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NATURAL HAZARDS

MITIGATION PLAN

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT

AND HOMELAND SECURITY

May 10, 2011

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Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan May 10, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents 1

Section I - Introduction 5

A. General 5

B. Purpose 5

C. Participating Jurisdictions 5

D. Adoption by the Local Governing Body 6

E. Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning 6

F. Phases of Emergency Management 6

G. Format of the 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 7

H. Community Profile 7

Population 7

Townships, Population Growth, Land Area 8

Hocking River 9

I. Infrastructure 9

Roads and Highways, Railroads 9

Bridges and Culverts 9

County Utilities (Water Distribution/Sanitary Sewer Lines) 9

County Utility Department 10

J. Public Utility Companies 10

Electric Power Companies 10

Natural Gas Companies 11

Telephone Companies 11

K. Critical Facilities 12

L. Economic Development 12

Growth of the County 12

Business and Industry 12

Economic Development Department Statistics 13

Major Employers 14

Employment 14

Agriculture and Related Products 14

Employment by Industrial Classifications 15

Building Permits 15

Section II - Documentation of the Planning Process 16

A. Purpose 16

B. Planning Guidance 16

C. Mitigation Planning CORE Group 16

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D. Recognition 17

E. Multi-Jurisdictional Participation 17

F. Public Involvement 18

G. Involvement by Other Parties 18

H. Timeframes for Preparing the Plan 19

Explanation 19

Planning Phases 19

I. CORE Group Meetings and Activities 19

Phase I Meetings and Activities 19

Initial Meeting, October 6, 2009 19

2nd

Meeting, November 18, 2009 20

Phase II Meetings and Activities 20

3rd

Meeting, October 6, 2010 21

4th

Meeting, November 18, 2010 22

5th

Meeting, January 13, 2011 25

J. Sub Group Meeting 25

December 9, 2010 - Dams, Conservancy Districts 25

December 15, 2010 - Class I Dam Meeting 26

January 6, 2011 - Roads and Highways Meeting 26

Section III - Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment 28

A. General 28

B. Natural Hazards that affect Fairfield County 28

C. Profiling the Hazards 29

1) General 29

2) Risk Assessment 29

3) Probability of future events and the county’s vulnerability 29

Presidential Disaster Declaration (1964-2010) 30

4) Natural Hazards Affecting Fairfield County 31-40

Thunderstorms Hailstorms

Flooding Severe Winter Storms

Windstorms Tornadoes

Dam Failure Drought

Wildfires Earthquakes

Extreme Heat Landslides

5) Other Items of Concern 41

6) Other Hazards and/or Events 42

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D. Repetitive Losses 43

E. National flood Insurance Program (NFIR) 43

F. Structures within the County 44

1. Critical Facilities 44

2. Mobile Home Parks 44

3. Structures by Classification 45

4. Construction (2005-2009) 45

5. Businesses (2004-2008) 45

G. Vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities 46

H. Estimates of Potential Losses 46

I. Analyzing Development Trends 47

J. Future Land Use 47

Section IV - Mitigation Strategy – Goals and Activities 49

A. General 49

B. Goals and Activities for Fairfield County 49

1. General 49

2. Goals and Activities 50-51

C. Participating Jurisdictions - Goals and Activities 52-61

1. General 49

2. Goals and Activities of Jurisdictions 52

City of Lancaster -Pg 52 City of Pickerington - Pg 53

Village of Amanda- Pg 53 Village of Baltimore – Pg 54

Village of Bremen – Pg 54 Village of Carroll – Pg 55

Village of Lithopolis - Pg 55 Village of Millersport – Pg 56

Village of Pleasantville – Pg 56 Village of Rushville – Pg 57

Village of Stoutsville – Pg 57 Village of Sugar Grove – Pg 58

Village of Thurston - Pg 58 Village of West Rushville – Pg 59

3. Mitigation Activities by the Cities 59

D. Critical Facilities 61

E. Hazard Events Affecting Fairfield County 61

1. General 61

2. Vulnerability and Estimated Losses 61

3. Potential Downstream Hazards from Dams 62-64

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F. CORE Group Profiling of Hazards/Resulting Action Plans 65-73

G. Mitigation Grants and Application 73

Tab 1 – Hazard Evaluation Matrix 74

Section V - Plan Maintenance: Monitoring, Evaluating & Updating 75

A. General 75

B. Maintenance of the 2011 NH Mitigation Plan 75

C. Periodic Plan Review, Evaluation and Updates 75

D. Plans, Studies and Proposed Programs 76

E. Monitoring and Updating Policies and Information 77

F. Public Participation 77

Appendices

A - Copies of Resolutions

B - County Maps (GIS)

#1 - Site Map (Roads/Highways, lakes/ streams, Boundaries)

#2 - Critical Facilities

#3 - Emergency Response and Support Agencies/Departments

#4 - County Map with Contours shown

#5 - Flood Plain Map (Including Repetitive Loss Structures Locations)

#6 - Tornado Map

#7 - Map of Class I, II and III dams

#8 - Ground Water Pollution Potential

#9 – Mobile Home Locations

#10 -Emergency Warning Sirens (with coverage areas shown)

C - Larger Scale Maps (Page size maps of small insets used)

D - Critical Facilities List

E - Fairfield County Statistics

F - Conservancy Districts and Privately Owned Class I, II and III Dams

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY

NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

SECTION I - INTRODUCTION

A. General

Fairfield County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Short title

FCEMA), in coordination with the Fairfield County Mitigation CORE Group, was responsible

for the development of the 2011 Fairfield County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. This

document identifies the natural hazard risks within the County along with identified mitigation

activities in order to eliminate/lessen damages associated with these disasters.

The plan addresses the ‘Local Governing Body’ as defined by Section 322 of the Disaster

Mitigation Act of 2000 and FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Guidance, July 1, 2008. The

Local Governing Body consists of the County, Cities and Villages. Townships are addressed

under the County.

B. Purpose

The Fairfield County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan dated May 10, 2011 will, upon

approval by FEMA, replace the current Fairfield County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, dated

October 3, 2003 that will expire on November 6, 2011.

The 2011 multi-jurisdictional plan was developed following the guidance provided in

FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk, July 1, 2008. Federal guidance for local

mitigation planning has been changed and enhanced to ensure the plans addresses all the possible

hazards that may affect the various jurisdictions and the County as a whole.

C. Participating Jurisdictions

The following Jurisdictions participated in the development of this plan:

City of Lancaster City of Pickerington

Village of Amanda Village of Baltimore

Village of Bremen Village of Carroll

Village of Lithopolis Village of Millersport

Village of Pleasantville Village of Rushville

Village of Stoutsville Village of Sugar Grove

Village of Thurston Village of West Rushville

The participating jurisdictions were all contacted initially in August of 2009 and advised that

the current County Mitigation Plan would expire on November 6, 2011. All the jurisdictions

listed above participated in the 2003 plan that was approved by FEMA in November of 2005.

The jurisdictions were informed of the re-appointment of the CORE Planning Group, its

purpose and were invited to attend the initial CORE Group scheduled for October 6, 2009.

See Section II, paragraph D for additional information on the jurisdictions involvement.

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D. Adoption by the Local Governing Body (201.6 (c)(5)

The officials of the jurisdiction’s participating in the development of the plan were advised at

the beginning of the update process that their assistance would be necessary in order to ensure

that the final plan addressed their needs and concerns. The term ‘Local Governing Body’ refers

to County Commissioners and City and Village Councils.

During the period October 2010 - December 2010 meetings were held with all jurisdictions,

cities, and villages, to review the existing NHMP and to discuss the requirements for the 2011

plan. The officials were advised that they would need to formally adopt the Natural Hazard

Mitigation Plan by resolution, or other documentation, once the plan was approved by FEMA.

Copies of the jurisdiction’s resolutions or other documents will be added to Appendix A.

E. Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning (PDM)

Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Programs are designed to assist local governments to develop

cost effective hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program.

The program provides local governments an opportunity to consider the hazards that may affect

the jurisdiction, assess the possible damages and harm to the community, and consider what

actions might be taken to mitigate the effects before disasters strike.

To assist local governments FEMA provides publications, training and funding. The grants

include planning grants and mitigation project grants. PDM grants are awarded on a nationally

competitive basis and local governments must have a FEMA approved mitigation plan in order

to receive project grant funds.

Eligible Pre-Disaster Mitigation activities may include:

Elevation of existing public or private structures

Localized flood control projects that are designed specifically to protect critical facilities

Protective measures for utilities

Relocation of public or private structures

Storm water management projects

Structural and non-structural retrofitting, and,

Voluntary acquisition of real property

F. Phases of Emergency Management

There are four phases in emergency management. These are Mitigation, Preparedness,

Response and Recovery. Mitigation is a critical factor in all planning and is the cornerstone of

the four phases.

Mitigation planning takes all the factors, statistics and other elements that may exist within

the planning area(s) and uses that information to develop a risk assessment for the jurisdictions.

During the update process the participating jurisdictions assisted the CORE Planning Group by

providing current and historical information regarding the effects of various types of hazards

within their jurisdictions and identified various problems that should be considered for mitigation

actions.

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G. Format of the 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP)

The 2011 NHMP is formatted to coincide with FEMA’s 2008 Mitigation Plan Review

Crosswalk. This format should allow the plan holders to better understand the purpose and goal

of the plan. The Table of Contents is very detailed in order to enable the user to locate various

items easier.

