2017 Pike County Hazard Mitigation Plan Project Synopsis

2017 Pike County Hazard Mitigation Plan Project Synopsis

Hazard Mitigation “Mitigation” A sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from a hazard event -or – Any action taken to reduce future disaster losses

DMA 2000 Purposes and Requirements Ø The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) § Establishes a national program for pre-disaster hazard mitigation Ø Formalizes State administration of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Ø Requires State and Local All-Hazard Mitigation Plans as a condition of pre-disaster mitigation funding § Annual Grant Programs: PDM and FMA § Post-Disaster Grant Program: HMGP

Requirements for Local Mitigation Plan Updates Ø Updated Risk Assessment - a factual basis for activities proposed in the Mitigation Strategy section include: § § § Overview of hazards (type, location, probability) Vulnerability analysis (impact on buildings, infrastructure, economy, development trends) Multiple jurisdictions (specific to each town/borough/city) Ø Updated Mitigation Strategy – a blueprint for reducing losses identified in the risk assessment Ø Include the opportunity for public comment and for relevant agency and stakeholder involvement Ø Plan Maintenance and Adoption

Hazard Plans Timeline Ø Timeline § Federal Act in 2000 • Requires plan update every 5 yrs § Pennsylvania Haz. Mit Plan in 2006 • Update in 2010 and 2013 • Draft anticipated in 2018 § Pike County Haz. Mit Plan in 2006 • Update in 2012 and 2017 • Next update anticipated in

Organization of the Team Ø Pike County HMP Coordinator (Michael Mrozinski) Ø Contract Consultant (Tetra Tech) Ø Steering Committee § Michael Mrozinski; Brian Snyder; Sally Corrigan; Tim Knapp; Robert Melvin; Alison Miskiman, Tetra. Tech Ø Planning Team § Steering Committee § Municipal representatives § Stakeholders Ø General Public

Municipal Participation Ø Attend meetings/workshops Ø Provide data and complete worksheets Ø Support public and stakeholder outreach Ø Visit the project website at www. pikecountypahmp. com Ø Place tri-fold brochure out for the public Ø Review and provide feedback on Draft and Final HMP Ø Adoption – Governing Body must pass an Adoption Resolution Ø Implement and Maintain the Plan

Trifold – Public Outreach

Citizen Survey (~10 minutes) https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/Pike. Citizen. Survey

Hazard Mitigation Planning Process Ø Update the Capabilities Assessment Ø Update the Risk Assessment Ø Update the Mitigation Strategy Ø Update Other Sections of the HMP Ø Submit the HMP for Review Ø Adopt the HMP Ø Implement the HMP Ø Yearly review and 5 year update cycle

Capability Assessment Results • Planning and Regulatory EOP Disaster Recovery Plan Evacuation Plan COOP Plan NFIP – CRS Floodplain Regulations Floodplain Mgmt. Plan Zoning Regulations Subdivision Regulations Comprehensive Land Use Plan (or General, Master, or Growth Mgmt. Plan) Open Space Mgmt. Plan Stormwater Mgmt. Plan/Ordinance Economic Dev. Plan Historic Preservation Plan Farmland Preservation Building Code Firewise Storm Ready Other Blooming Grove Township X X - X - X X X - - Delaware Township X X X - Dingman Township X X - - - X - X X X - - - Greene Township X X - X - X X X - - - X - - Lackawaxen Township X X - - - X - - Lehman Township X X X - X - - - X X - - - Matamoras Borough X X UD UD UD X - X X X X U D - Milford Borough X X X - - - - X - - * Milford Township X X X - X X X - - Palmyra Township X X - - - X - X X X - - - X - - Porter Township X X X - X X X - - Shohola Township X X - - - X - X X X - - - Westfall Township X X - X - X X X - - - X X - - Pike County X X X - - - X X - - - X Municipality Natural Resource Protection Plan Capital Improvements Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan ▪ Existing Hazard Mitigation Plan ▪ Emergency Operations Plan ▪ Participation in NFIP ▪ Subdivision and Zoning Regulations

