2018 Allamakee County, Iowa Multi-Jurisdiction (MJ-7) Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan ● Harpers Ferry ● Lansing ● New Albin ● Postville ● ● Waterville ● Waukon ● Unincorporated Areas ● Developed by: The Cities of Harpers Ferry, Lansing, New Albin, Postville, Waterville, FEMA APPROVED: Waukon and the County’s _________, 2018 unincorporated areas EXPIRES: Professional planning assistance _________, 2022 provided by Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC) Acknowledgements County Supervisors: Denis Koenig Dan Byrnes Larry Schellhammer City of Harpers Ferry City of Lansing Jerry Valley, Mayor* City of New Albin Mike Brennan, Mayor* Richard Josh Dreps, Mayor** Pat Wagner Smrcina** Alexie Grotegut Dick Roeder Nancy Kathy Goetzinger** Rebecca Conway Walleser** Deb Crane** Dave Darling Don Gibson** George Blair** Ross Kolsrud Tom Boots** Ralph Nelson** Deb Volver City Clerk Betty Palmer City Clerk Deb Stantic*,** City Clerk Katie Becker Michelle Waite City of Postville City of Waterville City of Waukon Leigh Rekow, Mayor*,** Dave Monserud, Mayor*,** Duane Dewalle, Mayor*,** Donald Miller** Kurt Rathbun Stephen Wiedner** Ross Malcom Robbie Burrett** Don Steffens** Mary Straate** Matt Rathbun** John Lydon** Larry Moore** Joe Weipert Ben Rausch** Mary Engstrom Mark Vanderkolk** Dewey Jones** City Clerk City Clerk City Clerk Darcy Radloff** Kim Yohe** Al Lyon** *Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Members **Attended City Planning Meetings Additional Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Members: Ardie Kuhse Clark Mellick, Sheriff, Bill O’Conner David Martin, Chief, Waukon Economic Allamakee County Lansing Resident Waukon Fire Department Development Erik Helgersen, President, Mike Reburn, Chief, Teresa Wiemerslage, David Mooney Allamakee County New Albin Fire ISU Extension Allamakee Solid Waste Fair Board Department Allamakee County Dave Cota, Chief, Bruce Palmborg, Harpers Ferry Lansing Main Street Fire Department Matters Allamakee County Emergency Management Commission Corey Snitker, Jerry Valley Mike Brennan Debra Stantic Coordinator Leigh Rekow 1 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................ 1 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 0 Table of Figures and Tables ..................................................................................................................... 3 Cross Reference for Plan Review Tool ..................................................................................................... 5 Planning Process ................................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1- Introduction and Planning Process ........................................................................................ 6 What is Hazard Mitigation? ................................................................................................................. 6 Why Do We Plan?................................................................................................................................ 6 Key Steps in the Planning Process ........................................................................................................ 7 Participants ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Local Planning Process....................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2- Planning Area Profile and Capabilities................................................................................. 13 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Mitigation Activities .......................................................................................................................... 15 Status and Progress on Previous Mitigation Actions ...................................................................... 15 Mitigation Actions to Pursue Through MJ-7 Implementation: ........................................................ 16 Brief History ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Geography and Environment ............................................................................................................. 18 Location ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Land Cover and Land Use .............................................................................................................. 26 Elevation ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Rivers, Streams and Lakes ............................................................................................................. 27 Watersheds................................................................................................................................... 29 Climate and Weather .................................................................................................................... 29 Population and Households ............................................................................................................... 30 Population .................................................................................................................................... 30 Households ................................................................................................................................... 31 Housing ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Public and Private Infrastructure ....................................................................................................... 33 Highways and Roads ..................................................................................................................... 33 Trails ............................................................................................................................................. 35 Railway ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Utilities and Pipelines .................................................................................................................... 36 Dams ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Source Water ................................................................................................................................ 38 Wastewater .................................................................................................................................. 38 Communications ........................................................................................................................... 38 Care Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 40 Medical and Hospital Facilities ...................................................................................................... 40 Child and Senior Care Facilities ...................................................................................................... 40 Economy ........................................................................................................................................... 41 Jurisdictional Descriptions and Capabilities........................................................................................ 42 City of Harpers Ferry ..................................................................................................................... 42 City of Lansing ............................................................................................................................... 48 City of New Albin .......................................................................................................................... 54 City of Postville ............................................................................................................................. 59 City of Waterville .......................................................................................................................... 65 City of Waukon ............................................................................................................................. 70 Chapter 3- Risk Assessment .................................................................................................................. 76 Multi-Jurisdictional Risk Assessment ................................................................................................. 76 Hazard Identification ......................................................................................................................... 77 Selection