H. Community Profile

Fairfield County Ohio, named for “fair fields,” was the eighth county to be formed in the

Northwest Territory. The County was created by the Governor and Council of the Northwest

Territory and was established by Proclamation on December 9, 1800 by Governor Arthur St.

Clair. Both the county and seat of justice are older by three years than the State of Ohio. The

land area of the new county included the present counties of Delaware, Knox, and Licking and

included large portions of Franklin, Perry, Pickaway, and Hocking. (See GIS Map, App B #1)

Among Fairfield County's more prominent residents were William Tecumseh Sherman, a

general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and his brother, John Sherman, was a

United States Senator and author of the

Sherman Anti-Trust Act. General

Sherman's former home in Lancaster is

now a museum. Ohio Governor William

Medill was also from Fairfield County.

Fairfield County is located in east

central Ohio. The 2009 population of the

County was 143,712 (61% urban and 39%

rural). The county seat is the City of

Lancaster with a population of 37,251 and

is the largest City in the County. The next

largest is the City of Pickerington with

17,482 residents in 2009 (a gain of 7,466

since the 2000 census). Fairfield County

overall experienced a significant increase

in population, roughly 14.6 percent,

between 2000 and 2009. The estimated

population of the county by 2020 is

169,712 and by 2030 is estimated at

201,759. (Ohio Department of Development - ODOD)

Population – Cities and Villages - July 2009

Fairfield County ....................143,712 Amanda ........................................717

Lancaster .................................37,251 Thurston .......................................606

Pickerington ............................17,482 Stoutsville ....................................578

Baltimore...................................2,937 Carroll ..........................................476

Bremen ......................................1,262 Sugar Grove .................................446

Lithopolis ..................................1,048 Rushville ......................................264

Millersport....................................934 West Rushville .............................138

Pleasantville ................................861

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Townships: There are thirteen Townships in Fairfield County. The 2009 population that live

outside the cities/villages and in the Townships is shown below.

Amanda (2,331) Berne (4,974) Bloom (6,870) Clearcreek (3,297)

Greenfield (4,748) Hocking (4,959) Liberty (5,182) Madison (2,798)

Pleasant (5,410) Richland (1,893) Rushcreek (2,546) Violet (19,405)

Walnut (4,977)

Note: There are also 8,710 people living in Townships in Fairfield County that are residents of

incorporated Cities or Villages that are located outside of Fairfield County. See chart below:

Fairfield County

Township

Individuals live in the

City/Village of:

In the County

of

2009

Population

Bloom Twp City of Columbus Franklin 8269

Bloom Twp Village of Canal Winchester Violet Twp 115

Violet Twp City of Reynoldsburg Franklin 319

Walnut Twp Village of Buckeye Lake Licking 6

Clearcreek Twp Village of Tarlton Ross 1

Population Growth: From 1990 to 2010 and projections for the future are shown below:

Year

Projections Population

1990 .................. 103,461

1995 .................. 115,460

2000 ................. 124,650

2005 ................. 135,230

2010 ................. 143,650

2015 ................. 153,880

2020 …………… 169,540

2030 …………… 201,010

Land Area

Fairfield County consists of 505.7 square miles of land in east central Ohio. The 2009

County Profile of Fairfield County lists the total land cover as 325,199.37 acres. This land is

listed as Urban (residential/commercial/industrial) 8.29% or 26,959 acres; Cropland 62.77% or

204,128 acres; Pasture 4.55% or 14,886 areas; Forest 23.89% or 77,690 acres; Open Water .50%

or 163 acres; Wetlands and Barren lands are listed as 0%.

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The Hocking River

The headwaters of the Hocking River begin near Lancaster in Fairfield County and the river

flows gently to the southeast emptying into to Ohio River near the Village of Hockingport in

Athens County. The 95 mile length of the Hocking River makes it Ohio's 14th longest river.

I. Infrastructure:

The following paragraphs address the infrastructure of Fairfield County and other pertinent

information regarding the county and jurisdictions. For larger scale maps – see Appendix C

Roads and Highways

Interstate 70 passes briefly east-west through the northwest corner of the county. U.S. Route

33 and State Routes 37, 158, 188 and 664 run primarily north and south through the county and

U.S. Route 22 and State Routes 188, 204, and 256 run primarily east and west through the

County.

As of 2010 there were 1,425 miles of roads and highways in Fairfield County. The mileage is

as follows: 2.38 miles of Interstate Highway, 50.93 miles of U.S. Highways, 138.82 miles of

State Highways and 1,233 miles of county, township and municipal roads. The total value of the

roads has not been established as of this date. (See Site Map, App B, #1)

Railroads

Fairfield County is serviced by three railroad companies: Norfolk and Southern, CSX, and

Ohio Railroads.

Bridges/Culverts

Total number of bridges within the county (Nov 2010) ................................240

Original Bridge Cost - Prior to 2003..............................................................$14,781,453.40

Cost of Bridges replaced from 2003 to 2010 .................................................$12,896,087.00

Total estimated costs to replace all bridges ..................................................36.09 Million

Culverts – each year numerous culverts are replaced due to deterioration. Some of the

culverts are upsized to improve hydraulics. The County Engineer’s Department replaces or

improves three to seven bridges and major culverts annually.

(Fairfield County Engineers Office)

County Utilities Water Distribution and Sanitary Sewer Lines

a. Water Distribution Lines

~ The total value of existing water distribution lines: $33,700,000.00

b. Sanitary Sewer Lines:

~ The total value of existing sanitary lines: $120,900,000.00

c. County Utilities projects listed in 2003 plan that have been completed:

~ Hill Road Water Line Project: Cost - $262,789.00

~ State Route 256 Force Main Line: Cost $1,688,076.00

~ New England Acres Interceptor: Cost $219,952.00

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County Utilities Department – Planned Mitigation Projects as of December 2010.

Pleasant Run WFR: Replacement of two aging facilities with compliance issues and

provide centralized sewer to a wider region. Estimated cost $7.5 Million.

Sycamore Creek Interceptor: Take a pump station off line and shift treatment to an under-

loaded facility and from a facility near capacity and provide centralized sewer to a region

with on-site treatment only. Estimated cost $1.75 Million.

(County Utilities Department)

J. Public Utility Companies Serving Fairfield County

Electric Power Companies

There are three Electric Power Companies that operate in Fairfield County, these are:

Columbus Southern Power - Yellow

Ohio Power - Pink

South Central Power - Blue

Columbus Southern Power has a very small

portion of coverage within Fairfield County and

that is located in the extreme northwest part of the

county. The land area is located within the Cities

of Columbus (Franklin County) and Reynoldsburg

(Licking County).

Ohio Power has several service areas through-

out the County with the primary area to include

the majority of the City of Lancaster and

extending south to the county line.

South Central Power Company covers the

largest portion of the county as shown in blue on

the map.

See the table below for a summary of taxable property owned by the Ohio Power, South

Central Power and the Columbus Southern Power Companies as of February 2011.

Values Columbus Southern

Power Co

Ohio Power Co South Central

Power Co

Taxable Value of

Personal Property

$5,336,440.00 $36,597,950.00 $23,460,180.00

Personal Property Tax

$438,538.00 $2,536,216.00 $23,458,733.00

Real Property Value

-0- $9,110.00 $26,960.00

Real Property Tax

-0- $380.00 $1,446.00

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The Personal Property Value amounts include the taxable value of all personal property,

including transmission and distribution lines, in Fairfield County. These amounts were certified

by the State of Ohio to the County Auditor.

Natural Gas Service Companies

The following companies supply Fairfield County

with natural gas service.

Columbia and Northeast - Violet

Columbia - Blue

Columbia and Southeast - Striped

The City of Lancaster owns its own gas company. The

Lancaster Municipal Gas Company services the City of

Lancaster. The company currently holds pipeline capacity

and storage on Columbia Transmission Pipelines and

buys its gas primarily from the Gulf of Mexico, Texas,

and Louisiana. A recently constructed natural gas facility

is located at 1424 Camp Ground Road in Lancaster.

The new Rocky Mountain Express (REX) handles

new natural gas supplies originating in the Wyoming area

and LMG to service the eastern Unities States. The

company will have pipeline projects completed in 2011

that could provide this area of the country with additional

gas supplies.

Telephone Companies

There are three telephone companies that operate

in Fairfield County.

These companies are shown in the map on the

left:

AT&T Ohio - Blue

Frontier - White

Cincinnati Bell - Pink

The Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington are in

the AT&T coverage area.

See Appendix E for additional Fairfield County

statistics.

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K. Critical Facilities

There are many facilities located in the County that are considered critical to the over-all

operation of the Villages, Cities, and the County as a whole.

These facilities include emergency response organizations, hospitals and other medical

facilites, government agency facilities, educational buildings, water and wastewater treatment

plants and nursing and assisted living facilities. See Appendix D for a listing of these facilities.

Many of the critical facilities are plotted on the Appendix B #2 GIS map. These facilties are

government facilities and include: The Courthouse, EMA/EOC, Liberty Center (Alternate EOC),

the Sheriff’s Office,. the Southeastern Correctional Institute and the Fairfield County State

Highway Patrol Post. See GIS Map Appendix B #2.

Locations of emergency response and support agencies are shown on the Appendix B #3

GIS map. See Appendix B #3.

L. Economic Development

1) Growth of the County

Located in the south-central portion of Ohio, Fairfield County is adjacent to Licking, Perry,

Hocking, Pickaway, and Franklin counties. The urban expansion of the Columbus metropolitan

area has made significant contributions to the growth of Fairfield County.

