Town of New Hampton, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Sky Pond Road after the August 2008 rains February 2009 Town of New Hampton, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Prepared by: New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee Jim Boucher Road Agent, Department of Public Works Ken Mertz Planning Board Kirk Beswick Facilities Director, New Hampton School Merritt Salmon Selectman Nathaniel Sawyer Police Chief David Clement Fire Chief Bruce Harvey Interim Fire Chief Fred Smith, Jr. Village Precinct Commissioner With Assistance from: Lakes Region Planning Commission 103 Main Street, Suite #3 Meredith, NH 03253 Internet: www.lakesrpc.org Phone: (603) 279-8171 Fax: (603) 279-0200 February 2009 Funding for this plan was provided by the NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and in part by the Lakes Region Planning Commission. THE LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION Tamworth Sandwich Freedom Holderness Effingham A Moultonborough s h Ossipee la n d or r b Tuftonboro Hebron r e ar te t H a en w e C g d ri B n Meredith to Alexandria p Bristol m a H Wolfeboro ew N Laconia Gilford Danbury Hill Sanbornton Alton F r a Tilton Belmont n k l Andover i n Gilmanton Northfield Barnstead LRPC COMMISSIONERS 2007-2008 Alexandria Belmont Effingham Hebron Moultonborough Sandwich Margaret LaBerge Christine Long Henry Spencer Roger Larochelle Joanne Coppinger Robert Butcher Dan McLaughlin George Bull Martha Twombly Barbara Perry Susan Mitchel Herbert Farnham, Alt Alton Bridgewater Franklin Hill New Hampton Tamworth Thomas Hoopes Vacant Robert Sharon Vacant Dr. George Luciano Herb Cooper Andover Donald Gould Bristol Freedom Holderness Northfield Tilton Robert Ward Steve Favorite Anne Cunningham Robert Snelling David Krause Katherine Dawson John Warzocha, Alt. Ralph Kazanjian Bruce Whitmore Douglas Read Ashland Center Harbor Gilford Laconia Ossipee Wolfeboro Vacant Maureen Criasia Richard Waitt Bill Contardo Dr. Patricia Jones Roger Murray, III Warren Hutchins Mark McConkey Donald St. Germain Chuck Storm, Alt. Barnstead Danbury Gilmanton Meredith Sanbornton David Kerr Phyllis J. Taylor Stanley O. Bean, Jr. Herbert Vadney Ralph Carter George Twigg, III William Bayard Carmine Cioffi LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF Erica Anderson Senior Planner Kimon G. Koulet Executive Director Michael Tardiff Special Projects Planner Michael Izard Principal Planner Adam Hlasny Assistant Planner Marie Gelinas Administrative Assistant David Jeffers Regional Planner Sara McRedmond Assistant Secretary Town of New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................iii CHAPTER I: PLANNING PROCESS .......................................................................................................1 A. BACKGROUND..........................................................................................................................1 B. AUTHORITY ...............................................................................................................................1 C. FUNDING SOURCE..................................................................................................................1 D. PURPOSE......................................................................................................................................1 E. SCOPE OF PLAN .......................................................................................................................1 F. METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................................2 G. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..........................................................................................................3 CHAPTER II: COMMUNITY PROFILE..................................................................................................5 A. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS.....................................................................................................6 CHAPTER III: RISK ASSESSMENT .........................................................................................................9 A. IDENTIFYING HAZARDS .....................................................................................................9 I. Flood, Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfire ......................................................9 II. Geological Hazards.................................................................................................13 III. Severe Wind............................................................................................................15 IV. Winter Weather .......................................................................................................19 V. Other Hazards ........................................................................................................20 B. PROFILING HAZARD EVENTS.........................................................................................23 C. HISTORICAL HAZARD EVENTS ......................................................................................28 CHAPTER IV: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT...............................................................................33 A. CLASSIFICATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ..............................................33 B. NATURAL HAZARDS VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL FACILITIES..................34 C. MANMADE VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL FACILITIES .....................................35 D. ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES TO CRITICAL FACILITIES...........................35 CHAPTER V: MITIGATION STRATEGIES ........................................................................................37 A. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS...........................37 B. TOWN OF NEW HAMPTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS.........................................................................................................................................38 E. IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MITIGATION AND RESPONSE ACTIONS ....................................................................................................................................46 CHAPTER VI: PLAN ADOPTION AND MONITORING...............................................................56 A. IMPLEMENTATION...............................................................................................................56 B. PLAN MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................56 C. ADOPTION................................................................................................................................56 APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL RESOURCES .........................................................................................58 APPENDIX B: MITIGATION FUNDING RESOURCES.................................................................60 APPENDIX C: PUBLIC NOTICE EXAMPLE and WEB POSTINGS............................................62 APPENDIX D: POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND CRITICAL FACILITIES MAP...........................68 APPENDIX E: MANMADE/TERRORIST RISK TO CRITICAL FACILITIES ..........................70 APPENDIX F: CRITICAL FACILITIES NATURAL HAZARDS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................71 APPENDIX G: RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX....................................................................................72 APPENDIX H: STAPLEE RESULTS ......................................................................................................74 i Town of New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan ii Town of New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan (the Plan) serves as a means to reduce future losses from natural or man-made hazard events before they occur. The Plan was developed by the New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee with assistance from the Lakes Region Planning Commission, and contains statements of policy adopted by the Board of Selectmen in Chapter VI. Natural and human hazards for New Hampton are summarized as follows: Moderate Risk Flood Dam Failure Wildfire Blizzard/Snowstorm Ice Storm Nor’easter Motor Vehicle Accident with Hazardous Materials Oil or Propane Spill The New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, as shown in Chapter IV, identified “Critical Facilities” and “Populations to Protect” as follows: Critical Facilities Populations to Protect Transfer Station Annie's Place Town Highway Garage Day Care Center Town Offices Elderly Housing (under construction) Village Precinct Sewage Treatment Facility New Hampton School Transfer Station New Hampton Community School Town Highway Garage Cistern (private) Direct TV (private communications business) Village Precinct Electrical Substation NH DOT Highway Garage Town Meeting House Police Department Gordon-Nash Library Fire Department Village Precinct Water Facility iii Town of New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Plan The New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee identified numerous existing hazard mitigation programs including the following: Emergency Operations Plan School Emergency Plan Local Regulations including: Zoning Ordinances, NFIP, and Subdivision Regulations Police, Fire, and EMS Mutual Aid agreements Equipment inspection and replacement programs The New Hampton Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee developed a list of one all hazard mitigation action, ten hazard-specific mitigation actions,