approximately 17% is used for pasture. Le Sueur County contains portions of three (3) regional watersheds, including the Minnesota River – Mankato, Minnesota River – Shakopee, and the Cannon River. The hydrography of Le Sueur County is shown in Figure A ‐ 1.
3.3.1 Groundwater Groundwater is Le Sueur County’s primary source of drinking water. Groundwater aquifers are deposits or rock formations that store and transport water in interconnected pores and cracks. Higher yields come from alluvial deposits along major river valleys; yields from sand and gravel in glacial outwash plains usually offer moderate supplies. There are three (3) major aquifer systems in Le Sueur County: the Prairie du Chien‐Jordan aquifer system, the Franconia‐Ironton‐Galesville aquifer system and the St. Peter aquifer system.
3.3.2 Lakes Le Sueur County has numerous lakes located throughout. The Department of Natural Resources sets water level gauges annually on these lakes. Most are eutrophic, or nutrient‐rich, with limited oxygen in the bottom water layer.
Le Sueur County developed a lake monitoring program in 2002 and has been promoting superior lake management practices. These goals, objectives, and standards can be found in the Le Sueur County Comprehensive Local Water Management Plan, and were adopted to protect and preserve water quality by minimizing erosion and sedimentation.
There are 128 lakes in the county, ranging from 10 to 2,290 acres in size. Impaired waters as determined by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are an increasing problem as Le Sueur County has three (3) recreational lakes that are on the impaired waters lists for nutrients (as of 2006). Impaired waters have become a priority issue because they do not meet state water quality standards, they affect growth and health of communities and economies, and the Clean Water Act has a mandate requiring every state to address impairments.
3.3.3 Rivers Rivers and streams in Le Sueur County combine to create a broad spectrum of recreational opportunities, natural habitats, and scenic views. One major river, the Minnesota, is found at the western county border. Four (4) watersheds occupy the northern half of the county: Forest Prairie Creek, Sand Creek, and the east and west branches of the Raven Stream. The Le Sueur Creek cuts across the middle of the county. There are four (4) creeks in the southwest corner: Cherry, Pauls, Dog, and Shanaska, and two (2) in the southeast corner, Waterville and Whitewater. Both the Cannon and Little Cannon rivers are also located in the southeast.
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3.3.4 Wetlands Le Sueur County boasts approximately 14,000 acres of wetlands, individually ranging in size from five to fifty acres. Each area differs in shape and type and derives its unique characteristics from climate, vegetation, soils, and hydrologic conditions. Wetlands in Le Sueur County are classified as riverine, lacustrine and palustrine systems. Riverine systems are generally wetlands and deepwater habitats contained within a channel. Lacustrine systems lie in topographical depressions or dammed river channels, and they typically lack significant vegetation. Palustrine systems tend to be non‐tidal wetlands dominated by trees, shrubs, persistent emergents, emergent mosses, or lichens, although they can also include certain wetlands lacking vegetation.
3.4 Climate The climate in Le Sueur County is typical of the upper Midwest – warm humid summers and cold, dry winters. Although precipitation amounts can vary greatly from year to year, average annual precipitation is approximately 28 inches. The normal growing season precipitation for the county is about 21 inches.
Snowfall amounts also vary, but most snow accumulates during the months of January,
February, March, April, November and December; of these months January is the snowiest with an average of 8.8 inches of snow, or approximately 20% of the average annual total of 39.5 inches.
Mean temperatures in Le Sueur County range from 12.5° to 72.4° Fahrenheit. In the winter months, the average daily minimum temperature is 6.6° F. The average daily maximum temperature in the summer is about 84° F.
3.5 Demographics Le Sueur is the largest city in Le Sueur County and Le Center is the designated county seat. There are 10 cities and 14 townships within the county. Table 4 summarizes population by community according to the 2010 U.S. Census. Figure 1 shows Le Sueur County population density.
Table 4. Le Sueur County Population by Community, 2010 Community 2010 Population % of County City of Cleveland 719 2.59% City of Elysian 650 2.34% City of Heidelberg 122 0.44% City of Kasota 675 2.43% City of Kilkenny 134 0.48% City of Le Center 2,499 9.02% City of Le Sueur 4,048 14.61% City of Mankato (within county) 4 0.01% City of Montgomery 2,956 10.67% City of New Prague (within county) 3,041 10.97% City of Waterville 1,868 6.74% Cleveland Township 658 2.37%
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Community 2010 Population % of County Cordova Township 471 1.70% Derrynane Township 508 1.83% Elysian Township 1,046 3.77% Kasota Township 1,581 5.70% Kilkenny Township 404 1.45% Lanesburgh Township 2,035 7.34% Lexington Township 707 2.55% Montgomery Township 665 2.40% Ottawa Township 283 1.02% Sharon Township 636 2.29% Tyrone Township 562 2.02% Washington Township 715 2.58% Waterville Township 716 2.58% Total: 27,703 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
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Figure 1. Le Sueur County Population, 2010 (Note: dots are randomly distributed within census blocks to reflect density and do not represent residences)
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Population growth trends have an important influence on the needs and demands of a variety of services such as transportation, law enforcement, and emergency response. An understanding of population trends and location of population concentrations is important for making projections regarding potential impacts in the event of a disaster.
In 2010, Le Sueur County had a population of 27,703 residents, averaging 62 persons per square mile. Le Sueur, the largest city in the county, has a population of 4,048, and Le Center, the county seat, has 2,499 residents.
Le Sueur County’s population increased 9% between 1990 and 2000, and again from 2000 to 2010. The county’s population has increased every decade since 1940 with the exceptions of the periods between 1940 to 1950 and 1980 to 1990, which showed slight population declines. Since 1940, the population has risen 44%. Table 5 below shows the population change in Le Sueur County between 1940 and 2010.
Table 5. Le Sueur County Population Change (1940-2010) Change Change 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1940‐ 2000‐ 2010 2010 19,227 19,088 19,906 21,332 23,434 23,239 25,426 27,703 +44.0% +9.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
Le Sueur County’s population is projected to grow by 16% between 2015 and 2045. Table 6 below shows population projections for Le Sueur County until 2045.
Table 6. Le Sueur County Population Projections (2015-2045) Projected 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 Change 2015‐2045 29,905 31,161 32,078 32,922 33,505 34,091 34,662 +16% Source: Minnesota State Demographic Center, Minnesota Planning, 2014
3.6 Economy Le Sueur County is dominated by the manufacturing industry, with over 26% of jobs in the county. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities, in addition to Education and Health Services, are also major components of the county’s economy. Major industrial companies in Le Sueur County include: Seneca Foods (formerly Green Giant) in Montgomery, Vetter Stone Company in Kasota, Con Agra of New Prague, Unimin Company in Kasota and Ottawa, Le Sueur Incorporated, and the Robb Container Corporation in Le Center. Other major employers are the public schools and county hospital.
The number of jobs in the county fell by nearly 20% between 2000 and 2011. Table 7 provides an overview of the annual average employment by major industry sector in Le Sueur County.
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Table 7. Annual Average Employment by Major Industry Sector, Le Sueur County Number of Jobs/ Number of Jobs/ Industry Percent of Total Percent of Total (2000) (2011) Natural Resources and Mining 213 / 2.3% 238 / 3.2% Construction 461 / 4.5% 358 / 4.8% Manufacturing 3,232 / 35% 1,940 / 26.2% Trade, Transportation, Utilities 1,402 / 15.2% 1,360 / 18.4% Information 93 / 1% 50 / 0.7% Financial Activities 233 / 2.5% 264 / 3.6% Professional /Business 540 / 5.9% 406 / 5.5% Services Education and Health Services 1,295 / 14% 1,276 / 17.3% Leisure and Hospitality 802 / 8.7% 630 / 8.5% Public Administration 641 / 7% 547 / 7.4% Other Services 304 / 3.3% 314 / 4.6% Total Number of Jobs: 9,216 7,383 Source: Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development
The 2010 median household income was $57,477, compared to a Minnesota average of $57,243. The median household income in Le Sueur County increased over 25% from 2000 to 2010. The percent of the county’s population living below the poverty level is 8%, compared to 11% for the state of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development reported that 83% of the workforce in Le Sueur County was employed in the private sector in 2011.
3.7 Le Sueur County Community Services & Infrastructure The following section provides an overview on community services and infrastructure within Le Sueur County. Examples of community services include healthcare and public safety, while examples of community infrastructure include power utilities, water and sewer facilities, and the transportation network. Figure 2 below shows critical facilities in the county; the table of all critical facilities can be found in Appendix B.
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Figure 2. Critical Facilities in Le Sueur County
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3.7.1 Health Care Providers Le Sueur County has one main hospital, the Minnesota Valley Health Center. The city of Le Sueur has the Le Sueur Clinic, part of the Mayo Health System. River’s Edge Hospital & Clinic, based in St. Peter, has clinic services in Le Center. The Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague also has clinics in Montgomery and Waterville.
Several other health care providers are located just outside county lines.
New Prague: The Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague includes a primary care clinic, express care clinic, 25‐bed Critical Care Access Hospital and Level IV Trauma Center. The city is also home to the Parkview Medical Clinic, an independent medical practice offering both general and acute health care.
St. Peter: The Mayo Clinic Health System in St. Peter offers both primary care and specialty care services. St. Peter also houses River’s Edge Hospital & Clinic, Minnesota Security Hospital, and Mankato Clinic at Daniels Health Center.
Henderson: The Sibley Medical Center has clinic services in Henderson.
Ambulance services are available in Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, and New Prague. Figure A ‐ 15 in Appendix A depicts health services within Le Sueur County.
3.7.2 Public Safety Providers/Government Services The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Department in Le Center provides services to 14 townships and 9 cities throughout the county. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in the county. Most cities in Le Sueur County have police stations: Cleveland, Elysian, Kasota, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague, and Waterville. Figure A ‐ 3 in Appendix A depicts government and emergency facilities, as well as law enforcement jurisdictions.
Figure 3 shows fire departments and fire response times in Le Sueur County. These drive times were created using ArcGIS Network Analyst and MnDOT road data. Speed limits from the MnDOT highway speed limit database were used when available; all other roads were calculated using either 35 or 55 MPH speed limits, per MnDOT’s recommendation. According to this model, most areas in Le Sueur County are within 10 minutes of a fire department, with only a small section of the county in the north‐central part being within 10‐15 minutes of a fire department.
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Figure 3. Fire Departments and Fire Response Times in Le Sueur County
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3.7.3 Utilities/Communications There are 9 electricity providers within Le Sueur County. These include: Alliant Energy, Excel Energy, Benco Electric Cooperative, Le Sueur Municipal Utilities, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, New Prague Municipal Utilities, St. Peter Municipal Utilities, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, and the Steele‐Waseca Cooperative Electric Company. Figure A ‐ 4 in Appendix A depicts Le Sueur County utilities and communication infrastructure, including electric power substations and transmission lines, communication towers, and gas pipelines.
Established in 2004, the Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) Program, administered in coordination with the Minnesota Statewide Radio Board, manages the implementation of a 700/800 megahertz (MHz) shared digital trunked radio communication system. In Le Sueur County, there are three (3) on‐air towers in Le Sueur, Le Center and Waterville. Towers in St. Peter and New Prague are outside the county but also service the area. Figure A ‐ 5 shows ARMER tower locations.
Municipal storm sewers and a public water system are provided by nine (9) Le Sueur County communities, and eight (8) communities provide a sanitary sewer system. The city of Cleveland has been encouraging citizens with septic systems to upgrade and connect to the city sanitary system; a new well began operating in Cleveland in 2000.
3.7.4 Transportation The county transportation system is composed of roads, highways, an airport, public transit, railroads and trails. The system is designed to serve all residents, businesses, industries and tourists.
According to Minnesota Department of Transportation estimates, Le Sueur County has 528 miles of road, including four (4) state highways that serve as minor arterials: 13, 19, 60, and 99. State Highway 112 acts as a major collector, while Highway 169 crosses Le Sueur solely through Tyrone Township along the Minnesota River, just east of Henderson and north of St. Peter in Nicollet County. The Le Sueur County Highway Department manages several county state‐aid highways and the remaining county roadways are the responsibility of cities and townships. Le Sueur County maintains approximately 507 miles of road, 314 of which are paved and 193 graveled.
There are 80 bridges in Le Sueur County and the Highway Department is responsible for their inspection. Department staffers work with funding sources and other local government units when maintaining or replacing a bridge. Projects include, but are not limited to, annual safety inspections, maintenance, administration, repair, and replacement. Safety inspections and replacement or construction of bridges on town roads and city streets fall under the jurisdiction of the individual townships and cities. The county has a bridge inventory from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which covers type, width, age, surface materials and other factors.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company operates two (2) rail lines within the county. The first line enters Le Sueur by way of Mankato through Kasota, along the Minnesota River, past Ottawa and Le Sueur, and exits the county around Henderson Station. The second Union Pacific line crosses the northern part of the county slightly west of New Prague. It runs south and ends in Montgomery.
The Le Sueur Municipal Airport serves the city of Le Sueur and is also owned by Le Sueur, although the Mankato Municipal Airport caters to more of the county. The paved runway at the Le Sueur airport extends
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3,005 feet and handles primarily charter service and private planes. Land in the vicinity of the airport is primarily industrial.
The only public transit service provided in the County is in the city of Le Sueur. Le Sueur Transit is a public transportation service for residents of Le Sueur, owned and operated by the city. Their mission is to provide a safe and reliable means of transportation. Children, seniors and mobility impaired citizens are most welcome and are specially accommodated. Dial a Ride options are available in addition to regular routes.
Figure A ‐ 6 in Appendix A maps Le Sueur County’s transportation infrastructure.
3.8 Land Use and Ownership Le Sueur County contains some of the most productive agricultural soils in Minnesota. Farming and the production of agriculturally based products is an influential economic force in the County. Le Sueur County has a total of 303,022 acres, of which 15,162 (5%) are covered by water. Cultivated agricultural land is predominant in the county, with 61% or 187,415 acres. Grasslands, shrubs, and wetlands compose 18%, while forested areas are another 7%. Nearly 8% of the county is classified as urban (University of Minnesota, 2000).
According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, 1,051 farms exist in the county, covering 241,870 acres (84% of the county). Of this farming land, 86% is cropland, 5% is woodland, and 9% is classified as “other uses.” The number of farms in the county decreased by 4% between 2007 and 2012.
Land ownership categories from the 2008 GAP analysis are shown in Figure A ‐ 8 (Appendix A). According to this data, over 97% of the county is privately owned. Land cover is also mapped in Figure A ‐ 7.
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Section 4 – Risk Assessment The goal of mitigation is to reduce the future impacts of a hazard including loss of life, property damage, disruption to local and regional economies, and the expenditure of public and private funds for recovery. Sound mitigation practices must be based on sound risk assessment. A risk assessment involves quantifying the potential loss resulting from a disaster by assessing the vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure, and people.
Basing risk assessments on the best information available is important in developing effective mitigation actions that benefit communities. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools are not only helpful in producing maps, but they also show structures at risk and may determine damage estimates for potential hazard scenarios. MN Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) mitigation staff encourages the use of GIS tools in risk assessments because they produce good information to be used in the risk assessment process.
In recognition of the importance of planning in mitigation activities, FEMA created Hazards USA Multi‐ Hazard (HAZUS‐MH), a powerful GIS‐based disaster risk assessment tool. This tool enables communities to predict estimated losses from floods, hurricanes and other related phenomena and to measure the impact of various mitigation practices that might help reduce those losses. HAZUS‐MH was used by Le Sueur County Planning team in the flood hazard risk assessment.
This assessment identifies the characteristics and potential consequences of a disaster, how much of the community could be affected by a disaster, and the impact on community assets. A risk assessment consists of three (3) components — hazard identification, risk profile, and vulnerability profile.
4.1 Hazard Identification/Profile
4.1.1 Hazard Identification The cornerstone of the risk assessment is the identification of the hazards that affect the jurisdictions. To facilitate the planning process, several sources were employed to ensure that the natural hazards are identified prior to assessment.
Natural hazards are identified in the FEMA publication “Multi‐Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment – A Cornerstone of the National Mitigation Strategy” also known as MHIRA. FEMA Region V developed a list based on state mitigation plans in the region. The list was divided into natural (Table 8) and other hazards (Table 9) as was done in the 2014 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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Table 8. FEMA MHIRA Natural Hazards in the 2014 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan Flooding Hail Drought Dam/Levee Failure Lightning Extreme Heat Wildfire* Winter Storms Extreme Cold Windstorms Erosion Earthquakes Land Subsidence Tornadoes (Sinkholes & Karst) *Addressed in the State Mitigation Plan because Minnesota is a heavily forested state compared to other states in Region V.
For the purpose of this plan, FEMA defines other hazards or “man‐made hazards” as technological hazards and terrorism. These are distinct from natural hazards primarily in that they originate from human activity. In contrast, while the risks presented by natural hazards may be increased or decreased as a result of human activity, they are not inherently human‐induced. The term “technological hazards” refers to the origins of incidents that can arise from human activities such as the manufacture, transportation, storage, and use of hazardous materials. For the sake of simplicity, this guide assumes that technological emergencies are accidental and that their consequences are unintended. The term “terrorism” refers to intentional, criminal, and malicious acts. There is no single, universally accepted definition of terrorism, and it can be interpreted in many ways. For the purposes of this plan, FEMA refers to “terrorism” as the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), including biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological weapons; arson, incendiary, explosive, and armed attacks; industrial sabotage and intentional hazardous materials releases; and “cyber terrorism.”
Table 9. FEMA MHIRA Other Hazards in the 2014 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan Nuclear Generating Plant Ground and Surface Water Terrorism Incidents Supply Contamination* Hazardous Materials Infectious Disease Outbreak Incidents Fires (Structures and Vehicles) Transportation Incidents *Addressed in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan because Minnesota has made a high investment in its prized resource, water.
4.1.2 Calculated Priority Risk Index The vulnerability assessment builds upon the previously developed hazard information by identifying the community assets and development trends and considering them with the hazard profiles to assess the potential amount of damage that could be caused by each hazard event. This concept is generally illustrated by Figure 4. A summary of Calculated Priority Risk Index (CPRI) Categories and Risk Levels is shown in Table 10.
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Figure 4. Conceptual Depiction of a Vulnerability Analysis
Definitions of CPRI Categories in Table 10: Probability – a guide to predict how often a random event will occur. Annual probabilities are expressed between 0.001 or less (low) up to 1 (high). An annual probability of 1 predicts that a natural hazard will occur at least once per year.
Magnitude/Severity – indicates the impact to a community through potential fatalities, injuries, property losses, and/or losses of services. The vulnerability assessment gives information that is helpful in making this determination for each community.
Warning Time – plays a factor in the ability to prepare for a potential disaster and to warn the public. The assumption is that more warning time allows for more emergency preparations and public information.
Duration – relates to the span of time local, state, and/or federal assistance will be necessary to prepare, respond, and recover from a potential disaster event.
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Table 10. Summary of Calculated Priority Risk Index (CPRI) Categories and Risk Levels DEGREE OF RISK Assigned CPRI Weighting Category Level ID Description Index Value Factor Extremely rare with no documented history of occurrences or Unlikely 1 events. Annual probability of less than 0.001 Rare occurrences with at least one documented or anecdotal Possible historic event. Annual probability that is between 0.01 and 2 0.001. 45%
Occasional occurrences with at least two or more
Probability Likely documented historic events. Annual probability that is 3 between 0.1 and 0.01. Frequent events with a well‐documented history of Highly Likely 4 occurrence. Annual probability that is greater than 0.1. Negligible property damages (less than 5% of critical and non‐ critical facilities and infrastructure). Negligible Injuries or illnesses are treatable with first aid and there are 1 no deaths. Negligible quality of life lost. Shutdown of critical facilities for less than 24 hours. Slight property damages (greater than 5% and less than 25% of critical and non‐critical facilities and infrastructure). Limited Injuries or illnesses do not result in permanent disability and 2 there are no deaths. Moderate quality of life lost. Shut down
of critical facilities for more than 1 day and less than 1 week. Moderate property damages (greater than 25% and less than 50% of critical and non‐critical facilities and infrastructure).
Magnitude/Severity Critical Injuries or illnesses result in permanent disability and at least 3 one death. Shut down of critical facilities for more than 1 30% week and less than 1 month. Severe property damages (greater than 50% of critical and non‐critical facilities and infrastructure). Injuries or illnesses Catastrophic result in permanent disability and multiple deaths. Shut down 4 of critical facilities for more than 1 month.
Less than 6 Self‐explanatory. 4 hours Time 6 to 12 hours Self‐explanatory. 3
12 to 24 hours Self‐explanatory. 2 15% More than 24
Warning Self‐explanatory. 1 hours Less than 6 Self‐explanatory. 1 hours
Less than 24 Self‐explanatory. 2 hours 10% Less than one Self‐explanatory. 3 Duration week More than one Self‐explanatory 4 week
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The natural hazard scores developed for the Le Sueur County THIRA are presented in Table 11. Input was solicited from each participating jurisdiction, and the jurisdictions agreed the ranking generally represents all jurisdictions. The jurisdictions agreed upon the hazard high and medium risks that are included in this plan. The two threats that have the highest CPRI scores are tornadoes (3.7) and floods (2.95).
Table 11. Priorities of Risks Faced by Le Sueur County, 2013 Natural Hazards Type CPRI Score
Tornado 3.7 Flood 2.95 Extreme Temperatures 2.55 Drought 2.5 Earthquake 2.5 Land Subsidence 2.5 Severe Winter Storm 2.35 Landslide 2.2 Severe Summer Storm 2.2 Blizzard 2.0 Cave Collapse 1.5 Wildfire 1.2
4.1.3 Prioritization of Hazards and Vulnerability by Jurisdiction The priority hazards were updated based on the THIRA CPRI rankings (see section 4.1.2) and there was a new conversation about what hazards each area faced. To engage in this process the planning committee drew on a number of data sources. First, the committee examined the hazards identified in the 2008 Hazard Mitigation Plan (Table 12). These existing mitigation actions were discussed and adjusted to reflect the definitions of natural hazards used in the State of Minnesota 2008 Multi‐Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment list of natural hazards (Table 8).
Table 12. Hazards identified in the 2008 Le Sueur County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Extreme Temperatures Fire Drought Water Supply Contamination Flooding Wastewater Treatment Failure Dam Failure Infectious Diseases Terrorism Hazardous Materials (Including Methamphetamine Labs) Wildfire Winter Storms (Blizzards, Ice Storms, Heavy Snow, Snowstorms) Summer Storms (Thunderstorms, Hail Storms, Tornadoes, Windstorms, Lightning)
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Although many hazards were ranked in the 2013 THIRA, some natural hazards were missing from this analysis that the planning team felt needed to be addressed. The planning committee decided to address the same hazards as in the 2008 Hazard Mitigation Plan except for Infectious Disease. Justification includes a discussion that the risk to natural hazards is the same as 2008.
FEMA natural hazard definitions changed slightly to separate “extreme heat” and “extreme cold” from “extreme temperatures” and to separate “tornadoes”, “hail” and “lightning” from “summer storms”. Extreme heat and extreme cold were addressed separately in sections 4.4.4 and 4.4.5 respectively. Vulnerability to hailstorms and to wind storms including tornadoes is addressed in the section for Summer Storms (4.4.3) in this plan. Erosion was added to the Flood section (4.4.6), as the County’s vulnerability to erosion is almost always directly related to flooding.
The natural hazards that were addressed in the Minnesota State Hazard Plan and not ranked or ranked low in the THIRA were discussed individually. Earthquakes ranked as a moderate risk in the THIRA due to the magnitude of damage potential. The planning team wished to focus mitigation efforts on the more probable events, so earthquakes were not included. Land Subsidence, addressed in the State HMP, was also left out. There is no evidence of risk of land subsidence in Le Sueur County.
While the MHMP mainly deals with natural hazards, this planning took place with the understanding that many non‐natural hazards could occur as a result of natural disasters (i.e. disruption in electrical service due to freezing rain causing problems for both utility corporations and those vulnerable populations dependent on electricity for heat). Four non‐natural hazards were carried over from the 2008 plan. These include structure fires, ground and water supply contamination, hazardous materials, and terrorism. The hazardous waste hazard is divided into three (3) distinct categories: transportation hazardous materials, fixed hazardous materials (including chemical exposure), and illegal methamphetamine labs.
Jurisdictions are affected different ways by natural hazards. Each natural hazard is analyzed according to how it will affect the population, structures and community assets in each jurisdiction. All hazards are mapped at the county level, and if appropriate, jurisdictions are mapped individually (e.g. flooding).
The planning committee, composed of representatives from all of the jurisdictions within Le Sueur County, decided on one comprehensive list of hazards faced by the County. This list recognizes the fact that while specific jurisdictions within the county face hazards in slightly different ways, the hazard profile across the county is fairly uniform: summer storms (tornadoes, wind events, lightning) and winter storms, in addition to extreme heat, are important hazards to all jurisdictions within the county.
4.1.4 GIS and Hazus‐MH The risk analysis step in this assessment quantifies the risk to the population, infrastructure, and economy of the community. Hazards that can be geographically identified (wildland fires, windstorms, tornadoes, hail, floods) were mapped.
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Site‐specific analysis is based upon loss estimations for individual structures. For flooding, analysis of site‐ specific structures takes into account the depth of water in relation to the structure. Hazus‐MH also takes into account the actual dollar exposure to the structure for the costs of building reconstruction, content, and inventory. However, damages are based upon the assumption that each structure will fall into a structural class, and structures in each class will respond in a similar fashion to a specific depth of flooding. Site‐specific analysis is also based upon a point location rather than a polygon, therefore the model does not account for the percentage of a building that is inundated. These assumptions suggest that the loss estimates for site‐specific structures as well as for aggregate structural losses need to be viewed as approximations of losses that are subject to considerable variability rather than as exact engineering estimates of losses to individual structures.
4.1.5 National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Records Historical storm event data was compiled from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). NCDC records are estimates of damage reported to the National Weather Service (NWS) from various local, state, and federal sources. However, these estimates are often preliminary in nature and may not match the final assessment of economic and property losses related to given weather events.