The 2009 estimated population of the county was 143,712. This would be a gain of 20,953

since April of 2000 or an average annual growth of 1.72%.

2) Business and Industry

Fairfield Medical Center and Mount Carmel Health Systems completed a $35 million, 70,000

square foot Diley Ridge Medical Center along Diley Road in Canal Winchester. The Center

includes emergency services, diagnostic facilities and a medical office building opened on March

16, 2010. The project’s first phase is planned to create approximately 55 new positions within

two years of completion.

One of the largest pipelines ever constructed in the United States made its way through

Fairfield County in 2009. The REX Rocky Express Pipeline stretching nearly 1,700 miles from

Colorado is a 42 inch diameter pipeline delivering approximately 1.6 billion cubic feet of natural

gas per day to the Midwest and the Eastern United States. The County is benefiting from this

project through property-tax collections in the forecasted amount of $3 million.

The Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol opened a new $1.1 million dollar facility in

2010. The facility is much larger and has an improved dispatch center.

A collaborative effort between South Central Power and the Fairfield County Emergency

Management Agency to improve the early warning siren system was completed in 2009. South

Central Power installed the 24 sirens at no expense to the communities and at a cost of

approximately $300,000 to South Central.

Green Technology Jobs began to make an impact in Fairfield County in 2009. Toxco a

lithium battery recycling center received a $9.5 million dollar grant through the American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand their facilities and added 40 new positions in 2010.

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Westerman Companies has started construction of a $4.2 million dollar expansion that will bring

over 84 jobs to the Bremen area.

Retail development tends to follow the population. Since Fairfield County has been one of

the fastest growing counties in Ohio since 2000. Developers and retailers have announced major

projects to meet the growing demands for goods and services. New businesses are Golden

Corral (100 jobs), International House of Pancakes (100 jobs) and Waffle House (25 jobs).

Ety Pointe, located in the City of Lancaster, is Fairfield County’s newest major retail

development opening in 2008. Ety Pointe is anchored by Wal-Mart Supercenter, Menard’s

Home Improvement Center, Giant Eagle and Kohl’s Department Store. Sonic Drive-In, Max and

Erma’s Restaurant, Huntington Bank and a number of other retailers occupy outlot locations.

The Meijer store on Diley Road in Canal Winchester opened its doors in 2008. The Diley

Road site also contains 13 outlots for additional development. As 2008 ended a new Super

Target at SR 256 and I-70 in Reynoldsburg opened in a new strip center.

Fairfield County actively pursued stimulus funding through the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act. In 2009, Fairfield County received $43.8 million for over 101 projects.

Some of those projects involved:

$355,744 to the Fairfield Community Health Center to continue providing services to

those not insured.

$140,806 to the City of Lancaster for the Nolder Barr Infrastructure Project.

$50,100 to the Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield

County Area for Head Start.

$9.5 million to Toxco, Inc. for hydrothermal recycling of Lithium-ion batteries.

$2.2 million for work on State Routes 204 and 204A.

$915,000 to the Village of Millersport for a water transmission main.

3) Fairfield County Economic Development Department Statistics

At 9.3 percent, Fairfield County’s 2009 unemployment rate was higher than the 5.7 percent

rate in 2008. The County’s rate is lower than the state and national averages, which totaled 10.7

percent and 9.7 percent respectively. Government, retail and manufacturing operations

collectively employ nearly 50 percent of the County’s workforce.

As of December 31, 2009, six Enterprise Zone agreements were active representing more

than $21.6 million in investments. The projects have created 269 new employment positions and

retained 1,475.

The Fairfield County Economic Development Department administers the Fairfield County

Revolving Loan Fund. Established in 1992, the Fairfield County Revolving Loan Fund is

designed to provide low-interest, fixed-rate financing to encourage job creation and retention in

Fairfield County. Seven loans were approved in 2009 with a total project cost of $5.2 million.

Since the Revolving Loan Fund was established, more than $3.5 million has been loaned to

support more than 60 projects.

In 2009, the Fairfield 33 Development Alliance continued working with Columbus-based

GREENCREST to develop a brand, collateral materials, and a website. Marketing materials were

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completed and unveiled in December, 2008. In 2009, the Alliance marketed the Fairfield 33

Corridor (US Route 33) utilizing a number of marketing initiatives.

Created in 2003, the Fairfield County Economic Development Department has worked to

administer, design, and implement plans and programs to stimulate the economy. Two incentive

programs include the Ohio Enterprise Zone and Revolving Loan Fund programs.

Major employers within the County are:

PUBLIC SECTOR

EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES TYPE

Fairfield Medical Center 1708 Health Care

Pickerington Schools 1115 Public School

Fairfield County 860 Government

Lancaster City Schools 687 Public School

City of Lancaster 435 Government

Canal Winchester Local Schools 402 Public School

Southeastern Correctional Institution 381 Correctional Facility

Fairfield Union Local Schools 255 Public School

Eastland Fairfield Career & Technical School 210 Technical School

Bloom-Carroll Local Schools 189 Public School

Amanda Clearcreek Local Schools 181 Public School

PRIVATE SECTOR

EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES TYPE

Anchor Hocking (2) 1248 Manufacturer

Walmart (2) 752 Retail

Krogers (4) 652 Retail

TS Trim (4) 537 Manufacturing

Giant Eagle (2) 467 Retail

Ralston Foods 404 Manufacturer

Diamond Power 364 Manufacturer

Meijer (2) 350 Retail

Crestview Manor Nursing Home 245 Health Care

Employment Civilian labor force statistics for the County are as follows:

Fairfield County

Year Labor Force Employed Unemployed

2005 73,000 69,100 3,900

2006 74,700 71,200 3,500

2007 75,300 71,600 3,800

2008 75,900 71,600 4,300

2009 75,200 68,200 7,000

Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Workforce Development, Bureau of Labor Market Information

Agriculture and related products Agriculture plays a key role in the County’s overall

economy. According to the Ohio Department of Development the County has 1,140 farms

averaging 169 acres that produce predominately corn, wheat, soybeans and various livestock

averaging cash receipts of approximately $49,422 per farm.

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Employment by Industrial Classifications (2003-2007)

According to the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Policy, Research and Strategic

Planning and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Ohio Labor Market

Information, the numbers of employees in various industrial classifications in the County:

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Private Sector 27,955 28,824 29,121 31,212 31,598

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting n/a 64 55 38 33

Mining n/a 30 30 11 19

Utilities 180 -1 182 184 202

Construction 2,228 2,262 2,276 2,372 2,184

Manufacturing 5,260 5,054 5,027 5,411 5,263

Wholesale Trade 656 732 726 824 931

Retail Trade 5,159 5,083 5,131 6,165 6,369

Transportation and warehousing 420 -1 401 405 391

Information 356 364 363 347 335

Finance and insurance 900 882 890 924 912

Real estate and rental and leasing 472 461 470 477 428

Professional and technical services 1,031 1,099 1,116 1,097 1,057

Management of companies and enterprises 107 92 110 112 205

Administrative and waste services 2,293 2,859 2,892 2,705 2,799

Educational services 333 366 274 289 308

Health care and social assistance 2,966 3,166 3,416 3,622 3,852

Arts, entertainment and recreation 366 373 395 439 399

Accommodation and food services 3,888 3,997 4,041 4,356 4,478

Other services, except public administration 1,237 1,391 1,325 1,430 1,384

State and Local Government 7,458 7,773 8,075 8,036 7,977

State government 807 820 813 779 767

Local government 6,651 6,953 7,262 7,257 7,210

Federal Government 265 261 257 260 257

35,413 36,597 37,196 39,248 39,575

*1 or 0 indicates suppression for confidentiality.

Building Permits (2004 – 2009)

The degree of building activity in the County is evidenced by the following data relating to

the issuance of building permits in the County for the years indicated:

Building Permits Issued For New Construction

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Residential 1,265 992 604 422 212 188

Value ($000) $200,019 $172,509 $124,893 $81,273 $44,827 $38,099.

Source: Ohio Department of Development, Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning

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Section II

Documentation of the Planning Process

A. Purpose

This 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan has been developed in order to update the

information provided in the previous plan and to comply with federal regulations. This plan

reflects the latest federal mitigation guidance from FEMA and replaces the original 2003 Natural

Hazards Mitigation Plan that expires on November 6, 2011.

Mitigation planning is essential to all citizens of the county. The Cities, Villages and

Township’s officials and citizens must consider what hazards could affect them. The

communities need to review their planning and preparation, prioritize necessary mitigation

actions, assess the risks if hazards would occur and ensure that the necessary resources would be

available if such events happen.

The plan was developed by the Fairfield County Office of Emergency Management and

Homeland Security assisted by a CORE Group of experts from various organizations, agencies

and individuals from within the County.

Officials of the Cities and Villages met with the planning team and provided input for their

jurisdictions. The public was invited to participate and did provide their comments and

suggestions through interaction with the local officials and by their participation in public

meetings.

B. Planning Guidance

This plan was developed in accordance with the guidance and instructions provided under the

Federal Register, Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance, Part 201.6 Local Mitigation

Plans and FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk, dated July 1, 2008.

C. Mitigation Planning CORE Group

The original CORE Group was established in June 2002 to assist the County Emergency

Management Agency with the development of the October 2003 Natural Hazards Mitigation

Plan (NHMP) that was approved by FEMA on November 7, 2006.

The 2003 NHMP is due to expire on November 6, 2011. The County EMA notified the

CORE Group members that the update of the existing plan would start in late 2009. The Group

includes officials from various agencies and organizations and the individuals are considered

experts in their fields. The group has remained semi-active over the years with several changes in

the membership. The Group was re-appointed in October 2009.

