FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources
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2019 ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 19-XX entitled, "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Approving and Adopting the 2019 Orange County Regional Water and Wastewater Hazard Mitigation Plan," in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000.
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BACKGROUND
The Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000 requires all cities, counties, and special districts to develop and adopt local Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMP) to be eligible to receive federal grants pertaining to disaster preparedness. The 2019 Orange County Regional Water and Wastewater Hazard Mitigation Plan (Plan) was recently updated by the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District), in collaboration with 19 other Orange County water and wastewater agencies.
The purpose of the Plan is to recognize vulnerabilities from manmade and natural disasters within the Sanitation District's service area that pose a threat to critical infrastructure and identifies mitigation strategies that will reduce risk and increase infrastructure resiliency. Annex C of the 2019 Plan provides additional information specific to the Sanitation District with a focus on the risk assessment and mitigation strategy.
The Plan is being presented for review and approval to each participating utilities' governing boards, the California Emergency Management Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The 2019 Plan builds on the original 2007 Plan and a previous update approved by FEMA in 2012.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Protect Orange County Sanitation District assets
* Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with regulators, stakeholders, and neighbori...
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