White Mountain Apache Tribe Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION…………..........................................................................................1 1.1 General Plan Information…. ......................................................................................………….1 1.1.1 Plan Purpose and Authority .................................................................................………1 1.1.2 History of Plan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 1.1.3 Plan Elements …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...2 1.2 Tribal Assurances ..................................................................................................................3 1.3 Community Description ........................................................................................................ 3 1.3.1 Tribal Sovereignty......................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Geography.................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Climate......................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.4 Demographics.............................................................................................................. 9 1.3.5 Development History ..................................................................................................11 1.3.6 Future Development....................................................................................................13 SECTION 2: PLANNING PROCESS DOCUMENTATION............................................................14 2.1 Points of Contact................................................................................................................. .14 2.2 Promulgation Authority Information....................................................................................14 2.3 Planning Team Participation and Activities..................................................... ……………….…..15 2.3.1 Planning Team Assembly.............................................................................................15 2.3.2 Tribal Planning Team Activities................................................................................... 18 2.4 Agency Coordination............................................................................................................ 21 2.5 Program Integration............................................................................................................ 22 2.6 Public Involvement………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…27 SECTION 3: RISK ASSESSMENT...............................................................................................28 3.1 Hazard Identification........................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Hazard Profiles.................................................................................................... ……………..30 3.2.1 Hazard Calculated Priority Ranking Index ……………………………………………………………….31 3.2.2 Hazard Descriptions and Historical Events.................................................................34 3.2.2.1 Wildfires 3.2.2.2 Flood/Flash Flood 3.2.2.3 Winter Storm 3.2.2.4 Drought i White Mountain Apache Tribe Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 3.2.2.5 Arson 3.2.2.6 Dam Failure 3.3 Vulnerability Assessment...................................................................................................55 3.3.1 Asset Inventory.........................................................................................................55 3.3.2 Loss Estimations........................................................................................................58 3.3.3 Development Trend/ Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………62 3.3.4 Cultural/Sacred Resource Analysis……………………………………………………………………….…63 SECTION 4: MITIGATION STRATEGY...............................................................................64 4.1 Local Capability Assessment………………...............................................................................64 4.2 Goals and Objectives..........................................................................................................68 4.3 Mitigation Actions/Projects................................................................................................70 4.4 Implementation Strategy....................................................................................................74 SECTION 5: PLAN MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES..................................................................77 5.1 Responsibility for Plan.........................................................................................................77 5.2 Monitoring and Evaluation..................................................................................................77 5.3 Mitigation Strategy Progress Assessment............................................................................78 5.3.1 Goals Achievement.....................................................................................................78 5.3.2 Actions/Projects Implementation...............................................................................78 5.3.3 Project Closeouts………………………………………………………………………………………………………79 5.4 Plan Update.........................................................................................................................79 5.5 Plan Integration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..79 5.6 Continued Public Involvement…………………………………………………………………………………………..80 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Fort Apache Indian Reservation Location………….………………………………………………....3 Figure 1-2 WMAT Transportation Routes………………………………………………………………………………5 Figure 1-3 Map of Vegetation for WMAT…………………………………………………………………………….…6 Figure 1-4 Forest Strata in the WMAT……………………………………………………………………………………7 Figure 1-5 Map of Precipitation……………………………………………………………………………………………..8 Figure 1-6 WMAT Reservation Communities……………………………………………………………………….10 Figure 3-1 WMAT Wildfire History……………………………………………………………………………………..…36 Figure 3-2 WMAT Flood Hazard Areas……………………………………………………………………………….….39 Figure 3-3 Whiteriver Flood Hazard Area………………………………………………………………………………40 ii White Mountain Apache Tribe Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Figure 3-4 Carrizo Flood Hazard Area…………………………………………………………………………………….41 Figure 3-5 Cibecue Flood Hazard Area…………………………………………………………………………………..42 Figure 3-6 Cedar Creek Flood Hazard Area…………………………………………………………………………...43 Figure 3-7 January 2010 Short Term Drought Status……………………………………………………………..47 Figure 3-8 Dam Locations in WMAT……………………………………………………………………………….………49 Figure 3-9 Dam Hazard Map for WMAT…………………………………………………………………….…………..50 Figure 3-10 Dam Failure Evacuation Map – Upper Log Campground…………………………….…………51 Figure 3-11 Dam Failure Evacuation Map – Lower Log Campground…………………………….…………52 Figure 3-12 Dam Failure Evacuation Map – Alchesay Hatchery Area………………………….……………53 Figure 3-13 Dam Failure Evacuation Map – Whiteriver Area……………………………………………….…..54 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Population of WMAT Communities……………………………………………………………………..….9 Table 1-2 Single Race & Combined Race Totals for Ft. Apache Reservation………………………....10 Table 2-1 White Mountain Apache Tribal Planning Team (TPT) Members…………………………..…15 Table 2-2 Tribal Planning Team (TPT) and Core Planning Committee (CPC) Meeting Summaries………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……19 Table 2-3 Participating Agencies/Organizations with WMAT Multi Hazard Mitigation Process……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21 Table 2-4 Existing Plans and Study Documents for the WMAT…………………………………………..…..22 Table 3-1 Summary of Natural & Human-Caused Hazard Threats to Arizona Communities…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….29 Table 3-2 Natural and Human-Caused Hazard Threats to White Mountain Apache Reservation Communities…………………………………………………………………………..…………..30 Table 3-3 Summary of Calculated Priority Risk Index (CPRI) Categories and Risk Levels……..…..31 Table 3-4 Summary of CPRI Values for WMAT Hazards……………………………………………………..….…32 Table 3-5 Wild/Forest Fire Events for WMAT………………………………………………………………………..…35 Table 3-6 Flooding Events in WMAT…………………………………………………………………………………………38 Table 3-7 Winter Storm Events in WMAT……………………………………………………………………………..…45 Table 3-8 Summary of Critical and Non-Critical Facilities in White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..57 Table 4-1 Summary of Legal and Regulatory Capabilities for WMAT……………………………………..…65 Table 4-2 Summary of Technical Staff and Personnel Capabilities for the WMAT…………………….66 Table 4-3 Summary of Fiscal Capabilities for the WMAT……………………………………………………….…66 Table 4-4 Summary of Departments with Pre or Post-Disaster Hazard Management Responsibilities for WMAT…………………………………………………………………………………………67 Table 4-5 Summary of White Mountain Apache Tribe Mitigation Actions/Projects and Their Priority Ranking…………………………………………………………………………………………………………72 Table 4-6 Summary of WMAT Mitigation Actions/Projects Implementation Strategies…………..74 iii White Mountain Apache Tribe Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………..…………82 Appendix B WMAT Facility Projects Underway or Awaiting Funding …………………………………..84 Appendix C Tribal Chairman’s Memo to WMAT Departments Re: Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan……………………………………………………………………………………………….…86 Appendix D Tribal Commitment…………………………………………………………………………………………..87 Appendix