The following individuals have graciously given of their time and expertise to the

development of this Natural Hazards Mitigation plan. As a group they have the knowledge and

leadership necessary to develop, organize and produce the plan. We wish to also thank their

agencies and organizations for their recognition of the importance of this plan.

The CORE Group is comprised of the following members:

Buckeye Lake Park – ODNR ................................................Tim Waln

Lancaster-Fairfield Chamber of Commerce ..........................Alicia Conrad

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Citizen Representative (Former EMA Director)....................Tom Moe

City of Lancaster Engineer ...................................................Brad Fagrell

City of Lancaster Fire Chief .................................................Steve Sells

City of Pickerington, Safety-Service Director ......................Ed Drobina

Fairfield County EMA Director .............................................Jon Kochis

Fairfield County EMA, Finance & Logistics Manager .........Christy Noland

Fairfield County EMA, Planning & Operations Manager .....Bill Gilliam

Fairfield County EMA, Planner .............................................Bob Clark

Fairfield County Engineer’s Office .......................................Jeff Baird

*Fairfield County GIS............................................................Dave Burgei

Fairfield County Regional Planning ......................................Holly Mattei

Fairfield County Regional Planning ......................................James Mako

Fairfield County Utilities .......................................................Tony Vogel

*Independent Appraiser – Rushcreek Conservancy District .Dan Singer

Ohio State University Extension Service ...............................Stan Smith

Realtors Association ..............................................................Debi Stemble

*Soil & Water Conservation District .....................................Chad Lucht

Citizen (Former Township Trustee) ......................................David Petty

Greenfield Township Trustee Representative ........................Larry Joos

Township Trustee Representative .........................................Ed Pool

*Village Mayor ......................................................................Bob Kalish

Violet Township Engineer .....................................................Greg Butcher

* 2003 Core Group members

Greg Butcher, Violet Township Engineer, was added to the CORE Group in 2010 at the

request of Violet Township. The City of Pickerington is co-located with Violet Township and

their staffs work jointly on all projects and concerns that would affect both entities.

D. Recognition

Various other agencies and departments also contributed information for the Plan. Some of

the agencies and organizations include, but are not limited to: American Electric Power, South

Central Power Company, Fairfield County Auditor and GIS Department, Office of Economic

Development, County Health and Engineer Departments, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Ohio

Division of Forestry, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Development,

Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio University-Lancaster, and many others.

E. Multi-Jurisdictional Participation

The participating jurisdictions noted in Section I were included as partners in the planning

process starting with an initial announcement of the intent to update the existing plan until the

plan was completed.

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The jurisdictions were advised of the CORE Group’s purpose, its membership and of the

expertise that was available to assist with any concerns they might have regarding local hazards,

the assessment of effects on their communities and of possible corrective actions.

From the beginning of the planning process the jurisdictions were advised of actions being

taken. They were requested to review the existing mitigation plan and consider changes or

additions needed in preparation for face-to-face meetings with the CORE Group planners.

Upon notice by OH EMA that federal grant funds were not yet available, the work on the

2011 plan was halted for a period of eleven months. Jurisdictions were then notified of the delay.

Upon notification that the grant funds were available (Aug 2010) the jurisdictions were informed

that the mitigation planning was continuing. The CORE Group resumed meeting on October 6,

2010.

Face-to-face meetings with the participating jurisdictions were conducted in November and

December 2010. At those meetings the existing plan was reviewed and discussed to include the

status of the mitigation activity outlined in the 2003 plan.

Each jurisdiction also completed the ‘Community Hazard Analysis’. The hazards and risk

assessments for the jurisdictional area were reviewed and updated, and new goals and activities

for the 2011 plan were selected. In each case the jurisdictions were requested to notify the public

of the meetings and to request their participation.

F. Public Involvement

Involvement of the public in the mitigation planning was determined as necessary and

essential from the start of the planning process. It was understood that public involvement was

also the County Commissioners’ wish as well as a crosswalk requirement.

Public information was provided to local newspapers and through the use of electronic media

announcements. Information was placed on the County EMA Web Page including a draft of the

plan. Also an information sheet was posted asking for citizens’ comments and suggestions.

The public was notified of the formal meetings of the CORE Group and were invited to

attend. They were also informed whenever meetings with their jurisdictions were scheduled and

they were invited to attend those meetings as well.

The local meetings provided the jurisdiction’s officials, as well as the public, an opportunity

to discuss and comment on mitigation issues they felt affected their community. The meetings

proved helpful to the jurisdiction’s officials and the planners alike.

G. Involvement by Other Parties

EMA Directors of adjoining counties were advised that Fairfield County was updating the

current Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) and that their comments would be welcomed.

At the time the plan was being updated there were no mitigation issues that would affect the

adjoining counties.

Contact was also made and assistance received from various organizations such as the

American Red Cross, the Amateur Radio club, Salvation Army, Ohio University-Lancaster, and

the Fairfield County Fire Association. This input was invaluable to the planning process.

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Assistance from other professionals from the County, City and Township engineers, the

County GIS, County Utilities, the Conservancy Districts and Dam Owners was also helpful.

H. Timeframes for Preparing the Plan

Explanation:

Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency applied for a federal grant in order to fund

the development of the Natural Hazard Mitigation plan for the County. The grant application was

dated July 1, 2009. The application was reviewed by OH EMA and forwarded to FEMA Region

IV, Chicago.

OH EMA advised the County EMA office that the grant application had been approved by

FEMA Region IV but there were no federal mitigation funds available at the time. Since the

existing plan did not expire until November 6, 2011 it was decided that no further meetings

would be held until the funds were awarded and the grant award period designated.

Planning Phases:

It was decided that since it appeared that there would be a considerable amount of time

before Congress approved funding of the federal mitigation programs, and that the approved

grant could be funded, the work on the plan would be conducted in two phases:

Phase I - October 6 – December 31, 2009. Meetings, training and work conducted prior

to the grant funds being awarded.

Phase II - August 23, 2010 to the end of the Grant Period. Meetings and work conducted

after the award of the grant and the designation of the grant period. Work accomplished

in Phase II would be eligible for consideration under the grants’ ‘in-kind’ match

provisions.

I. CORE Group Meetings and Activities

Phase I Meetings and Activities

The following meetings and activities were conducted in Phase I:

October 6 – November 17, 2009 November 18, 2009 – December 31, 2009

Re-appointment of CORE Group Review 2008 Local Planning Crosswalk

Training Session by OH EMA Established Planning Priorities

Public Information and Involvement Hazard Identification &Profile

Group Planning Assignments Risk Assessment

Plans to brief jurisdiction officials Vulnerability/Loss Estimates

Initial CORE Group Meeting and Training – October 6, 2009

The Initial CORE Group meeting was conducted in the County EOC and the County EMA

Director, Jon Kochis welcomed the attendees. An introduction of officials and CORE Group

members was made and the Director officially announced reappointment of the CORE Group,

reviewed their mission, and gave a briefing on the Mitigation Plan.

Dean Ervin, OH EMA Mitigation Branch, briefed the attendees on recent changes to

mitigation planning to include a review of the 2008 Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk.

Dean emphasized jurisdictional and public involvement.

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The Group discussed work to be accomplished, goals and objectives, planning assignments

and schedules for formal and other meetings. Group members were advised of the County

EMA’s plans to work with jurisdictions and keep them informed of the planning process.

Several priorities were established in order to assist the planning group, for example:

1. Establish planning timeframes – meeting dates, deadlines for information, etc.

2. Meet with jurisdictions - EMA staff and CORE Group members

3. Review Hazards and Risk Assessments of the jurisdictions.

4. Involve the public. Developed/published periodic media announcements, posted

them on the County EMA web page. Requested the jurisdictions invite the public to

scheduled meetings. Held Public Meetings (Pickerington and Lancaster areas)

5. Developed a draft of the 2011 plan and reviewed the progress made on the draft at

each Group meeting.

CORE members were provided electronic copies of the existing 2003 plan; the July 1, 2008

Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk; the e-CFR, Part 201 ‘Mitigation Planning’, and

several other mitigation documents.

2nd CORE Group Planning Meeting - November 18, 2009

The second meeting of the Group was held in the County EOC. The Group reviewed the July

1, 2008 Crosswalk in detail and discussed work assignments based on factors such as the

experience of the members of the original 2003 CORE Group. Each member would continue to

work on the various plan sections they were acquainted with and had previously worked on.

It was determined that formal meetings would be held for the entire CORE Group and that

other small group work sessions would be held whenever needed. A summary of those meetings

would be presented at the next formal meeting for the entire Group’s benefit.

County EMA notified all jurisdictions of upcoming updates to the County Mitigation Plan

and asked for their assistance. New releases and other information provided the public prior to

this meeting was reported to the Group members.

Public Information. It was decided that information regarding public involvement, i.e.,

public meetings, media announcements and periodic updates and other communications would

be coordinated through the County EMA office.

Dates for future formal meetings, starting in 2010, were confirmed and ideas for holding

small group meetings for the various planning sections discussed.

Note: A break in planning activities occurred while awaiting award of Mitigation Grant that

was announced to CORE Group and jurisdictions on January 4, 2010.