The NCDC data included 207 reported events in Le Sueur County between June 24, 1952 and March 31, 2014. However, some weather event categories only had available data going back as recent as 2006. No records before 1952 were available. A summary table of events related to each hazard type is included in the hazard profile sections that follow. A full table listing all events, including additional details, is included in Appendix C. NCDC hazard categories used in this plan are listed in Table 13.
Table 13. National Climatic Data Center Historical Hazards Hazard Tornado/Funnel Cloud Hail Thunderstorm Wind Flood/Flash Flood Winter Storm/Blizzard/Heavy Snow
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4.1.6 FEMA Declared Disasters Another historical perspective is derived from FEMA‐declared disasters. Eleven (11) federal disaster declarations and three (3) emergency declarations have been made in Le Sueur County between 1965 and 2014 (Figure 5).
Figure 5. FEMA-Declared Disasters in Minnesota, 1965-2014
Table 14 and Table 15 show the details of the disasters including payments for Public Assistance (PA) and Individual Assistance (IA), listed under the flooding and severe storms profiles. No declarations were made for the other storms listed in the NCDC database. Reviewing the federal payments for damages from the declared disasters is a way of correlating the impact from the NCDC report.
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Table 14. FEMA-Declared Major Disasters in Le Sueur County (1965-2014) Declaration Total PA Total PA Obligated Obligated by Individual Individual Date and Incident by FEMA for Incident FEMA for Assistance in Assistance in Le Disaster Period Disaster in Le Disaster in Minnesota Sueur County Sueur County Number Minnesota Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight‐ line Winds, 7/21/2014 6/11/2014‐ Unknown** Unknown** Unknown** Unknown** Flooding, DR‐4182 7/11/2014 Landslides, and Mudslides Severe 05/10/2011 03/16/2011 to $23,801,266 $395,152 $0 $0 Storms/Flooding DR‐1982 05/25/2011 Severe 10/13/2010 09/22/2010 to $32,372,807 $196,854 $0 $0 Storms/Flooding DR‐1941 10/14/2010 05/16/2001 03/23/2001 to Flooding $43,128,212 $166,761 $3,650,492 $0 DR‐1370 04/03/2001 Tornadoes/Severe 04/01/1998 03/29/1998 $38,230,071 Unknown Unknown Unknown Thunderstorms DR‐1212 Severe 04/08/1997 03/21/1997 to $230,488,750 Unknown Unknown Unknown Storms/Flooding DR‐1175 05/24/1997 Severe Winter 01/16/1997 01/03/1997 to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Storms/Blizzards DR‐1158 02/03/1997 Flooding/Severe 06/11/1993 05/06/1993 to $98,169,850 Unknown Unknown Unknown Storms/Tornadoes DR‐993 08/25/1993 04/18/1969 Flooding 04/18/1969 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown DR‐255 Heavy Rains/ 08/15/1968 08/15/1968 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Flooding DR‐249 04/11/1965 Flooding 04/11/1965 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown DR‐188 * Data provided by FEMA Region V on December 2, 2014, MN HSEM on December 10, 2014, and https://www.fema.gov/media‐ library/assets/documents/28331 accessed on January 21, 2015. Values are estimates collected at the time of the disaster. **The Joint Field Office is currently open and project worksheets are still being developed so accurate numbers cannot be obtained at this time.
Table 15. FEMA-Declared Emergencies in Le Sueur County (1976-2014) Declaration Date and Individual Assistance Public Assistance Incident Incident Period Disaster Number in Minnesota (all affected areas) 03/19/2010 03/01/2010 to Flooding Unknown Unknown EM‐3310 04/26/2010 MN Hurricane 09/13/2005 08/29/2005 to Katrina $0 $2,470,003 EM‐3242 10/01/2005 Evacuation 06/17/1976 Drought 06/17/1976 Unknown Unknown EM‐3013 *Note the Public Assistance totals are for ALL counties affected in the disaster. Data accessed January 21, 2015, at https://www.fema.gov/disasters/grid/state‐tribal‐government/57?field_disaster_type_term_tid_1=All
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4.2 Vulnerability Assessment
4.2.1 Asset Inventory The Hazus‐MH defaults, critical facilities, and essential facilities have been updated based on the most recent available data sources. Renville County Emergency Management provided a current critical facility spreadsheet. These sites were geocoded and used for the critical facility mapping, and the essential facility updates (schools, medical care facilities, fire stations, and police stations) have been applied to the Hazus‐ MH flooding model data.
Critical facilities are defined by the Department of Homeland Security in the Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS). Renville County has used the 18 sectors included in ACAMS to identify their critical infrastructure and key resources.
Table 16 below identifies the critical facilities that were added or updated for the analysis. Essential facilities are a subset of critical facilities. Names and locations of all critical facilities are found in Appendix B. Figure 6 maps out the critical facilities in the city of Le Sueur, while Figure 7 and Figure 8 show critical facilities in Le Center and Montgomery, respectively.
Table 16. Le Sueur County Critical Infrastructure and Facilities Number of ACAMS Category Facilities Agriculture and Food 59 Banking and Finance 19 Chemical and Hazardous 100 Materials Commercial Facilities 0 Communications 0 Dams 15 Defense Industrial Base 0 Emergency Services 26 Energy 3 Government Facilities 6 Healthcare and Public Health 12 Information Technology 0 Manufacturing 14 National Monuments and Icons 1 Nuclear 0 Postal and Shipping 11 Transportation 4 Water 7
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Figure 6. Critical Facilities in the city of Le Sueur
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Figure 7. Critical Facilities in Le Center
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Figure 8. Critical Facilities in Montgomery
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4.2.2 Facility Replacement Costs According to the Hazus model data (2000 Census Bureau data), Le Sueur County is 448 square miles and contains 1,368 census blocks. The county contains over 10,000 households and has a total population of 25,426 people.
Le Sueur County specific data was used for the economic loss in the flood analysis. Data was obtained from the parcel tax databases and building location point databases included building valuations and occupancy class. Building counts were aggregated from the individual parcel records to the relevant census administrative boundaries. There are an estimated 12,521 buildings in the region with a total building replacement value (excluding contents) of $1.484 billion (2006 dollars). Approximately 73% of the buildings (and 63% of the building value) are associated with residential housing.
Facility replacement costs and total building exposure are identified in Table 17, which also includes the estimated number of buildings within each occupancy class as calculated by HAZUS general building stock.
Table 17. Le Sueur County Total Building Exposure Total Building Exposure General Occupancy Estimated Total Buildings (in thousands of dollars) Agriculture 2,558 $222,498 Commercial 521 $84,393 Education 23 $150,787 Government 147 $32,895 Industrial 82 $41,997 Religious/Non‐Profit 70 $19,816 Residential 9,120 $931,220 Total: 12,521 $1,483,606
4.3 Future Development Because Le Sueur County is vulnerable to a variety of natural and technological hazards, the county government—in partnership with state government—must make a commitment to prepare for the management of these types of events. Le Sueur County is committed to ensuring that county elected and appointed officials become informed leaders regarding community hazards so that they are better prepared to set and direct policies for emergency management and county response.
The Le Sueur County Land Use Plan notes that the county is experiencing what could be the beginning of a great transition. After many decades of moderate to little growth, Le Sueur County is seeing growth pressures that are pushing out from urban employment centers. Many residents welcome this growth as a sign of healthy progress, and yet others also fear it as a major change to the quality of life and a potential cause of environmental degradation. Regardless, change is occurring, and how the County and its communities respond to this change will set the tone of community quality and livability for generations to come. The manner in which land is used, whether or how open space and farmland is preserved, where public infrastructure is provided, and the overall management of growth will all be determined by the current set of County and community leaders.
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The 2007 Land Use Plan set forth several goals for the future development of Le Sueur County, including: adopting and enforcing land use goals and policies that conserve and protect agricultural resources and uses; adopting and enforcing land use goals and policies that conserve and restore its natural resources, brings protection to ecological systems and prevents premature development of natural resource areas; improving water quality in the county; adopting and enforcing land use goals and policies that provide a wide range of opportunity for urban and rural housing development; establishing closer land use planning efforts with its urbanized cities for reasons of economic efficiencies and to reduce conflicts and confusion; protecting the county’s aggregate resources from premature development; improving and developing parks and other county‐owned open spaces; and considering adopting the Uniform Building Code.
4.4 Hazard Profiles
4.4.1 Wildfire A wildfire, or wildland fire, is an uncontrolled fire spreading through vegetative fuels, posing danger and destruction to property. Wildfires can occur in undeveloped areas and spread to urban areas where structures and other human developments are more concentrated. While some wildfires start by natural causes like lightning, humans cause four (4) out of every five (5) wildfires. Debris burns, arson or carelessness are the leading causes of wildfires. As a natural hazard, a wildfire is often the direct result of a lightning strike that may destroy personal property and public land areas, especially on national and state forest lands. The dangers from wildfire include the destruction of timber, property and wildlife, and injury or loss of life to people living in the affected area or using the area for recreational facilities.
While wildfires are often viewed in a negative light, they are a naturally occurring part of the environment. Wildfires are an important component of healthy forest and prairie ecology, and can be beneficial by reducing dangerously high fuel levels and putting nutrients into the ground that spur new growth. In addition, many flora species require fire for seed germination. However, as people settled this country and began clearing land and building homes, roads, railroads, and campgrounds, new artificial causes of wildfire arrived on the scene and their frequency and level of destruction increased.
Causes of wildfires vary from state to state. For example, in Florida, lightning ignites approximately half of all wildfires, while in Minnesota lightning causes less than 5% of all wildfires. These variations are due to climate, vegetation, topography, and weather. People burning debris cause most wildfires in Minnesota. However, wildfires are also caused by vehicle exhaust, sparks from trains and heavy equipment, camping, smoking, and lightning.
Topography affects the movement of air and fire over the ground surface. The slope and shape of terrain can change the rate of speed at which the fire travels. Weather affects the probability of wildfire and has a significant effect on its behavior. Temperature, humidity and wind affect the severity and duration of wildfires.
Homes threatened by wildfire are primarily those located in the “wildland‐urban interface.” This is the zone where homes and subdivisions have been located in wildland areas where natural wildfires can have an impact. While wildfires are necessary for healthy ecosystems, they burn whatever fuel is in their path, whether vegetation or buildings. Page 43 of 303
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One of the most common causes of a home being damaged or destroyed is due to radiant heat. In a wildfire, radiant heat is the heat given off by burning vegetation. The high temperatures of some wildfires can cause the deck, siding, or roof of a home to ignite, because the fire was too near the home. Studies in western wildfires have shown that approximately 85% of homes surviving a major wildfire had 30‐50 feet of defensible space around them, coupled with fire‐resistant roofing.
According to the Minnesota DNR, approximately 1,600 wildfires occurred each year on average from 1976‐ 2011. Wildfires occur throughout the spring, summer and fall, however, most wildfires in Minnesota take place in March, April, and May. During this period, much of the existing vegetation has been killed due to winter temperatures and is dead, brown and combustible. Also, there is little green vegetation to serve as a barrier for a moving wildfire.
Although wildfires could occur anywhere throughout Le Sueur County, there are several areas with steeper slopes and suitable vegetation that pose a higher risk potential (see Figure A ‐ 7 for a map of land cover in Le Sueur County). Between 1985 and April 2014, five (5) wildfires have been tracked by the Minnesota DNR in Le Sueur County. They occurred in 1993 in the north‐central part of the county (4 acres burned, caused by smoking), 1996 near St. Peter (290 acres burned, caused by incendiary/arson), 2003 just east of Waterville (0.01 acres burned, cause “Misc. – Other”), 2006 near Elysian (2 acres burned, caused by incendiary/arson) and 2012 near Cleveland (200 acres burned, caused by debris burning).
The state of Minnesota contains 6 million acres of peat, and Le Sueur County has noted concern about peat fires. There is also concern of fires being ignited from sparks due to operating combines. Peat fires and fires ignited by combines occur without pattern or regularity; weather conditions primarily dictate these events.
Wildfires have the lowest CPRI ranking of all natural hazards in the county. Therefore, wildfire has not been identified as a priority. In the event of a wildfire there are adequate fire departments, which would minimize damages caused by wildfires before they reach the city. Also, fire department training shall remain ongoing.
Wildfire and Climate Change: Temperatures are predicted to rise in the state, which could lead to more extreme heat events and associated wildfire risks. As Minnesota’s climate changes, weather fluctuations between drought and extreme rain events and increasing temperatures will result in changes to forest composition and/or distribution. These fluctuations can lead to dry conditions that may cause increased fire risk in both grassland and forest environments.
4.4.2 Severe Winter Storms – Blizzards, Ice Storms Blizzards are storms that contain heavy snowfall, strong winds, and cold temperatures. The combination of these elements creates blinding snow with near zero visibility, deep snowdrifts, and life‐threatening wind chill temperatures. Blizzards are the most dramatic and destructive of all winter storms that occur within Le Sueur County, and are generally characterized as storms bearing large amounts of snow accompanied by strong winds. They have the ability to completely immobilize travel in large areas and can be life‐ threatening to humans and animals in their path. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), there is no fixed temperature requirement for blizzard conditions, but the life‐threatening nature of low temperatures in combination with blowing snow and poor visibility increases dramatically when
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The total of notable events defined as heavy snows, blizzards and winter storms in Le Sueur County recorded by the NCDC for the period from 2006 to present is 28. An overview of some of the most notable winter storm events can be found in Table 18 below.
Table 18. South Central Minnesota Winter Storm Events Date Type Cost Deaths Injuries Description
Severe winter storm and blizzard, resulting in a January 1997 Blizzard N/A N/A N/A FEMA disaster declaration. One death attributed to the snowstorm that affected Le Sueur County when a woman left her December 1996 Blizzard N/A 1 N/A car, became disoriented, and succumbed to hypothermia before she could be rescued. The “Halloween Blizzard.” A three‐day blizzard that began on Halloween, bringing 18” of snow to the October 1991 Blizzard $11.7 M 22 100 area. Extremely cold temperatures followed the storm and hindered highway snow removal and transportation. The “Armistice Day” Blizzard (Figure 9). Has been called the worst blizzard in Minnesota history. 49 November 1940 Blizzard N/A 49 N/A Minnesotans died in the storm. More than 18” of snow fell.
Figure 9. Armistice Day Blizzard, 1940
The greatest numbers of blizzards historically have occurred in the months of January, followed by March and November. Le Sueur County, along with all areas of Minnesota, is susceptible to blizzards.
Damages from blizzards can range from human and livestock deaths to significant snow removal costs. Stranded drivers can make uninformed decisions, such as leaving the car to walk in conditions that put them at risk. Because of the blinding potential of heavy snowstorms, drivers are also at risk of collisions with snowplows or other road traffic. Further, drivers and homeowners without emergency plans and kits are vulnerable to the life threatening effects of heavy snow storms such as power outages, cold weather, and inability to travel, communicate, obtain goods or reach their destinations. Heavy snow loads can cause structural damage, particularly in areas where there are no building codes or for residents living in manufactured home parks. The frequency of structural
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Between the years of 1975 and 1991, there were 49 deaths associated with blizzards statewide, or an average of three (3) deaths per year. Deaths attributable to blizzards have dropped in recent years, primarily due to increased weather awareness and warning capabilities across the state. The economic costs of winter storms are generally not recorded by the NCDC; however, a winter storm in November 2001 resulted in property damage of $500,000.
Ice storms are described as occasions when damaging accumulations of ice occur due to freezing rain. The terms freezing rain and freezing drizzle warn the public that a coating of ice is expected on the ground and on other exposed surfaces. Heavy accumulations of ice can bring down trees, electrical wires, telephone poles and lines, and communication towers.
Communications and power can be disrupted for days while utility companies work to repair extensive damage. Ice forming on exposed objects generally ranges from a thin glaze to coatings more than one inch thick. Even small accumulations of ice on sidewalks, streets, and highways may cause extreme hazards to Le Sueur County motorists and pedestrians. Sleet does not stick to trees and wires, but sleet of sufficient thickness does cause hazardous driving conditions. Heavy sleet is a relatively rare occurrence, defined as an accumulation of ice pellets covering the ground to a depth of one‐half inch or more.
Ice and sleet storms typically occur from October through April. The NWS notes that over 85% of ice storm‐ related deaths are the result of traffic accidents. No freezing rain or freezing drizzle events have been recorded in Le Sueur County by the NCDC; however, the entire state of Minnesota is susceptible to these hazards.
Observing winter storm watches and warnings and adequate preparation can usually lessen the impact of blizzard events in Minnesota. Technical advances made in transportation, including safer vehicles and improved construction and maintenance of roads, have also contributed to the decline in deaths related to blizzard events. Historical estimates of dollar losses associated with blizzard events were not available for the purposes of this analysis. However, costs incurred by state and local government for snow removal associated with disaster declaration DR1158 (January 1997) totaled over $27,300,000 dollars. Blizzards rank ninth out of the 10 natural hazards economically impacting Minnesota according to the statewide risk analysis. The chance that another winter storm affecting Le Sueur County will occur is highly probable.
Severe Winter Storms and Climate Change: Historically, winter storms have had a large impact on public safety in Minnesota. This will continue, with a possible increase in snowstorm frequency and annual total snowfall. Winter weather is often a cause of power outages. Pressures on energy use, reduced reliability of services, potential outages and potential rise in household costs for energy are major climate change risks to public health.
The number of heavy snowfall years for the Midwest has fluctuated throughout the 1900‐2006 time period. The periods of 1900‐1920 and 1960‐1985 had numerous years with snowfall totals over the 90th percentile. In the recent three (3) decades, the number of heavy seasonal snowfall totals has been much lower. Despite these generally lower seasonal snowfall totals, some areas of the Midwest have still experienced significant snow totals in the most recent decade. The 100‐year linear trends based on decadal
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4.4.3 Summer Storms – Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hailstorms, and Windstorms Summer storms, including thunderstorms, hailstorms, and windstorms affect Le Sueur County on an annual basis. Thunderstorms are the most common summer storm in the county, occurring primarily during the months of May through August, with the severest storms most likely to occur from mid‐May through mid‐ July. Thunderstorms are usually locally produced by cumulonimbus clouds, always accompanied by lightning, and often having strong wind gusts, heavy rain and sometimes hail and tornadoes. Straight‐line winds, heavy rain, hail, tornadoes, and lightning associated with thunderstorms are the greatest concerns for Le Sueur County.
Lightning Lightning is caused by the discharge of electricity between clouds or between clouds and the surface of the earth. In a thunderstorm there is a rapid gathering of particles of moisture into clouds and forming of large drops of rain. This gathers electric potential until the surface of the cloud (or the enlarged water particles) is insufficient to carry the charge, and a discharge takes place, producing a brilliant flash of light.
The power of the electrical charge and intense heat associated with lightning can electrocute on contact, split trees, ignite fires, and cause electrical failures. Most lightning casualties occur in the summer months, during the afternoon and early evening. However, no lightning events in Le Sueur County are found in the NCDC record.
Lightning and Climate Change: According to the Federal Advisory Committee Draft National Climate Assessment (NCA), the projected possible intensity and frequency of tornadoes, hail, and damaging thunderstorm winds, the conditions associated with lightning, are uncertain (NCA, 2013, p. 26). Severe rain events are becoming more common and may include an additional risk of lightning.
Hailstorms Hailstorms are a product of severe thunderstorms. Hail is formed when strong updrafts within the storm carry water droplets above the freezing level, where they remain suspended and continue to grow larger, until their weight can no longer be supported by the winds. Hailstones can vary in size, depending on the strength of the updraft. The NWS uses the following descriptions when estimating hail sizes: pea size is ¼‐ inch, marble size is ½‐inch, dime size is ¾‐inch, quarter size is 1 inch, golf ball size is 1 ¾‐inch, and baseball size is 2 ¾‐inches. Individuals who serve as volunteer "storm spotters" for the NWS are located throughout the state, and are instructed to report hail dime size (¾‐inch) or greater. Hailstorms can occur throughout the year; however, the months of maximum hailstorm frequency are typically between May and August. Although hailstorms rarely cause injury or loss of life, they do cause significant damage to property.
Table 19 shows storms producing hail greater than 1 inch diameter in Le Sueur County.
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Table 19. Storms producing hail of greater than 1 inch diameter in Le Sueur County 1964-2012 Hail Size Hail Size Date Injuries Date Injuries (inches) (inches) 06/17/2012 2.00 0 05/28/1991 1.75 0 09/15/2010 2.00 0 05/28/1991 1.50 0 06/20/2007 1.75 0 06/19/1988 1.75 0 06/20/2007 1.75 0 06/10/1986 1.75 0 08/24/2006 2.75 0 07/14/1981 1.75 0 08/24/2006 1.75 0 07/15/1978 1.75 0 05/19/2004 1.75 0 06/18/1974 1.50 0 06/26/1998 1.75 0 06/20/1968 2.00 0 05/28/1991 1.75 0 06/18/1964 1.50 0 Source: National Climatic Data Center
According to the 48‐year NCDC record, there is a 56% chance of a significant hailstorm any year in Le Sueur County and a 29% chance in each year that there will be a hailstorm that produces hail greater than one inch in size.
Hailstorms and Climate Change: According to the Federal Advisory Committee Draft National Climate Assessment (NCA), winter storms have increased slightly in frequency and intensity, and their tracks have shifted northward over the U.S. Other trends in severe storms, including the numbers of hurricanes and the intensity and frequency of tornadoes, hail, and damaging thunderstorm winds are uncertain (NCA, 2013, p. 26). Since the impact of more frequent or intense storms can be larger than the impact of average temperature, climate scientists are actively researching the connections between climate change and severe storms (NCA, 2013, p. 59).
The occurrence of very heavy precipitation has increased in Minnesota in recent decades and future projections also indicate this will continue (Interagency Climate Adaptation Team, 2013, p. 14). While it is unknown if this precipitation will occur during severe storms that produce hail, the possibility has not been ruled out.
Windstorms and Tornados Windstorms can and do occur in all months of the year; however, the most severe windstorms usually occur during severe thunderstorms in the warm months. Le Sueur County frequently experiences winds blowing at over 50 knots. According to NCDC records, in Le Sueur County there have been 66 thunderstorm wind events reported between 1962 and March 2014, with wind speeds of up to 73 knots. These winds can inflict damage to buildings and in some cases overturn high profile vehicles.
Associated with strong thunderstorms, downbursts are severe localized downdrafts from a thunderstorm or rain shower. This outflow of cool or colder air can create damaging winds at or near the surface. Winds up to 130 miles per hour have been reported in the strongest thunderstorms. Downburst winds can cause as much damage as a small tornado and are frequently confused with tornadoes because of the extensive damage they cause. As these downburst winds spread out they are often referred to as straight‐line winds. They can cause major structural and tree damage over a relatively large area. The most recent severe wind and hail storms in Le Sueur County are shown in Figure 10.
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Figure 10. Most Recent Severe Wind and Hail Storms in Le Sueur County
Figure 11. Kasota Tornado, August 2006 (Wikipedia)
In Minnesota, the peak months of tornado occurrence are June and July. The typical time of day for tornadoes in Minnesota ranges between 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Most of these are minor tornadoes, with wind speeds under 125 miles per hour. A typical Minnesota tornado lasts approximately ten minutes, has a path length of five (5) to six (6) miles, is nearly as wide
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Tornadoes are defined as violently‐rotating columns of air extending from thunderstorms to the ground (Figure 11). Funnel clouds are rotating columns of air not in contact with the ground; however, the violently rotating column of air can reach the ground very quickly and become a tornado. If the funnel cloud picks up and moves debris, it has reached the ground and is a tornado. Tornadoes are classified according to the Fujita tornado intensity scale. The tornado scale ranges from low intensity F0 with effective wind speeds of 40 to 70 miles per hour to F5 tornadoes with effective wind speeds of over 260 miles per hour.
According to the NCDC, 21 tornadoes were reported in Le Sueur County between 1952 and 2012, causing 1 death, 55 injuries, and over $44 million dollars in property damage. Tornado classification ranged from F0 to F3 on the Fujita Scale. While most of the tornados in Le Sueur County have been F0, F1, or F2 classification, two (2) severe F3 tornadoes have occurred, in Ottawa (March 2008) and Kasota (August 2006). The Kasota‐area tornado alone was responsible for 1 death, 30 injuries, and $20 million in property damage. Over 100 homes were damaged, and three (3) homes destroyed completely. Hundreds of farm animals were also killed, including 200 dairy cows at a large dairy farm.
Another memorable tornado occurred on the evening of March 29, 1998, as a part of the same storm system mentioned above which produced the F3 tornado near Ottawa. The tornado tracked north of Cleveland, through Le Center, and into adjoining rural areas. Most of the businesses in the southern part of Le Center were damaged and many county fairground buildings were destroyed. 15 mobiles homes at a Le Center trailer park were demolished, with another 26 suffering major damage. Over 100 farm buildings were destroyed.
On August 9th, 1999, a tornado destroyed a dairy barn and machine shop three (3) miles northwest of Cleveland. Four (4) miles east, a machine shed, a garage, and two (2) cattle barns were flattened on a family farm. Many acres of corn along the twister's path were lost. There are no estimates on livestock lost, although several heads of cattle were reportedly killed.
Figure 12 below shows tornado touchdown points and tracks in Le Sueur County since 1952. Historic tornado events in the county are listed in Table 20. The county has experienced tornadoes in 14 of the 61 years on record. According to these statistics, there is a 23% chance of a tornado affecting Le Sueur County each year.
