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Mitigation Initiatives
Initiatives were developed by the Nez Perce County 20/20 Mitigation Team to identify and recommend projects and programs that, when implemented, would eliminate, minimize, or otherwise mitigate the vulnerability of the people, property, environmental resources and economic vitality of the community to the impacts of future disasters. The consolidation of these initiatives into a single plan serves to both support each organization’s efforts to implement their mitigation projects, and to facilitate communication between organizations. This reduces the likelihood of conflicting initiatives.
Initiatives common to all hazards are listed first. The remaining initiatives are organized as follows:
- Broad organization by hazard type (floods, wildland fires, landslides, earthquakes)
- Further cataloging by the impact of the hazard.
- Project Description
- Proposed timelines (duration)
- Lead agency
- Partner agencies
The proposed timeline for each initiative is:
Short-term:three months or less
Medium-term:one year or less
Long-term:five years or less
On-going:indefinite projects (such as public education)
The timelines are the mitigation team’s desired implementation schedule for the current and priority initiatives now incorporated into the plan. It is important to recognize that these are not mandated actions, but are goals to strive for under the constraints of time, budgets and future unknown conditions. Proposed timelines are in bold after each project description.
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ALL HAZARDS
Hazard: All Hazards
Impact: Power
Projects:
#1 Obtain multi-phase generator for assured operation of the critical infrastructure during
disaster response
Duration: medium
Lead agency: All public safety agencies
Partners:All public safety agencies
Cost:$500,000
Status: NEW project
#2 Inventory supply of generators
Duration: medium
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:All public safety agencies
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
Hazard: All Hazards
Impact: Communications
Projects:
#1Explore placing an amateur radio station at SJRMC
Duration: medium
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partner:Emergency Communications Team (EMCOMM)
Cost:$700.00
Status: Complete. Radio obtained; needs programming for frequencies.
#2Inventory cell phones and satellite phones: owned and available
Duration: long
Lead agency: Emergency Management
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Partners:All public safety agencies
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#3Ascertain radio “dead spots”
Duration: long
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:All public safety agencies, StateComm
Cost:$1,000
Status: Completed (in communication studies to write communications plan)
#4Establish written protocol for radio communication between counties, within counties and interagency
Duration: Medium
Lead agency: Sheriff
Partners:StateComm, all public safety agencies
Cost:500.00
Status: deferred (identified as a tasking for the Interoperable Communications Working Group)
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FLOODING
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Homes lost
Projects:
#1 Review existing flood plain ordinances
Duration: medium
Lead agency:CountyPlanner
Partners:Lewiston CommunityDevelopment, CountyProsecutor,
City Attorney
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#2 Develop incentives to build out of flood plain
Duration: medium
Lead agency: CountyPlanner,
Partners:Mitigation Steering Committee
Builders Association
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred/partial complete (cost-saving measures are emphasized to owners/builders in the building permit process)
#3 Select and pre-position a way to fill sandbags (cone fillers, etc)
Duration: short
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:ITD, Dept ofCorrections
Cost:$196
Status: deferred
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Private property damage
Projects:
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#1 Upgrade Lewiston stormwater system
Duration: long
Lead agency: City of Lewiston
Partners:Emergency Management, EPA, DEQ
Cost:up to $1 million per project
Status: deferred
#2 Review information available from government agencies and provide programs to actively conduct public outreach
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: All mitigation team members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (disaster education and forest fuels reduction (firewise)
deferred (education will be on-going)
#3 Educate property owners about flood insurance for storm events
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: CountyPlanner
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings and information provided
during building permit application process
Status: complete (public education)
deferred (education will be on-going)
#4 Revise “Flood Damage Reduction Ordinance” to require anchoring and/or elevation of exterior utilities for new construction
Duration: short
Lead agencies: All mitigation team members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (ordinance revised)
#5 Revise “Flood Damage Reduction Ordinance” to require anchoring of future manufactured homes located in Zone B
Duration: short
Lead agencies: All mitigation team members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
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Status: deleted (NezPerceCounty does not regulate Zone B)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: City/County road and bridge damage
Projects:
#1 Develop a culvert/bridge inventory on GIS system
Duration: medium
Lead agency: County Road Dept
Partners:Lewiston Public Works,County IS Dept, NRCS,
incorporated towns
Cost:$500
Status: deferred (some equipment obtained)
#2 Track past damage to monitor for recurrent damage - a GIS layer for previous flood damage
Duration: medium
Lead agencies: Emergency Management, County Road Dept,
Partners:Lewiston Public Works, IS Dept, incorporated towns, Nez
Perce Tribe
Cost:$1,500
Status: complete