Phase II Meetings and Activities

September 9 – November 17, 2010 November 18, 2010 – January 12, 2011

Update briefing following break CORE Members Reports

Review Planning Goals & Priorities Review/Discussion of New Updates

NFIP Information & Coordination Discuss Mapping and Enclosures

Review Hazards Identified Updates of Infrastructure Information

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Development Group Action Plans Review of Draft Plan by CORE Group

Multi-jurisdiction Risk Assessments Conduct of Public Meetings

Meetings with Jurisdictions Forward draft plan to OH EMA

Public Service Announcements Meetings with Jurisdictions Continued

Benefit Cost Discussions & Activities *Jurisdictional Vulnerability Review

*Final review by Jurisdictions regarding comments on the hazards, risk assessment and

vulnerability, also review of the priorities, goals/actions plans and adoption of the plan

January 13 – March 9, 2011 March 10 – End of Period

Send draft plan to OH EMA Review OH EMA’s comments

Review OH EMA’s Comments Review Region 4 comments

Meet with CORE Group as needed Correct as necessary

Correct draft and return to OH EMA Prepare final plan

3rd

CORE Group Meeting - October 6, 2010

The EMA Director Jon Kochis briefed the Group regarding limited actions on the draft plan

since the November 18, 2009 meeting.

The Group reviewed the list of hazards and risks identified in the 2003 plan and discussed

events and changes noted since 2003. Hazards were prioritized based on information from the

National Climatic Data Center for Fairfield County regarding occurrences for the period January

2000 to February 2010.

The Group determined that the following twelve natural hazards were the hazards most likely

to affect Fairfield County:

*Dam Failure Drought Earthquake

Extreme Heat Flooding Hailstorms

Landslide Severe Winter Storm Tornado

Wildfire Thunderstorms Windstorms

*Comment - Although there has never been a dam failure in the county there are several

dams that do need maintenance and several Class I dams with no emergency action plan. EMA

scheduled a dam owner meeting in December 2010 to offer assistance to the owners.

A ‘Benefit-Cost Review’ activity was conducted for the purpose of determining the benefits

and the costs of future mitigation actions and the necessary prioritization of activities. This

review was based on the identified hazards, recent events and historical accounts as well as

individual concerns and potential problem areas.

A modified version of a STAPLEE matrix was utilized to help determine the cost benefits of

certain mitigation actions. The Group activity was based on the three major concerns, i.e., dams,

flooding and severe weather.

Other hazard related factors mentioned in the 2003 plan were re-addressed and the Group

determined that these factors are still true and continue to be a cause for concern. The following

are conditions that would magnify a natural hazard event such as:

Debris choked streams and ditches (flooding)

Fires caused by lightning strikes

Home damages due to downed trees

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Soil slippage following construction

Filling in of flood prone areas and drainage ditches

Water shortages and crop damages caused by drought conditions

Environmental problems such as geese overpopulation, excessive deer population and

water contamination were also considered to pose a hazard to the population in general.

Additionally other items were discussed such as hazards caused by the lack of mosquito

spraying in the jurisdictions, lack of weather warning radios for schools and care facilities,

damages due to development in areas not designated as flood prone areas, EMS and Rescue

actions delayed/blocked due to road conditions (flooding, trees and wires down, etc.)

The problem of non-participation of some jurisdictions in the National Flood Insurance

Program was addressed by Regional Planning representatives and a course of action agreed upon

to address the situation. During the meetings with the jurisdictions scheduled for November and

December, 2010, the non-participating jurisdictions would be urged to become participants.

Individual meetings with the Jurisdictions regarding natural hazards; risk assessments; their

vulnerability; and local mitigation projects to include goals, priorities and mitigation activities

were planned for November through early December 2010. CORE members were invited to

participate in these meetings.

CORE Group members worked individually, or in small group meetings, on various

assignments and provided the results of their work to EMA office for inclusion in the draft plan.

Tentative date for completion of first draft to be sent to OH EMA was January 28, 2011.

4th

CORE Group Meeting – November 18, 2010

The County EMA Director briefed the assembled CORE Planning Group on current activities

and progress on the draft plan. He also discussed meetings currently being conducted with the

jurisdictions. Ten of the fifteen meetings have been either conducted or were scheduled at the

time of this meeting.

The October 6th

CORE Group meeting details were reviewed and the material discussed in

order to address questions that had arisen since the last meeting. The members were briefed

regarding the results of the meetings held with the jurisdictions since October.

The process for documenting the in-kind/local cost share hours spent by CORE Group

members and other county or organizational employees to research, update statistics, etc. was

explained to the Group. A form to record their time was provided to the members. The forms

were marked confidential and would be handled as such.

Members where provided a copy of the first three sections of the draft 2011 plan prior to the

meeting via email. The draft was also reviewed during the meeting and the member’s questions

and/or comments requested. The members were reminded that the completed draft of the plan

would be sent to OH EMA by the end of January and requested all updates and work projects be

completed and provided to EMA as soon as work is completed but not later than January 20,

2011.

The Group reviewed the ‘problem statements’ that were addressed in the current NHMP and

determined that the risk of future occurrences is high. It was recognized that in the past ten years

there have been positive gains and improvements in some of areas addressed below. There have

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also been improvements within the county in storm water and sanitary sewers, new and re-

conditioned wastewater treatment plants and in the implementation of zoning regulations.

The following statements on the hazards below continue to be concerns for the 2011 NHMP:

1. Severe summer and winter weather (Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Snow and Ice Storms)

Severe summer/winter weather storms result in significant and untimely failures of electric,

telephone and cable services due to falling trees or tree limbs, the accumulation of ice on lines

and cables; vehicle crashes into utility poles, and are impediments to emergency responses.etc.

The long outages pose a hardship and serious threat to people requiring electrical medical

devices or for those in all electric homes that depend on electric for nearly everything.

Many homes and businesses do not have a source of alternate power (generators) should

an electric outage occur.

There are many critical public facilities that do not have generators to provide back-up

emergency power for critical equipment (i.e., water supply, wastewater)

The lack of awareness by citizens, schools and government regarding appropriate actions

to take during severe weather incident events:

~Protective actions to take to protect themselves, their families and the students.

~Very little awareness within the Business Community regarding when and if they

should operate their businesses during emergency events.

The inability of fire and EMS personnel and equipment to provide timely response due to

many factors such as road closures by flooding, trees and wires down, etc.

2. Flooding

These items of concern due to flooding conditions were considered worthy of consideration

as they are often outside of the normal conversations on the subject of flooding:

Onsite Public & Private Water Contamination:

a.) Contamination may occur within the water systems if contaminated with surface

water from heavy rainfalls due to bacteria and chemicals.

b.) Sanitary sewer systems that are inundated by floodwaters add to the degradation of

the flow stream as well as upset the natural workings of a sanitary sewer system.

c.) Wastewater facilities may be forced to by-pass these flood waters in order to protect

the treatment facilities.

Development of sub-divisions may cause adverse effects due to:

a.) Increases in storm water runoff due to increased impervious areas caused by new

construction.

b.) A increase in impervious areas affects the quality of water entering streams.

c.) Stream water levels peak faster which causes potential flash flooding.

Increased stream velocities increase water erosion.

Single Lot Development Causes:

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a.) Drainage problems due to blocking and relocation of natural drainage patterns.

b.) Lack of erosion control devices causes sediment to transport offsite (i.e. streams and

neighboring properties).

c.) Residents wanting to straighten streams because of natural meanders that affect their

property,

d.) People want to put streams through pipes, which cause potential flooding upstream.

NFIP Program. Urge the non-participating jurisdictions to enroll in the program for the

benefit of the community and their citizens.

3. Tornadoes - Due to the violent nature of tornadoes and the uncertainly of the storms paths

and touchdowns there is a need for public awareness and effective protective measures.

Public awareness must include all residents. Individuals responsible for operation of the

schools, businesses, public facilities, hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities must

consider emergency actions and develop and exercise emergency plans accordingly.

Continue the installation of tornado warning sirens and use of weather warning devices,

such as:

a.) Although the number of tornado warning sirens has more than doubled since 2003

(to 44 sirens in December 2010) there are still gaps in the coverage.

b.) Many schools, nursing homes, businesses and public buildings do not have

warning radios. Fire inspectors should check for workable weather radios while

making their periodic fire and safety inspections – this action alone would motivate

management.

Lack of established tornado safe rooms or other protective facilities throughout the

County to provide for the protection of mobile home and other residents.

Emergency Action Plans. Despite regulations requiring emergency plans many facilities

such as nursing homes, schools, and government buildings do not have adequate safety or

emergency action plans.

Need for housing regulations and codes to ensure construction of properties that are

designed as wind and storm resistant.

4. Dams. The following information was provided by personnel from the ODNR and the

Rushcreek and Hunter’s Run Conservancy Districts. (Dec 2010)

In the past ten years two dams have been reclassified as high hazard dams where loss of

life is possible if the dam fails. These dams must be upgraded to increase the storage-

discharge of the spillways to be in compliance with Ohio’s state dam law. The concrete

riser on one of these dams is deteriorating and needs to be repaired soon to keep its

integrity intact.

Rock Mill Lake Park dam is one of two high hazard dams that have concrete risers that

are deteriorating and need to be repaired.

Greenfield Lake State Park dam is one of seven dams that have the corrugated metal pipe

spillways rusting through on the bottom. If the pipes are not replaced they will continue

to disintegrate which could lead to dam failure. All seven of these dams have been

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reclassified as higher hazard structures (no loss of life envisioned). These dams still

require upgrades to increase the storage/discharge of the spillways.

14 other dams have corrugated metal pipe spillways that are seriously corroding and must

be replaced or dam failure could occur.