Planners (with land use/land development knowledge) Planners or engineers (with natural and/or human caused hazards knowledge) Engineers or professionals trained in building and/or infrastructure construction practices Emergency Manager NFIP Floodplain Administrator Land surveyors Scientists or staff familiar with the hazards of the community Personnel skilled in GIS and/or FEMA’s HAZUS program Grant writers or fiscal staff to handle large/complex grants Staff with expertise or training in benefit-cost analysis Other Capability Assessment Results • Administrative and Technical Municipality Blooming Grove Township X X X X X Delaware Township X X X Dingman Township X X X Greene Township X X X Lackawaxen Township X X Lehman Township X X X X Matamoras Borough X X X Milford Township X X X - Palmyra Township X X X - Porter Township X X X Shohola Township X X X Westfall Township X X X X X Pike County X X X X

Capability Assessment Results Capital Improvements Program Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Special Purpose Taxes Gas/Electric Utility Fees Water/Sewer Fees Stormwater Utility Fees Development Impact Fees General Obligation, Revenue, and/or Special Tax Bonds Partnering Arrangements or Intergovernmental Agreements Other • Fiscal Blooming Grove Township - X X - - - Delaware Township X X X Dingman Township X X - - X Greene Township X X X - - X X Lackawaxen Township X Lehman Township X X X - - X X Matamoras Borough X Milford Borough X X Milford Township - X - - - X X Palmyra Township - X - - - X - Porter Township - X - - - - Shohola Township - X - X Westfall Township NA X NA NA - - X X Municipality Pike County

Capability Assessment Results • Political Capability Municipality Very Willing Moderate to Very Willing Moderately Willing Unwilling Blooming Grove Township X Delaware Township Dingman Township X Greene Township X Lackawaxen Township X Lehman Township Matamoras Borough Milford Borough X Milford Township X Palmyra Township X Porter Township Shohola Township X Westfall Township Pike County X Unwilling to Moderately Willing X

Capability Assessment Results • Self-Assessment (staff) Capability Category Planning and Regulatory Capability Administrative and Technical Capability Fiscal Capability Community Political Capability Community Resiliency Capability Limited Moderate Limited Delaware Township Moderate Limited Dingman Township High Moderate Limited Moderate Limited High Limited Milford Borough Moderate Moderate Milford Township Moderate Moderate Palmyra Township Limited Limited Moderate Moderate Shohola Township Limited Moderate Westfall Township Limited Limited Moderate High Limited Moderate Limited Municipality Blooming Grove Township Greene Township Lackawaxen Township Lehman Township Matamoras Borough Porter Township Pike County

Update the Risk Assessment These are the Five Steps to Assess Risk: 1. Identify Hazards 2. Profile Hazards 3. Inventory Assets 4. Estimate Losses 5. Evaluate Mitigation Options

Hazards of Concern Natural Hazards Human-Caused Hazards Drought Dam Failure Earthquake Drowning Extreme Temperature (new) Environmental Hazards Flood, Flash Flood, Ice Jam Nuclear Incidents Invasive Species (new) Terrorism Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Nor'easter Transportation Accidents Landslide (new) Urban Fire and Explosions Lightning Strike (new) Utility Interruptions Pandemic Radon Exposure (new) Tornado and Windstorm Wildfire Winter Storm 17

Dam Failure Ø Hazard Profile: § 82 Dams; 39 High-Hazard* § 7 dam failures since 1955 § Everything within inundation zone is considered vulnerable Municipality Blooming Grove Twp Delaware Twp Dingman Twp Greene Twp Lackawaxen Twp Lehman Twp Palmyra Twp Porter Twp Shohola Twp Total # High Hazard Dams 3 14 2 6 3 3 2 39 *National Performance of Dams Program

