2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 This document is a support annex to the Yolo County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan City of West Sacramento Community Profile Version 1.0 December 2018 0 Cover City of West Sacramento 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 This page is intentionally blank. 1 Cover City of West Sacramento 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The City of West Sacramento would like to thank those Yolo County Operational Area collaborators and partners who participated in the planning and development of this document. The official Yolo County Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee provided the oversight and dedication to this project that was required and without their commitment; this project would not be possible. As with any working plan, this document represents planning strategies and guidance as understood as of the date of this plan’s release. This plan identifies natural hazards and risks and identifies the hazard mitigation strategy to reduce vulnerability and make the City of West Sacramento more disaster resistant and sustainable. 2 Acknowledgements City of West Sacramento 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 This page is intentionally blank 3 Acknowledgements City of West Sacramento 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Section 1.0: Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 History ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 New Development ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Demographics ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.1 Population Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 10 1.4.2 Population Projections ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.4.3 Development Trends ..................................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.5.1 Communications ............................................................................................................................................. 11 1.5.2 Transportation................................................................................................................................................. 12 1.5.3 Utilities ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 1.5.4 Health Care ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 1.5.5 Education ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.5.6 Critical Facilities .............................................................................................................................................. 13 1.6 Weather and Climate ............................................................................................................................................. 18 1.7 Economics .................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Section 2.0: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment ...................................................................................... 21 2.1 Natural Hazards ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.1.1 Flooding .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.1.2 Dam Failure ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 2.1.3 Levee Failure .................................................................................................................................................... 25 2.1.4 Earthquake ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 2.1.5 Land Subsidence ............................................................................................................................................. 26 2.1.6 Severe Weather ............................................................................................................................................... 26 2.1.7 Volcano ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.1.8 Wildfire ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.1.9 Drought ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.1.10 Climate Change ............................................................................................................................................. 27 2.2 Hazard Risk Assessment – Technological and Human-Caused Hazards .......................................... 28 2.2.1 Epidemic/Pandemic ...................................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.2 HazMat Incidents ............................................................................................................................................ 28 2.2.3 Transportation Accidents ........................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.4 Power/Utility Failure .................................................................................................................................... 29 2.2.5 Communications/IT Failure ....................................................................................................................... 29 2.2.6 Terrorism ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 2.2.7 Civil Disturbance ............................................................................................................................................. 30 2.3 Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program ......................................................................... 30 4 Table of Contents City of West Sacramento 2018 Yolo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Profile December 2018 Section 3.0 Mitigation Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 32 3.1 Capability Assessment .......................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.1 Regulatory Capability ................................................................................................................................... 32 3.1.2 Administrative and Technical Capability .............................................................................................. 33 3.1.3 Administrative and Technical Capability .............................................................................................. 34 3.1.4 Community Outreach .................................................................................................................................... 35 3.2 Future Development Trends .............................................................................................................................. 35 3.3 Mitigation Goals ......................................................................................................................................................