Table 20. Historic Tornado Events in Le Sueur County, 1952-March 2014 Location or Property Length Width Date Magnitude Deaths Injuries County Damage in miles in yards Henderson 06/10/2012 F0 0 0 5K 0.5 50 Elysian 03/19/2012 F0 0 0 250K 3.74 100 New Prague 06/26/2010 F0 0 0 0K 1 50 Lexington 06/26/2010 F0 0 0 0K 0 25 Kasota 08/24/2006 F3 1 30 20M 17.5 880
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Heidelberg 08/12/1999 F0 0 0 0K 0.5 25 Waterville 08/9/1999 F0 0 0 0K 0.5 40 Waterville 08/9/1999 F0 0 0 0K 0.3 25 Cleveland 08/9/1999 F1 0 0 610K 9 50 Le Center 06/26/1998 F0 0 0 0K 0.5 50 Cleveland 03/29/1998 F2 0 2 20M 17 1760 Ottowa 03/29/1998 F3 0 0 0K 6 2200 Le Center 08/14/1997 F0 0 0 0K 6 100 Le Sueur Co 04/29/1991 F1 0 9 250K 0.2 50 Le Sueur Co 06/14/1981 F2 0 8 250K 2 100 Le Sueur Co 05/21/1977 F2 0 0 250K 2.7 100 Le Sueur Co 06/14/1976 F2 0 0 .25K 0 300 Le Sueur Co 07/16/1967 F0 0 0 0K 0 33 Le Sueur Co 05/07/1965 F0 0 0 25K 0.5 33 Le Sueur Co 07/07/1957 N/A 0 0 .03K 0 33 Le Sueur Co 06/24/1952 F2 0 6 2.5M 65.8 267 Source: National Climatic Data Center
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Figure 12. Tornado Touchdowns and Paths, Le Sueur County
Windstorms, Tornadoes, and Climate Change: According to the Federal Advisory Committee Draft National Climate Assessment (NCA), winter storms have increased slightly in frequency and intensity, and their tracks have shifted northward over the U.S. Lack of high‐quality long‐term data sets make assessment of changes in wind speeds very difficult (Kunkel, K.E. et al, 2013). One analysis generally found no evidence of significant changes in wind speed distribution. Other trends in severe storms, including the numbers of hurricanes and the intensity and frequency of tornadoes, hail, and damaging thunderstorm winds are uncertain (NCA, p. 26). Since the impact of more frequent or intense storms can be larger than the impact of
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Tornadoes and other severe thunderstorm phenomena frequently cause as much annual property damage in the U.S. as do hurricanes, and often cause more deaths. Although recent research has yielded insights into the connections between global warming and the factors that cause tornados and severe thunderstorms, such as atmospheric instability and increases in wind speed with altitude (Del Genio et al. 2007), these relationships remain mostly unexplored, largely because of the challenges in observing thunderstorms and tornadoes and simulating them with computer models (National Climate Assessment, p. 60).
4.4.4 Extreme Cold Wintertime in Le Sueur County can be a brutal time, and especially dangerous for disabled citizens and outdoor workers. Record temperature lows and arctic‐like wind chill factors can cause cold‐related illnesses such as frostbite and hypothermia, which can be deadly. Hypothermia is the greatest and most life‐threatening cold weather danger.
In Le Sueur County cold winter weather can have severe or fatal impacts. Hypothermia occurs when core body temperature drops below 96°F. Anyone who is exposed to severe cold without enough protection can develop hypothermia. Frostbite occurs when skin tissue and blood vessels are damaged from exposure to temperatures below 32°F. It most commonly affects the toes, fingers, earlobes, chin, cheeks, nose, and other body parts that are often left uncovered in cold temperatures. The NWS issues "Extreme cold" warnings when it feels like ‐30°F or colder across a wide area for several hours. Extreme cold watches are issued a day or two before the conditions are expected.
Below zero temperatures occur almost every winter for a period of time. January is the coldest month, with daytime highs averaging 20°F and nighttime lows averaging 2°F. However, these averages do not tell the whole story. Maximum temperatures in January have been as high as 61°F and minimums as low as 36°F below zero.
Extreme cold temperatures affect the county nearly every year. Extremely cold air settled over the area on January 31st of 1996, and remained entrenched through February 4th. A new record low temperature for Minnesota was set in the town of Tower on February 2, 1996, at ‐60°F. Numerous record low temperatures were set during the period at St. Cloud, Rochester and the Twin Cities. Minneapolis/St. Paul set three (3) new record low temperatures as well as recording the second coldest day on record on February 2, 1996. A mean temperature of 25°F below zero was measured that day with a high of 17°F below and a low of 32°F below zero in the Twin Cities. This was within two (2) degrees of tying the all‐time record low temperature set in the Twin Cities and the coldest temperature recorded this century. Many central and southern Minnesota locations set new record low temperatures the morning of the 2nd. The governor closed all schools that day.
Extreme Cold and Climate Change: There is not yet any observable trend related to extreme cold events and climate change in Minnesota. Cold temperatures have always been a part of Minnesota’s climate and extreme cold events will continue. However, an increase in extreme precipitation or storm events such as
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4.4.5 Extreme Heat Human beings need to maintain a constant body temperature if they are to stay healthy. Working in high temperatures induces heat stress when more heat is absorbed into the body than can be dissipated out. Heat illness such as prickly heat, fainting from heat exhaustion, or heat cramps are visible signs that people are working in unbearable heat. In the most severe cases, the body temperature control system breaks down altogether and body temperature rises rapidly. This is a heat stroke, which can be fatal. The NWS issues a heat advisory when, during a 24‐hour period, the temperature ranges from 105°F to 114°F during the day, and remains at or above 80°F at night.
Summer temperatures in Le Sueur County have reached 109°F (July 1936). July is the warmest month, with an average high of 83°F. On average the county experiences 22 days of 90°F temperatures or higher during the summer. Temperatures over 100°F usually occur once every 2 years.
Extreme Heat and Climate Change: Minnesota’s average temperature has increased more than 1.5°F since recordkeeping began in 1895, with increased warming happening in recent decades (International Climate Adaptation Team, p. 4). Annual temperatures in the Midwest have generally been well above the 1901‐ 1960 average since the late 1990s, with the decade of the 2000s being the warmest on record (Kunkel, K.E. et al, 2013). The Midwest has experienced major heat waves and their frequency has increased over the last six (6) decades (Perera et al., 2012). For the U.S., mortality increases 4% during heat waves compared with non‐heat wave days (Anderson and Bell, 2011). During July 2011, 132 million people across the U.S. were under a heat alert – and on July 20 the majority of the Midwest experienced temperatures in excess of 100°F. Heat stress is projected to increase as a result of climbing summer temperatures and humidity (Schoof, 2012).
4.4.6 Flash Flood and Riverine Flood Flooding is a significant natural hazard throughout the United States. The type, magnitude, and severity of flooding are functions of the amount and distribution of precipitation over a given area, the rate at which precipitation infiltrates the ground, the geometry and hydrology of the catchment, and flow dynamics and conditions in and along the river channel. Upstream floods, also called flash floods, occur in the upper parts of drainage basins and are generally characterized by periods of intense rainfall over a short duration. These floods arise with very little warning and often result in locally intense damage, and sometimes loss of life, due to the high energy of the flowing water. Flood waters can snap trees, topple buildings, and easily move large boulders or other structures. Six (6) inches of rushing water can upend a person; another 18 inches might carry off a car. Generally, upstream floods cause damage over relatively localized areas, but they can be quite severe. Urban flooding is a type of upstream flood, which involves the overflow of storm drain systems and can be the result of inadequate drainage combined with heavy rainfall or rapid snowmelt. Upstream or flash floods can occur at any time of the year in Minnesota, but they are most common in the spring and summer. Six (6) flash floods have been recorded in Le Sueur County since 1997.
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Erosion Related to Flooding Erosion is the wearing away of land, such as loss of riverbank, beach, shoreline, or dune material. It is measured as the rate of change in the position or displacement of a riverbank or shoreline over a period of time. Short‐term erosion typically results from periodic natural events, such as flooding, hurricanes, storm surge, and windstorms, but may be intensified by human activities. Long‐term erosion is a result of multi‐ year impacts such as repetitive flooding, wave action, sea level rise, sediment loss, subsidence, and climate change.
Streambank erosion is mostly associated with flooding or heavy rain conditions. However, areas that are high above the flood plain are also susceptible to episodic failure. Erosion can result in landslides. The USGS definition of landslides includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flows. Although gravity acting on an over‐steepened slope is the primary reason for a landslide, there are other contributing factors:
Erosion by rivers create over steepened slopes Rock and soil slopes are weakened through saturation by snowmelt or heavy rains Excess weight from accumulation of rain or snow, or from man‐made structures may stress weak slopes to failure
Slope materials that become saturated with water may develop a debris flow or mud flow. The resulting slurry of rock and mud may pick up trees, houses, and cars, thus blocking bridges and tributaries causing flooding along its path.
Flood History in Le Sueur County Flood damage to a limited number of structures and roads has occurred along the Minnesota River in Le Sueur County. The largest floods recorded on the Minnesota River, measured at a USGS gauging station at Mankato, Minnesota, occurred in 1951, 1965, and 1969. The 1965 flood was the largest, approximating a 90‐year frequency event.
Dikes on the east bank of the Minnesota River near Minnesota Trunk Highway 99 at St. Peter severely restrict riverflows and cause backwater problems during periods of high discharge.
Flooding in the City of New Prague has characteristically been caused by intense rainfall over a short period of time. The largest discharge for 16 years of record (1960‐1975) on the Tributary to Raven Creek occurred in May 1960 at gauging station No. 05330550, approximately 2.3 miles northwest of New Prague. This recorded discharge, resulting from an unofficial rainfall of 10 inches in 48 hours, approximated a 100‐year frequency event. Floods have also occurred along the Tributary to Raven Creek in southern portions of New Prague, where the floodplains are flat and wide. Some inundation of land during large runoff events has also been caused by the backup of water in storm sewer drains near Second Street SW and Fifth Street SW.
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Floods on White Water Creek, Lake Sakatah, and Lake Tetonka, occur primarily as a result of runoff from snowmelt, although flooding has occurred as a result of short‐duration, high‐intensity summer rainstorms. The most severe flood recorded on these flooding sources was in 1965 and caused considerable property damage along the south end of Lake Tetonka, the west end of Lake Sakatah, and White Water Creek. The frequency of this event cannot be determined because no flood elevations were recorded. Property damage due to the 1965 flood was widespread and was not restricted to areas adjacent to the flooding sources.
The Minnesota River has most recently flooded Le Sueur County in 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2014. In 1997, the Minnesota River reached flood stage at Henderson in March and remained above flood stage until mid‐ May. This event is now among the top five (5) recorded flood levels in both Mankato and Henderson, the two (2) nearest monitoring points to Le Sueur County. The flood was caused by an early spring storm that brought heavy rain, snow and high winds to the area during an already‐peaking flood. The Minnesota River covered Highway 99 in Le Sueur County in the spring of 2001. The high water caused road closure and made the bridge from East St. Peter to the city of St. Peter impassable. The rush of waters was a repeat of the flooding in 1997 and 1993.
The most costly flood event, in terms of property damage, occurred from April 1 to April 30, 2001 in Le Sueur County and across 42 other counties in central and southern Minnesota. Heavy snowfall during winter remained on the ground through the end of March and then rapidly melted, resulting in river stages close to record levels. Heavy rain April 7‐8 over much of central Minnesota prolonged the high water and also added one or two feet to many crests during mid‐April. Another period of heavy rain April 22‐23 caused rivers to crest again in late April and early May; in some cases the crest was higher than the first. Many rivers remained well above flood stage into mid‐May. Numerous roads and bridges were closed, millions of sandbags used, and approximately 200 homes and businesses were partially submerged with flood waters. About 100 homes and businesses were damaged beyond repair. Part of the Marsh Lake Dam southwest of Appleton (Swift County) eroded on April 7, but officials shored it up with 9000 tons of rock and gravel.
Table 21 below lists Le Sueur County’s historical floods since 1997 as recorded by the NCDC.
Table 21. Le Sueur County Historical Floods (1997-March 2014) Location or Property Date Time Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries County Damage Flash Le Sueur 06/17/2012 10:30 PM N/A 0 0 0K Flood Henderson 03/21/2011 06:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0K Kasota 09/23/2010 09:00 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0K Flash Lexington 09/23/2010 03:00 AM N/A 0 0 0K Flood Le Center 03/17/2010 02:30 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0K Ottawa 03/17/2010 04:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0K Flash Le Sueur 08/18/2007 11:00 PM N/A 0 0 0K Flood Flash Le Sueur 06/16/2006 07:30 PM N/A 0 0 0K Flood
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Location or Property Date Time Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries County Damage Le Sueur Flash 10/04/2005 08:00 PM N/A 0 0 0K County Flood Flash Montgomery 07/25/1997 03:00 AM N/A 0 0 0K Flood Source: National Climatic Data Center
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service provides information from gauge locations at points along various rivers across the United States. A stream gauge is located at Minnesota River at St. Peter but no data was available. Figure 13. Flooding on Henderson Station Road, June 2014
In June of 2014, severe flooding occurred on Henderson Station Road in Tyrone Township (Figure 13). The nearby town of Henderson received more than 7 inches of rain in 24 hours, nearly becoming cut off by mudslides and flooded roads. The Minnesota National Guard deployed 20 soldiers to Henderson to help with the levies and flood gates. According to the National Weather Service, on June 20th the Minnesota River at Henderson was at 735 feet, more than 2 feet above flood stage. Many roads throughout the county were closed. Mudslides also occurred in Henderson in June 2014 due to the heavy precipitation (Figure 15, Figure 16 and Figure 17). Minnesota governor Mark Dayton declared a State of Emergency for 35 counties, including Le Sueur County.
Vulnerability Waterville has noted particular concerns about flooding (Figure 14). There are two (2) sheet flow areas that occur in or around the City of Waterville within Le Sueur County. One flows north to Lake Sakatah and is located between Fourth Street and State Highway 13. The second flows northwest from White Water Creek to a tributary of Lake Tetonka and is located west of Reed Street. These sheet flow areas occur because flooding from White Water Creek overflows its drainage area and enters the drainage areas of Lake Sakatah and Lake Tetonka. The City of Waterville also notes that a large amount of the city would be impacted by either a 500‐year flood or a 100‐year flood. They have identified specific bridges and streets that may be impacted during a flood event, including: Sakatah Boulevard, Lillian Street, Virginia Street, South Tetonka Bay Drive, the Sixth Street Bridge, and the Cannon River Bridge.
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Figure 14. Flood Hazards in Waterville
Le Sueur County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and the county and cities have adopted floodplain regulations to protect the flood hazard areas identified by FEMA. Le Sueur County prohibits any building, construction or reconstruction in the 100‐year floodplain. Other cities in Le Sueur county have identified vulnerable areas: The City of New Prague has identified one home that lies within the 100‐year floodplain, as well as several streets that are vulnerable to flooding, including Main Street West at Third Avenue NW, Atton Avenue near Seventh Street NE, Seventh Street NE at Columbus 43 Avenue, Lincoln Avenue North at Fourth Street NE, Main Street at Memorial Park, and First Street at First Avenue NW. The City of Cleveland has identified that First Street and Washington Street are susceptible to flooding.
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The City of Le Sueur has identified the Highway 93 Bridge as prone to flooding and has two unmitigated repetitive loss properties, only one of which is located in Le Sueur County. The community has expressed concerns about a levee that protects most of the occupied part of the City of Le Sueur from 100‐year floods and whether it is current with inspections and emergency response plans. Areas affected in the 2014 flood include: S Park Lane – run‐off with debris from fields; Doppy Lane hill – mudslide and debris removal; Railroad St – gravel road restoration from high river water levels; Water St ‐ gravel road restoration from high river water levels. The City of Kasota has noted they have approximately 10 homes which are located in the 100‐year floodplain, and that the bridges located on Pear Street may be prone to flooding. The City of Montgomery has indicated the intersection of Vine Street and Third may have flooding problems, but they do not have any problems with bridges flooding. The City of Le Center has indicated that they have one intersection, located south of Waterville Avenue and East Sharon Street, which may be affected by flooding.
Vulnerability to Erosion Mudslides occurred in Henderson in June 2014 due to heavy precipitation (Figure 15, Figure 16 and Figure 17). Landslides occurred in Tyrone Township, and on Henderson Station Road, Pumpkin Hill, Highway 118, Highway 19, CSAH 28, and CH117. According to the Mankato Free Press, one home collapsed completely. Prior to these events, erosion was not recognized as a threat in Le Sueur County.
Figure 15. Henderson Home Damaged in Mudslide
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Figure 16. Interior Damage to Home
Figure 17. Henderson Road after June 2014 flooding
HAZUS‐MH Hazard Analysis Hazus‐MH was used to estimate the damages incurred for a 100‐year flood event in Le Sueur County using a DFIRM (digital flood insurance rate map) and a 10‐meter DEM (digital elevation model) to create a flood depth grid.
Le Sueur County specific building data was sourced from the parcel tax databases and building location point databases included building valuations and occupancy class. Building counts were aggregated from the individual parcel records to the relevant census administrative boundaries. There are an estimated 12,521 buildings in the region with a total replacement value (excluding contents) of $1.484 billion (2006
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The reported building counts should be interpreted as degrees of loss rather than an exact number of buildings exposed to flooding. These numbers were derived from aggregate building inventories which are assumed to be dispersed evenly across census blocks. HAZUS‐MH requires that a predetermined amount of square footage of a typical building sustain damage in order to produce a damaged building count. If only a minimal amount of damage to buildings is predicted, it is possible to see zero damaged building counts while also seeing economic losses. Total building losses, and estimated total economic losses are shown in Table 22. The distribution of losses for Le Sueur County is shown in Figure 18.
Table 22. Le Sueur County Total Economic Loss from 100-Year Flood Total Building Total Economic General Estimated Total Damaged Building Loss Exposure Loss (In Occupancy Total Buildings Buildings (In $1000s) (In $1000s) $1000s) Agricultural 2,558 79 $222,498 $27,090 $6,606 Commercial 521 12 $84,393 $5,128 $984 Education 23 0 $150,787 $7,765 $2,687 Government 147 0 $32,895 $6,438 $1,101 Industrial 82 0 $41,997 $4,604 $939 Religious/Non‐ 70 0 $19,816 $2,087 $455 Profit Residential 9,120 106 $931,220 $27,148 $18,095 Total 12,521 197 $1,483,606 $80,260 $30,867
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Figure 18. Le Sueur County, Distribution of Estimated Economic Loss: 100-Year Flood
Census blocks of concern should be reviewed in more detail to determine the actual percentage of facilities that fall within the flood hazard areas. The aggregate losses reported in this study may be overstated because values are distributed evenly in a census block. The three (3) census blocks showing the highest estimated loss values are shown in Table 23, with their spatial extents shown in Figure 19, Figure 20, and Figure 21.
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Table 23. Le Sueur County Census Blocks with greatest estimated losses in 100-Year Floodplain Census Block Total Estimated City Number Loss 270799506003039 $7,229,000 Cleveland 270799502001033 $3,627,000 Le Sueur 270799504002032 $2,458,000 Waterville
Figure 19. Inundated Census Block #270799502003039 in Cleveland and 100-Year Floodplain
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Figure 20. Inundated Census Block #270799502001033 in Le Sueur and 100-Year Floodplain
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Figure 21. Inundated Census Block #270799502002032 in Waterville and 100-Year Floodplain
Another analysis was performed by selecting the 10 highest building value properties that fell within the 100‐year floodplain. The results of this analysis (and total building value) are shown in Table 24.
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Table 24. Top 10 Building Value Properties intersecting 100-year Floodplain in Le Sueur County Edited Parcel Building Parcel ID Building Class Description Area ft2 Number Value 10.034.7500 $4,959,700 Light Industry 29,101 21.999.1100 $4,612,800 General Government Services 17,228 24.999.0110 $3,172,400 Grade Schools 100,436 24.999.0061 $1,110,000 General Government Services 29,502 24.999.0365 $948,000 Churches/Non‐Profit 20,590 21.125.3600 $754,800 Light Industry 30,095 24.620.0350 $739,600 Multi‐dwellings (5‐9 units) 8,360 24.999.0360 $486,900 General Government Services 1,936 16.415.0130 $486,338 Single Family Dwelling 5,206 05.470.0010 $447,558 Single Family Dwelling 235 Total $17,718,096
HAZUS‐MH Essential Facility Loss Analysis Essential facilities encounter the same impacts as other buildings within the flood boundary: structural failure, extensive water damage to the facility, and loss of facility functionality (i.e. a damaged police station will no longer be able to serve the community). Three (3) essential facilities included in the HAZUS‐MH analysis fall within the flood boundary (care facilities, fire stations, police stations, and schools), see Table 25.
Table 25. Le Sueur County Critical Infrastructure within estimated 100-Year Flood Boundary Type Name Site Address City Emergency Services Waterville Fire Department 110 North 1st Street Waterville Emergency Services Waterville Police Department 114 West Hoosac Street Waterville Healthcare Good Samaritan Society 205 1st Street North Waterville
HAZUS‐MH Shelter Requirement Analysis HAZUS‐MH estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the flood and the associated potential evacuation. HAZUS‐MH also estimates those displaced people that may require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 674 households may be displaced due to the flood. Displacement includes households evacuated from within or very near to the inundated area. Of these, the model estimates 902 people (out of a total 2000 census population of 25,426) may seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
HAZUS‐MH Debris Generation Analysis HAZUS estimates the amount of debris that may be generated by the flood. The model breaks debris into three general categories: 1) Finishes (dry wall, insulation, etc.), 2) Structural (wood, brick, etc.) and 3) Foundations (concrete slab, concrete block, rebar, etc.). This distinction is made because of the different types of material handling equipment required to handle the debris.
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The model estimates that a total of 20,742 tons of debris may be generated. Of the total amount, Finishes composes 25% of the total, and Structural composes 42% of the total. If the debris tonnage is converted into an estimated number of truckloads, it will require 830 truckloads (@25 tons/truck) to remove the debris generated by the flood.
Flooding and Climate Change As Minnesota’s climate changes, the quantity and character of precipitation is changing. Average precipitation has increased in the Midwest since 1900, with more increases in recent years. According to the Federal Advisory Committee Draft National Climate Assessment (NCA), the Midwest has seen a 45% increase in very heavy precipitation (defined as the heaviest 1% of all daily events) from 1958 to 2011. This precipitation change has led to amplified magnitudes of flooding. Increased precipitation may also show seasonal changes, trending toward wetter springs and drier summers and falls. An example of a recent year with this character was 2012, when many MN counties were eligible for federal disaster assistance for drought, while others were eligible for flooding, and seven (7) were eligible for both in the same year (Seeley, 2013).
4.4.7 Dam Failure Dams are structures that retain or detain water behind a large barrier. When full or partially full, the difference in elevation between the water above the dam and below creates large amounts of potential energy, allowing the chance for failure. Dams can fail due to either 1) water heights or flows above the capacity for which the structure was designed; or 2) deficiencies in the structure such that it cannot hold back the potential energy of the water. If a dam fails, issues of primary concern include loss of human life/injury, downstream property damage, lifeline disruption (transportation routes and utility lines required to maintain or protect life), and environmental damage. Dams require constant monitoring and regular maintenance to assure their integrity.
There are 15 small dams in the county, most of which are owned by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Le Sueur County does not consider any of these dams as a risk to the county. No dams in Le Sueur County have Emergency Action Plans. According to the DNR, Kasota has an emergency dam which means that it is not certified to protect any structure and may give inhabitants in the area a false sense of safety.
4.4.8 Drought A drought refers to an extended period of deficient rainfall relative to the statistical mean for a region. Drought can be defined according to meteorological, hydrological, socioeconomic, and agricultural criteria. Meteorological drought is qualified by any significant deficit of precipitation. Hydrological drought is manifest in noticeably reduced river and stream flow and critically low groundwater tables. The term agricultural drought indicates an extended dry period that results in crop stress and harvest reduction. Socioeconomic drought refers to the situation that occurs when water shortages begin to affect people and their lives. It associates economic goods with the elements of meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological drought. Many supplies of economic goods (e.g., water, food grains, hydroelectric power) are greatly dependent on the weather. Due to natural variations in climate, water supplies are high in some years but low in others. Fluctuating long‐term climate variations make drought difficult to predict.
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National Climatic Data Center records show no droughts in Le Sueur County. However, the county was part of a 2003 U.S. Department of Agriculture designation of 62 counties in Minnesota as primary agricultural disaster areas due to drought.
Another significant drought occurred in the Le Sueur County area between 1987 and 1989. The warm, dry winter of 1986‐87 was the beginning of this drought period. Drought conditions became very serious in mid‐June 1988 when Mississippi River flow levels threatened to drop below the Minneapolis Water Works intake pipes at Fridley. Below normal precipitation coupled with declining lake levels, ground water levels, and stream flow created statewide concern. To facilitate coordination of drought response actions, a State Drought Task Force was convened by the Director of the Division of Waters. The State Drought Task Force brought together local, state, and federal officials to share information and coordinate drought response strategies. Several actions were taken following the summer of 1988 to better prepare the state for the next drought. The Governor appointed a Twin Cities Water Supply Task Force specifically to make recommendations on how to meet future water demands in the event of low flow conditions on the Mississippi River. The U.S. Corps of Engineers initiated review of its operating plans for the Mississippi River headwater reservoirs, and the 1989 legislature charged the Metropolitan Council with preparing water use and supply plans for the metropolitan area. Rains finally came in August of 1988, but not soon enough to save agricultural crops.
The risk of drought in Le Sueur County is low. A drought may not have a severe impact on human life due to decreased water access; however the economic impact on farmers would be significant. A drought would also have a detrimental impact on the local economy due to stunting growth of agriculture crops and negative impacts on livestock. Extended drought conditions may also make an area more prone to wildfire. Droughts can also be closely linked with insect infestation (grasshoppers were well known during the 1988 drought). Trees may be lost due to lack of moisture. In severe instances, a drought may cause wells to dry up entirely.
Drought and Climate Change: Droughts have been happening throughout Minnesota’s history and it is not yet clear how climate change may impact this (International Climate Adaptation Team, 2013, p. 13). While there was no apparent change in drought duration in the Midwest over the past century (Dai, 2011), the average number of days without precipitation is projected to increase in the future (National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee, p. 630).