5th

CORE Group Meeting - January 27, 2011

A review of current activities and meetings with the participating jurisdiction and progress

made on the draft of the plan was conducted by the EMA Director.

CORE Group members were requested to turn-in their personal time on the accounting forms

provided in an earlier meeting.

Reports were made on meetings held since the last meeting. Activities to involve the public

were reviewed. Since October 2010 there has been very little public interest although media

announcements have been made for all CORE Group meetings, the EMA Web page has

addressed updating of the County Mitigation plan and invited public participation.

The Group reviewed the entire draft plan and Appendices. The plan was projected on the

screens in the Emergency Operations Center and the review was conducted by the EMA staff

and various CORE Group contributors to the draft:

Comments and suggestions from Group regarding corrections and additions that were

necessary were noted for correction following the meeting.

A corrected copy of the draft would be forwarded via email to the CORE Group the first

week of February. Members were asked to review the draft and provide the EMA staff

their comments as soon as possible.

The draft plan would be updated as recommended and forwarded to OH EMA for their

review early in February.

The next meeting of the CORE Group will be announced following the OH EMA review of

the 2011 plan.

J. Sub Group Meetings (Dec 2010 – Jan 2011)

Several additional sub-group meetings were planned in December to address certain aspects

of the plan. These meetings were:

December 9, 2010: Dams - Conservancy Districts

CORE Group members that would be included in a meeting to discuss the Conservancy

Districts, private and other dams, waterways, flooding, etc. would include the following

personnel:

December 9, 2010 – 9AM Meeting Attendees

Keith Rowe, Rushcreek & Hunters Run Conservancy Districts

Chad Lucht, Fairfield Soil and Water

Jim Mako, Fairfield County Regional Planning

David Burgei, Fairfield County GIS Office

Jon Kochis, Fairfield EMA Director

Bill Gilliam, Fairfield County EMA Planning & Operation Manager

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Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA Planner

December 15, 2010: Class I Dam Meeting

A meeting with the Fairfield County Class I dam owners, and other interested parties as listed

below, was conducted as part of the mitigation planning effort. Purpose of the meeting was to

inform Class I dam owners of ODNR rules and regulations and review their responsibilities as

dam owners such as the development of emergency action plans, operation and maintenance

plans, and to understand the personal liabilities related to owning a dam.

A Dam Safety Engineering Program DVD was reviewed with the owners. Martin Joyce and

Rodney Tornes, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, gave their comments and provided

sample dam action plans; and provided copies of the latest State and Federal guidance Power

Point presentations on Dam Rules and Regulations and Dam Maintenance, Operations and

Liabilities. They also briefed the attendees on many other dam related and other worthwhile

documents.

The meeting generated an excellent exchange of questions and answers between the dam

owners, conservancy districts personnel, and state and county officials. The County EMA

Director offered the owners assistance in the development of their plans to include GIS work

(overview pictures, etc).

The following individuals from various agencies and organizations attended this meeting.

December 15, 2010 – 9AM Meeting Attendees

Jon Kochis, Fairfield County EMA Director

Bill Gilliam, Fairfield County Plans and Operations

Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA, Planner

Christy Noland, Fairfield County EMA, Finance/Logistics

Keith Rowe, President, Rushcreek and Hunters Run Conservancy Districts

Chad Lucht, Fairfield Soil and Water

Jim Mako, Fairfield County Regional Planning

Tim Waln, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Buckeye Lake)

Sonya Lindsey, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Buckeye Lake)

Martin Joyce, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DSWR)

Rodney Tornes, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DSWR)

Dennis Tomcik, Operations Branch, Ohio Emergency Management Agency

David Held, Dam Owner

James A Pate, Jr, City of Lancaster Engineer’s Office

Randy Swetnam, Hide-A-Way Hills

Mark Anders, Pine Lake Estates

January 6, 2011: Roads and Highways

This meeting was scheduled to obtain current road and highway information and identify

mitigation activities completed since 2003. It also was to identify plans for future mitigation

activities on local, county, and state roads, highways and bridges, etc. The purpose of this

meeting was to discuss mitigation activities, past and future, for the Cities, the County and by

Fairfield County ODOT. The meeting originally scheduled for December 21st was cancelled due

to bad weather and re-scheduled for January 6, 2011.

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The activities of these agencies since the 2003 County Hazard Mitigation plan and plans for

future mitigation type activities throughout the county will be entered into the 2011 Mitigation

plan in order to show the great amount of accomplishments and to identify plans for future

projects that relate to mitigation activities.

Director Kochis thanked the engineers attending the meeting and stated that Doulas Riffle,

FC ODOT could not attend but did send the necessary information.

January 6, 2011 - Meeting Attendees

Jeff Baird – Fairfield County Engineer’s Office

Brad Fagrell – City of Lancaster’s Engineer

Greg Bachman - City of Pickerington Engineer

Jon Kochis – Fairfield County EMA Director

Bill Gilliam – Fairfield County EMA Operations and Planning Manager

Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA Planner

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Section III

Natural Hazards Risk Assessment

A. General

This section addresses risk management for this natural hazards mitigation plan to include

the identification and profiling of natural hazards that have historically affected Fairfield County

and its jurisdictions.

Risk assessment also addresses the vulnerability of the county and the jurisdictions,

identification of critical facilities and structures within the participating jurisdictions, repetitive

losses that have occurred with the county and estimates of potential losses.

B. Natural Hazards that affect Fairfield County

The following is a list of natural hazards that may affect Fairfield County. Based on

historical records and following a review and discussion by the CORE Planning Group these

hazards were identified as the natural hazards of concern.

Dam Failure Drought Earthquake

Extreme Heat Flooding Hailstorms

Landslides Severe Winter Storm Tornado

Wildfire Thunderstorms Windstorms

The following is historical information on the results of natural hazards events for Fairfield

County for the period January 2000 to September 2010 as obtained from the National Climatic

Data Center (NCDC) & NOAA Satellite and Information Service. See Appendix E for a record

of events for each hazard.

*Fairfield County Natural Hazard Results (Jan 2000 – Sep 2010)

EVENTS

NUMBER OF

INCIDENTS

COMMENTS

Thunderstorm Winds 71 As listed by NCDC Aug 2010

Hailstorms 36

Flooding 25 Repetitive Losses (19) (FEMA)

Severe Winter Storms 23 Listed by NCDC as snow & ice events

Windstorms (High Winds) 7 2 Deaths, 14 Injured

Tornadoes 4

Dam Failure 0 All Classes of dams

Drought 0

Wild & Forest Fires 0

Earthquake 0

Extreme Heat 0

Landslides 0

Countywide – All Events 168 2–Deaths, 14-Injured

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C. Profiling the Natural Hazards

(1) General

The following hazards information is in order as listed in paragraph B above.

Of the twelve hazards listed by NCDC there have only been occurrences (events) of the first

six hazards during the period January 2002 to September 2010. (See Appendix E for NCDC

Query Results by individual hazard, location of events, date/time, magnitude, injuries, etc.)

(2) Risk Assessment

Risk assessment for this plan is based on the natural hazards identified for the county, the

historical experience and the probability of future occurrences. The recorded effect of hazards on

the county reflects a great deal on the geographic makeup of the county. With very few

exceptions the occurrence of natural hazards events in the County for the past ten years is about

equal in all areas of the county.

Fairfield County terrain ranges from hilly in the northwest and the southern portions of the

county to rolling hills and fairly level, open terrain for the majority of the rest of the county. The

northeast portion could well be described as basically flat. (See GIS Map, Appendix B #5 for a

contour mapping of the County).

Damages from summer and winter storms including thunderstorms, other wind events, and

snow and ice events are common hazards through-out the county. These storms cause damages

to homes, farms and businesses and disrupt electric power, telephone and cable services often for

long periods of time (7-10 days in extreme storms). Injuries to farm animals are not uncommon

during thunderstorms and snow and ice events.

Tornadoes are always a threat to the residents of the County and cause a lot of anxiety among

the county’s citizens. There have been only four NWS certified touchdowns, all in different areas

of the County, all with minor damages, in the past ten years.

Flooding is the number one hazard in Ohio and does affect some county and township roads

often causing their temporary closing. There has also been minor flooding in the Villages of

Baltimore, Millersport (Buckeye Lake area) and Stoutsville. There have been no declarations due

to flooding.

(3) Probability of future events and the county’s vulnerability

The CORE Group considered historical records of occurrences, recent (past ten years)

damages within the County and damages recorded in adjoining counties and within the State and

concluded that Fairfield County has been fortunate but the probability for future natural hazard

events is considered high.

The Group rated the vulnerability of the county to natural hazards as limited. The reasoning

for this rating is based on several factors:

The ‘Severity Rating’ for limited states that:

o Injuries/illness that do not result in permanent disability.

o Complete shutdown of critical facilities for more than one week.

o More that 10% of property damaged.

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Historical records of flooding events and related emergency declarations. With the

exception of flooding all the jurisdictions in the County have had nearly the same

experiences with the twelve hazards identified on page 28.

Historically, flooding has caused damages in the county and is expected to remain at the

same level in future years. There are certain specific areas within the County that could

experience minor flooding. Jurisdictions that are prone to minor flooding are:

o Village of Baltimore

o Village of Bremen

o Village of Sugar Grove

o Village of Stoutsville

Presidential Disaster Declarations (1964 – 2010) (Updated as of 10-05-2010). The

following are disaster declarations that were declared as presidential.

