White Pine County and Eureka County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019 This page left intentionally blank TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... ES-1 Section 1 Official Record of Adoption ........................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 .............................................................. 1-1 1.2 Adoption by the Local Governing Body and Supporting Document ...... 1-1 Section 2. Background ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Plan Purpose and Authority ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Stafford Act Grant Programs ................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Plan Organization..................................................................................... 2-2 Section 3 Community Description ................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 White Pine County ................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 City of Ely ................................................................................................ 3-4 3.3 Eureka County ......................................................................................... 3-6 Section 4 Planning Process ........................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Overview of Planning Process ................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee .................................................. 4-3 4.2.1 Formation of the Planning Committees ....................................... 4-3 4.2.2 Participants ................................................................................... 4-6 4.2.3 Planning Committee Meetings ..................................................... 4-7 4.3 Participation and Public Involvement ...................................................... 4-8 4.4 Incorporation of Existing Plans and Other Relevant Information ........... 4-8 Section 5 Risk Assessment ............................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Hazard Identification and Screening ........................................................ 5-1 5.2 Hazard Profile .......................................................................................... 5-7 5.2.1 Avalanche .................................................................................... 5-9 5.2.2 Drought ...................................................................................... 5-11 5.2.3 Earthquake ................................................................................. 5-14 5.2.4 Epidemic .................................................................................... 5-19 5.2.5 Expansive Soils .......................................................................... 5-25 5.2.6 Flood .......................................................................................... 5-27 5.2.7 Hazardous Materials Events ...................................................... 5-40 5.2.8 Infestations ................................................................................. 5-46 5.2.9 Land Subsidence and Ground Failure ........................................ 5-53 5.2.10 Landslide .................................................................................... 5-55 5.2.11 Mining Hazard ........................................................................... 5-56 5.2.12 Severe Weather .......................................................................... 5-58 5.2.13 Terrorism/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) .................... 5-65 5.2.14 Tornados .................................................................................... 5-71 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.2.15 Utility Loss/Power Loss ............................................................. 5-73 5.2.16 Wildland Fire ............................................................................. 5-75 Section 6 Asset Inventory ............................................................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Asset Inventory ........................................................................................ 6-1 6.1.1 Population and Building Stock .................................................... 6-1 6.1.2 Critical Facilities and Infrastructure ............................................ 6-2 6.2 Methodology ............................................................................................ 6-3 6.3 Data Limitations & Future Development ................................................ 6-4 6.3.1 Future Development ..................................................................... 6-4 6.4 Exposure Analysis ................................................................................... 6-5 6.4.1 Drought ...................................................................................... 6-11 6.4.2 Earthquakes ................................................................................ 6-11 6.4.3 Epidemics ................................................................................... 6-12 6.4.4 Floods ......................................................................................... 6-13 6.4.5 Hazardous Materials Events ...................................................... 6-13 6.4.6 Severe Weather .......................................................................... 6-14 6.4.7 Utility Loss/Power Loss ............................................................. 6-14 6.4.8 Wildland Fires ............................................................................ 6-14 Section 7 Capability Assessment .................................................................................................. 7-1 7.1 Legal and Regulatory Capabilities ........................................................... 7-1 7.2 Administrative and Technical Capabilities .............................................. 7-2 7.3 Financial Capabilities ............................................................................... 7-3 7.4 Current Mitigation Capabilities & Analysis ............................................ 7-5 7.4.1 White Pine County’s Current Mitigation Capabilities & Analysis........................................................................................ 7-5 7.4.2 Eureka County’s Current Mitigation Capabilities & Analysis........................................................................................ 7-6 7.4.3 City of Ely’s Current Mitigation Capabilities & Analysis ........... 7-7 Section 8 Mitigation Strategy ......................................................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Mitigation Goals and Objectives ............................................................. 8-1 8.2 Identifying Mitigation Actions ................................................................ 8-2 8.3 Evaluating and Prioritizing Mitigation Actions ....................................... 8-7 8.4 Implementing a Mitigation Action Plan .................................................. 8-8 Section 9 Plan Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 9-1 9.1 Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating the HMP ..................................... 9-1 9.2 Implementation through Existing Planning Mechanisms ........................ 9-3 9.3 Continued Public Involvement ................................................................ 9-4 Section 10 References .................................................................................................................... 10-1 List of Tables, Figures and Appendices Tables Table 4-1 White Pine Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Table 4-2 Eureka County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Table 5-1 Identification and Screening of Hazards Table 5-2 Vulnerability Ratings Rubric Table 5-3 Hazards Ranking Results Table 5-4 Hazard Ranking Table 5-5 History of Avalanche Occurrences Table 5-6 Historical Earthquakes in White Pine and Eureka County Table 5-7 Earthquake Probability Table 5-8 Historic Occurrences of Epidemics Registered in Nevada Table 5-9 Historical Floods in White Pine County, City of Ely, and Eureka County Table 5-10 Dams in White Pine and Eureka County Table 5-11 Summary of Total NFIP Insurance Coverage, Premiums Paid and Claims in White Pine, City of Ely, and Eureka County Since 1978 Table 5-12 Summary of Hazardous Material Spills Table 5-13 Noxious Weeds Table 5-14 Hazardous Chemical Agents Potentially Used in Terrorist Acts Table 5-15 Indicators of a Terrorist Attack Table 5-16 Nevada Tornado History Table 5-17 Power Outages in White Pine County and Eureka County Table 5-18 White Pine County Summary of Fire History Data Table 5-19 White Pine County Summary of Fire History Data Table 6-1 Estimated Population and Building Inventory Table 6-2 Critical Facilities and Infrastructure Table 6-3 Potential Hazard Vulnerability Assessment – Population and Buildings Table 6-4 Potential Hazard Vulnerability Assessment – Critical Facilities Table 7-1 Legal and Regulatory Resources Available for Hazard Mitigation Table 7-2 Administrative and Technical Resources