#3 Replace five culverts on gun club road with larger culverts
Duration: medium
Lead agency: County Road Dept
Cost:$25,000 ($5,000 each)
Status: deleted (project is on private property)
#4 Lift bridge over Bear Creek at Peck, ID
Duration: long
Lead agency: County Road Dept
Cost:$300,000
Status: deferred
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#5 Widen road on Cook’s grade in known slide area
Duration: long
Lead agency: County Road Dept
Cost:$10,000
Status: deferred
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Public structure damage
Projects:
#1 Upgrade Lewiston stormwater system
Duration: long
Lead agency: City of Lewiston
Partners:Emergency Management, EPA, DEQ
Cost:up to $1 million per project
Status: deferred
#2 Adopt a county-wide program of annual ditch/culvert maintenance
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: Road Dept, Lewiston Public Works,
Partners:Incorporated towns, Emergency Management
Cost:$5,000 ($1,000/year for five years)
Status: complete (County maintenance is on an annual schedule; Lewiston maintenance is on a 5-year rotation)
deferred (maintenance will be on-going)
#3 Education of private property owners
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: All mitigation team members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (Community outreach is conducted at least annually as part of the permit process)
deferred (education/outreach will be on-going)
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#4 Identify and share information on roadside erosion control
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: Road Dept, Lewiston Public Works, NRCS,
Partners:Incorporated towns, Nez Perce Tribe
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (USDA/NRCS outreach during streambed channel stabilization projects; contact with mayors during potential flood events)
deferred (erosion will be on-going)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Inconveniences
Projects:
#1Encourage and provide technical assistance and information onpersonal/family disaster preparedness
Duration: medium
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Isolation, impassable roads
Projects:
#1 Encourage the sponsorship of CERT teams by a variety of public/private
Organizations
Duration: medium
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (over 250 students have completed CERT training in the county)
#2 Establish Community Communication Centers for power-out conditions
Duration: medium
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Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:Emergency Communications Team (EMCOMM)
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete(50-watt radios + antenna installed in city halls of outlying
communities)
#3 Public education on personal/family disaster preparedness, including
food, water, 72-hour kit
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: Emergency Management,American Red Cross,
Partners:Nez Perce Tribe
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (multiple seminars, workshops and presentations)
deferred (education/outreach will be on-going)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Economic cost
Projects:
#1 Coordination with State/Federal agencies to monitor other assistance programs
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: All mitigation team members
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (all public safety organizations have monitored programs)
deferred (coordination with state/federal agencies will be on-going)
#2 Waiver of building permit fees to rehabilitate flood-damages structures
Duration: as needed
Lead agencies: CountyCommissioners, City Manager
Partners:Prosecutor, CountyPlanner, Lewiston Community
Development, City Attorney
Cost:$200/incident, as needed
Status: complete (uniformly applied to all flood-damaged structures)
deferred(will apply to future floods)
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Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Delayed emergency response
Projects:
#1 Develop website for disaster recovery…an electronic clearing house accessible by local/state/federal/non-profit agencies with a disaster response/recovery function
Duration: medium
Lead agency: Emergency Management
Partners:County IS Dept, Red Cross
Cost:$5,000
Status: deleted (this function is accomp0lished by the state’s WebEOC software)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Water purity
Projects:
#1 Identify current “flood proof” status of municipal water treatment plants
Duration: long
Lead agency: CountyPlanner, Lewiston Public Works
Partners:North-Central Health District
Cost:$500
Status: deferred
#2 Identify domestic wells that may be susceptible to flooding
Duration: medium
Lead agency: DEQ
Partners:CountyPlanner, North-Central Health District,
Nez Perce Tribe
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#3 Research Best Management Practices for spring development and maintenance. Adopt and disseminate to landowners
Duration: short
Lead agencies: CountyPlanner, Extension Service, NRCS,
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Partners:IDWR, Nez Perce Tribe
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#4 Identify Dug wells used for human consumption. Develop brochure on french drains
Duration: short
Lead agency: Public Health – Idaho North Central District
Partners:DEQ, NRCS, IDWR, CountyGIS
Cost:$200
Status: deferred
#5 Explore water testing programs post-flood
Duration: long
Lead agencies: Public Health – Idaho North Central District, DEQ
Partner:Lewiston Public Works
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: HAZMATs
Projects:
#1 Identify potential sources of HAZMAT container loss/failure
Duration: long
Lead agencies: Regional HAZMAT team, Lewiston Fire Dept, Emergency Management
Partners:Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
Cost:$700
Status: deferred
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Sewage
Projects:
#1Identify current “flood proof” status of municipal wastewater treatment plants
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Duration: long
Lead agency: DEQ
Partners:Lewiston Public Works, incorporated towns