Even in areas where precipitation does not decrease, projected higher air temperatures will cause increased surface evaporation and plant water loss, leading to drier soils. As soil dries out, a larger proportion of the incoming heat from the sun goes into heating the soil and adjacent air rather than evaporating its moisture, resulting in hotter summers under drier climatic conditions (Mueller & Seneviratne, 2012).
4.4.9 Structure Fires FEMA separates structure fires that are human‐caused as a man‐made hazard. An incendiary attack is the initiation of fire or explosion on or near a target via direct contact or remotely via projectile. The duration of the hazard is generally minutes to hours. The extent of damage is determined by the type and quantity of device/accelerant and materials present at or near target. The effects of structural fire are generally static other than cascading consequences, incremental structural failure, etc. Mitigation factors include built‐in Page 68 of 303
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4.4.10 Ground and Water Supply Contamination Water supply contamination is the introduction of point and non‐point source pollutants into public groundwater and/or surface water supplies. The causes of water contamination are numerous and range from failing septic systems and leaking underground tanks to improper use of household chemicals. Residences near lakes and rivers often have wells that use shallow groundwater that is particularly at risk for contamination.
The most obvious concern about an unsafe water supply is the health risks to humans. Water contamination serves as a source of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can cause gastrointestinal problems or transmit contagious diseases.
Municipal wastewater collection systems often receive additional water during heavy storm events as a result of Inflow and Infiltration. This may cause the wastewater treatment system to reach its maximum treatment capacity. In this event, untreated excess flow will be directed into waterways, resulting in sewage contamination. Urban runoff is usually collected by a separate storm sewer system and discharged directly into waterways.
Homeowners living in unincorporated Le Sueur County without access to municipal water treatment systems must rely on their own small‐scale treatment plants to meet wastewater disposal needs. When properly constructed and maintained, on‐site wastewater treatment systems can provide reliable service for rural homeowners.
The City of New Prague has indicated a medium level of concern with the possibility of a water‐related hazard event. The City of Cleveland has also expressed concern due to the lack of a water tower, which makes other hazards, such as fires, more dangerous.
Figure 22 maps municipal and public wells in addition to groundwater contamination susceptibility in Le Sueur County.
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Figure 22. Le Sueur County Wells and Groundwater Contamination Susceptibility
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4.4.11 Hazardous Materials Hazardous materials are composed of substances that are flammable or combustible, explosive, toxic, noxious, corrosive, oxidizing or radioactive. Business types that commonly use hazardous materials locally include: hospitals, schools, metal plating and finishing industries, the aircraft industry, public utilities, cold storage companies, fuel industries, the communication industry, chemical distributors, research facilities, and high technology firms. Each of these facilities is required to maintain plans for warning, notification, evacuation and site security under various regulations. Hazardous materials incidents are generally associated with transportation accidents or accidents at fixed facilities.
Hazardous materials may also be released as a secondary result of natural disasters, such as tornadoes, fires and floods. In either case, buildings or vehicles can release hazardous materials when they are structurally compromised or are involved in traffic accidents. Pipelines can be exposed or ruptured from collapsed embankments, road washouts, bridge collapses, and fractures in roadways.
Hazardous materials spills may cause the short‐term or long‐term evacuation of an affected area. Depending on the nature of the spill and local weather conditions, residences, businesses, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and roadways may be evacuated or closed to traffic until cleanup can be affected.
Le Sueur County has not experienced a major hazardous materials spill or accident to date. Minor incidents have occurred but these have had little or no impact on the community at large. The likelihood of a major event is considered to be marginal, but an isolated minor accident is a constant concern.
Transportation Hazardous materials are transported in Le Sueur County by road, rail, aircraft, and pipeline, each of which present differing levels of risk due to accidental release. Transported products include hazardous materials moving from producers to users, moving between storage and use facilities, and hazardous waste moving from generators to treatment and disposal facilities. According to the most recent findings at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, more than half of all accidents involving hazardous materials have occurred on state roadways. Roads are a major concern in Le Sueur County, due to the lack of information regarding what is traveling on the road system on a daily basis. The risk of a major event is most severe in the cities of Le Sueur and New Prague, due to the concentrated population and location along Highway 169. New Prague has concern regarding hazardous material because they have noted the high level of semi‐truck traffic passing through the community, and some industries within the town utilize hazardous materials in their production operations. Le Center has indicated a concern about hazardous material events due to their industrial park located within city limits. The city of Kilkenny has expressed concern regarding hazardous materials stemming from agricultural accidents and spills, as well as from possible clandestine methamphetamine labs within or near the community. Elysian has indicated concern regarding hazardous material events due to accidents occurring on Highway 60, which bisects the business district of the community.
Fixed Facilities Le Sueur County provided a list of 56 sites in the county with hazardous and chemical materials. The federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 created the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right‐To‐Know Act (EPCRA), also known as SARA Title III, provides the community access to information about chemical hazards and helps facilitate the development of emergency response plans. A business/facility is required to provide information to the community when Page 71 of 303
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Hazardous materials may also be released as a secondary result of natural disasters, such as tornadoes, fires and floods. In either case, buildings or vehicles can release hazardous materials when they are structurally compromised or are involved in traffic accidents. Pipelines can be exposed or ruptured from collapsed embankments, road washouts, bridge collapses, and fractures in roadways.
Hazardous materials spills might cause the short‐term or long‐term evacuation of an affected area. Depending on the nature of the spill and local weather conditions, residences, businesses, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and roadways may be evacuated or closed to traffic until cleanup can be affected.
Le Sueur County has not experienced a major hazardous materials spill or accident to date. Minor incidents have occurred, including at Seneca Foods Corporation in Montgomery, but these have had little or no impact on the community at large. The likelihood of a major event is considered to be marginal, but an isolated minor accident is a constant concern.
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Figure 23. Sites with Hazardous or Chemical Waste in Le Sueur County
Illegal Methamphetamine Labs A growing concern in rural Minnesota areas, including Le Sueur County, is the manufacture, distribution, and use of illegal methamphetamines. Aside from the dangers of the drug to users, the creation of methamphetamine also involves various forms of hazardous materials, many of which are not handled, stored, or disposed of correctly. Therefore, exposure to these materials is a concern in its own right. A clandestine drug lab (or clan lab) is a collection of materials and ingredients used to manufacture illegal drugs. Methamphetamine is the drug most commonly made in Minnesota labs. In addition to the dangers of active drug labs and possible harm caused by lab residues in active and former labs, methamphetamine use and manufacturing is associated with:
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Increased demand for medical and social services, including foster and short‐term care, drug and psychiatric treatment, and various public health services Increased demands on jails and jail services, fire departments and law enforcement agencies Additional strain on educators, parents and communities
Incidents of methamphetamine production have occurred in Le Sueur County. The production of methamphetamine is a relatively simple process and can be carried out by individuals without special knowledge or expertise in chemistry. Minnesota officials reported 475 methamphetamine labs and methamphetamine related events (dumps of methamphetamine chemicals, ammonia thefts, precursor chemical stashes and purchases) to the MDH in 2003. Most of these labs (75%) were located away from the largest Minnesota cities, in rural or semi‐rural areas such as those in Le Sueur County.
There are many forms of hazardous material exposure associated with clandestine drug labs, including toxic gas, explosions, chemical fires, and dumpsites.
The primary toxic gases generated during the manufacture of methamphetamine are hydriodic acid vapors and phosphine gas. Hydriodic acid vapors are primarily present during the first phase of d‐ methamphetamine production. Unlike more sophisticated methamphetamine manufacturers, some chemists do not use condenser tubes, which allow vapors to cool and condense product back into the reaction vessel. Instead, they allow hydriodic acid vapors to boil out of the reaction vessel. These vapors can also result from the simple presence of hydriodic acid. Similar to the fumes of ammonia, hydriodic acid vapors will emanate from moderate quantities of hydriodic acid. For example, hydriodic acid could remain in sink traps, open containers, or other materials or equipment, releasing toxic fumes that can cause nausea. Prolonged exposure to hydriodic acid vapors can cause internal chemical burns and permanent respiratory damage.
In addition to the unstable properties of phosphine gas, some of the precursors used in d‐ methamphetamine production are flammable or reactive and can cause explosions and chemical fires. For example, friction can ignite deposits of red phosphorous left on equipment or the surrounding area. If individuals dismantle equipment, the red phosphorous residue may not only spark but also ignite gases remaining in the reaction vessel, intensifying the problem. Explosions can result because of mislabeling or purchasing the wrong chemicals. There is a reported case in which d‐methamphetamine clandestine lab cooks were sold potassium chlorate instead of ephedrine. Since both substances are white powders and appear similar, the cooks treated the powder as if it was ephedrine. When the potassium chlorate was combined with red phosphorus there was a violent chemical reaction that exploded. These explosions often result in chemical fires and have the potential to initiate a chain reaction of explosions and additional fires due to the proximity of precursor chemicals and other flammable materials stored at the clandestine lab site.
After completion of the final d‐methamphetamine production phase, clandestine lab workers are left with large quantities of hazardous waste. Five (5) to six (6) pounds of hazardous waste are generated for each pound of finished product. The location of the discarded waste is referred to as a "dumpsite," which can vary from an open pit in a farm field, to a deep shaft underneath a basement, to storage in a garage. However, many of these dumpsites have similar contents. Wastes commonly found at dumpsites include:
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Compressed Gas Cylinders – 20‐pound propane cylinders are used to transport anhydrous ammonia, ether, or other pressurized bottles Discarded Clothing, Shoes, Gloves – lab workers frequently discard gloves and clothing because the contamination of these items can be used as evidence to substantiate their involvement Dust Masks Household Products – automobile products that contain methanol or ether, containers of alcohol, Coleman fuel, drain cleaner, lye, acetone, toluene, batteries, gun scrubber, salt, and iodine Coffee Filters – Used to strain out tablet residue, red phosphorous, iodine crystals and other materials in the manufacturing process Freon Cans and Containers – Sodium hydroxide makes up the bulk of waste at dumpsites. Whether the liquid waste is left in containers that corrode and leak over time or is simply dumped onto the ground, this contaminating liquid can both sterilize soil and leach into local water tables Additionally, sealed cans containing residual Freon and other hazardous fluids are commonly found at dumpsites. Freon cans often expand and explode when temperatures rise
4.4.12 Terrorism Human‐caused hazards are intentional, criminal, malicious uses of force and violence to perpetrate disasters against people or property. They can be the result of terrorism – actions intended to intimidate or coerce a government or the civilian population to further political or social objectives – which can be either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base and objectives of the terrorist organization. Terrorist acts may be perpetrated by individuals for personal reasons. Hazards can result from the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Examples of WMD that could be used include biological, chemical, nuclear and radiological weapons; arson, incendiary, explosive and armed attacks are also used in terrorist attacks. In addition, industrial sabotage, intentional hazardous material release, and cyber terrorism may be used.
Cascading effects and risk of an intentional human‐caused disaster are highly dependent on the specific mode of attack used and asset targeted. Many of these have been detailed in the technological hazards portion of the plan covering dam failure and hazardous materials incidents.
Fires and secondary explosions are possible with explosive attacks and fires from arson attacks can extend beyond the intended target. Targets could also include any building or facility that is owned, operated, or utilized by any level of government, including local, county, state, or federal. Other significant areas that could be targeted include schools or other areas where large groups of people congregate. New Prague has identified some concern with biological and/or chemical terrorism, due to the large facilities such as schools and hospitals that are located in the community, as well as the current relative ease of access to some infrastructure facilities. The City of Le Center noted that they are concerned with infrastructure terrorism because it is currently rather easy to access their water supply and wastewater treatment plant, and that they are also concerned with physical terrorism because of their status as the county seat and the courthouse building that is located within the city. The City of Kilkenny has indicated a concern with chemical‐related terrorism events in the form of water supply contamination.
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Section 5 – Mitigation Strategy The goal of mitigation is to reduce the future impacts of hazards including property damage, disruption to local and regional economies, the amount of public and private funds spent to assist with recovery, and to build disaster‐resistant communities. Mitigation actions and projects should be based on a well‐ constructed risk assessment, provided in Section 4 of this plan. Mitigation should be an ongoing process adapting over time to accommodate a community’s needs.
5.1 Community Capability Assessment The capability assessment identifies current activities used to mitigate hazards. The capability assessment identifies the policies, regulations, procedures, programs, and projects that contribute to the lessening of disaster damages. The assessment also provides an evaluation of these capabilities to determine whether the activities can be improved in order to more effectively reduce the impact of future hazards. The following sections identify existing plans and mitigation capabilities within all of the communities. Section 5.3.2 addresses mitigation actions by jurisdiction.
5.1.1 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Le Sueur County and the cities of Cleveland, Elysian, Kasota, Le Sueur, New Prague, and Waterville are members of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Each of these communities is classified as FEMA mapped high risk areas. The city of Heidelberg is not participating in the NFIP, despite the fact that it too contains FEMA mapped high risk areas. The cities of Kilkenny, Le Center, and Montgomery also do not participate in the NFIP, but they do not have high risk areas. Le Sueur County has mitigated the majority of repetitive loss properties.
The City of Le Sueur has two unmitigated repetitive loss properties, only one of which is located in Le Sueur County. Another repetitive loss property is in Le Sueur County is near the City of St. Peter. Repetitive loss properties are defined as properties that have had two or more flood insurance claims of $1,000 or more in any rolling ten‐year period. Property owners are asked to consider mitigation activities such as acquisition, relocation, or elevation, among other options. FEMA’s Repetitive Loss (RL) properties strategy is to eliminate or reduce the damage to property and the disruption to life caused by repeated flooding of the same properties. Properties owners are notified of their status by FEMA. For more on the areas that flood repeatedly in Le Sueur County, see section 4.4.6 Flash Flood and Riverine Flood.
5.1.2 Plans and Ordinances Le Sueur County and its incorporated communities have a number of plans and ordinances in place to ensure the safety of residents and the effective operation of communities. These include the Le Sueur County Emergency Operations Plan, Le Sueur County Local Water Management Plan, Le Sueur County Land Use Plan, and the Le Sueur County Fair Plan. In addition, the cities of Le Sueur, Le Center, Kasota, Cleveland, Elysian, Waterville, Kilkenny, Montgomery, and New Prague have their own Emergency Operations Plans.
5.2 Mitigation Goals In Section 4.0 of this plan, the risk assessment identified Le Sueur County as prone to a number of natural and technological hazards. The Steering Committee members understand that although hazards cannot be eliminated altogether, Le Sueur County can work toward building disaster‐resistant communities.
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Table 26. Natural Hazard Mitigation Goals, Strategies, and Objectives from the Minnesota All-Hazard Mitigation Plan Goal 1 – Flooding: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss and economic disruption due to all types of flooding (riverine, flash flooding) Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, technical studies, training, adoption of ordinances and legislation, acquisition Prevention: and use of equipment, establishing shelters, and encouraging participation in NFIP and CRS will be used to prevent or reduce risks to lives and property from flooding. Acquisition, repair, or retrofitting of property and acquisition and use of equipment Property Protection: will be used to prevent or reduce risks to property from flooding. Public Education and Public education and access to information will be used to raise public awareness of Awareness: risks from flooding in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Stream corridor protection projects and restoration and soil erosion control projects Natural Resource will be used to prevent or reduce risks and increase the protection of natural resources Protection: from flooding. Technological improvements, warning systems, responder training, emergency Emergency Services: response services, acquisition and use of equipment, and planning will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce the risks to lives and property from flooding. Construction and maintenance of drains, sewer drainage and separation projects, floodwalls, dams, culverts, levees, roads, bridges, and general flood protection Structural projects will be used to prevent or reduce damages from flooding, loss of services to Improvements: critical equipment, and the risks they pose to lives, property, and the natural environment. Goal 2 ‐ Wildfire: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, natural resource and economic disruption due to wildfire. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Enforcement of regulations, adoption of ordinances, technical studies, and planning Prevention: will be used to prevent or reduce wild land fires and the risks they pose to lives, property, and the natural environment. Vegetation management, water treatment measures (for example sprinklers) will be Property Protection: used to prevent or reduce the risk of wild land fires. Public education and access to information will be used to raise public awareness of Public Education and risks from wild land fires in order to prevent or reduce those risks, specifically the Awareness: Firewise program. Planning, responder training, acquisition and use of equipment, evacuations, warning systems, technological improvements, and emergency response services will provide Emergency Services: emergency services to prevent or reduce risks to lives and property from wild land fires. New or retrofit construction utilizing fire resistant building materials and installation Structural and maintenance of sprinkler and warning systems will be used to prevent or reduce Improvements: the risk of wild land fires. Goal 3 – Windstorms: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic disruption due to windstorms. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, technical studies, acquisition and use of equipment, adoption of ordinances Prevention: and legislation, and establishing of shelters will be used to prevent or reduce risks from windstorms to lives, property, and economic activity.
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Constructing safe rooms and storm shelters, retrofitting, and vegetation management Property Protection: will be used to prevent or reduce risks to the protection of property from windstorms. Public Education and Public education, warning systems, and access to information will be used to raise Awareness: public awareness of risks from windstorms in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Warning systems, responder training, emergency response services, technological Emergency Services: improvements, and response and recovery planning will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce risks from windstorms. Structural Construction of storm shelters and safe rooms and maintenance of other structural Improvements: projects will be used to prevent or reduce risks from windstorms. Goal 4 – Severe Winter Storms: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic disruption due to severe winter storms. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Acquisition and use of equipment, adoption and enforcement of ordinances and legislation, planning, and technical studies will be used to prevent or reduce risk to the Prevention: protection of lives, property, and economic activity from the risks from severe winter storms. Acquisition and use of equipment and vegetation management will be used to prevent Property Protection: or reduce risks to property from the risks from severe winter storms. Public education, warning systems, access to information, and outreach projects will Public Education and be used to raise public awareness of the risks from severe winter storms in order to Awareness: reduce those risks. Acquisition and use of equipment, emergency response services, warning systems, Emergency Services: technological improvements, planning, and responder training will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce risks from severe winter storms. Structural Structural projects will be implemented and maintained to prevent or reduce risks Improvements: from severe winter storms. Goal 5 – Lightning: Reduce deaths, injuries, property losses, loss of services, and economic disruption due to lightning. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, technical studies, acquisition and use of equipment, adoption of ordinances Prevention: and legislation, and establishing shelters will be utilized to prevent or reduce the risks from lightning. Retrofits and construction of safe rooms and storm shelters will be used to prevent or Property Protection: reduce the risks to property from lightning. Public Education and Public education, outreach projects, and access to information will be used to raise Awareness: public awareness of risks from lightning in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Responder training, warning systems, emergency response services, planning, Emergency Services: acquisition and use of equipment, and technological improvements will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce risks to lives and property from lightning. The construction of safe rooms, shelters, and underground utility lines as well as Structural maintenance of structural projects will be used to prevent or reduce risks from Improvements: lightning. Goal 6 – Dam Failure: Decrease the risks to life and property from dam failure in the State of Minnesota. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, technical studies, inspections, and encouraging participation in NFIP will be Prevention: used to prevent or reduce risks from dam failures. Public Education and Public education will be used to raise awareness of risks from dam failures in order to Awareness: prevent or reduce those risks. Natural Resource Watershed management projects will be used to protect natural resources and Protection: prevent or reduce risks from dam failures.
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Planning, responder training, warning systems, emergency response services, Emergency Services: technological improvements, and acquisition and use of equipment will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce risks from dam failures. Structural Structural projects will be used to prevent or reduce the risks of dam failures. Improvements: Goal 7 – Drought: Reduce economic, agricultural, and natural resource disruption due to drought. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, acquisition and use of equipment, and technical studies will be used to Prevention: prevent or reduce risks from drought. Water treatment measures will be used to prevent or reduce risks to property from Property Protection: drought. Public Education and Public education and access to information will be used to raise public awareness of Awareness: risks from drought in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Natural Resource Planning and implementing watershed plans will be used to prevent or reduce risks Protection: from drought. Structural Technological improvements and acquisition of equipment for structural projects will Improvements: be used to prevent or reduce risks from drought. Goal 8 – Extreme Temperatures: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic disruption due to extreme temperatures. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning and the acquisition and use of equipment will be used to prevent or reduce Prevention: risks from extreme temperatures. Acquisition and use of equipment will be used to prevent or reduce risks to property Property Protection: and economic disruption from extreme temperatures. Public Education and Public education and access to information will be used to raise public awareness of Awareness: the risks from extreme temperatures in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Planning, responder training, warning systems, establishing shelters, and technological Structural improvements will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce risks from Improvements: extreme temperatures.
Table 27. Hazard Mitigation Goals, Strategies, and Objectives for Other Hazards Goal 9 – Hazardous Materials: Reduce deaths, injuries, property losses, loss of services, and economic disruption due to hazardous materials. Mitigation Strategy Objectives Licensing and regulating facilities, planning, acquisition and use of equipment, Prevention: training, and training exercises will be used to prevent or reduce risks from hazardous materials. Property Protection: Measures used to prevent or reduce the release of hazardous materials. Public Education and Warning, public education and access to information will be used to raise public Awareness: awareness of risks from hazardous materials. Develop hazardous material teams and first responder’s capability to respond to Emergency Services: incidents. Goal 10 – Structural Fires: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss and economic disruption due to structural fires (not due to wildfire). Mitigation Strategy Objectives Planning, technical studies, training, adoption of ordinances and legislation and Prevention: acquisition and use of equipment will be used to prevent or reduce risks to lives and property from structural fires. Property Protection: Adopt state fire codes and inspect structure per local ordinance.
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Public Education and Public education and access to information will be used to raise public awareness of Awareness: risks from fires in order to prevent or reduce those risks. Technological improvements, warning systems, responder training, emergency Emergency Services: response services, acquisition and use of equipment, and planning will provide emergency services to prevent or reduce the risks to lives and property from fires.
5.3 Mitigation Actions and Projects Upon completion of the risk assessment and development of the goals and objectives, the planning committee was provided a list of the six (6) mitigation measure categories from the FEMA State and Local Mitigation Planning How to Guides. The list of Mitigation Actions by Strategy provided by HSEM was used to assist in identifying mitigation action strategies. The measures are listed as follows:
Prevention: Government, administrative, or regulatory actions or processes that influence the way land and buildings are developed and built. These actions also include public activities to reduce hazard losses. Examples include planning and zoning, building codes, capital improvement programs, open space preservation, and stormwater management regulations.
Property Protection: Actions that involve the modification of existing buildings or structures to protect them from a hazard or removal from the hazard area. Examples include acquisition, elevation, structural retrofits, storm shutters, and shatter‐resistant glass.
Public Education and Awareness: Actions to inform and educate citizens, elected officials, and property owners about the hazards and potential ways to mitigate them. Such actions include outreach projects, real estate disclosure, hazard information centers, and school‐age and adult education programs.
Natural Resource Protection: Actions that, in addition to minimizing hazard losses, preserve or restore the functions of natural systems. These actions include sediment and erosion control, stream corridor restoration, watershed management, forest and vegetation management, and wetland restoration and preservation.
Emergency Services: Actions that protect people and property during and immediately after a disaster or hazard event. Services include warning systems, emergency response services, and protection of critical facilities.
Structural Projects: Actions that involve the construction of structures to reduce the impact of a hazard. Such structures include dams, levees, floodwalls, seawalls, retaining walls, and safe rooms.
Each mitigation action was prioritized by the Le Sueur County Emergency Manager in consultation with the steering committee according to 1) the ranking of the hazard which it was designed to address; 2) the capability of the mitigation action to address the hazard; 3) and the cost‐effectiveness of the mitigation action. The STAPLE+E process was used to determine which actions would bring the greatest benefit to the residents of Le Sueur in the shortest amount of time in an economical manner. Rankings of each mitigation action were also discussed at the two public meetings.
The evaluation criteria (STAPLE+E) involved the following categories and questions.
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Social:
Will the proposed action adversely affect one segment of the population? Will the action disrupt established neighborhoods, break up voting districts, or cause the relocation of lower income people?
Technical: How effective is the action in avoiding or reducing future losses? Will it create more problems than it solves? Does it solve the problem or only a symptom? Does the mitigation strategy address continued compliance with the NFIP?
Administrative: Does the jurisdiction have the capability (staff, technical experts, and/or funding) to implement the action, or can it be readily obtained? Can the community provide the necessary maintenance? Can it be accomplished in a timely manner?
Political: Is there political support to implement and maintain this action? Is there a local champion willing to help see the action to completion? Is there enough public support to ensure the success of the action? How can the mitigation objectives be accomplished at the lowest cost to the public?
Legal: Does the community have the authority to implement the proposed action? Are the proper laws, ordinances, and resolution in place to implement the action? Are there any potential legal consequences? Is there any potential community liability? Is the action likely to be challenged by those who may be negatively affected? Does the mitigation strategy address continued compliance with the NFIP?
Economic: Are there currently sources of funds that can be used to implement the action? What benefits will the action provide? Does the cost seem reasonable for the size of the problem and likely benefits? What burden will be placed on the tax base or local economy to implement this action? Does the action contribute to other community economic goals such as capital improvements or economic development? What proposed actions should be considered but be “tabled” for implementation until outside sources of funding are available?
Environmental: How will this action affect the environment (land, water, endangered species)? Will this action comply with local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations? Is the action consistent with community environmental goals?
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Implementation of the mitigation plan is critical to the overall success of the mitigation planning process. The first step is to decide, based upon many factors, which action will be undertaken first. In order to pursue the top priority first, an analysis and prioritization of the actions is important. Table 28 lists the factors to consider in the analysis and prioritization of actions. Some actions may occur before the top priority due to financial, engineering, environmental, permitting, and site control issues. Public awareness and input of these mitigation actions can increase knowledge to capitalize on funding opportunities and monitoring the progress of an action.
