Sonoma County Government: Public Input Needed On Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Disaster Planning 

Healdsburg CA

01 November, 2021

3:41 PM

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Press release from the Sonoma County Government: November 1, 2021 For Immediate Release CA The LHMP forms the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. The planning process includes public and stakeholder involvement. The District is working with its stakeholders to complete an update of the 2016 LHMP.  The District must update its LHMP every five years to ensure it remains relevant to current events and system conditions and to meet requirements set forth by FEMA. In particular, staff has reviewed the District's vulnerabilities and risks, as well as the prioritized listing of hazard mitigation actions. LHMPs are public documents that create a framework for risk-based decision making to reduce damage to lives, property, and the economy from future disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, and floods. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) utilizes LHMPs to issue grant funding for pre-disaster and hazard mitigation actions.  In 2008 the District initiated a natural hazard assessment, which was instrumental in creating the District's first LHMP in 2016, and includes a priority listing of hazard mitigation actions.  If you are interested in following the LHMP preparation, approval, and adoption process or providing input, visit: https://www.sonomawater.org/svlhmp All LHMP drafts for public review will be posted for public review on this page. You can submit questions or comments by sending an email to [email protected].  Contact Information Ann DuBay Water Agency Visit our Website Contact us by Phone Office: Work (707) 524-8378 Cell: Cell (707) 322-8185 CA Relay Service: Work 711 Google Maps™ Directions Sign Up for Water Agency eNewsletter Updates Facebook Twitter This press release was produced by the Sonoma County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.