Hazard Mitigation Strategies 2 | State of Utah Hazard Mitigation

Avalanche Mitigation Actions

Hazard Awareness: Learn about Avalanches

1- Avalanche
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1,6,7	Objective A: To protect life safety and infrastructure from avalanches	1. Retrofit critical facilities and infrastructure to withstand avalanches	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local government, ski resorts, private owners Potential Funding Sources: State and local funds, private funds, resort revenue, FEMA
		2. Protect roads and transportation networks from avalanches	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Ski resorts, UDOT, local governments Potential Funding Sources: UDOT, agency budgets and resort revenue
		3. Promote more avalanche codes and regulations	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: UAC, DEM Potential Funding Sources: UAC, operating budget

2- Avalanche
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1,6,7	Objective A: Enhance avalanche knowledge and warning ability.	1. Continue support and funding fo the Forecast Service Utah Avalanche Center (UAC).	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: UAC, ski resorts Potential Funding Sources: UAC funds, ski resorts and private donations.	The UAC has numerous warning systems in place with an avalanche warning posted on the web and through their hotline each morning
		2. Conduct training specific to snowmobilers, snowshoe and back country skiing communities	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: UAC, ski resorts Potential Funding Sources: UAC, resort budgets.
		3. Increase avalanche knowledge for city and county emergency managers.	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: UAC, DEM Potential Funding Sources: UAC, operating budget.

Avalanche – State Facilities
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1,2,3,11	Objective A: To protect life safety and property damage in state-owned facilities from avalanches	1. Retrofitting state-owned facilities most at risk to earthquakes (see appendix for a list of state facilities at risk to avalanche).	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds	The SHMP update identified all state-owned facilities in dam inundation areas (see appendix)
		2. Ensure that critical state facilities are not built in avalanche zones	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds

Dam Failure Mitigation Actions

Hazard Awareness: Learn about Dam Failure

1- Dam Failure
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12	Objective A: To ensure that people, buildings and infrastructure are safe from dam failure	1. Complete the Dam Safety projects prioritized in the Dam Rehabilitation Priority Listing done by Dam Safety Sections	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety Potential Funding Sources: State budget and national dam safety funds	Utah Dam Safety continues to conduct inspections of high hazard dams and publishes dam safety information
		2. Bring deficient High Hazard dams up to current industry standards	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety Potential Funding Sources: State budget and national dam safety funds
		3. Continue to support a dam safety program that will keep up with industry standards with support from the legislature, department divisions and governor	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety Potential Funding Sources: State budget and national dam safety funds
		4. Update dam emergency action plans (EAP)	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety and DEM Potential Funding Sources: State budget
		5. Continue to secure state funding and federal funding through the National Dam Safety Rehabilitation Act	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety, State Representative Potential Funding Sources: State budget
		6. Install a dam monitoring system	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety Potential Funding Sources: State budget
		7. Continue to produce and provide dam inundation maps	Priority: Low Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DEM Potential Funding Sources: DEM

2- Dam Failure
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
2, 6, 7, 12	Objective A: Increase dam failure awareness and resiliency	1. Encourage exercise of dam EAP	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety and local governments Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		2. Promote National Dam Safety Awareness Day	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety and local governments Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		3. Include DNR Dam Safety program in Risk MAP projects	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Utah Dam Safety and Utah RiskMAP Potential Funding Sources: Utah Dam Safety and Utah RiskMap
		4. Identify areas of encroachment below high hazard dams	Priority: Low Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DEM and local governments Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets

Dam Failure – State Facilities
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1,2,3,11	Objective A: Reduce the vulnerability to state-owned and critical facilities and populations located within the dam inundation zones	1. Ensure new critical state-owned facilities are not built in dam inundation areas	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds	The SHMP update identified all state-owned facilities in dam inundation areas (see appendix)
		2. Relocate state-owned facilities at high risk to dam failure (see appendix for list of state facilities in dam inundation areas)	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds

Drought Mitigation Actions

Hazard Awareness: Learn about Droughts

1- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
1,6,9	Objective A: To educate about water conservation and efficiency	1. Hire personnel and/or create volunteer communities to coordinate efficiency efforts	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Universities and colleges Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets	Utah State University currently offers conservation related courses and degree Print and broadcast materials published by Water Agencies, Slow the Flow, Localscapes, Center for Water Efficient Landscapes, Utah Water Conservation Forum and Water Sense Expand education efforts from 4th grade to include 8th grade core curriculum and improve mechanisms for educating educators Conservation coordinators, educators and industry experts continue to serve as guest speakers for civic and school groups Workshops, classes and events are put on by Localscapes, Water Conservation Certification , Utah Water Conservation Forum Spring Conference, Demonstration Garden Fairs and Qualified Water Efficient Landscapes (QWEL) Websites media and digital advertising, social media and community partners continue to advertise and promote drought mitigation information, water conservation information and demos on water saving technology and practices The Slow the Flow budget is extremely low and could use additional funding
		2. Fund conservation staff and efforts	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		3. Provide higher education courses to develop water conservation professionals and services	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Universities and colleges Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		4. Provide related printed and broadcast material	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, Slow the Flow, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts, Center for Water Efficient Landscapes, Utah Water Conservation Forum and Water Sense Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		5. Provide teacher education for classroom use (especially for 4th grade to 8th grade curriculum)	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government and local governments Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		6. Provide speakers for civic groups and schools	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government and local governments Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets and donations
		7. Provide workshops, classes and events	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts, BRU conference Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		8. Advertise and promote drought mitigation and water conservancy practices	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, donations, free events
		9. Provide demonstrations of water saving technology and practices	Priority: Low Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets

2- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
2, 8, 9, 11	Objective B: To implement water conservation practices	1. Provide incentive based conservation programs	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts, businesses Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, state funding, conservancy districts rebates, business revenue	Policy leaders and water agencies provide incentives to implement water efficiency practices like Utah Water Savers. In fiscal year 2018 the Utah legislature appropriated ongoing funds for statewide efficiency rebates Businesses and water agencies provide professional services like AQEL certified designers, landscapers and irrigation specialists, landscape auditors and sustainable developers Businesses and water agencies provide landscape and irrigation audits, water checks and landscape consultations DFCM – Landscapers may contain no more than 30% turf. Turf variety selected must use no more than 14th of irrigation annually. No turf on slopes greater than 8% grade and spaces less than 8′ wide. Mature water-wise plant material must provide 50% cover DFCM – With additional finding from legislature DFCM performed indoor retrofits at 16 facilities and outdoor retrofits at 24 facilities across the state DFCM converted six facilities to water-wise landscaping.
		2. Provide professional conservation services	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, universities, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts, private sector Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets
		3. Provide landscape and irrigation audits	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, Utah DWR, water conservancy districts, private sector Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, donated resources

3- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
6, 8, 9	Objective C: To conserve water within the agriculture sector	1. Implement water conservation practices and technologies in agriculture	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, private sector Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, USDA, private	Utah Department of Agriculture and Food need legislative and state engineer support and consent required to implement water conservation practices and technologies in agriculture, to promote the use of treated wastewater effluent where appropriate and developing water banking opportunities
		2. Promote the use of treated wastewater effluent where appropriate	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, DWR, wastewater and reclamation districts, private sector Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, state funding
		3. Develop Water Banking opportunities	Priority: Medium Timeframe: 3-5 years Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, state funding

4- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
4	Objective D: To facilitate and review and update codes, ordinances, statutes and policies that influences water efficiency and water source flexibility	1. Educate policy leaders on water efficiency efforts, resources and agency needs	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, private sector Potential Funding Sources: Agency budgets, USDA, private	Policy leaders should update and adopt ordinances dealing with landscape requirements, water efficiency plans climate resiliency plans, water waste prohibitions and water shortage plans Policy leaders, water agencies and providers need to enforce education incentives, warnings and fines
		2. Modify existing building codes or adopt new ones where appropriate to mitigate against drought	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments Potential Funding Sources: State and local funds
		3. Update and adopt ordinances	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments Potential Funding Sources: State and local funds
		4. Enforce codes, ordinances, statutes and laws that promote drought resiliency and water conservation practices	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments Potential Funding Sources: State and local funds

5- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources	Comments, Efforts, Progress
4	Objective E: To facilitate and review and update codes, ordinances, statutes and policies that influences water efficiency and water source flexibility	1. Require water efficient landscaping	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments, tribal governments Potential Funding Sources: State, local and tribal funds	Policy leaders should update and adopt ordinances dealing with landscape requirements, water efficiency plans climate resiliency plans, water waste prohibitions and water shortage plans
		2. Require the use of water efficient appliances and fixtures in new constructions	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local governments and tribal governments Potential Funding Sources: State, local and tribal funds

6- Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
4	Objective F: Improve public water infrastructure and management	1. Meter water sources/usage	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local funds, agency funds
		2. Accurately and consistently record and report water usage	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local and tribal funds, agency funds
		3. Bill for all water usage within the water system	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local funds, agency funds
		4. Set water rates to cover the cost of all operations and maintenance	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local funds, agency funds
		5. Set tiered water rates to provide strong incentives for water conservation	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local funds, agency funds
		6. Provide informative water bills	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local funds, agency funds
		7. Provide educational inserts with bills and newsletters	Priority: Low Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: Local and tribal funds, agency funds
Comments, Efforts and Progress: Water providers, policy leaders, regularly read meters, calibrate, repair and replace all water sources and usage. Promote and support water system audits to increase reporting and planning accuracy. Water providers including water conservation personnel, programming and educational initiatives set water rates to cover the cost of all operations and maintenance and the Division of Water Resources is working on expanding to more public water systems with legislative support, program funding and coordination personnel

7 – Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
2, 3	Objective G: To reduce water loss within public water infrastructure	1. Implement adequate and timely, repair and replacement practices to prevent system failures, inefficiencies and inaccurate reporting	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State funds, tribal funds, local funds agency funds, grants
		2. Perform water system audits to increase existing revenue streams and improve performance	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: Local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: local funds, tribal funds, agency funds, grants
		3. Promote and support water system audits to increase reporting and planning accuracy	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State operating budget, local funds, tribal funds, local funds, grants
Comments, Efforts and Progress: Water providers are performing water system audits to increase existing revenue streams and improve performance, implementing adequate and timely repair and replacement practices to prevent system failures, inefficiencies and inaccurate reporting and identifying and correcting leakage from water supply networks.

8 – Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
6, 8, 11	Objective H: To increase efficiency through shared systems management	1. Develop incentives for public water systems to conserve their resources through water banking	Priority: Medium Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State operating budget, local funds, agency funds, private sector, tribal funds, grants

9 – Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
2, 8, 9	Objective I: To expand and improve existing potable water systems	1. Enhance the productivity and efficiency of existing raw water extraction methods	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State funds, local and tribal funds, agency funds, private sector
		2. Modify and update existing requirements to diversity and protect water sources	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: State government, local and tribal governments, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State funds, local and tribal funds, agency funds, private sector, grants
		3. Create, protect or recharge underground aquifers/reservoirs	Priority: Medium Timeframe: 5-20 Years Responsible Agencies: Water owners, State of Utah, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State funds, local funds, agency funds, private sector, water fees, federal funds
Comments, Efforts, Progress: Graywater largescale rain harvesting, ground water recharge and recovery, re-use, water banking. Protect water sources, such as wells, springs, waterbeds, etc.

10 – Drought
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
5	Objective J: Support state and local drought planning efforts	1. Support the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources in developing and updating the Utah Drought Response Plan	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DEM and state agencies, water utility companies, water conservancy districts Potential Funding Sources: State funds, local and agency funds
Comments, Efforts, Progress: DEM and state agencies have supported effors and attended meetings to begin to update the response plan

Drought – State Facilities
Goal	Objective	Actions	Priority, Timeframe, Responsible Agencies, Funding Sources
1, 2, 3, 4, 6	Objective A: To promote strict water efficiency practices in all state managed properties	1. All new facilities required to install water efficient landscaping with maintenance schedule	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds
		2. All new facilities required to install the most up to date indoor water efficient devices	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds
		3. Retrofit existing facilities with water saving devices	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds
		4. Convert existing facilities to water wise landscaping	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds
		5. Educate employees about water conservation	Priority: High Timeframe: Ongoing Responsible Agencies: DFCM, state agencies Potential Funding Sources: State funds
Comments, Efforts, Progress: DFCM – Landscapes may contains no more than 30% turf. Turf variety selected must use no more than 14″ of irrigation annually. No turf on slopes greater than 8′ wide. Mature water-wise plant material must provide 50% cover DFCM with additional funding from legislature DFCM performed indoor retrofits at 16 facilities and outdoor retrofits at 24 facilities across the state DFCM converted six facilities to water-wise landscaping