Table 28. STAPLE+E Planning Factors Mitigation actions are acceptable to the community if they do not adversely affect a S – Social particular segment of the population, do not cause relocation of lower income people, and if they are compatible with the community’s social and cultural values. Mitigation actions are technically most effective if they provide a long‐term reduction of T – Technical losses and have minimal secondary adverse impacts. Mitigation actions are easier to implement if the jurisdiction has the necessary staffing A – Administrative and funding. Mitigation actions can truly be successful if all stakeholders have been offered an P – Political opportunity to participate in the planning process and if there is public support for the action. It is critical that the jurisdiction or implementing agency have the legal authority to L – Legal implement and enforce a mitigation action. Budget constraints can significantly deter the implementation of mitigation actions. E – Economic Hence, it is important to evaluate whether an action is cost‐effective, as determined by a cost benefit review, and possible to fund. Sustainable mitigation actions that do not have an adverse effect on the environment, comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, and are consistent with E – Environmental the community’s environmental goals, have mitigation benefits while being environmentally sound.
5.3.1 Hazard Mitigation Actions Le Sueur County and its included municipalities share a common Multi‐Hazard Mitigation plan and worked closely to develop it. These people work together with their city councils and the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director to assure that the hazards and mitigation actions included in this plan are accurate and addressed in their jurisdictions. Le Sueur County is developing the whole community approach to input, actions and policies within the county, which will allow group and individual input to better understand and meet the needs of its residents. The jurisdictions responsible for each action are: Le Sueur County, Cleveland, Elysian, Heidelberg, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague, Ottawa and Waterville. The Plan will also be available for the public to view.
In addition to the priority and status, comments are made to explain who is responsible to implement the action, its current stage of implementation, or any remarks that may be useful in future discussions. Stating the source of funding and possible dates of completion is helpful in understanding how projects may be funded and when to expect completion once funded. We have also prioritized the actions and listed the Page 82 of 303
Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2014 actions according to their priority ranking (1=High Priority; 2= Medium Priority; 3= Low Priority). Table 29 lists all mitigation actions for Le Sueur County and its jurisdictions. Appendix H contains separate mitigation action tables for each jurisdiction.
In addition to ranking the hazard mitigation actions, the Steering Committee also reports on the status of the mitigation action. Completed and deleted mitigation actions are denoted in Appendix G. Ongoing mitigation actions from the initial review were incorporated into annual reviews by the mitigation team. The status designations are:
New – actions have not yet started Ongoing – actions require continuing application In Progress – actions are currently being acted upon Complete – the action is complete Deferred – no progress has been made Deleted – the action is no longer relevant
The mitigation types are defined as follows:
P = Prevention PP = Property Protection PE = Public Education NRP = Natural Resource Protection ES =Emergency Services SI = Structural Improvement
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Table 29. All Mitigation Actions for Le Sueur County, 2014 Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Improve Resistance to Secondary Winter Storm Effects. City staff would consider Severe Winter necessary improvements to existing City of 1 Storms/ equipment or practices that could mitigate 1 P Deferred Generator may help. Kilkenny Kilkenny Extreme Cold or eliminate threats due to cascading winter storm events such as power outages and sewer system problems. Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Sirens in all cities, many lake areas as well. Sirens would not be a good source to Early Warning System (Cleveland, New alert residents of a Prague, Kasota) – The city administrator and City major or dangerous Thunderstorm Cleveland, New 6 public works personnel will work to develop 1 P Ongoing Administrator, hazardous material /Tornado Prague, Kasota an early warning system. Involvement of key Public Works event or active personnel or volunteers will be helpful. shooter, etc. Residents are used to sirens in Le Sueur County warning them of weather issues. Identification/Creation of Adequate Shelter Facilities (Kilkenny) – City staff must identify appropriate shelter areas and explain them to all residents and business owners/ personnel. If necessary, agreements could Thunderstorm be created with a private building owner if In Kilkenny city Still in need of better 7 1 PE, ES, SI Kilkenny /Tornado their facility is the best available option to progress staff shelters. serve as a severe storm shelter. If adequate shelter facilities are not currently available or agreements cannot be made, appropriate shelters should be created to ensure the safety of all Kilkenny residents.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Better Enforcement of the State Building Code (New Prague) – The building inspector New Prague Thunderstorm Ongoing process for 8 will work with property owners via 1 SI, PP Ongoing Building New Prague /Tornado New Prague. discussion, mailings or presentations on the Inspector state building codes. Utilization of Severe Storm Spotters Network (Countywide) – This National Weather Service (NWS) program relies on the assistance of trained volunteers (usually Le Sueur Summer local emergency personnel) to spot severe County Sky Warn training Le Sueur 9 1 ES Ongoing Storms storm conditions and report this information Emergency done yearly. County back to the NWS. No tornado warning is Mgmt. given unless the storm has been spotted by someone or is confirmed by NWS radar system reports. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News (Countywide) – County and city staff would Severe Weather Le Sueur provide reminders and encourage residents Week‐April and Summer County Le Sueur 10 through local media that winter storm 1 PE Ongoing Winter Weather Storms Emergency County conditions, warnings, and updates are made Awareness Week Mgmt. available through local radio and television facilitate this yearly. stations.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided Enforcement Sueur, annually. City staff and countywide and Fire Montgomery, emergency task force would perform Depts. New Prague assessment. Flood‐Prone Area Focus (Countywide, Particularly Kasota, Waterville) ‐ Using the FIRMs, cities should identify strategies for minimizing flooding effects as well as individual response plans for when/if they Le Sueur do flood. Environmental Environmental County 12 River Flood Waterville will explore options for 2 PP Ongoing Services of Le Services, Kasota, relocation, elevation, or acquisition of the Sueur County Waterville structures that the city has identified between 4th Street and State Hwy 13 and West of Reed Street. The structures need to be brought to compliance with current flood plain ordinances.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Wetland Projects (Countywide) – Wetland replacements or restorations performed in Le Sueur County are carefully surveyed, designed, and constructed to ensure that Environmental retained water is not a hazard to roads Services of Le Environmental Le Sueur 13 River Flood 2 PE, PP, NR Ongoing and/or adjoining landowners in the vicinity. Sueur County Services and MPCA. County This may be the responsibility of the local and MPCA city government, the private landowner, or the developer of an area, depending on the location, size, and scope of the project. Educate Key Personnel in Environmental Hazards (Le Center, Le Sueur and County) ‐ Environmental Le Sueur Staff (police, administration, and fire) with Environmental Services‐done yearly. County, Le 14 Flooding assistance from the county emergency 2 PP, PE Ongoing Services of the Flood Education Center, Le management would assess any property County Programs scheduled Sueur that may be negatively impacted by to begin Fall 2014 flooding. Coordination with Other Agencies (Countywide) – In the event of a flood Emergency emergency, local, state, and federal agencies Emergency Management has will have to work together effectively and Management Le Sueur 15 Flooding 1 ES Ongoing MOU's with other efficiently in response to the event. Local of County and County counties, cities and resources alone are not adequate for a Cities emergency managers. severe flood event with a prolonged duration.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Communication (Countywide) ‐ City staff (police, administration, and fire) with All of Le Sueur assistance from county emergency Le Sueur PE, PP, ES, County, Le 800Mhz Radio System Le Sueur 16 Flooding management will identify how to 1 County P Sueur County migration 2012. County communicate with citizens, equipment Depts. Sheriff establishment in a timely manner during such an event. Policy and Utilization of County Water Management Program (Countywide) ‐ Continue use and enforcement of shoreland alterations regulations (posted on County All of Le Sueur website) to minimize flood hazards due to Le Sueur County, Le Sueur PP, NR, SI, Environmental 17 Flooding shoreland changes. 2 County Environmental County, P Services oversees this. Encourage the City of Heidelberg to Depts. Services , Heidelberg participate in NFIP. This may include presentation of the Hazard Mitigation flood section and/or a presentation by the State NFIP Coordinator.
Make improvements to County Road 117 in Le Sueur Estimated cost Le Sueur 18 Flooding order to improve conditions during heavy 1 SI New County $400,000 County rainfalls (raise and upgrade drainage). Make improvements to CSAH 45 in order to Le Sueur Estimated Cost Le Sueur 19 Flooding improve conditions during heavy rainfalls 1 SI New County $1,000,000 County (raise and upgrade drainage). Make improvements to CSAH 28 in order to Le Sueur Estimated Cost Le Sueur 20 Flooding improve conditions during heavy rainfalls 1 SI New County $750,000 County (raise and upgrade drainage).
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Make improvements to County Road 116 in Le Sueur Estimated Cost Le Sueur 21 Flooding order to improve conditions during heavy 1 SI New County $250,000 County rainfalls (raise and upgrade drainage). Make improvements to Kasota Township T‐ Kasota Estimated Cost Le Sueur 22 Flooding 140 in order to improve conditions during 1 SI New Township & Le $500,000 County heavy rainfalls (raise and upgrade drainage). Sueur County Make improvements to TH 22, Kasota Twp Kasota T‐140 in order to improve conditions during Le Sueur 23 Flooding 1 SI New Township & Le heavy rainfalls (raise and upgrade drainage). County Sueur County Flooding, drainage improvements There are no flood gauges on the Cannon River until Northfield. Install height and flow measurement system Flooding City of A gauge on the dam City of 24 in strategic locations along the Cannon 1 PP, NRP New Waterville or TH 13 bridge would Waterville River. be helpful for the city to determine the flood elevations.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type This bridge was constructed in the 1940s when the 1 million acres of farmland upstream were wetlands. This Remove and replace the bridge and landfill Le Sueur manmade land bridge currently used for Hwy 13 connecting the 25 Flooding 2 SI New County & divided the Sakatah Waterville downtown area of Le Sueur with the State of MN Lake and created a northern section. significant pinch point and artificial bay. The difference in lake elevations between Tetonka and Upper Sakatah is 0.3 feet. Identify and replace undersized storm sewer City of 26 Flooding segments to insure proper design for a 1 SI New Waterville Waterville major rainfall event City of Identify and construct emergency overflow Waterville, 27 Flooding 1 PP, P, NRP New Waterville areas along the Canon River Army Corps of Engineers Review and modify the Canon River water DNR, City of 28 Flooding management system between Sakatah and 2 SI New Waterville Waterville Tetonka to maximize flow capacity Restore wetlands and conduct more DNR, City of detailed analysis of upstream mapped Waterville 29 Flooding 2 P New Waterville, Le drainage tile impact and new installations as Sueur County it relates to the Cannon River watershed.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Dredge the river between Tetonka Lake and DNR, City of 30 Flooding 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville the Bay Waterville Dredge the Delta at the end of Whitewater DNR, City of Silt buildup and 31 Flooding 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville Creek Waterville blockage of flow. The river flow pattern DNR, Army has changed. It needs Redesign the Schmidtke Dam to control the Corps, City of 32 Flooding 2 SI New to be reassessed for Waterville flow of water out of Sakatah Waterville, Le better control of Sueur County water. Silt from upstream has DNR, City of built up, slowing and 33 Flooding Dredge the lagoon 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville Waterville impeding water movement. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Evacuation Plan (Countywide) – Cities should Evacuation plans have maintain a plan describing and depicting been identified for all P, PP, NR, County EM Le Sueur 40 Wildfire routes out of the community in the event of 1 Ongoing cities. Plans are ES and Sheriff County a large fire that poses an imminent threat to updated as the community. demographics change.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Heat Advisories (Countywide). The local radio and TV media in concert with the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory when the combination of Severe Weather temperature and humidity create risks for Sheriff and Week‐April prepares people and animals. A heat index of 105° to Emergency residents for extreme 114°F warrants a heat advisory. This occurs Manager along weather. Countywide Le Sueur 41 Extreme Heat 1 P, ES, PE Ongoing when air temperature reaches 95°F and the with First education being done County relative humidity is 50%. An excessive heat Responders of yearly to make warning is issued when the heat index the County residents aware of reaches 115°F. This occurs with an air hazards in their area temperature of 95°F and relative humidity of 60%. An index of 115°F or higher creates severe risks for both humans and animals. Wind Chill Warnings (Countywide). The local Winter Weather radio and TV media in concert with the Awareness Week National Weather Service issues a warning Sheriff and helps prepare when wind chills are ‐30°F or lower. Severe Emergency residents for extreme wind chill warnings are provided when Manager along Le Sueur 42 Extreme Cold 1 PE, P, ES Ongoing weather. Countywide conditions warrant and severe risk and with First County education being done safety is a factor. Wind chills of 40°F below Responders of yearly to make or lower frequently prompt the closing of the County residents aware of schools to protect children, particularly in hazards in their area rural areas.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type School Closings (Countywide) – Le Sueur County school districts may close schools in Each individual school instances of extreme temperatures to district makes these ensure the safety of students and staff. This types of decisions. Extreme is generally more likely to occur during times Le Sueur Countywide education Le Sueur 43 Cold/Extreme of extreme cold, since many schools are not 1 PE, P, ES Ongoing County School being done yearly to County Heat in session during the summer months when Districts make residents aware extreme heat events are prone to occur. of hazards in their School closures should be publicly area announced through local radio and television stations. Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Education on issues done regularly. Le Sueur County Safe Animal/Livestock Handling Processes Environmental and and Facility Structure (Countywide) ‐ Department of Animal/Plant/ Through zoning and inspections, animal Environmental Agriculture will Le Sueur 46 1 P Ongoing Crop Disease operations can be properly designed and Services educate and guide any County maintained to reduce risks of disease among processes involved. livestock, which ultimately impact humans. This is a priority for our county. There is a need for more training. The County would Media Outreach (Countywide) – In the event contact local media of an infectious disease outbreak, local under the direction of radio, television, and print media should be Le Sueur the Department of utilized to ensure that proper and factual County Public Health and local Public Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 47 information regarding the disease event is 1 PE Ongoing Health and Health. Media Crop Disease County being disseminated throughout Le Sueur Emergency Outreach is done by County communities. This may assist in Management the County, cities and calming fears that may lead to negative townships. Emergency secondary effects, as described earlier. Managers help in this process. Le Sueur Health Education for Youth and Parents County (Countywide) – The County and school Flu shots and Health & Animal/Plant/ Emergency Le Sueur 48 public health nurses can provide educational 1 PE Ongoing Severe Weather Crop Disease Mgmt., County material to young adults and parents on the education. schools, and impact of infectious diseases. Public Health
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Health Education to Private Businesses Le Sueur (Countywide) – The Le Sueur County Public County Animal/Plant/ Health Department will provide educational Public Health does site Le Sueur 49 1 PE Ongoing Emergency Crop Disease material as well as periodic site visits to help visits. County Mgmt. and educate food establishments on safe food Public Health handling processes. Cooperation with State Health Department (Countywide) – Le Sueur County clinics and Le Sueur hospitals will continue to cooperate and County Public share information regarding infectious Animal/Plant/ Health, clinics They all work together Le Sueur 50 disease occurrences with the Minnesota 1 P, ES, PE Ongoing Crop Disease and hospitals on this. County State Health Department, and information in Le Sueur flow between the two will assist in alerting County Le Sueur County agencies to the possibility of an outbreak event. Participation in Vaccination Programs Le Sueur (Countywide) ‐ All Le Sueur County residents County Public (particularly children) should remain up‐to‐ Health, clinics, Animal/Plant/ date with all required and recommended Flu shots and regular Le Sueur 51 1 PE, P Ongoing pharmacies Crop Disease vaccinations. Programs assisting those who vaccinations done. County and hospitals either do not have insurance or are unable in Le Sueur to afford vaccinations should be identified County and utilized in local jurisdictions.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Public Health, hospitals and clinics along with law Quarantine/Isolation Plan (Countywide) – If enforcement and the need for an officially designated Department of Animal/Plant/ emergency Le Sueur 52 quarantine arises, the State is ultimately 1 ES, PE, P Ongoing Health, Public Crop Disease management would County responsible for the designation and Health be involved. implementation of quarantine procedures. Coordinate with Department of Agriculture. Adopt and Maintain Building and Fire Codes (Le Center, New Prague, Kasota, Kilkenny) – The city administrator and planning Cities, Each individual coordinator will work to have the Council Le Center, New Wildfire/ Townships, jurisdiction is in 53 incorporate the code within the city plans. 2 SI, PP Ongoing Prague, Kasota, Structural Fire County and charge and oversees Building and fire codes will help make Kilkenny Sheriff. this. structures increasingly fire‐resistant, with fewer materials that can be hazardous if they catch fire. Each individual Aggressively Train Fire Department Le Sueur County Fire Fire Elysian, Le Personnel (Elysian, Le Center, New Prague, Chief Association Wildfire/ Department, Center, New 54 Waterville) – Fire chief with assistance from 1 P, NR, ES Ongoing meets quarterly with Structural Fire Fire Chief Prague, the state will provide additional training for Sheriff and Emergency Assn. of Le Waterville firefighters during the year 2006. Manager. Sueur County
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Each individual Consider Offering Specialized Training Countywide training Fire Classes (Countywide) – Fire departments done regularly. Cost is Wildfire/ Department, Le Sueur 55 could offer classes for residents regarding 2 P Ongoing an issue along with Structural Fire Fire Chief County topics which often lead to fires, such as the need for updated Assn. of Le chimney cleaning and holiday hazards. equipment. Sueur County All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. All Le Sueur Sheriff, ambulance, Train Fire Departments in Hazardous County Fire Transportation hospitals and Materials (Le Center, Kasota, Elysian) – P, PP, NR, Departments, Le Center, 58 Hazardous 1 Ongoing Emergency Request city and county assistance in ES Fire Chief Kasota, Elysian Materials Management involved providing such training to personnel. Assn. of Le with this. Sueur County
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done. Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue. Legislative Actions (County, New Prague and Region) ‐ Monitor new legislative actions that provide resources to mitigate the This is a coordinated Fixed damage of methamphetamine labs. Countywide effort led by the Le Le Sueur In 62 Hazardous Jurisdictions will need to determine 1 PP, NR, ES and Sueur County County, New Progress Materials methods of paying for clean‐up costs (i.e. Regionwide Administrator and Prague public or private property owners). The Department Heads. County will have a primary role in learning of such policy changes or adoptions.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Fire Departments, Sheriff, Fire Enforce On‐Site Safety Procedures and Chief Assn. of Fixed Maintain an Accurate MSDS (Material Safety Le Center, Le Sueur 63 Hazardous Data Sheet) list (Le Center, Montgomery, Le 2 P, NR Ongoing Montgomery, County, Law Materials Sueur) – Fire Chief or an appointment will Le Sueur Enforcement, continue to work on these issues. and Emergency Mgmt. Cooperation with State Agencies (Countywide) – Le Sueur County will work Transportation Duty Officer, directly with appropriate state agencies to Le Sueur 64 Hazardous 1 PP, NR Ongoing Sheriff, Fire address the needs for responding to and County Materials Depts. mitigating the impacts of a hazardous material release event. Secure Water Systems and Eliminate Ground and Windows (New Prague) – City public works New Prague Water Supply In 65 and police chief will assess water system 1 P Water New Prague and progress safety and implement measures to maintain Treatment Contamination safety including elimination of low windows. New and Safe Structures (New Prague) ‐ City Ground and administrator will work with engineer to Water Supply develop measures to build newer and safer In City of New 66 1 NR New Prague and water towers, wells, and treatment systems progress Prague Contamination to replace low capacity ones with approval of the city councils.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Require Certified Operators and Inspections (Countywide) – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requires routine Ground and inspection of all public wastewater systems. All water Water Supply Le Sueur 67 Operators of such systems are required to 1 NR Ongoing facilities in Le and County have state training to maintain their Sueur County Contamination certified operator status. All jurisdictions should monitor their facilities to ensure these requirements are being met. Dam Inspection (All County Dams) – The Minnesota DNR regulates nearly 900 of the numerous dams in the state. The DNR and the US Army Corps of Engineers routinely Le Sueur 68 Dam Failure inspect the dams and reservoir capabilities 1 PP, NR Ongoing MN DNR County for flooding and dam failure. Their reports indicate whether the sizes of the dams are adequate for any major floods and spring runoff. Increased Protection of Water Supplies (Le Center, Kilkenny) – Le Center and Kilkenny Ground and should increase protection and monitoring Water Supply Le Centre and of their water supplies and wastewater Le Center, 69 Contamination 1 PP, NR Complete Kilkenny City treatment plant to prevent tampering. This Kilkenny /Conventional Government has the additional benefit of reducing the Terrorism possibility of an accident, particularly when children could access the area.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Limit Pedestrian Access to Government Le Sueur County City Buildings (Countywide) – Government Courthouse is in need Conventional In Government, Le Sueur 70 buildings may wish to restrict pedestrian 1 P, ES of new designs. Terrorism progress Le Sueur County access to all facilities, or specified areas Funding will be County within the buildings. needed. Design New Facilities with Terrorism in Mind (Countywide, particularly governmental buildings such as the county courthouse in Le Sueur County Le Center) – Facilities that may face an Courthouse is in need Conventional In Le Sueur Le Sueur 71 increased threat from terrorism should 1 P of new designs. Terrorism progress County County utilize design and building elements to Funding will be minimize threats from terrorist attacks, such needed. as blast‐resistant materials and fire suppression systems. Coordination/Cooperation with State and Federal Officials (Countywide) – Le Sueur Le Sueur Domestic Conventional County officials should continue to work P, PP, NR, County Preparedness is very Le Sueur 72 1 Ongoing Terrorism with state and federal officials and agencies ES Emergency important in Le Sueur County on domestic preparedness efforts to Management County. mitigate impacts from a terrorism event. Work with energy companies to encourage Summer the installation of underground power lines. Throughout Le Le Sueur 73 Storms, Severe 1 P, I New This would help mitigate downed power Sueur County County Winter Storms lines from wind storms.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. In the case of an extreme incident City there is a need to be All counties need to develop a warning Government, able to reach the Le Sueur 75 All Hazards system that can be used to alert residents 1 P, ES New Le Sueur entire county County and emergency responders of hazards. County population. Examples: Government Everbridge, Code Red, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. School Districts ((Tri – Public School Districts (Tri – City United, City United, New Prague Area, Cleveland, Le Sueur‐ Tornado, New Prague Henderson, and WEM ‐ Waterville, Elysian, Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, Area, Le Sueur 79 Morristown) and other entities 1 ES, I New are priorities. Grants Severe Winter Cleveland, Le County, Cities administering safe zones need to have will be needed. Storms Sueur‐ portable generators available for power Henderson, outages. and WEM), County
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Mitigation Number Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Section 6 – Plan Maintenance
6.1 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Updating the Plan The Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan should be considered a living document. The plan will be updated and approved by FEMA at a minimum of every five (5) years. The guidance in this section will function as the primary tool when reviewing progress on the implementation of the Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Plan.
Throughout the five‐year planning cycle, the Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director will reconvene the steering committee quarterly to monitor, evaluate, and update the Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan annually as part of an annual Emergency Management Review. This task will be accomplished by the steering committee although additional stakeholders will be added based on need. Additional meetings will take place as needed or in response to funding cycles of programs that provide resources for hazard mitigation activities. If there is need for a special meeting, due to new developments or a declared disaster occurring in the county, the team will meet to update mitigation strategies and evaluate the effectiveness of existing mitigation strategies. Because of the complexities of implementing mitigation actions in multi‐jurisdictional communities, mitigation projects may be implemented independently by individual communities or through local partnerships. The steering committee will monitor what actions have been put into place and offer insight as to how further projects can be put into place.
At quarterly meetings the committee will review the county goals and objectives to determine their relevance to changing situations in Le Sueur County. In addition, state and federal policies will be reviewed to ensure they are addressing current and expected conditions. The committee will also review the risk assessment portion of the plan to determine if this information should be updated or modified. The parties responsible for the various implementation actions will report on the status of their projects, and will include which implementation processes worked well, any difficulties encountered, how coordination efforts are proceeding, and which strategies should be revised.
Updates or modifications to the Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan during the five‐year planning process will require a public notice, public participation, and meetings prior to submitting revisions to the individual jurisdictions for approval. The plan will be updated via written changes, submissions as the committee deems appropriate and necessary, and as approved by the county commissioners. In addition, the steering committee will continue to reach out to the public and solicit public input on the implementation and management of the plan. This will be done though the continued use of public input processes used as part of the development of this plan: public meetings, public comment periods at city and county council meetings, reaching out the community members at community festivals, and the use of the internet.
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maintenance in the county’s system. As newer data becomes available, the updated data will be used for future risk assessments and vulnerability analyses.
6.2 Implementation Le Sueur County and its included municipalities share a common Hazard Mitigation Plan and work together closely to develop, revise, and implement it. All will work to prevent reduce or eliminate losses due to natural or man‐made hazards.
The Mitigation action items are intended to be concrete actions that participating jurisdictions can put into place to protect residents, the environment, and natural resources from manmade and natural hazards. Each of the participating jurisdictions will pass the mitigation actions that apply to their jurisdiction. In addition, each participating jurisdiction’s representative will work with the Le Sueur county emergency manager and the specific agencies responsible for implementing the actions and coordinate with both Emergency Services operations and municipal planning and infrastructure investment to ensure compliance with the plan.
A number of implementation tools are available to address hazards. Many of these tools are below, however, in some cases additional discussion is needed in order to identify what strategies are most appropriate to use. This will be part of an ongoing discussion as Le Sueur County looks for opportunities for plan implementation. The following tools should be considered:
Education: In many cases education of residents has been identified as one of the most effective mitigation strategies. Activities will be planned to educate, train and exercise individuals, businesses, community members and first responders, through events such as severe weather week and winter awareness week. Capital Investments: Capital investments such as fire and ambulance equipment, sprinkler systems and dry hydrants are tools that can limit risks and impacts of natural and man‐made hazards. Data Collection and Needs Assessments: Data collection and needs assessments can aid in gaining a better understanding of threats and allow planning for mitigation strategies accordingly. As resources are limited for this part of the planning process, additional data collection is likely to be an ongoing activity as resources become available. Coordination: Responsibilities for mitigation strategies run across various county departments, local fire and ambulance departments, city and township governments, and a host of state and federal agencies. Ongoing coordination is an important tool to ensure resources are used efficiently. Coordination can also avoid duplication of efforts or prevent gaps that are created because of unclear roles and responsibilities. The mitigation plan review process can function as a tool to have an ongoing discussion of roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for coordination. Regional Cooperation: Counties and public safety services providers throughout the Southwest/South‐central Region of Minnesota often share similar challenges and concerns. In some cases a regional approach may be warranted as a mitigation strategy in order to save resources. Mutual aid agreements are a tool already in use for a number of services. Needs assessments for fire and ambulance services and development of assistance for volunteer recruiting, training, and retention could benefit from a regional approach. Cooperation among counties could also help in
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lobbying for certain funding priorities that address concerns relating to challenges in service delivery in rural areas. Organizations such as Region V Emergency Management, and the MN Department of HSEM through the Regional Program Coordinator can offer tools and resources to assist in these cooperative efforts. Regulation: Regulation is an important mitigation tool for Le Sueur County. Regulation plays a particularly important role for land use, access to structures and the protection of water resources and public health. Le Sueur County and its cities have planning and zoning departments which provide local regulations for adopting and enforcing building codes and standards. The regulations are also aligned with state and federal standards.
