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Mitigation Crosses the Delaware: Hazard mitigation planning and flood risk assessment lessons from Pennsylvania . New Jersey Association of Floodplain Managers Conference October 2, 2012. Tom Hughes Christine Caggiano State Hazard Mitigation Officer Planner
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Mitigation Crosses the Delaware: Hazard mitigation planning and flood risk assessment lessons from Pennsylvania New Jersey Association of Floodplain Managers Conference October 2, 2012 Tom Hughes Christine Caggiano State Hazard Mitigation Officer Planner Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Agenda • Mitigation Planning Challenges in Pennsylvania • Project Objective • Key Tools and Benefits • Tools in Action: Columbia County, PA • Questions and Comments
Mitigation Planning Challenges in PA • Thousands of pages of Federal guidance plus Region-specific metrics • Limited technical assistance capacity • Limited local capacity to complete plans • Difficulty getting HMPs approved
Project Objective Make it easier, faster, and more efficient for counties to complete FEMA-approvable hazard mitigation plans using standard guidance, online tools, and model planning documents
Toolkit Summary • Three primary components or “Tools”: • All-Hazard Mitigation Planning Standard Operating Guide (SOG) • Grant Application Guide • All-Hazard Mitigation Tool (PA Tool)
Standard Operating Guide (SOG) Tool 1: Standard Operating Guide The intent of the guide is to: 1) Clarify existing guidance, in turn saving time and money. 2) Provide planners more opportunity to excel technically in the preparation of HMPs. 3) Create a “Roadmap” to hazard mitigation planning. 4) Simplify HMP implementation.
Features • Model Plan Outline • Guidance for each of the 7 HMP components • List of Hazards • Data sources • Participation documents (forms, surveys, etc.) and other useful planning aids • PA Tool User’s Manual Standard Operating Guide (SOG) Standard Operating Guide (SOG)
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Guide Tool 2: Grant Guidance Key Features: • Pre-application and application requirements and forms • Project scoping guidance and tips for building a strong application • Federal, State, and eGrants resources, including for eGrants registration • Project and Planning application checklists
Main Menu Tool 3: All-Hazard Mitigation Tool
Benefits - County Benefits for Counties • Streamlines and condenses the Hazard Mitigation Planning process. • Compiles and condenses FEMA and PEMA guidance. • Creates plans that meet unique county needs. • Allows counties to focus on content rather than translating regulations.
Benefits - County Benefits for PEMA and FEMA • Ability to reference and compile information from local plans easily because they are in a uniform structure. • Complete crosswalk reviews more efficiently as more counties learn and submit in new format.
Benefits - County Tracking HMPs
Benefits - County Tracking HMPs
Limited risk assessment in 2006 HMP with no man-made hazards. Competing single-jurisdiction and multi-jurisdictional plans. Do-it-yourself mindset Project Catalog Standards in Action: Columbia County
Focus on planning “just in case” 10 natural hazards 5 man-made hazards Project Catalog Standards in Action: Columbia County
Project Catalog Columbia County Flood Risk Assessment
Project Catalog Columbia County Flood Risk Assessment
Project Catalog From Planning to Implementation
Project Catalog Two months post-disaster: • $22M in damage. • 2392 IA applicants • 661 homes with major damage; 144 destroyed Hemlock Twp: 22 homes, 3 property buyouts Bloomsburg: 10 buyouts on Main St. 406 dollars for wastewater treatment plan From Planning to Implementation
Questions and Comments? Questions and Discussion
Mitigation Crosses the Delaware: Hazard mitigation planning and flood risk assessment lessons from Pennsylvania THANK YOU!