Declaration

Nr

Date

Declared

Fed Disaster

Programs

Incident Type Counties Declared Funds

Provided

DR-167 3-24-64 PA Heavy Rains & Flooding Fairfield and 46 other

Counties

$571,482(P)

DR-243 6-5-68 PA

Heavy Rains & Flooding Fairfield and 29 other

Counties

$600,000(P)

DR-3055-

EM

1-26-78 PA

Severe Blizzard

Conditions

All 88 Counties 3,546,669(P)

DR-870 6-6-80 PA/IA

Severe Storms,

tornadoes and flooding

Fairfield and 17 other

Counties

14,900,000.

DR-1580 2-15-05 IA/PA/MIT Severe Winter Storms,

ice & mudslides Fairfield and 27 others 141,790,804

EM-3250 9-13-05 Hurricane

Katrina

PA All 88 counties 2,423,981 (P)

EM-3286-

OH

4-24-08 PA Snow Fairfield and 16 other

Counties

8,481,809 (P)

Note: See the chart entitled ‘Presidential Disaster Declarations’ December 1964 to

January 2010 located in Appendix B.

The Ohio State University Extension Service Fact Sheet ‘Water Resources within

Fairfield County’ (Oct 2010) lists the average precipitation for the County at 36 inches.

The geographic makeup of the county indicates that the two major drainage basins, the

Hocking River and Walnut Creek, have not caused much flooding:

o The Hocking River originates in west central Fairfield County and continues

southeast into Hocking County. Two major tributaries Rush Creek and Clear

Creek both join the river in the extreme southern part of the county and cause

very limited problems in Fairfield County.

o Walnut Creek originates just outside of Fairfield County and runs west and south

through the northern portion of the County to the Scioto River causing occasional

flooding problems in the Village of Baltimore.

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Summer and Winter Storms. Damages

from summer and winter storms are

expected to continue at approximately

the same rate. Thunderstorms and other

wind damages have been frequent and

have caused damages through-out the

County. Ice storms have not been as

frequent but have caused considerable

and costly damages.

(4) Natural Hazards Affecting Fairfield

County:

Listed on the following pages is information

on the twelve natural hazards that have historically affected the County and have the potential to

continue as such. Each hazard is addressed with the county’s vulnerability and estimated losses

shown.

Thunderstorm Winds

Thunderstorms normally occur from late spring till early fall and may include hail, light to

heavy rainfall, lightning and damaging winds. Often all four occur in one storm system causing

more damage than each hazard would have done alone. In the graphic on ‘Wind Zones in the

United States’ Fairfield County is located in Zone IV where the wind speeds may exceed 250

miles per hour. Homes and other structures in the County rarely meet such extreme high wind

construction standards.

Damages from thunderstorms and high winds are many and vary ranging from trees and

limbs falling onto power, telephone and cable lines; lightning causing structure fires; and

flooding caused by heavy rainfall in conjunction with the high winds. Driving and emergency

response is often hazardous due to downed trees, power lines and possible flooding.

During the period January 2000 to August 2010 there were 71 Thunderstorm Winds incidents

for Fairfield County according to NCDC. The County has had as many as 36 severe

thunderstorm warnings in a single year. The jurisdictions of the county have all been affected by

these dangerous fast moving storms at one time or another. Property damage during this period

was reported as $462,000.00 with crop damages listed as $3,000.00.

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The diagram above shows the Wind Zones in United States. The wind zone diagram gives the

levels of risk for high-wind events. Ohio is in Mid-West United States Zone IV (250 mph) and

that is considered a Moderate Risk zone.

See Appendix E for NCDC Thunderstorm Winds history.

Vulnerability and Loss Estimates

The vulnerability of the county for wind events is extremely high. Thunderstorms are the most

common hazard that occurs in the county. Thunderstorms are normally fast moving storms that

often cover the entire county.

With a 10% damage estimate the estimated loss would be $62,098,004.00

Hailstorms

Normally coupled with thunderstorms, Fairfield County had 36 storms classified by NCDC

as ‘hailstorm’ events during the period January 2000–August 2010. Property damages for this

period were reported by NCDC as $52,000.00.

Damages from hailstorms range from minor to severe with large hailstones causing damages

to homes, businesses, farms. The losses to property include damages to siding, roofs and broken

windows and to vehicles. Damages to farm crops may be extensive. Hailstorms may create

dangerous driving conditions that would adversely affect emergency response efforts and other

driving.

April 28, 2002 – Hailstorm - High winds associated with the hail-producing thunderstorm

caused a 60-foot wall at a school construction site in the Village of Amanda to collapse.

Vulnerability and Loss Estimates Damages from hailstones alone have not been as costly as

from other hazards. However hailstone events rated second overall in the number of hazard

events being recorded for Fairfield County during the period 2000-2010. With a 5% damage

estimate the loss would be $3,104,900,000

Flooding

Flooding is defined as the accumulation of too much water in too little time in too small a

place. This type of situation also causes ‘flashfloods’ that result in flooding of areas that are not

normally known to flood.

According to NCDC, flooding in Fairfield County has occurred 25 times in the 2000-2010

timeframe and during that period has resulted in $982,000.00 of damages to property and to

crops. Flooding is the #1 rated natural hazard in Ohio and the #1 weather rated killer in the

United States.

The most frequent flooding occurs in Fairfield County during late winter and early spring.

FEMA’s Flood Insurance Study indicates that there are several low lying areas in Fairfield

County that are subject to frequent flooding. See Repetitive Loss information on page 43.

The following history of flooding in a period from the late 1950s to the early 1980s indicates

areas where mitigation efforts were needed:

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Flooding in the Hocking River Watershed occurred regularly during heavy rainfall

periods. The flooding that occurred in 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976 and 1978 is

comparable to the two year recurrence interval.

Flooding has historically been a problem in the Rush Creek watershed. Periodic flooding

in the watershed damages crops, pastures, urban areas, and transportation systems.

Flooding in March 1963 and March 1964 resulted in the highest stages ever recorded in

the Bremen area. Damages in Bremen in 1963 were estimated at $500,000 and

approximately 170 head of livestock drowned on farms located south of town. The

estimate of other damages included damages to roads, railroads, and bridges at an

estimated cost of $120,000.00

During the period from late 1960s to the early 1980s much progress was made in water

control in various Fairfield and Perry County watersheds with construction of dams and other

control measures resulting in considerably less flooding in those areas.

The following areas remain prone to flooding:

The floodplain of the South Fork Licking River in the northeast portion of the county

around Millersport. This wide flat floodplain constitutes a large area of flood-prone land.

Areas south of Lancaster that flood most frequently are Horns Mill and in the vicinity of

the junction of Old Logan and Tarkiln Road.

The Walnut Creek watershed is continually affected by flooding. The damages have been

primarily to farm crops with an estimate annual damage of over $100,000.00. The

flooding water causes bank erosion along some potions of Walnut Creek and its

tributaries. Fallen trees, logjams and other un-policed debris have contributed to this

problem by diverting the normal stream channel and causing undercutting the bank slopes

and bank erosion.

During the period 1996 to 2010 Fairfield County had periods of serious flooding that resulted

in the deaths of two people and the loss of livestock. The following are several examples:

May 8, 1996 – Flash Flood. Three dozen families were evacuated from homes around

Buckeye Lake due to high water.

January 21, 1999. Heavy rain washed out part of State Route 188. Two cars fell into the

washed out area with one person being injured and two killed in Pleasantville.

June 26, 2008. Flooding in the Village of Baltimore affected various areas of the Village.

Damages were reported to the Ohio Paperboard Corporation and the National Fruit and

Vegetable Technology Group.

During the ten year period 2000-2010 Fairfield County received as many as ten flood

warnings in a single year. Damages during the entire period were reported as $982,000.00 in

property and $3,000.00 in crops.

Below is a list of the estimated number and value of structures located in the Floodways and

Floodplains from the existing approved FEMA list.

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100-Year Floodway

Structures Values

Incorporated 650 Land $30,000,000.00

Un-incorporated 180 Buildings $47,500,000.00

Total 830 Total $77,500,000.00

100-Year Floodplain

Structures Values

Incorporated 2,100 Land $120,000,000.00

Un-incorporated 1,100 Buildings $200,000,000.00

Total 3,200 Total $320,000,000.00

500-Year Floodplain

Structures Values

Incorporated 10 Land $1,500,000.00

Un-incorporated 10 Buildings $2.000,000.00

Total 20 Total $3,500,000.00

Total

Buildings

4050 Total

Values

$401,000,000.00

The information listed in the chart above show estimates based on the number of structures

affected from the 2003 Mitigation Plan. The preliminary floodplain maps for this area are still

under review and adjustments may need made to this chart at a later date.

With a total of 4,050 buildings located within the floodplain/floodway (100 year and 500

year) there is an estimated loss of $80,200,000.00 if 20 % of structures were affected. (Refer to

the GIS Flood Plain Map at Appendix B #4).

Vulnerability and Estimated Losses

Fairfield County is somewhat less vulnerable to flooding in 2010 than half a century ago due

to water conservation efforts such as dam construction and watershed developments and

improvements in Fairfield and Perry Counties in the past 50 years.

However many areas of the County are still subject to occasional flooding, these include

portions of the Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington and the Villages of Amanda, Bremen,

Millersport, Pleasantville, Sugar Grove and Stoutsville and the area around Buckeye Lake.

With a 4% damage estimate the County could see damages of $2,483,920.00.

Severe Winter Weather (Snow, ice and extreme cold).

Winter storms are events in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are those that occur

only at cold temperatures. NCDC reports there were 23 snow and ice events in Fairfield County

from 2000 to 2010.