6.3 Continued Public Involvement Continued public involvement is critical to the successful implementation of the Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP). This plan has identified cost‐effective actions for risk reduction. It will allow for focusing resources on the greatest risks and vulnerabilities and on building partnerships by involving people, organizations and businesses in the education and awareness of risks and hazards. Risk reduction will be aligned with other community objectives; priorities need to be communicated to state and federal officials. It is important to increase transparency for local buy‐in to take place.
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APPENDICES
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Appendix A – Le Sueur County Maps Appendix B – Le Sueur County Critical Facilities Appendix C – Le Sueur County Hazard Events Appendix D – Adopting Resolutions Appendix E – Stakeholder Participation Appendix F – Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Notes Appendix G – Completed and Deleted Actions from the 2008 Plan Appendix H – Mitigation Actions by Jurisdiction Appendix I – County Capability Assessment Appendix J – Works Cited
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Appendix A Le Sueur County Maps
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Figure A - 1. Hydrography of Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 2. Le Sueur County Population by Census Block, 2010
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Figure A - 3. Le Sueur County Public Safety and Government Services
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Figure A - 4. Le Sueur County Utilities and Communication Infrastructure
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Figure A - 5. Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) Sites in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 6. Le Sueur County Transportation Infrastructure
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Figure A - 7. Le Sueur County Land Cover, National Land Cover Database, 2006
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Figure A - 8. Land Ownership by Agency
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Figure A - 9. Critical Facilities in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 10. Critical Facilities in the city of Le Sueur
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Figure A - 11. Critical Facilities in Le Center
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Figure A - 12. Critical Facilities in Montgomery
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Figure A - 13. Severe Wind and Hail Storms in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 14. Tornado Touchdowns and Paths in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 15. Health Care Providers in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 16. Hazardous Materials in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 17. Le Sueur County Wells
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Figure A - 18. Fire Departments and Fire Response Times in Le Sueur County
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Figure A - 19. Flood Hazards in Waterville
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Figure A - 20. Le Sueur County Distribution of Estimated Economic Loss: 100-Year Flood
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Figure A - 21. Inundated Census Block #270799502003039 in Cleveland and 100-Year Floodplain
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Figure A - 22. Inundated Census Block #270799502001033 in Le Sueur and 100-Year Floodplain
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Figure A - 23. Inundated Census Block #270799502002032 in Waterville and 100-Year Floodplain
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Figure A - 24. Flooded Building Parcels in 100-year Flood
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Agriculture & Food 27255 Baseline Alvin Novotny Farm New Prague MN 56071 Avenue 27462 Lexington Ann & Dale Farms Le Sueur MN 56058 Road 27075 Lake Henry Block Farms Cleveland MN 56017 Lane 43389 Blue Grass Blue Lily Farms Le Center MN 56057 Road Brandt Farms 44339 221st Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Braun Farms 37353 311th Avenue Le Sueur MN 56058 Casey's General Store 111 Minnesota 60 Elysian MN 56028 216 4th Street Casey's General Store Montgomery MN 56069 Northwest Chankaska Creek Ranch & 1179 East Pearl Kasota MN 56050 Winery Street Coborn's Superstore 200 Alton Avenue New Prague MN 56071 Con Agra Flour Milling Co 100 2nd Avenue SW New Prague MN 56071 Crop Production Services Inc. 972 East Pearl Street Kasota MN 56050 Crystal Valley Coop 51712 221st Avenue Elysian MN 56028 19812 Tetonka Lake Damonoske Farms Waterville MN 56096 Road David & Karen Richter Farm 36672 145th Avenue Montgomery MN 56069 11043 Shieldsville Davids Dairy Montgomery MN 56069 Boulevard Davis’ MarketPlace 117 Main Street East Waterville MN 56096 Davisco Cheese Division 719 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Davisco Food Ingredients Div 620 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 27860 Lake Jefferson Double K Farms Cleveland MN 56017 Road Francis Androli Farm 19779 T‐123 Waterville MN 56096 105 Boulevard Fred’s IGA Foods Montgomery MN 56069 Avenue NW Friendly Confines Cheese 719 North Main Le Sueur MN 56058 Shoppe Street 1273 West Genesis‐Main Plant Le Center MN 56057 Derrynane Street 31585 Forest Prairie Genesis Le Sueur MN 56058 Road Genesis‐Storage Site 2 543 South Maple Ave Le Center MN 56057 20640 Wild Creek Goettl Farms Le Center MN 56057 Road 45567 Cannon River Gordon Peach Farm Waterville MN 56096 Road Grubish Mahlon Farm 508 6th Street South Waterville MN 56096 Guentzel Family Farms 32172 490th Street Kasota MN 56050 Haas Seed Processing 37459 Ottawa Road Le Sueur MN 56058 Highview Ranch & Stable 32908 285th Avenue Le Sueur MN 56058 H J Heinz Co Lp 410 W. Industrial St Le Center MN 56057
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Agriculture & Food Irish Mountain Orchard 24214 480th St Elysian MN 56028 12185 45th Street Jindra Dairy New Prague MN 56071 West 40298 South Maple John Majusiak Farm Le Center MN 56057 Avenue Krenik Swine Farms Inc 45563 285th Avenue Cleveland MN 56017 L & B Theis Farms 47680 Minnesota 13 Waterville MN 56096 11079 Shieldsville Leonard Zvanovec Farm Montgomery MN 56069 Boulevard 48347 Shanaska Marlow Dairy Services Inc. Kasota MN 56050 Creek Road Marvin Edel Farm 16436 Lake Avenue Kilkenny MN 56052 Meadow Front Farms 27102 400th Street Cleveland MN 56017 15953 State Highway Montgomery Orchard Montgomery MN 56069 99 M Stangler Farm 18348 516th Street Waterville MN 56096 Oak Farms 23307 310th Street Le Center MN 56057 Oak Hill Farm 51237 Minnesota 13 Waterville MN 56096 Pic 48962 355th Avenue Kasota MN 56050 34895 Tnsp Road Pig In the Patch Le Sueur MN 56058 T172 Prairie Pond Vineyard and 105 Main Street East New Prague MN 56071 Winery 125 North Main Radermachers of Le Sueur Le Sueur MN 56058 Street 28788 Minnesota R J Farm Le Sueur MN 56058 112 Saemrow Farms 22490 Lake Ave Waterville MN 56096 Sapp Farms 43058 231st Lane Le Center MN 56057 Seneca Foods Corporation 1201 Vine Street Le Sueur MN 56058 110 South Lexington Supervalu Le Center MN 56057 Avenue Tellijohn Farms 32679 380th Street Le Sueur MN 56058 11205 140th Street Turek's Arctic Hillcrest Farms Montgomery MN 56069 West 181 West Minnesota USDA Le Center MN 56057 Street 19908 Tetonka Lake Warren Domonoske Farm Waterville MN 56096 Road
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Chemical and Hazardous Materials Alliant Energy 911 Mill Avenue NE Montgomery MN 56069 Beer Oil & Tire 10 E. Derrynane St. Le Center MN 56057 291 Forest Prairie Bimeda Inc Le Sueur MN 56058 Road Bunghum‐Sheehan Property 212‐214 W. Grace St St. Peter MN 56082 Cambria 31496 Cambria Ave. Le Sueur MN 56058 Casey’s General Store 325 Cordova Ave. Le Center MN 56057 Cemstone 928 4th Street NW Montgomery MN 56069 Centurylink Pro 229 North Main Le Sueur MN 56058 Chart Inc. 407 7th Street NW New Prague MN 56071 City of New Prague Stab New Prague MN 56071 Pond Cleveland Dump Cleveland MN 56017 Con Agra Flour Milling Co 100 2nd Avenue SW New Prague MN 56071 Creation Technologies 430 Ritt Street St. Peter MN 56082 Crop Production Services Inc. 972 East Pearl Street Kasota MN 56050 Crop Production Services Inc. 2 N. Renville Street Winthrop MN 55396 Crystal Valley Coop 51712 221st Avenue Elysian MN 56028 Davisco Cheese Division 719 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Davisco Food Ingredients Div 620 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Door Engineering & 400 W. Cherry Street Kasota MN 56050 Manufacturing Co. Elementary School – ISD 700 4th Street NW Montgomery MN 56069 #394 Elysian (North) Dump Elysian MN 56028 Elysian City Dump (former) Elysian MN 56082 420 N. Main Street Ferrellgas Le Sueur MN 56058 (Behind) Fiberglass Fabricators, Inc. 315 W. Industrial St. Le Center MN 56057 105 Boulevard Fred’s IGA Foods Montgomery MN 56069 Avenue NW 100 1/2 Elmwood Frontier, A Citizens Comm Co Montgomery MN 56069 Ave West 1273 West Genesis‐Main Plant Le Center MN 56057 Derrynane Street 31585 Forest Prairie Genesis Le Sueur MN 56058 Road Genesis‐Storage Site 2 543 South Maple Ave Le Center MN 56057 Gustavus Adolphus College 800 W. College Ave. St. Peter MN 56082 H J Heinz Co Lp 410 W. Industrial St Le Center MN 56057 Henderson Dump Henderson MN 56058 High School ISD #2397 901 E. Ferry Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Holy Redeemer School 205 Vine Avenue W Montgomery MN 56069 Hunt’s Furniture Restoration State Highway 99 St. Peter MN 56082 Jacobsen Storage St. Peter MN 56082 Joe Archer St. Peter MN 56082
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Chemical and Hazardous Materials John’s Auto Body Rural Route 2 Box 13 St. Peter MN 56082 Kasota Dump Kasota MN 56050 Kilkenny Dump Kilkenny MN 56052 Koller Gas Inc 502 Doppy Lane Le Sueur MN 56058 Lakes Gas Co 704 Reed Street S. Waterville 56096 Le Center Dump Le Center MN 56057 Le Center Elementary 160 N. Mill Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Le Center High School 150 W. Tyrone Street Le Center MN 56057 Le Center Waste Treatment 601 S. Maple Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Plant Le Sueur Bulk Plant Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur County Highway 509 S Maple Ave Le Center MN 56057 Department Le Sueur County Highway 1219 Hazel Le Sueur MN 56058 Department Le Sueur County Highway 1199 Dodd Rd Cleveland MN 56017 Department Le Sueur County Highway 815 4th Street NW Montgomery MN 56069 Department Le Sueur County Highway 411 Reed Street S. Waterville MN 56096 Department Le Sueur Dump Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur Farmer’s Elev Co. 30094 St. Thomas Rd Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur Inc. 1409 N. Vine Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Mars Pet Care Co 1800 Hubbard Lane Le Sueur MN 56058 Max Johnson Trucking 240 W Derrynane St. Le Center MN 56057 Mike’s Countryside Body 312 St. Julien Street St. Peter MN 56082 Shop Inc. Minnegasco Meter Site – North Commerce St. Le Sueur MN 56058 Green Giant Minnegasco Meter Site – Le 228 Main Street N. Le Sueur MN 56058 Sueur Power Minnegasco Meter Site – 300 Main Street New Prague MN 56071 New Prague Power Minnegasco Meter Site – St. 100 Freeman Drive St. Peter MN 56082 Peter Hospital Montgomery Water Plant 16730 340th Street Montgomery MN 56069 Montgomery Dump Montgomery MN 56069 305 Lexington Municipal Utilities New Prague MN 56071 Avenue South 300 E. Main Street & Municipal Utilities New Prague MN 56071 Columbus Neilson Blacktop 36180 Boyd Drive St. Peter MN 56082 New Prague Dump New Prague MN 56071 O’Connell Oil Co, Inc. 24681 St. Thomas Rd. Derrynane MN 56058 Old Le Sueur Dump Le Sueur MN 56058
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Chemical and Hazardous Materials Onan Power Electronics 922 Swift Street N. St. Peter MN 56082 Park Elementary – ISD #2397 115 N. 5th Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Phil Mart 437 E. Main Street Waterville MN 56096 River Country Coop 600 4th Street SW Montgomery MN 56069 Seneca Foods Corp 600 5th Street SE Montgomery MN 56069 Skluzacek Brothers 409 Fourth St. NW Montgomery MN 56069 Southern Mn Const Co Inc – 742 460th Street Kasota MN 56050 Rba Southern Mn Const Co Inc – 550 460th St Kasota MN 56050 Rba Steele & Associates Llc 31515 Cambria Ave Le Sueur MN 56058 (Techni‐Pac) Oshawa St. Peter Abandoned Dump MN 56082 Township St. Peter Dump St. Peter MN 56082 St. Peter Glass Works St. Peter MN 56082 St. Peter TACC 1120 Swift Road St. Peter MN 56082 Stensby Cleaners 200 Minnesota Ave S. St. Peter MN 56082 Sun Prairie Sanitary Landfill Montgomery MN 56069 Tellijohn Sanitary Landfill County Road 36 Le Sueur MN 56058 Tracy Organizational 1040 4th Street East Tracy MN 56175 Maintenance Shop Unimim Minnesota Corp 37058 Ottawa Road Le Sueur MN 56058 Unnamed Dump – Elysian Elysian MN 56028 Unnamed Dump – Le Center Le Center MN 56057 Walters Brothers Demolition 493 Skaro Street St. Peter MN 56082 Landfill Waste Management Inc. – Le 37701 Ottowa Road Le Sueur MN 56058 Sueur Wastewater Plant 16638 340th Street Montgomery MN 56069 Wastewater Plant 1101 Faribault Street Waterville MN 56096 Water Plant 16730 340th Street Montgomery MN 56069 Water Treatment Plant 705 Boright Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Waterville Dump Waterville MN 56096 st Waterville Health Care 205 1 Street North Waterville MN 56096 Wholesale Tire & Oil South 5th Street Waterville MN 56096 4‐12 School – ISD #394 101 2nd Street NE Montgomery MN 56069
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Emergency Services
Cleveland Fire and Rescue 420 Broadway Street Cleveland MN 56017 Cleveland Police Department 205 4th Street Cleveland MN 56017 Elysian Fire Department 202 Main Street East Elysian MN 56028 Henderson Fire Department Market St./N. 5th St. Henderson MN 56044 Henderson Police Department 600 Main Street Henderson MN 56044 Kasota City Police Department 200 N. Webster St. Kasota MN 56050 Kasota Fire Department 200 N. Webster St. Kasota MN 56050 Kilkenny Fire Department 156 S. Laurel Avenue Kilkenny MN 56052 Le Center Ambulance 175 S. Cordova Ave. Le Center MN 56057 Le Center Fire Department 175 S. Cordova Ave. Le Center MN 56057 Le Center Police Department 10 W. Tyrone Street Le Center MN 56057 Le Sueur Ambulance P.O. Box 176 Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur County Sheriff 88 S. Park Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Le Sueur Fire Department 950 Kingsway Drive Le Sueur MN 56058
Le Sueur Police Department 228 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Montgomery Ambulance 201 W. Ash Avenue Montgomery MN 56069 Montgomery Fire Department 201 Ash Avenue SW Montgomery MN 56069 Montgomery Police Department 301 Boulevard Ave. NW Montgomery MN 56069 New Prague Ambulance 210 3rd Street SW New Prague MN 56071 New Prague Fire Department 118 Central Ave. N. New Prague MN 56071 New Prague Police Department 118 Central Ave. N New Prague MN 56071 Nicollet County Sheriff’s Department 121 W. Myrtle Street St. Peter MN 56082 St. Peter Fire Department 227 W. Mulberry St. St. Peter MN 56082 St. Peter Police Department 207 S. Front Street St. Peter MN 56082 st Waterville Fire Department 110 1 Street North Waterville MN 56096 Waterville Police Department 114 Hoosac Street Waterville MN 56096
Transportation Le Sueur Municipal Airport Highway 12 Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur Transit 601 South 5th St. Le Sueur MN 56058 Union Pacific Railroad Company RR 1 Le Sueur MN 56058 Union Pacific Railroad Company 331 Main Street West New Prague MN 56071
National Monuments and Icons W.W. Mayo House 118 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058
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Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2014 Dams Cherry Creek Ottawa MN Emily Lake Kasota MN 56050 Fish Lake Elysian MN 56028 Forest Prairie Creek Le Sueur MN 56058 Gorman Lake Dam Kilkenny MN 56052 Greenleaf Lake Montgomery MN 56069 Jefferson Lake Dam Cleveland MN 56017 Le Sueur Creek Le Sueur MN 56058
Le Sueur Erosion Project Dam Le Sueur MN 56058 Renneberg Lake Wetland Restoration Heidelberg MN 56071 Dam Scotch Lake Cleveland MN 56017 Shanaska Lake Kasota MN 56050 Tetonka Dam Waterville MN 56096 Unimin Kasota MN 56050 Waterville North and South Rearing Waterville MN 56096 Ponds
Government Facilities th Cleveland City Hall 205 4 Street Cleveland MN 56017 Kasota Village City Hall 200 N. Webster St. Kasota MN 56050 Le Center City Hall 10 W. Tyrone Street Le Center MN 56057 Le Sueur City Hall 203 South 2nd Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Le Sueur County Courthouse 88 S. Park Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Waterville City Hall 200 3rd Street South Waterville MN 56096
Healthcare and Public Health Benedictine Living Community 1907 Klein Street St. Peter MN 56082 Central Health Care 444 N. Cordova Le Center MN 56057 Grandview Good Samaritan Center 830 N. Sunrise Drive St. Peter MN 56082 Le Sueur County Public Health 88 South Park Ave. Le Center MN 56057 Mala Strana Health Care Center 1001 Columbus Av. N New Prague MN 56071 Mayo Clinic Health System 301 2nd Street NE New Prague MN 56071 Minnesota Valley Health Center 621 S. 4th Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Minnesota Valley Memorial Hospital 621 S. 4th Street Le Sueur MN 56058 River’s Edge Hospital and Clinic 1900 N. Sunrise Drive St. Peter MN 56082 River’s Edge Clinic 200 E. Bowler Street Le Center MN 56057 Waterville Clinic 212 Lake Street East Waterville MN 56096 Waterville Good Samaritan Center 205 1st Street North Waterville MN 56096
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Banking & Finance Cornerstone State Bank 415 N Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Cornerstone State Bank 401 4th Street NW Montgomery MN 56069 Elysian Bank 121 East Main Street Elysian MN 56028 First Farmers & Merchants Bank 112 South Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 First National Bank 134 N. Kilkenny Rd Kilkenny MN 56052 First National Bank 10 West Minnesota St. Le Center MN 56057 First National Bank Minnesota 226 West Nassau Street St. Peter MN 56082 First State Bank 88 North Park Avenue Le Center MN 56057 Frandsen Bank & Trust 125 1st Street South Montgomery MN 56069 Home Town Bank 326 Broadway Street Cleveland MN 56017 Home Town Bank 309 North Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Home Town Bank 409 Main Street Henderson MN 56044 Home Town Bank 102 South 3rd Street St. Peter MN 56082 Nicollet County Bank 220 South Third Street St. Peter MN 56082 Prime Source Funding Inc. 419 S. Minnesota Ave. St. Peter MN 56082 Traxshares Inc. 10 West Minnesota St. Le Center MN 56057 U.S. Bank ‐ New Prague Office 111 Central Avenue N. New Prague MN 56071 Wells Fargo Bank 217 Main Street West New Prague MN 56071 Wells Federal Bank FSB 1618 S. Minnesota Ave St. Peter MN 56082
Post Offices U.S. Post Office 309 Broadway Street Cleveland MN 56017 U.S. Post Office 120 East Main Street Elysian MN 56028 U.S. Post Office 500 Main Street Henderson MN 56044 U.S. Post Office 140 West Cherry Street Kasota MN 56060 U.S. Post Office 156 Laurel Avenue Kilkenny MN 56052 U.S. Post Office 91 N Park Ave Le Center MN 56057 U.S. Post Office 202 North Main St. Le Sueur MN 56058
U.S. Post Office 156 Elm Avenue SE Montgomery MN 56069 U.S. Post Office 124 Main Street East New Prague MN 56071
U.S. Post Office 300 South 3rd Street St. Peter MN 56082 rd U.S. Post Office 125 3 Street North Waterville MN 56096
Energy
Le Sueur Municipal Utilities 203 S 2nd St Le Sueur MN 56058 New Prague Municipal Utilities 118 Central Ave N #1 New Prague MN 56071 Xcel Energy 420 3rd St S Waterville MN 56096
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Water & Water Treatment Systems Le Center Wastewater Treatment Le Center MN 56057 Plant Le Sueur Cheese Wastewater 719 North Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Treatment Facility Le Sueur Soil & Water Conservation 181 W Minnesota St Le Center MN 56057 Le Sueur Wastewater Utility 1500 Commerce St Le Sueur MN 56058 Department Montgomery Water Filtration Plant New Prague Waste Water Treatment New Prague MN 56071 Plant Waterville Water Treatment 200 Hazen Street Waterville MN 56096
Manufacturing Bimeda Inc 291 Forest Prairie Road Le Sueur MN 56058 Cambria 31496 Cambria Ave. Le Sueur MN 56058 Cemstone 928 4th Street NW Montgomery MN 56069 Chart Inc. 407 7th Street NW New Prague MN 56071 Creation Technologies 2004 North Sunrise Dr. St. Peter MN 56082 Davisco Foods International, Inc. 705 N. Main Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Door Engineering & Manufacturing 400 W. Cherry Street Kasota MN 56050 Co. Fiberglass Fabricators, Inc. 315 W. Industrial St. Le Center MN 56057 H J Heinz Co Lp 410 W. Industrial St Le Center MN 56057 LCS Precision Molding 119 2nd St S Waterville MN 56096 Le Sueur Incorporated 1409 Vine Street Le Sueur MN 56058 Rolco Inc. 336 East Industrial St. Kasota MN 56050 Seneca Foods Corp 600 5th Street SE Montgomery MN 56069 Winco Inc 225 S. Cordova Avenue Le Center MN 56057
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Appendix C Le Sueur County Hazard Events
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The National Climatic Data Center Database was queried for notable events from 1952 through March 2014. However, some categories of events do not have records prior to 2006.
