by the District conduct investigations of its infrastructure to ascertain its condition. Once this is known, prioritized improvements can to take place harden the infrastructure. This can also be phased in with other capital improvement projects. To assist in the effort to providing water to critical Vulnerability/risk assessments. customers following a natural disaster, it is important to understand where the vulnerabilities to the infrastructure and risks to the overall system exist. This can be done both at specific facilities or more globally as the District has done through GIS with soils hazard maps prepared by DOGAMI. Using this information along with attributes of the District’s pipeline infrastructure in GIS, a fragility analysis of its system was conducted recently as part of its Water Master Plan work using procedures established by the American Lifelines Alliance (ALA). The results of these type of analyses can be used in conjunction with identified critical customers and critical infrastructure to help better focus prioritization of projects. The Oregon Resiliency Plan state that needs to mobilize on vulnerability assessments of pre-disaster inventories and “Oregon systems” (ORP, 2013, p. 163). This element includes identification of critical resources needed for Resource planning. the District to meet its of service goals following a natural disaster or other emergency event. These resources include staff and other critical human capital; required critical inventory of materials, parts, equipment, and fuel. This element also includes the planning and implementation related to stockpiling materials at critical locations within the District as well as addressing security and public safety issues. Sub-elements are described below. For the agency to respond to natural disasters, adequate staff and other Human capital. human resources with the requisite skill sets are required. For the District, this requires staff
by the District conduct investigations of its infrastructure to ascertain its condition. Once this is known, prioritized improvements can to take place harden the infrastructure. This can also be phased in with other capital improvement projects. Vulnerability/risk assessments. To assist in the effort to providing water to critical customers following a natural disaster, it is important to understand where the vulnerabilities to the infrastructure and risks to the overall system exist. This can be done both at specific facilities or more globally as the District has done through GIS with soils hazard maps prepared by DOGAMI. Using this information along with attributes of the District’s pipeline infrastructure in GIS, a fragility analysis of its system was conducted recently as part of its Water Master Plan work using procedures established by the American Lifelines Alliance (ALA). The results of these type of analyses can be used in conjunction with identified critical customers and critical infrastructure to help better focus prioritization of projects. The Oregon Resiliency Plan state that “Oregon needs to mobilize on vulnerability assessments of pre-disaster inventories and systems” (ORP, 2013, p. 163). Resource planning. This element includes identification of critical resources needed for the District to meet its of service goals following a natural disaster or other emergency event. These resources include staff and other critical human capital; required critical inventory of materials, parts, equipment, and fuel. This element also includes the planning and implementation related to stockpiling materials at critical locations within the District as well as addressing security and public safety issues. Sub-elements are described below. Human capital. For the agency to respond to natural disasters, adequate staff and other human resources with the requisite skill sets are required. For the District, this requires staff
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