Drought Ø Hazard Profile: § History (1980 to August 2016) • • 18 drought-watch declarations 16 drought-warning declarations 13 drought-emergency declarations (PADEP, 2016) 1 FEMA drought declaration (1964 -1966) § Exposure • 55, 795 acres of farmland • $2. 97 Million per year in agricultural products • $259, 000 in livestock, poultry, and associated products (USDA, 2012) § According to USDA, $0 in lost crop insurance payments since 1948

Drowning Ø Hazard Profile: Ø History § 1980 to 2008: 56 deaths due to drowning in the Upper Delaware River (NPS, 2008) § According to Pike County EMA, there have been 214 water rescues since 2010 § Since the last HMP one drowning in Westcolang Lake in Lackawaxen Township (July 2016) 20

Earthquake Ø Hazard Profile: § History • No historic earthquakes with epicenters in the County § Annualized Losses: $129, 570 § Losses from 500 -year mean return period (MRP) event • $11, 398, 663 in building damages • 8, 781 tons of debris § Losses from 2, 500 -year MRP event • $110, 564, 051 in building damages • 48, 071 tons of debris

Environmental Hazards Ø Hazard Profile: Environmental Hazards (Hazardous Materials) § Types of hazards • Hazardous materials (Haz. Mat) releases (fixed or in-transit) • Oil and gas well incidents (including Marcellus Shale, oil and gas production and distribution) § History • 134 Haz. Mat incidents reported in CAD (2010 to Present) • No Marcellus Shale incidents in the County § Exposure: • Haz. Mat sites • Major routes that transport hazardous materials • Natural gas transmission pipelines § Expected damage depends on the incident

Extreme Temperature Ø Hazard Profile: Heat and Cold 23

Flood Ø Hazard Profile: Riverine Flood, Flash Flood, and Ice Jam § History of flood events • 5 FEMA Flood Disaster Declarations since 1954 − − − Remnants of Hurricanes Connie and Diane (1955) Remnants of Hurricane Agnes (1972) Flash Flood (April 2005) Flood along Delaware (2006) Hurricane Irene (2011) • Ice Jam Historic Events (CRREL) − Shohola Creek − Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers

Flood Ø Risk Assessment Results § Estimated 514 people in the 1% annual chance floodplain (2010 Census) § Estimated $188, 590, 000 in exposed property value § Expected Losses (1 -Percent Annual Chance Flood) • $3, 258, 305 in property damage (including residential, commercial, and other occupancy types) • 17, 097 tons of debris • 1, 865 households displaced • 854 people seeking shelter 25

Invasive Species Ø Hazard Profile: § § § § Aquatic Invasives Emerald Ash Borer Purple Loosestrife Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Japanese Knotweed Gypsy moth Ticks and Mosquitos 26

Landslide Ø Landslide § History: Recent events in County § Exposed County population • 31. 7% of the population is in the high- susceptibility/moderateincidence zone § Exposed property value • $3, 565, 516, 000 in the high-susceptibility/moderate-incidence zone § Expected losses depend on the nature and extent of the landslide

Lightning Strike Ø Hazard Profile: § History: • 5 lightning events that caused injury or fatality (1950 – 2013) § Exposure: • All exposed outdoors in thunderstorm 28

Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Nor’Easter Ø Hazard Profile: § History • 18 Tropical Cyclone Events within 65 Nautical Miles of Pike County since 1850’s • 5 federally declared hurricane and tropical storm events since 1954; • Several major events in the last 15 years: § Vulnerability Assessment Results • Annualized Losses: $58, 878 FEMA Declaration Number DR-340 Date(s) of Event June 1972 DR-1555 September 8 -9, 2004 DR-1557 DR-4025 DR-4099 September 17 -October 1, 2004 August 26 -30, 2011 October 26 -November 8, 2012 Event Type Tropical Storm Agnes Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Tropical Depression Frances Tropical Depression Ivan Hurricane Irene Hurricane Sandy Location 67 counties including Pike County 14 counties including Pike County 18 counties including Pike County 29

Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Nor’Easter Losses from 100 -year mean return period (MRP) event: TS wind speeds • $549, 080 (Structure Only) in building damages • Less than 100 tons of debris Losses from 500 -year MRP event: TS and Cat 1 wind speeds • $7, 094, 001 (Structure Only) in building damages • 124 tons of debris 30

Nuclear Incidents Ø Hazard Profile: § Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Luzerne County, PA § Indian Point Power Plant in Westchester County, NY § History: No major accidents

Pandemic Ø Hazard Profile: § Primary pandemic/infectious disease focus: • Ebola, Flu, Lyme, Measles, West Nile, Zika § History: Four major pandemics in the last 100 years § Exposure: Entire County is vulnerable • Increased vulnerability: − highly/densely populated areas − Visiting tourists − No hospitals in the County

Radon Exposure Ø Hazard Profile § History • Estimated 40% homes in PA have elevated radon levels • Tests > 4 p. Ci/L (pico. Curies per liter) § Exposure: Entire County (no known safe level of exposure) § Impacts Include • Lung cancer • Contaminated groundwater • Economic loss – radon mitigation system (average $1200) 33

Terrorism Ø Hazard Profile: § History • Threats made in several municipalities (e. g. , bomb threats) § Considerations • Influx of people from New York metropolitan area seeking shelter

Tornadoes and Windstorms Ø Hazard Profile: § History: 40 events since 1950 • 9 Tornadoes since 1954 § Exposure: Entire County § Expected Losses: 500 -year MRP (66 -76 miles per hour [mph]) • $7, 094, 001 in damages to building stock • 124 tons of debris (structural only)

Transportation Accidents Ø Hazard Profile: § History • 10, 168 vehicle accidents (2010 -2016) • 38 fatalities from automobile crashes (2010 -2014) • Two pedestrian fatalities (2010 -2014) § Potential impacts and other damages • Release of hazardous materials • Interruption of critical supply/access routes • Traffic congestion

Urban and Fire Explosions Ø Hazard Profile: § According to Pike County EMA, there have been 1, 472 urban fires (2010 -2016). § Mainly residential structure fires and explosions. § Exposure and vulnerability • Urban areas have greater vulnerability • Compliance with current fire safety codes

Utility Interruptions Ø Hazard Profile: § Often a secondary impact of another hazard event § According to Pike County EMA, 1, 554 utility incidents (2010 – 2016) § Exposure: Entire County • Regional events are usually the most severe § Impacts to vulnerable populations

Wildfire Ø Hazard Profile: § History • 225 wildfires within Pike County between 2002 -2008 • April 2016 – 16 -Mile Fire − Near border of Monroe and Pike Counties – more than 8, 000 acres burned 39

Wildfire ▪ Area of Exposure to Wildland-Urban Interface Zone – 50, 454 residents exposed (87. 9% of total population) – 34, 620 structures exposed (90. 1% of total number of buildings) – Approximately $11. 4 billion in exposed replacement cost value (87. 4% of total RCV) – 99 critical facilities exposed 40

Winter Storm Ø Hazard Profile: § 70 major winter storm events since 1950 § 2 disaster declarations since 1954 § Exposure o Entire County is vulnerable to heavy snow and ice storms o Over $8 billion in structural value o Impacts o o Vulnerable populations Damage to roofs and building frames Cost of snow/ice removal Damage to roadways and infrastructure

Ranking of Hazards

Update the Mitigation Strategy Ø Review Goals and Objectives Ø Determine Status of Mitigation Actions Ø Identify New Mitigation Actions/Projects Ø Conduct Mitigation Strategy Workshop Ø Review with Planning Team Ø Conduct Public Meeting Ø Mitigation Strategy 5 -Year Mitigation Plan Review • Adopt the Plan - Completed

Questions? Thank you for your time! Michael Mrozinski mmrozinski@pikepa. org