Table C - 1. All funnel clouds and severe tornado events recorded by the NCDC, 1952-March 2014 Location or Property Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries County Damage 1. Henderson 06/10/2012 Tornado F0 0 0 5K 2. Elysian 03/19/2012 Tornado F0 0 0 250K 3. New Prague 06/26/2010 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 4. Lexington 06/26/2010 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 5. Pettis 06/1/2010 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 6. Waterville 06/17/2009 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 7. Kasota 08/24/2006 Tornado F3 1 30 20M 8. Cleveland 05/14/2003 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 9. Heidelberg 08/12/1999 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 10. Waterville 08/9/1999 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 11. Waterville 08/9/1999 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 12. Waterville 08/9/1999 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 13. Cleveland 08/9/1999 Tornado F1 0 0 610K 14. Kilkenny 06/27/1998 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 15. Le Center 06/26/1998 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 16. Cleveland 03/29/1998 Tornado F2 0 2 20M 17. Ottowa 03/29/1998 Tornado F3 0 0 0K 18. Le Center 08/14/1997 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 19. Lake 06/30/1994 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K Washington 20. Waterville 05/24/1994 Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0K 21. Le Sueur Co 04/29/1991 Tornado F1 0 9 250K 22. Le Sueur Co 06/14/1981 Tornado F2 0 8 250K 23. Le Sueur Co 05/21/1977 Tornado F2 0 0 250K 24. Le Sueur Co 06/14/1976 Tornado F2 0 0 .25K 25. Le Sueur Co 07/16/1967 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 26. Le Sueur Co 05/07/1965 Tornado F0 0 0 25K 27. Le Sueur Co 07/07/1957 Tornado N/A 0 0 .03K 28. Le Sueur Co 06/24/1952 Tornado F2 0 6 2.5M
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Location or Property Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries County Damage Highest Value Property 20.0M Damage:
Table C - 2. All severe hail storm events recorded by NCDC, 1964-March 2014 Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 29. Kasota 06/21/2013 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 30. Kasota 06/21/2013 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 31. Le Sueur 06/19/2012 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 32. Le Center 06/19/2012 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 33. New Prague 06/17/2012 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0K 34. Le Sueur 06/14/2012 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 35. New Prague 05/27/2012 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 36. Le Center 05/27/2012 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.5K 37. Kasota 05/24/2012 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 38. Heidelberg 05/03/2012 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 39. Waterville 05/02/2012 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0K 40. Le Center 08/1/2011 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 41. Kasota 09/15/2010 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0K 42. Cordova 07/11/2008 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 43. Cordova 05/31/2008 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 44. Le Center 05/31/2008 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 45. Montgomery 05/30/2008 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 46. Cleveland 05/30/2008 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 47. Elysian 06/20/2007 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 48. Waterville 06/20/2007 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 49. Le Sueur 06/20/2007 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 50. New Prague 06/20/2007 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 51. Elysian 06/7/2007 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 52. Le Sueur 04/30/2007 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 53. Elysian 09/26/2006 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K
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Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 54. New Prague 08/24/2006 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 1M 55. New Prague 08/24/2006 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 56. Kilkenny 08/24/2006 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 57. Le Center 07/19/2006 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 58. Le Sueur 07/19/2006 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 59. Waterville 09/03/2005 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 60. Le Sueur 06/20/2005 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 61. Le Center 07/21/2004 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 62. Cleveland 05/19/2004 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 63. Montgomery 05/09/2004 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 64. Kilkenny 05/09/2004 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 65. Marysburg 05/14/2003 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 66. Montgomery 08/16/2002 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 67. Montgomery 07/28/2002 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 68. Le Center 07/28/2002 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 69. St. Thomas 06/25/2002 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 70. Kasota 06/03/2002 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 71. Waterville 05/08/2002 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 72. Waterville 05/08/2002 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 73. St. Thomas 04/18/2002 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 74. St. Henry 04/18/2002 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 75. Le Center 05/17/2000 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 76. Kasota 05/17/2000 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 77. Elysian 07/08/1999 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 78. Greenland 07/08/1999 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 79. Cleveland 05/16/1999 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 80. New Prague 06/26/1998 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 81. Montgomery 06/24/1998 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 82. New Prague 05/15/1998 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 20M 83. Elysian 03/29/1998 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 84. Le Center 06/28/1997 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 85. Le Sueur County 08/19/1994 Hail N/A 0 0 0K
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Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 86. Le Center 06/04/1994 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.05K 87. Le Sueur County 05/28/1991 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 88. Le Sueur County 05/28/1991 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 89. Le Sueur County 05/28/1991 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0K 90. Le Sueur County 09/14/1990 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 91. Le Sueur County 06/19/1988 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 92. Le Sueur County 06/10/1986 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 93. Le Sueur County 06/21/1985 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 94. Le Sueur County 07/14/1981 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 95. Le Sueur County 07/15/1978 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0K 96. Le Sueur County 08/18/1974 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 97. Le Sueur County 06/18/1974 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0K 98. Le Sueur County 04/19/1973 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 99. Le Sueur County 07/06/1968 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 100. Le Sueur County 06/20/1968 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0K 101. Le Sueur County 08/25/1965 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 102. Le Sueur County 06/18/1964 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0K Highest Value 20M Property Damage:
Table C - 3. All severe thunderstorm wind events recorded by NCDC, 1962-March 2014 Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 103. New Prague 11/10/2012 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 1K 104. Le Sueur Co. 06/10/2012 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 105. Le Sueur 06/10/2012 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 106. Le Sueur Co. 05/23/2012 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 107. Le Sueur 07/10/2011 Tstm Wind 56 kts. 0 0 25K 108. Marysburg 09/15/2010 Tstm Wind 54 kts. 0 0 10K 109. Greenland 07/23/2010 Tstm Wind 56 kts. 0 0 0K 110. Montgomery 07/23/2010 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 111. Cleveland 06/23/2010 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K
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Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 112. Henderson 06/26/2010 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 113. Le Center 07/31/2008 Tstm Wind 73 kts. 0 0 0K 114. Greenland 07/31/2008 Tstm Wind 56 kts. 0 0 0K 115. Le Sueur 07/31/2008 Tstm Wind 60 kts. 0 0 0K 116. Kasota 09/24/2007 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 117. Ottawa 08/11/2007 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 118. Le Center 08/03/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 119. Le Center 08/03/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 120. Le Center 09/03/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 121. New Prague 09/03/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 122. Greenland 06/08/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 2 0K 123. Marysburg 06/08/2005 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 124. Le Sueur 06/08/2005 Tstm Wind 55 kts. 0 0 0K 125. Waterville 06/08/2005 Tstm Wind 55 kts. 0 1 0K 126. Le Sueur 04/18/2004 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 127. Kasota 04/18/2004 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 128. New Prague 04/18/2004 Tstm Wind 57 kts. 0 0 0K 129. Cleveland 07/04/2003 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 130. Montgomery 08/16/2002 Tstm Wind 55 kts. 0 0 0K 131. Cleveland 08/03/2002 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 132. Kasota 07/23/2001 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 133. New Prague 06/13/2001 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 134. Kasota 06/13/2001 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 135. Le Center 08/07/2000 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 136. New Prague 06/06/1999 Tstm Wind 55 kts. 0 0 0K 137. Kasota 07/20/1998 Tstm Wind 65 kts. 0 0 0K 138. Cleveland 07/20/1998 Tstm Wind 65 kts. 0 0 0K 139. Elysian 07/18/1998 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 140. New Prague 06/26/1998 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 141. New Prague 06/24/1998 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 142. Montgomery 05/15/1998 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 143. Le Center 05/15/1998 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K
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Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 144. Montgomery 06/05/1996 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 145. Montgomery 07/25/1995 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 146. Smiths Mill 07/24/1995 Tstm Wind 50 kts. 0 0 0K 147. Cleveland 07/21/1995 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 148. Le Sueur Co. 08/07/1994 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 149. Le Sueur Co. 08/07/1994 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 150. Le Sueur Co. 06/27/1991 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 151. Le Sueur Co. 06/04/1991 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 152. Le Sueur Co. 06/12/1990 Tstm Wind 62 kts. 0 0 0K 153. Le Sueur Co. 06/12/1990 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 154. Le Sueur Co. 07/08/1989 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 155. Le Sueur Co. 07/11/1987 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 156. Le Sueur Co. 07/16/1984 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 157. Le Sueur Co. 07/14/1984 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 158. Le Sueur Co. 06/30/1983 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 159. Le Sueur Co. 06/13/1983 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 160. Le Sueur Co. 08/22/1982 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 161. Le Sueur Co. 08/21/1982 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 162. Le Sueur Co. 07/15/1978 Tstm Wind 52 kts. 0 0 0K 163. Le Sueur Co. 06/20/1974 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 164. Le Sueur Co. 06/20/1974 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 165. Le Sueur Co. 07/01/1973 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 166. Le Sueur Co. 08/23/1968 Tstm Wind 61 kts. 0 0 0K 167. Le Sueur Co. 04/20/1968 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 168. Le Sueur Co. 07/07/1965 Tstm Wind N/A 0 0 0K 169. Le Sueur Co. 05/13/1962 Tstm Wind 70 kts. 0 0 0K Highest Value 25K Property Damage:
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Table C - 4. All extreme flood events recorded by NCDC, 1997-March 2014 Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 170. Le Sueur 06/17/2012 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K 171. Henderson 03/21/2011 Flood N/A 0 0 0K 172. Kasota 09/23/2010 Flood N/A 0 0 0K 173. Lexington 09/23/2010 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K 174. Le Center 03/17/2010 Flood N/A 0 0 0K 175. Ottawa 03/17/2010 Flood N/A 0 0 0K 176. Le Sueur 08/18/2007 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K 177. Le Sueur 06/16/2006 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K 178. Le Sueur Co. 10/04/2005 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K 179. Montgomery 07/25/1997 Flash Flood N/A 0 0 0K Highest Value 0K Property Damage:
Table C - 5. All severe snow events recorded by NCDC, 2006-March 2014 Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 180. Le Sueur Co. 2/26/2014 Blizzard N/A 0 0 0K 181. Le Sueur Co. 2/2/2014 Blizzard N/A 0 0 0K 182. Le Sueur Co. 1/26/2014 Blizzard N/A 0 0 0K 183. Le Sueur Co. 04/22/2013 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 184. Le Sueur Co. 04/18/2013 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 185. Le Sueur Co. 04/11/2013 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 186. Le Sueur Co. 03/04/2013 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 187. Le Sueur Co. 2/21/2013 Heavy Snow N/A 0 0 0K 188. Le Sueur Co. 12/08/2012 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 189. Le Sueur Co. 02/20/2011 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 190. Le Sueur Co. 12/20/2010 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 191. Le Sueur Co. 12/10/2010 Blizzard N/A 0 0 0K 192. Le Sueur Co. 12/03/2010 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 193. Le Sueur Co. 11/13/2010 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 194. Le Sueur Co. 02/07/2010 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 195. Le Sueur Co. 01/25/2010 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K
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Property Location or County Date Type Magnitude Deaths Injuries Damage 196. Le Sueur Co. 12/23/2009 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 197. Le Sueur Co. 12/08/2009 Blizzard N/A 0 0 0K 198. Le Sueur Co. 02/26/2009 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 199. Le Sueur Co. 12/20/2008 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 200. Le Sueur Co. 04/01/2008 Heavy Snow N/A 0 0 0K 201. Le Sueur Co. 03/31/2008 Heavy Snow N/A 0 0 0K 202. Le Sueur Co. 03/28/2008 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 203. Le Sueur Co. 12/01/2007 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 204. Le Sueur Co. 03/01/2007 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 205. Le Sueur Co. 02/24/2007 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K 206. Le Sueur Co. 01/14/2007 Heavy Snow N/A 0 0 0K 207. Le Sueur Co. 12/31/2006 Winter Storm N/A 0 0 0K Highest Value 0K Property Damage:
Property Deaths Injuries Damage Severe Event Totals 1 58 65M
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Appendix D Adopting Resolutions
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Appendix E Stakeholder Participation
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All cities, townships, county employees, schools, local newspapers, fire departments, ambulance services and law enforcement, city emergency managers, and hospitals received invitations to participate in the 2014 update of the Le Sueur County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Table E - 1. City Contacts and Partners City Contact/Partner Name Title Meetings Attended Cleveland Gwen Ploog City Clerk‐Treasurer CM, EMM Cleveland Chief Randy Tiegs Emergency Manager EMM Cleveland Jon Schabert Fire Chief FDM Cleveland Kevin Hewitt Asst. Fire Chief FDM, CM Elysian Patricia Nusbaum City Administrator CM Elysian Kathleen Anttila Mayor City Highway Elysian John Roessler EMM, CM, FDM Dept./Emergency Manager Elysian Roger Hanson Asst. Emergency Manager EMM, CM Elysian Jason James Fire Chief FDM Heidelberg Steven L. Smith Mayor Kasota Bridget Kline Mayor Kasota Doug Attenburger Emergency Manager EMM Kasota John Randolph Fire Chief FDM Kilkenny Tara Robinson City Treasurer CM Kilkenny Jim Balfe Fire Chief/Farmer FDM Le Center Chris L. Collins City Administrator CM TCU School Board Member‐ Le Center Kevin Huber EMM, CM, HPM Emergency Manager Le Center Josh Bonorden Asst. Emergency Manager EMM, CM Le Center Robert Pfarr Police Chief CM Fire Chief‐Building and Le Center Scott Blaschko FDM, CM Grounds at the County Le Center Tim Schloesser Fire Chief (retired)/ Plumber FDM, CM Le Center Greg Traxler Banker, Small Business Owner CM, EMM Le Center Dr. Jessica Grassmann Pharmacist CM Le Center Josh Fredrickson Mayor FDM Le Center Ambulance Le Center Stan Stoker EMM, CM, HPM EMT/Small Business Owner St. Paul Lutheran Church/ Le Center Pastor David Aker Sheriff Chaplin/Emergency EMM, CM Management Le Sueur Randall Snow Emergency Manager
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City Contact/Partner Name Title Meetings Attended Le Sueur Richard Almich City Administrator Le Sueur Bruce Kelly Police Chief FDM, CM Le Sueur Ambulance/MN Le Sueur Pam Williams HPM, EMM Valley Hospital CEO/RN MN Valley Hospital Patient Le Sueur Ambria Hutton HPM, EMM Coordinator/RN City Clerk/Le Sueur Le Sueur Monica Muncho Ambulance/EMT/ Sheriff Dispatch (part time) Le Sueur Ruth Vorheim NP at Le Sueur Clinic HPM Le Sueur Tom Obele Fire Chief/Banker FDM, EMM, CM St. Ann’s Catholic Church/ FDM, EMM, CM Le Sueur Father George Grevsky Sheriff Chaplin/Emergency Management Montgomery Steve Helget City Administrator Montgomery John Schmidt Police Chief CM Emergency Manager/ Patrol Montgomery Pete Bulger EMM Officer Montgomery Lloyd Wiechmann Fire Chief/Engineer FDM, CM Montgomery Neil Valasak Montgomery Ambulance/EMT EMT, CM New Prague Michael J. Johnson City Administrator Police Chief/City Emergency New Prague Mark Vosejpka EMM Manager New Prague Jerry Novak Fire Chief FDM, CM Waterville Teresa Hill City Administrator/Clerk Waterville Glen Waugh Emergency Manager EMM, CM Waterville Allan Benson Mayor CM Waterville Steve Mahlke Mayor CM Waterville John Manning Police Chief/SkyWarn CM, EMM Fire Chief/Mailman (Rural Waterville Chris Meskan Route)
Community Meetings ‐ CM
Emergency Management Meetings ‐ EMM
Health Preparedness and THIRA Meetings ‐ HPM
Fire Department Meeting ‐ FDM
Township Meetings ‐ TM
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All townships were emailed invitations and reminders for mitigation meetings.
Table E - 2. Township Contacts and Partners Township Contact/Partner Name Lanesburg Karen Schoenecker Montgomery Sue Prchal Derrynane Cindy Jirak Lexington George Whipps Sharon Diane Traxler Cordova no current clerk Tyrone Ron Weyl Kilkenny Barbara Kinniry Elysian Kathy Rients Waterville Judy Hering Ottawa Debra Paige Washington Susan Ziebarth Cleveland Susan Ely Kasota Daren Barknecht
During drills and exercises testing our plans many county employees participated depending on their role at the county.
The following school districts were also invited to the hazard mitigation meetings:
Table E - 3. School District Contacts Contact/Partner School District Name Tri‐City United ‐ Le Center & Terri Priesler Montgomery Holy Redeemer ‐ hredeemer@frontie Montgomery rnet.net New Prague Area Tim Dittbemer Cleveland Brian Phillips Le Sueur Rich Hanson WEM ‐ Waterville, Elysian, Joel Whitehurst Morristown St. Anne’s ‐ Le Sueur Adam Bemmels
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Meeting invitations and reminders were sent to KEYC TV – Mankato and the following area newspapers: Le Center Leader, Elysian Enterprise, Le Sueur News Herald, Montgomery Messenger, New Prague Times, and Lake Region Life (Waterville‐Elysian). Flyers were also posted.
All Le Sueur County employees were invited and reminded.
Table E – 4 below shows the meetings, exercises, and events where the 2014 update of the Le Sueur County Hazard Mitigation Plan was discussed and input was provided by attendees.
Table E - 4. Meetings, Exercises and Events that included input on the Le Sueur County Hazard Mitigation Plan Date Event Name Fire Department 800Mhz Training‐ Ann Traxler January 2013 & Alpha Wireless January 3‐4, 2013 IdentiSys Training‐ Credentialing South Central Healthcare H1N1 Flu January 9, 2013 Briefing/Press Conference Le Sueur County Emergency Responders January 15, 2013 meeting January 18, 2013 HSEM Region 1 Meeting‐THIRA Le Sueur County City Emergency Manager January 22, 2013 Meeting January 23, 2013 Waseca County TTX‐ Tornado Exercise January 29, 2013 Meeting in Duluth with UMD February 9, 2013 Yearly Township Supervisor/Clerks Meeting February 11‐14, 2013 HSEM Governors Conference‐ Seminars February 25, 2013 Healthcare Preparedness meeting February 27, 2013 EMS Meeting CARE Pipeline Training February 28, 2013 IS‐247 IPAWS Training March 11, 2013 THIRA Training March 12, 2013 SKYWARN Training for Le Sueur County March 15, 2013 SC Healthcare Coalition Meeting March 21, 2013 Le Sueur County Fire Chief Meeting Display at Project Community Connect‐ March 26, 2013 Mankato MN March 28, 2013 Flood Webinar April 2, 2013 Mass Fatality Training‐Regional Active School Shooter training/exercise April 24, 2013 planning Cleveland, MN
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Date Event Name Severe Weather Awareness Week & Siren April 14‐19, 2013 Tests May 14, 2013 Pipeline Break Tabletop in Nicollet County May 17, 2013 HSEM Regional Quarterly Meeting‐ Training June 18, 2013 All‐City of Le Sueur Ammonia Leak Tabletop June 20, 2013 Fire Chief Meeting June 24, 2013 800 MHz Training for Public Health SC Regional Communication Functional June 26, 2013 Exercise‐EM. P. Health, Sheriff, Environmental July 15, 2013 THIRA training from HSEM July 18, 2013 Active Shooter Fullscale in New Ulm August 1, 2013 Region 1 HSEM Quarterly Meeting Sent Out Invitation to Mitigation Public August 1, 2013 Meetings August 15‐18, 2013 Le Sueur County Fair Sent out Reminder invitation to Mitigation September 1, 2013 Meetings Cleveland Schools Active Shooter Full Scale September 12, 2013 Exercise Nicollet County Fullscale Pipeline Break September 14, 2013 Exercise‐LaFayette September 15, 2013 Blue Earth County Full Scale Exercise‐ Riot Le Center Ambulance Open House‐ Displayed September 17, 2013 Information September 19, 2013 Le Sueur County Fire Chief Meeting September 27, 2013 4 Fatality Car Accident September 30, 2013 Accident debriefing‐ counseling at school All Hazard Mitigation Public Meetings (Elysian October 1 & 2, 2013 & Le Center) Boy Scout Emergency Preparedness Badge October 7, 2013 taught Le Sueur County City Emergency Manager October 8, 2013 Meetings Public Health Preparedness Meeting‐ THIRA‐All October 30, 2013 Hazard Plan November 6, 2013 HSEM Region 5 Quarterly Meeting November 14, 2013 Railroad‐Chlorine Training in Pipestone MN November 19, 2013 Emergency Management Summit in Mpls December 2013 Exercise planning meetings for 2014
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Date Event Name Le Sueur Co., Scott Co. & Carver Co. Ice Storm January 14, 2014 Functional Communication Exercise. All 3 EOC’s Open January 22, 2014 South Central Healthcare Coalition Training February 4, 2014 GIS training and strategy meeting February 5, 2014 SC Healthcare Audit February 8, 2014 Township Official Meeting February 10‐13, 2014 HSEM Governors Conference‐Training February 19, 2014 Annual Le Sueur Co. Emergency Services Presented at Le Sueur County City Official February 27, 2014 Meeting‐ in Waterville March 5, 2014 NIMS Training in Le Center‐ Montgomery March 13, 2014 SkyWarn Training April 14, 2014 Mass Fatality Training in Rochester Severe Weather Awareness Week April 21‐25, 2014 *Exercise planning meetings with all players Everbridge‐ mass communication training all May 2014 month May 2014 Exercise planning meetings National Weather Service Focus Group May 15, 2014 Meeting, St. Paul South Central Tabletops on Mass Dispensing May 16, 2014 and PODS
The Le Sueur County Multi‐Hazard Mitigation Plan will be on display at the County Fair, August 21‐ 24, 2014. The plan will also be accessible in the Le Sueur County website: http://www.co.le‐ sueur.mn.us/
Annual meetings in Le Sueur County include:
Monthly:
Le Sueur County Department Head Meetings HSEM Region 1 JPB Meetings
Quarterly:
HSEM Region 1 Meetings Le Sueur County Fire Chief Meetings Le Sueur County City EM Meetings
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Three (3) times per year:
Public Health Preparedness‐EM Meeting‐THIRA‐ All Disciplines
Yearly:
SKYWARN Training Le Sueur County Emergency Responders Meeting Le Sueur County Township Meetings
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Appendix F Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Notes
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Notes from Le Sueur County meetings, 10/1/2013 and 10/2/2013
Elysian has flood ordinance, not much flooding though. Lake Francis had flooding until dam built in 1970s. Some roads flood repeatedly. Elysian tornado came up from the south (started in Waseca City), 2012; Tornado on Aug 24, 2006, under Cleveland from St. Peter Many Actions from 2008 have been taken care of Ann will send Actions to each city Sirens needed for new areas (grant funding available) Action needed to inventory storm shelters Tornado shelters needed for campgrounds. Problem with tornado shelters being vandalized (thus they can’t stay open) Swap Meet: huge event with lots of people, could be danger of flying shrapnel in a storm Le Sueur County a farming community so drought is a major concern No training for Cave Collapse, need training and equipment for First Responders Earthquakes can rank lower in CPRI Need to add Erosion: Minnesota River is changing course and people are losing land Have had Peat Fires (add to Wildfire section). Add Wildfire section. Data available from fire departments. Sparks from combines can also start fires (direct relation to drought) Lightning not on list of hazards (can’t remember anyone being struck by lightning in the County) County not usually shut down by Winter Storms, but 8‐10 years ago big ice storm (power out for 2‐3 weeks) Need generators for schools County has Mutual Aid Agreements to go across River or to Metro Need Public Education for where to go in Extreme Heat/Cold Remove dam failure as hazard? Need to train Fire Departments in the case of a train accident when carrying hazardous materials Old Bridges – get inventory from State. Bridge inspection data from Justin Put together list of the plans Le Sueur County has Feedlots of a certain size with state permit must have Emergency Response Plan > main concern is Manure Spills Turkeys: concern with animal disease, biosecurity. Have solid manure, 4 sites in county Hogs: if power outage can result in hog asphyxiation, but most have generators on site. Power outage can result from various disasters, such as tornadoes, floods, storms, etc. Hazardous pickup help available from neighboring counties Need to educate what resources are in place so people know what to do. Getting attention of the public is an issue Major companies with hazardous materials include Seneca Foods in Montgomery, UAP (crop production and fertilizer) in Winthrop, Le Sueur Inc. in Le Sueur, Divisco (Cambria), Genesis
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Infectious Diseases: Flu shots could be better, immunizations good. State adamant that counties follow their regulations in the event of i.e. a quarantine. Need places for elderly to go in Extreme Heat/Cold Tornadoes: No Actions for Tornadoes currently. County has many storm shelters, but not really designed for tornadoes. At community events, (Swap Meet, County Fair, etc.) nowhere for people to go. New High School does not have generators. Action to get new siren? Sherriff’s Office has snowmobile but fire departments do not Most generators run off natural gas Kasota: trains stop in the middle of the road, blocking access for i.e. emergency vehicles Fire Departments need training on train fires/spill Lots of mining in the County, for gravel, and sand used in fracking Every city has wellhead protection plan Main risk to wells is flooding Waterville: Major tourist town, resorts can triple populations, but where to put everyone in event of a tornado? Animal diseases can transfer from animals to humans, and the county has lots of livestock If there is a hazardous materials situation, 2 ambulances will be out for a whole week, and county will have to rely on other counties. Portion of Le Sueur County within 100‐mile range of Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Many people in county commute to the Metro, Owatonna, Faribault Action: Countywide Emergency Alert System to disperse information in the event of an emergency (text, telephone, email) Action: Capability of when Fire Department/First Responder/Ambulance/Civil Defense is paged that map, directions and other pertinent information is automatically available to emergency vehicles Action: “Ranger” or Mule type vehicles for fire departments that are nimble and can carry personnel, equipment and fire suppression equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas Action: get portable, larger‐scale lighting Action: Training/Education > Livestock Producers (very small to mega) addressing public health, animal disease, zoonotic diseases, foreign animal disease, agro‐terrorism > significant economic consequences Action: Training/Education > All individuals involved in Public Health (MDs, Nurses, Veterinarians, Health Boards, EMS, First Responders, Hospitals) to raise awareness of animal/human interaction and disease transmission (greater than 50% of all significant human infectious disease is of animal origin)
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Appendix G Completed and Deleted Actions from the 2008 Plan
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Mitigation Hazard Mitigation Action Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions Type All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Increased Protection of Water Supplies (Le Center, Kilkenny) – Le Center and Kilkenny Ground and should increase protection and monitoring Water Supply Le Centre and of their water supplies and wastewater Le Center, Contamination 1 PP, NR Complete Kilkenny City treatment plant to prevent tampering. This Kilkenny /Conventional Government has the additional benefit of reducing the Terrorism possibility of an accident, particularly when children could access the area.