Cost:$600
Status: deferred
#2 Revise “Flood Damage Reduction Ordinance” to require location of drainfields
outside of high flood potential areas for new construction
Duration: short
Lead agency: CountyPlanner; Health District
Cost:N/A: part of periodic review of county regulations
Status: deleted (and rewritten)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Joint dispatch center in flood plain
Projects:
#1Recommend the 911 center be located out of flood plain. Reviewalternate (possibly mobile) backup center(s)
Duration: medium
Lead Agencies: Lewiston Fire Dept, Lewiston Police Dept, Sheriff, Emergency Management
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (Sheriff’s dispatch out of flood plain)
(Lewiston Police Dept alternate dispatch out of flood plain)
deferred(Lewiston Police primary dispatch center is in flood plain)
Hazard: Flooding
Impact: Isolate livestock and animal disposal
Projects:
#1Review land use planning measures and technical assistance fromNRCS and Cooperative Extension Service (e.g., critter pads):
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: NRCS
Partners:Extension Service, S & WCD
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
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Status: complete (CAFO ordinance adopted in 2006)
deferred(emerging regulations and planning measures)
#2 Form watershed working group to identify relevant parameters
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: NRCS, DEQ
Partners:Extension Service, S & WCD
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (Watershed Advisory Groups have been formed for several
watersheds)
deferred(future issues identified by the Watershed Advisory Groups)
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WILDLAND FIRES
Hazard: Wildland Fire
Impact: Jurisdiction and responsibilities
Projects:
#1 Develop fire districts in the rural interface area of Nez Perce County
Duration:short-medium
Lead agency: Nez Perce County Fire Dept and CountyCommissioners
Partners:Sheriff, CountyAuditor
Cost:$10,000 (special election costs)
Status: deferred (One new district formed – Wheatland – in 2007)
#2 Expand existing fire districts
Duration: on-going
Lead agency:Fire District Commissioners
Partners:Interested citizens, adjoining/participating towns
Cost:$10,000 (special election costs)
Status: deferred (expansion of BigCanyon, and Wheatland fire districts is in progress)
#3 Explore existing and potential mutual aid opportunities
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Fire agencies in North Central Idaho
Partners:Fire agencies in North Central Idaho
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred (discussions occurring, but documents need signing)
#4 Review existing local, state and federal roles and responsibilities
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: All fire agencies in Nez Perce County
Partners:All fire agencies in Nez Perce County
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete
deferred(future changes in local, state and federal roles and responsibilities)
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Hazard: Wildland Fire
Impact: Fire Service Capabilities
Projects:
#1Coordinate county-wide training opportunities to accommodate both wildland and structural fires to increase safety of firefighters
Duration: long
Lead agencies: Affected fire districts
Partners:All publicfire agencies in Nez Perce County
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#2Provide personal protective equipment, required by NFPA and National Wildland Coordination Group, to firefighting individuals
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Each fire department or fire district
Partners:All public fire agencies in Nez Perce County
Cost:$30,000
Status: complete (with purchases under State Homeland Security Grants)
deferred(future needs with new districts, personnel, and replacement
equipment)
#3Update firefighting equipment and associated tools to meet standards set by NFPA and National Wildland Coordination Group, to firefighting individuals
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Each publicfire department or fire district
Partners:All public fire agencies in Nez Perce County
Cost:$10,000
Status: deferred
#4 Provide adequate facilities for all fire fighting equipment and personnel
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Each public fire department or fire district
Partners:Idaho Department of Lands
Cost:$80,000
Status: deferred
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#5 Allow public fire districts to have direct access to federal surplus equipment
Duration: on-going
Lead agencies: All public fire agencies in Nez Perce County
Partners:All public fire agencies in Nez Perce County, Idaho
Department of Lands, BLM
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings – policy decision
Status: deferred
Hazard: Wildland Fire
Impact: Fire Situation – treatment of fire-prone landscapes
Projects:
#1 Identify fuels reduction projects in the wildland interface areas
Duration: short-medium
Lead agency: Clearwater RC & D
Partners:Citizens; all public safety agencies
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: complete (completed with the county fire mitigation plan)
#2 Create defensible space around structures in the wildland interface areas
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Clearwater RC & D
Partners:Citizens; all public safety agencies
Cost:to be determined by each project
Status: deferred (project at Soldiers Meadows in progress)
#3 Identify existing water sources and needs
Duration: on-going
Lead agency: Idaho Department of Lands and fire commissioners
Partners:Idaho Department of Water Resources
Cost:N/A: part of scheduled meetings
Status: deferred
#4 Develop access and escape road maps
Duration: on-going
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Lead agencies: Clearwater RC & D and Nez Perce County
InformationServices
Partners:CountyPlanner, Emergency Management, All public fire agencies in Nez Perce County, County Road Department, Idaho Transportation Department
Cost:$250
Status: deferred (CountyGIS has mapped all roads. Need to be segregated by affected area)