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Appendix H Mitigation Actions by Jurisdiction
Table H ‐ 1: City of Cleveland Table H ‐ 2: City of Elysian Table H ‐ 3: City of Heidelberg Table H ‐ 4: City of Kasota Table H ‐ 5: City of Kilkenny Table H ‐ 6: City of Le Center Table H ‐ 7: City of Le Sueur Table H ‐ 8: City of Montgomery Table H ‐ 9: City of New Prague Table H ‐ 10: City of Ottawa Table H ‐ 11: City of Waterville
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Table H - 1. Mitigation Actions for the City of Cleveland Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Sirens in all cities, many lake areas as well. Sirens would not be a good source to Early Warning System (Cleveland, New alert residents of a Prague, Kasota) – The city administrator and City major or dangerous Thunderstorm Cleveland, New 6 public works personnel will work to develop 1 P Ongoing Administrator, hazardous material /Tornado Prague, Kasota an early warning system. Involvement of key Public Works event or active personnel or volunteers will be helpful. shooter, etc. Residents are used to sirens in Le Sueur County warning them of weather issues. Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed. Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Cleveland Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 2. Mitigation Actions for the City of Elysian Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Each individual Aggressively Train Fire Department Le Sueur County Fire Fire Elysian, Le Personnel (Elysian, Le Center, New Prague, Chief Association Wildfire/ Department, Center, New 54 Waterville) – Fire chief with assistance from 1 P, NR, ES Ongoing meets quarterly with Structural Fire Fire Chief Prague, the state will provide additional training for Sheriff and Emergency Assn. of Le Waterville firefighters during the year 2006. Manager. Sueur County All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All Le Sueur Sheriff, ambulance, Train Fire Departments in Hazardous County Fire Transportation hospitals and Materials (Le Center, Kasota, Elysian) – P, PP, NR, Departments, Le Center, 58 Hazardous 1 Ongoing Emergency Request city and county assistance in ES Fire Chief Kasota, Elysian Materials Management involved providing such training to personnel. Assn. of Le with this. Sueur County Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done. Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue. Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety. Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Elysian Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 3. Mitigation Actions for the City of Heidelberg Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Policy and Utilization of County Water Management Program (Countywide) ‐ Continue use and enforcement of shoreland alterations regulations (posted on County All of Le Sueur website) to minimize flood hazards due to Le Sueur County, Le Sueur PP, NR, SI, Environmental 17 Flooding shoreland changes. 2 County Environmental County, P Services oversees this. Encourage the City of Heidelberg to Depts. Services , Heidelberg participate in NFIP. This may include presentation of the Hazard Mitigation flood section and/or a presentation by the State NFIP Coordinator. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Heidelberg Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 4. Mitigation Actions for the City of Kasota Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Sirens in all cities, many lake areas as well. Sirens would not be a good source to Early Warning System (Cleveland, New alert residents of a Prague, Kasota) – The city administrator and City major or dangerous Thunderstorm Cleveland, New 6 public works personnel will work to develop 1 P Ongoing Administrator, hazardous material /Tornado Prague, Kasota an early warning system. Involvement of key Public Works event or active personnel or volunteers will be helpful. shooter, etc. Residents are used to sirens in Le Sueur County warning them of weather issues. Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Flood‐Prone Area Focus (Countywide, Particularly Kasota, Waterville) ‐ Using the FIRMs, cities should identify strategies for minimizing flooding effects as well as individual response plans for when/if they Le Sueur do flood. Environmental Environmental County 12 River Flood Waterville will explore options for 2 PP Ongoing Services of Le Services, Kasota, relocation, elevation, or acquisition of the Sueur County Waterville structures that the city has identified between 4th Street and State Hwy 13 and West of Reed Street. The structures need to be brought to compliance with current flood plain ordinances. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Adopt and Maintain Building and Fire Codes (Le Center, New Prague, Kasota, Kilkenny) – The city administrator and planning Cities, Each individual coordinator will work to have the Council Le Center, New Wildfire/ Townships, jurisdiction is in 53 incorporate the code within the city plans. 2 SI, PP Ongoing Prague, Kasota, Structural Fire County and charge and oversees Building and fire codes will help make Kilkenny Sheriff. this. structures increasingly fire‐resistant, with fewer materials that can be hazardous if they catch fire. All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All Le Sueur Sheriff, ambulance, Train Fire Departments in Hazardous County Fire Transportation hospitals and Materials (Le Center, Kasota, Elysian) – P, PP, NR, Departments, Le Center, 58 Hazardous 1 Ongoing Emergency Request city and county assistance in ES Fire Chief Kasota, Elysian Materials Management involved providing such training to personnel. Assn. of Le with this. Sueur County Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done. Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue. Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety. Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kasota Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 5. Mitigation Actions for the City of Kilkenny Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Improve Resistance to Secondary Winter Storm Effects. City staff would consider Severe Winter necessary improvements to existing City of 1 Storms/ equipment or practices that could mitigate 1 P Deferred Generator may help. Kilkenny Kilkenny Extreme Cold or eliminate threats due to cascading winter storm events such as power outages and sewer system problems. Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Identification/Creation of Adequate Shelter Facilities (Kilkenny) – City staff must identify appropriate shelter areas and explain them to all residents and business owners/ personnel. If necessary, agreements could Thunderstorm be created with a private building owner if In Kilkenny city Still in need of better 7 1 PE, ES, SI Kilkenny /Tornado their facility is the best available option to progress staff shelters. serve as a severe storm shelter. If adequate shelter facilities are not currently available or agreements cannot be made, appropriate shelters should be created to ensure the safety of all Kilkenny residents. Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary.
Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Adopt and Maintain Building and Fire Codes (Le Center, New Prague, Kasota, Kilkenny) – The city administrator and planning Cities, Each individual coordinator will work to have the Council Le Center, New Wildfire/ Townships, jurisdiction is in 53 incorporate the code within the city plans. 2 SI, PP Ongoing Prague, Kasota, Structural Fire County and charge and oversees Building and fire codes will help make Kilkenny Sheriff. this. structures increasingly fire‐resistant, with fewer materials that can be hazardous if they catch fire. All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart)
Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue. Increased Protection of Water Supplies (Le Center, Kilkenny) – Le Center and Kilkenny Ground and should increase protection and monitoring Water Supply Le Centre and of their water supplies and wastewater Le Center, 69 Contamination 1 PP, NR Complete Kilkenny City treatment plant to prevent tampering. This Kilkenny /Conventional Government has the additional benefit of reducing the Terrorism possibility of an accident, particularly when children could access the area.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this.
Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Kilkenny Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart)
Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 6. Mitigation Actions for the City of Le Center Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Educate Key Personnel in Environmental Hazards (Le Center, Le Sueur and County) ‐ Le Sueur Staff (police, administration, and fire) with Environmental Environmental County, Le 14 Flooding assistance from the county emergency 2 PP, PE Ongoing Services of the Services‐done yearly. Center, Le management would assess any property County Sueur that may be negatively impacted by flooding. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed. Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Adopt and Maintain Building and Fire Codes (Le Center, New Prague, Kasota, Kilkenny) – The city administrator and planning Cities, Each individual coordinator will work to have the Council Le Center, New Wildfire/ Townships, jurisdiction is in 53 incorporate the code within the city plans. 2 SI, PP Ongoing Prague, Kasota, Structural Fire County and charge and oversees Building and fire codes will help make Kilkenny Sheriff. this. structures increasingly fire‐resistant, with fewer materials that can be hazardous if they catch fire. Each individual Aggressively Train Fire Department Le Sueur County Fire Fire Elysian, Le Personnel (Elysian, Le Center, New Prague, Chief Association Wildfire/ Department, Center, New 54 Waterville) – Fire chief with assistance from 1 P, NR, ES Ongoing meets quarterly with Structural Fire Fire Chief Prague, the state will provide additional training for Sheriff and Emergency Assn. of Le Waterville firefighters during the year 2006. Manager. Sueur County All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. All Le Sueur Sheriff, ambulance, Train Fire Departments in Hazardous County Fire Transportation hospitals and Materials (Le Center, Kasota, Elysian) – P, PP, NR, Departments, Le Center, 58 Hazardous 1 Ongoing Emergency Request city and county assistance in ES Fire Chief Kasota, Elysian Materials Management involved providing such training to personnel. Assn. of Le with this. Sueur County Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Departments, Sheriff, Fire Enforce On‐Site Safety Procedures and Chief Assn. of Fixed Maintain an Accurate MSDS (Material Safety Le Center, Le Sueur 63 Hazardous Data Sheet) list (Le Center, Montgomery, Le 2 P, NR Ongoing Montgomery, County, Law Materials Sueur) – Fire Chief or an appointment will Le Sueur Enforcement, continue to work on these issues. and Emergency Mgmt. Increased Protection of Water Supplies (Le Center, Kilkenny) – Le Center and Kilkenny Ground and should increase protection and monitoring Water Supply Le Centre and of their water supplies and wastewater Le Center, 69 Contamination 1 PP, NR Complete Kilkenny City treatment plant to prevent tampering. This Kilkenny /Conventional Government has the additional benefit of reducing the Terrorism possibility of an accident, particularly when children could access the area.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Le Center Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 7. Mitigation Actions for the City of Le Sueur Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment. Educate Key Personnel in Environmental Hazards (Le Center, Le Sueur and County) ‐ Le Sueur Staff (police, administration, and fire) with Environmental Environmental County, Le 14 Flooding assistance from the county emergency 2 PP, PE Ongoing Services of the Services‐done yearly. Center, Le management would assess any property County Sueur that may be negatively impacted by flooding.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed. Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Departments, Sheriff, Fire Enforce On‐Site Safety Procedures and Chief Assn. of Fixed Maintain an Accurate MSDS (Material Safety Le Center, Le Sueur 63 Hazardous Data Sheet) list (Le Center, Montgomery, Le 2 P, NR Ongoing Montgomery, County, Law Materials Sueur) – Fire Chief or an appointment will Le Sueur Enforcement, continue to work on these issues. and Emergency Mgmt. Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety. Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard City of Le Sueur Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 8. Mitigation Actions for the City of Montgomery Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements. Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Departments, Sheriff, Fire Enforce On‐Site Safety Procedures and Chief Assn. of Fixed Maintain an Accurate MSDS (Material Safety Le Center, Le Sueur 63 Hazardous Data Sheet) list (Le Center, Montgomery, Le 2 P, NR Ongoing Montgomery, County, Law Materials Sueur) – Fire Chief or an appointment will Le Sueur Enforcement, continue to work on these issues. and Emergency Mgmt. Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety. Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Montgomery Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 9. Mitigation Actions for the City of New Prague Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Sirens in all cities, many lake areas as well. Sirens would not be a good source to Early Warning System (Cleveland, New alert residents of a Prague, Kasota) – The city administrator and City major or dangerous Thunderstorm Cleveland, New 6 public works personnel will work to develop 1 P Ongoing Administrator, hazardous material /Tornado Prague, Kasota an early warning system. Involvement of key Public Works event or active personnel or volunteers will be helpful. shooter, etc. Residents are used to sirens in Le Sueur County warning them of weather issues. Better Enforcement of the State Building Code (New Prague) – The building inspector New Prague Thunderstorm Ongoing process for 8 will work with property owners via 1 SI, PP Ongoing Building New Prague /Tornado New Prague. discussion, mailings or presentations on the Inspector state building codes.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Education and Disaster Preparedness (Elysian, Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Le Sueur Elysian, Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague) – The fire County Cleveland, chief and police chief will work with Emergency Kasota, Summer 11 administration to educate staff and the 2 PE Ongoing Mgmt., Law Kilkenny, Le Storms public. Information will be provided in 2007 Enforcement Sueur, and reassessed annually. City staff and and Fire Montgomery, countywide emergency task force would Depts. New Prague perform assessment. Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program. State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Adopt and Maintain Building and Fire Codes (Le Center, New Prague, Kasota, Kilkenny) – The city administrator and planning Cities, Each individual coordinator will work to have the Council Le Center, New Wildfire/ Townships, jurisdiction is in 53 incorporate the code within the city plans. 2 SI, PP Ongoing Prague, Kasota, Structural Fire County and charge and oversees Building and fire codes will help make Kilkenny Sheriff. this. structures increasingly fire‐resistant, with fewer materials that can be hazardous if they catch fire. Each individual Aggressively Train Fire Department Le Sueur County Fire Fire Elysian, Le Personnel (Elysian, Le Center, New Prague, Chief Association Wildfire/ Department, Center, New 54 Waterville) – Fire chief with assistance from 1 P, NR, ES Ongoing meets quarterly with Structural Fire Fire Chief Prague, the state will provide additional training for Sheriff and Emergency Assn. of Le Waterville firefighters during the year 2006. Manager. Sueur County All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Legislative Actions (County, New Prague and Region) ‐ Monitor new legislative actions that provide resources to mitigate the This is a coordinated Fixed damage of methamphetamine labs. Countywide effort led by the Le Le Sueur In 62 Hazardous Jurisdictions will need to determine 1 PP, NR, ES and Sueur County County, New Progress Materials methods of paying for clean‐up costs (i.e. Regionwide Administrator and Prague public or private property owners). The Department Heads. County will have a primary role in learning of such policy changes or adoptions. Secure Water Systems and Eliminate Ground and Windows (New Prague) – City public works New Prague Water Supply In 65 and police chief will assess water system 1 P Water New Prague and progress safety and implement measures to maintain Treatment Contamination safety including elimination of low windows. New and Safe Structures (New Prague) ‐ City Ground and administrator will work with engineer to Water Supply develop measures to build newer and safer In City of New 66 1 NR New Prague and water towers, wells, and treatment systems progress Prague Contamination to replace low capacity ones with approval of the city councils.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard New Prague Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 10. Mitigation Actions for the City of Ottawa Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed. Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Ottawa Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Table H - 11. Mitigation Actions for the City of Waterville Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilize City Ordinances to Discourage Placement of Trees Near Power Lines (Countywide) – City staff from all Le Sueur Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 2 County cities would review and, when 1 P Ongoing All Storms County necessary, amend local ordinances to limit placement of trees near power lines, preventing problems that can occur. Encourage Public to Listen to Local News Twice a year: in April (Countywide) – County and city staff would and November provide reminders and encourage local information is given Severe Winter All of Le Sueur 3 residents through local media that winter 1 PE Ongoing out by the media and All Storms County storm conditions, warnings, and updates are Emergency made available through local radio and Management to all television stations. residents.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Community Education and Drills (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – City staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with the assistance of county Drills and exercises emergency management personnel. All of Le Sueur 4 All Hazards 1 PE Ongoing are done yearly as All Information will be provided in 2007 and County needs are assessed. reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment. Departments (police and fire) will also conduct drills during the year 2007. Educate Key Personnel (Cleveland, Kasota, Kilkenny, Montgomery and County) – Staff (police and fire) would provide educational information to personnel and citizens with All of Le Sueur 5 All Hazards the assistance of county emergency 1 PE Ongoing All County management personnel. Information will be provided in 2007 and reassessed annually. City staff and countywide emergency task force would perform assessment.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Flood‐Prone Area Focus (Countywide, Particularly Kasota, Waterville) ‐ Using the FIRMs, cities should identify strategies for minimizing flooding effects as well as individual response plans for when/if they Le Sueur do flood. Environmental Environmental County 12 River Flood Waterville will explore options for 2 PP Ongoing Services of Le Services, Kasota, relocation, elevation, or acquisition of the Sueur County Waterville structures that the city has identified between 4th Street and State Hwy 13 and West of Reed Street. The structures need to be brought to compliance with current flood plain ordinances. There are no flood gauges on the Cannon River until Install height and flow measurement system Northfield. A gauge on Flooding City of 24 in strategic locations along the Cannon 1 PP, NRP New the dam or TH 13 Waterville Waterville River. bridge would be helpful for the city to determine the flood elevations.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) This bridge was constructed in the 1940s when the 1 million acres of farmland upstream were wetlands. This Remove and replace the bridge and landfill Le Sueur manmade land bridge currently used for Hwy 13 connecting the 25 Flooding 2 SI New County & divided the Sakatah Waterville downtown area of Le Sueur with the State of MN Lake and created a northern section. significant pinch point and artificial bay. The difference in lake elevations between Tetonka and Upper Sakatah is 0.3 feet. Identify and replace undersized storm sewer City of 26 Flooding segments to insure proper design for a 1 SI New Waterville Waterville major rainfall event City of Identify and construct emergency overflow Waterville, 27 Flooding 1 PP, P, NRP New Waterville areas along the Canon River Army Corps of Engineers Review and modify the Canon River water DNR, City of 28 Flooding management system between Sakatah and 2 SI New Waterville Waterville Tetonka to maximize flow capacity
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Restore wetlands and conduct more DNR, City of detailed analysis of upstream mapped Waterville 29 Flooding 2 P New Waterville, Le drainage tile impact and new installations as Sueur County it relates to the Cannon River watershed. Dredge the river between Tetonka Lake and DNR, City of 30 Flooding 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville the Bay Waterville Dredge the Delta at the end of Whitewater DNR, City of Silt buildup and 31 Flooding 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville Creek Waterville blockage of flow. The river flow pattern DNR, Army has changed. It needs Redesign the Schmidtke Dam to control the Corps, City of 32 Flooding 2 SI New to be reassessed for Waterville flow of water out of Sakatah Waterville, Le better control of Sueur County water. Silt from upstream has DNR, City of built up, slowing and 33 Flooding Dredge the lagoon 2 P, PP, NRP New Waterville Waterville impeding water movement.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Proper Equipment (Countywide) – Wildfires often occur on rough terrain and in fairly remote locations, and many Le Sueur County All of Le Sueur fire departments are not adequately County Fire equipped with the off‐road capabilities (such Le Sueur County Fire P, PP, NR, In Departments, Le Sueur 34 Wildfire as grass rigs) to properly deal with wildfire 1 Departments are ES progress Fire Chief County, Cities occurrences. Those jurisdictions that do not working on this. Assn. of Le have their own wildfire equipment may Sueur County want to make arrangements with nearby departments that do, so they are prepared for a wildfire occurrence. DNR Training (Countywide) – Encourage fire department participation in annual wildfire Le Sueur County Fire training classes that are offered by the All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 35 Wildfire Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 2 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities Forestry Department. Participation in any Departments the DNR. other relevant training exercises is also recommended. Participation in FireWise (Countywide) – The DNR participates in a national wildfire Le Sueur County Fire education program called FireWise, which All of Le Sueur Departments are Le Sueur 36 Wildfire provides tools for risk assessment/reduction 1 PP, ES Ongoing County Fire working on this with County, Cities in interested communities. Some small Departments the DNR. grants may be available to offset the costs of participation in the program.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) State Land Management (Countywide) – The DNR is responsible for regulating and operating all state lands within Le Sueur County. Work with DNR to promote this practice. Thinning brush and vegetation in Le Sueur areas before they reach a point where they Le Sueur 37 Wildfire 2 PP, NR Ongoing County are likely to be a wildfire hazard can County, Cities Departments minimize wildfires in state‐owned areas. Clarification of who is responsible for dealing with wildfires on state‐owned land (i.e. local city departments or state/DNR teams) should also be addressed. Zoning (Countywide) – Le Sueur County and City city staff in individual communities should Governments, review zoning ordinances to ensure that Le Sueur Environmental Service Le Sueur 38 Wildfire 2 PP, SI, NR Ongoing adequate distances (setbacks) are being County oversees this. County, Cities maintained between structures and areas Environmental that may be prone to wildfire. Services All Fire Depts. in Le Sueur Fire Districts, Departments (Countywide) – County and Mutual Aid Fire departments respond to any wildfires adjacent Agreements in Place. Le Sueur 39 Wildfire that are in their own fire district, and are 1 PP,NR Ongoing counties, Fire Need to update as County, Cities also available to assist other departments or Chief Assn. of needed. districts in the event of a large fire. Le Sueur County
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Water Conservation Strategies Cities along Cities, Townships and (Countywide) – Water conservation with the County make provisions and use restrictions in times of Environmental these types of drought are generally included in city Le Sueur 44 Drought 2 NR, PE Ongoing Services, declarations. It is ordinances. Staff of all Le Sueur County cities County, Cities Townships, usually the Sheriff is encouraged to periodically review these County and who orders the ordinances and enact them when deemed Sheriff residents be informed. necessary. Water Access (Countywide) – The County Cities along and city members of the hazard mitigation with Le Sueur 45 Drought 2 NR Ongoing Unified effort. task force would work cooperatively to Environmental County, Cities identify. Services Each individual Aggressively Train Fire Department Le Sueur County Fire Fire Elysian, Le Personnel (Elysian, Le Center, New Prague, Chief Association Wildfire/ Department, Center, New 54 Waterville) – Fire chief with assistance from 1 P, NR, ES Ongoing meets quarterly with Structural Fire Fire Chief Prague, the state will provide additional training for Sheriff and Emergency Assn. of Le Waterville firefighters during the year 2006. Manager. Sueur County All of Le Sueur Fire Departments look County and to Fire Grants for Create and Maintain Mutual Aid surrounding much of the updates. Wildfire/ Agreements. Cities will work together to Le Sueur 56 1 P, ES Complete jurisdictions, The Chief Association Structural Fire share equipment capacity. This increases County, Cities Fire Chief maintains MOU's and effectiveness and efficiency of tax dollar use. Assn. of Le Mutual Aid Sueur County Agreements.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Utilization of Local Zoning Ordinances (Countywide) – Locally enacted zoning regulates density, use, bulk, and height of structures, as well as setback requirements Le Sueur Zoning Ordinances Wildfire/ that can assist in preventing fires from County Le Sueur 57 2 PP, ES Ongoing need to be reviewed Structural Fire “jumping” from one structure to the next. It Environmental County, Cities regularly. is recommended that all Le Sueur County Services cities review and update their zoning ordinances so that they work towards mitigating fire hazards. Done yearly in update Create Public Evacuation Plan (Le Center) – of Emergency Transportation City staff (i.e. public works, fire and police) County and Operations Plans. Le Center, 59 Hazardous 1 P, PE, ES Ongoing will create a plan to be reviewed by both Cities Training and Cities Materials internal and external personnel. Education needs to be done.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Public Education About Methamphetamine Labs (Countywide) – City emergency Law responders will be provided with Enforcement, educational material from the State, non‐ Fire profits, and other safety units to distribute Departments, Fixed to youth, communities at risk, and Schools and This is headed by the Le Sueur 60 Hazardous vulnerable people. Distribution material will 2 P, ES, PE Ongoing Emergency Sheriff’s Office. County, Cities Materials be in print primarily, while videotapes and Management, presentations will update city staff. First Currently, regional emergency management Responders, provides verbal presentations for emergency Sheriff responders, youth groups, and elected officials. Warning system tested the 1st Utilization of Emergency Warning System Wednesday of every Sheriff and (Countywide) – Local radio and television month. There is need Emergency Transportation stations provide Emergency Broadcast for more training. An Manager along Le Sueur 61 Hazardous System messages. Such messages could be 1 P, PE Ongoing all‐county information with First County, Cities Materials used if the need to warn residents of a distribution system Responders of major or dangerous hazardous material would aid in this. Cost the County event arises. and finding the money to pay for this is an issue.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Le Sueur County currently does not have any safe rooms. Safe Rooms need to be built or identified in There are large public City public places such as parks, cities, and gatherings held in the Government, mobile home parks where people county where Le Sueur 74 Tornado 1 P, I New Le Sueur congregate and there is no publicly available adequate shelters are County, Cities County space for them to evacuate to in a weather‐ not available. Government related emergency. Examples: Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet, Le Sueur County Fair, etc. Currently, emergency Fire responders could have Capability for when first responders are Departments, difficulty findings rural paged or called out they can view spatial Sheriff and addresses. Therefore a Le Sueur 76 All Hazards information; maps, directions and other 1 ES New Law system to make digital County, Cities pertinent information is automatically Enforcement, mapping available to available to emergency vehicles. Emergency ES is essential to Mgmt. ensure public safety.
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Action Number (from the Mitigation Hazard Waterville Mitigation Actions Priority Status Responsibility Comments Jurisdictions master Type MHMP mitigation chart) Fire Areas like swamps and Departments, forests are Ranger or Mule type vehicles for Emergency Sheriff and inaccessible by some Management and fire departments that are Le Sueur 77 All Hazards 1 ES New Law Emergency Service nimble enough to carry personnel and County, Cities Enforcement, vehicles. Grants would equipment to hard‐to‐reach areas. Emergency need to be found for Mgmt. this. Currently, emergency responders must borrow large‐scale lighting on an as‐ Emergency Responders need to have access All First needed basis. ES Le Sueur 78 All Hazards to portable, large‐scale lighting in order to 1 ES New Responder needs to have a County, Cities respond to night‐time emergencies. Agencies secure source of these lights in case of multiple nighttime events. Grants need to be found for this. Tornado, Public Schools and other entities School Hospitals and schools Extreme Cold, administering safe zones need to have Le Sueur 79 1 ES, I New Districts, are priorities. Grants Severe Winter portable generators available for power County, Cities County will be needed. Storms outages. Additional training is needed for first All First Grants will be needed Animal/Plant/ Le Sueur 80 responders and others who would be called 1 ES, PE New Responder to train and exercise Crop Disease County, Cities upon during a disease outbreak. Agencies this.
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Appendix I County Capability Assessment
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Le Sueur County Plans, Codes, Ordinances, Departments, Agencies, & Personnel in place:
Plans
Capital Improvement Plan Communications Plan Comprehensive Land Use Plan Critical Facilities Inventory Emergency Response/Management Plan National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Pandemic/Public Health Incident Response Plan Snow Removal Plan Water/Watershed Management Plan Wellhead Protection Plan
Codes & Ordinances
Building Code (Cleveland, Elysian, Heidelberg, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague, Ottawa and Waterville) City Ordinance (Le Center, Le Sueur, Kasota, Cleveland, Heidelberg, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Elysian, and Waterville.) Fire Code (Cleveland, Elysian, Heidelberg, Kasota, Kilkenny, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague, Ottawa and Waterville) Le Sueur County Floodplain & Soil Erosion Ordinance Le Sueur County Land Use, Planning & Zoning Ordinance
Departments, Agencies, & Personnel
City of Le Sueur Ambulance Service City of Le Sueur Emergency Management City of Le Sueur Emergency Manager City of Le Sueur Fire Department City of Le Sueur Police Department Cleveland Emergency Manager Cleveland Fire and Rescue Cleveland Police Department De Sueur County MIS Department Elysian Emergency Manager Elysian Fire Department Kasota Emergency Manager Kasota Fire Department
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Kasota Police Department Kilkenny Fire Department Le Center Ambulance Le Center Emergency Management Le Center Emergency Manager Le Center Fire Department Le Center Police Department Le Sueur County Building Department Le Sueur County Emergency Management Le Sueur County Environmental Services Le Sueur County GIS Department Le Sueur County Highway Department Le Sueur County Human Services Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning Department Le Sueur County Public Health Le Sueur County Sheriff's Department Le Sueur County Soil & Water Conservation Montgomery Ambulance Montgomery Emergency Manager Montgomery Fire Department Montgomery Police Department New Prague Ambulance New Prague Emergency Manager New Prague Fire Department New Prague Police Department Regional Nine Development Commissions Waterville Emergency Manager Waterville Fire Department Waterville Police Department
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Appendix J Works Cited
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Dai, A. (2011). Drought under global warming: a review. WIREs Climate Change, 45‐65.
Del Genio, A., Yao, M. S., & Jonas, J. (2007). Will moist convection be stronger in a warm climate? Geophysical Research Letters.
International Climate Adaptation Team. (2013). Adapting to Climate Change in Minnesota.
Kunkel, K., Stevens, L., Stevens, S., Sun, L., Janssen, E., Wuebbles, D., et al. (2013). Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS, 142‐3, 95.
MN DNR. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/wildfire/historialcharts/firesbyyear.pdf
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Mueller, B., & Seneviratne, S. (2012). Hot days induced by precipitation deficits at the global scale. Proceedings from the National Academy of Sciences, 12,398‐12,403.
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Perera, E. M., Sanford, T., White‐Newsome, J. L., Kalkstein, L., Vanos, J. K., & Weir, K. (2012). Heat in the Heartland. Climate Change and Your Health.
Schoof, J. (2012). Scale Issues in the Development of Future Precipitation Scenarios. Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, 8‐16.
Seeley, M. (2013). Current status of climate change in Minnesota. Preparing Minnesota for Climate Change: A Conference on Climate Adaptation. St. Paul.
University of Minnesota. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://land.umn.edu/maps/impervious/landbrowse.php?year_imp=2000&type=county&county =79
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