No deaths were reported, however, there were more than $16 million dollars of damages

recorded in Fairfield County. There were two Presidential Declarations:

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DR-1580-OH (2-15-05) A severe ice storm caused major outages in electric power,

telephone and cable services. Many areas were without power for several days to a week.

Emergency response and service calls were disrupted. Damages within the State

amounted to $23,290,807.00 with Fairfield County damages of $12,310.592 with the

major portion of the damages belonging to South Central Power.

EM 3286-OH (4-24-08) A snow emergency affecting seventeen counties and causing

$8,481,809.00 in damages within the counties.

Problems associated with these winter storms include damages to electric power and

telephone lines causing serious outages to homes, farms and businesses.

Emergency response by Fire and EMS units is adversely affected as is in-home medical

treatment. School closings occur often and travel to and from work is adversely affected (A high

percentage of Fairfield County’s residents work out of the County mostly in the Columbus area

20-45 miles distance)


Fairfield County is very vulnerable to winter storms. The storms have caused major problems

in the County. High winds, accumulating and drifting snow, freezing rains and ice storms affect

all the population in one way or another.

With a 2% damage estimate the County could see a cost of $1,241,960.00 in damages and

response and recovery efforts.

Windstorms (High Winds)

NCDC rated high winds separate from the first category of Thunderstorm Wind. There were

seven events recorded as High Winds.

Two people were reported killed and fourteen injured during these ‘high wind’ events. One

death each year in 2000 & 2002, 12 were injured in 2002 and 1 each injured in 2001 and 2006.

Property damage for the period 2000-2010 was listed by NCDC as $6,715,000.00 with an

additional $547,000.00 listed for crop damages.

On October 24, 2008 severe windstorms affected thirty three counties in Ohio and caused

$59,250,348.00 in damages. Damages in Fairfield County amounted to $1,693,391.00. This

severe windstorm was associated with tropical depression IKE. A Presidential Declaration (DR

1805-OH) was issued for this series of storms.

See the ‘Levels of Risk for High-Wind Events’ chart under Thunderstorm Winds above.


Windstorms remain in the extremely high risk category for the County. The entire county is

extremely vulnerable to high winds regardless of association with thunderstorms or not.

Estimates of loss due to high wind damage are lower than if the high winds where part of a

thunderstorm. With a 4% estimate for damages the losses could be $2,483,920.00.

Tornadoes

A tornado is described as a whirling wind of exceptional violence, accompanied by an often

visible funnel shaped cloud marking the narrow path of greatest destruction.

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Tornadoes are very destructive hazards that can cause a variety of problems such as scattered

and accumulated debris and utility outages. Heavy rains and thunderstorms may be present

which may cause flash flooding or other related hazards.

Fairfield County experienced four tornadoes from 2000 through August 2010 all of which

were rated F1 or under. Property damages for all the four tornadoes totaled $230,000.00. See the

NCDC table below and the GIS map at Appendix B, #6.

Ohio

Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD

1 Bremen 05/23/2000 5:00PM Tornado F0 0 0 50K 0

2 Lancaster 09/23/2000 4:45 PM Tornado F0 0 0 30K 0

3 Bremen 09/23/2000 5:15 PM Tornado F1 0 0 150K 0

4 Drinkle 06/02/2009 4:36 PM Tornado F0 0 0 0K 1K

TOTALS: 0 0 230K 1K

Legend: Mag – Magnitude: Dth – Deaths: Inj – Injuries; PrD – Property Damage; CrP – Crop Damage

Two tornadoes were reported in the county in September 2010. One hit the Village of Tarlton

area and the second was reported northeast near Middleport. NWS has not confirmed either.


Tornadoes are a countywide issue and can be very costly and catastrophic. The entire county

is vulnerable to tornado touchdown and the resulting damages. With a 5% chance of tornado

touchdown the estimated losses are $3,104,900.00.

FUJITA SCALE DERIVED EF

SCALE OPERATIONAL

EF SCALE

F

Number

Fastest

1/4-mile

(mph)

3 Second

Gust

(mph)

EF

Number

3 Second

Gust

(mph)

EF

Number

3 Second

Gust

(mph)

0 40-72 45-78 0 65-85 0 65-85

1 73-112 79-117 1 86-109 1 86-110

2 113-157 118-161 2 110-137 2 111-135

3 158-207 162-209 3 138-167 3 136-165

4 208-260 210-261 4 168-199 4 166-200

5 261-318 262-317 5 200-234 5 Over 200

http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~401936




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The Fujita tornado scale (or the "F-

scale") has become the definitive scale for

estimating wind speeds within tornadoes

based upon the damage caused by the

tornado. It is used extensively by the

National Weather Service when

investigating tornadoes. The Enhanced

Fujita Scale is shown below. The Saffir-

Simpson Scale is shown on page 9 of

Appendix C.

Extreme Heat

Extreme heat is an event consisting of

a period of prolonged, excessively hot

weather, which may be accompanied by

high humidity. Ohio is located in an area of the United States that is rated for temperatures ranging from 100 to 108 as shown on the chart below.

Long periods of extreme heat and high humidity may seriously affect older adults, young children, and those who are sick or overweight. Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits.

In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.

Most heat disorders occur because the victim has been overexposed to heat or has over-exercised for their age and/or physical condition. People living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas.

In 1936 the temperature for the City of Lancaster reached 116 degrees and one man died

from overexposure to the heat.

NCDC reported that there were no occurrences of ‘extreme heat’ in Fairfield County during

the period 2000-2010.


The vulnerability of Fairfield County residents to ‘extreme heat’ conditions is considered

slight. However crop damages are common. A 10% loss of crops is estimated to cost

$7,096,000.00.

Drought

Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally dry weather, where the lack of sufficient

precipitation causes a very serious hydrologic imbalance often with economic and/or social

consequences.

Fairfield County can be seriously impacted by drought conditions as farming is the major

industry in the County with appropriately 24% of county land in crops or pasture.

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center there are three types of droughts:

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Meteorological drought:

"A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause

serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area." (Huschke, R.E., ed., 1959, Glossary

of Meteorology: Boston, American Meteorological Society, 638 p.)

Agricultural drought:

"A climatic excursion involving a shortage of precipitation sufficient to adversely affect

crop production or range production." (Rosenberg, N.J., ed., 1979, Drought in the Great

Plains--Research on impacts and strategies: Proceedings of the Workshop on Research in

Great Plains Drought Management Strategies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, March

26-28: Littleton, Colorado, Water Resources Publications, 225 p.)

Hydrologic drought:

"A period of below average water content in streams, reservoirs, ground-water aquifers,

lakes and soils." (Yevjevich Vujica, Hall, W.A., and Salas, J.D, eds., 1977, Drought

research needs, in Proceedings of the Conference on Drought Research Needs, December

12-15, 1977: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 276 p.)

Agriculture plays an important role in Fairfield County’s economy and droughts can

adversely affect the economy with potential losses in the millions of dollars. With 1,145 farms

and 62.7% of the land (193,000 acres) as cropland the annual receipts from farms was

$58,835,000.00, an average of $49,422.00 per farm. (ODOD - 2009 Ohio County Profile)

In a drought period the entire county would be affected in one way or another. Water

shortages will seriously affect the growth of crops and water restrictions will be enforced in the

communities. The greatest concern for the agriculture community is the financial effect as crop

damages may run into the millions of dollars.

Vulnerability and Estimated

Losses

The risk of drought in Fairfield

County is moderate according to the

U.S. Drought Monitor shown above.

In 2009 the estimated loss of 4%

damages to the crops would be

approximately $2,483,920.00

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Earthquakes

An earthquakes is the

ground shaking caused by the

sudden release of accumulated

strain by an abrupt shift of rock

along a fracture in the earth or

by volcanic or magmatic

activity, or sudden stress

changes in the earth.

Although earthquakes

occurring in other areas have

been felt in Fairfield County,

no damage has been reported in

the County. According to

historical records Fairfield

County experienced earthquake

in 1848 and was rated at a

Magnitude of 3.0 - 3.9. In 1870

a second earthquake occurred

near Lancaster rated as 2.0 –

2.9. (Both rated non-instrumentally).

In 1967 an earthquake rated as 3.0 – 3.9 occurred centered on the Fairfield-Hocking county

border. (See Appendix C for larger map)

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the Ontario-Quebec border on June 23, 2010 and it was felt

in Fairfield County but there were no reported damages.


Based on historical statistics and the fact that Fairfield County is not located on a fault line

the County has not been subject to earthquake events. The probability of a significant event in

the County is considered to be minor.

If an earthquake were to cause 1% of damage the estimated loss would be $620,980.00.

Dam failure

Dam failure is a catastrophic mishap characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled

release of impounded water. There has never been a dam failure reported in Fairfield County.

There are 13 class I, 15 Class II and 19 Class III dams in the County. See Tab #1 to this

section for more information on the dams. The dams are plotted - see GIS Map, Appendix B #7).

In December 2010 the County EMA office, in coordination with the Ohio Department of

Natural Resources Soil & Water Branch and the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District,

developed an assistance program to help the Fairfield County Class I dam owners to complete

the emergency action plans for their dams.


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There are many dams in the County and some are located on watersheds where a dam failure

could seriously affect the areas downstream, however the likelihood of such an event is very

minor. An estimate of losses should a failure occur would depend on the location of the dam and

weather conditions at the time. In the worst case scenario a 2% loss could occur with if possible

loss of $1,241,960.00.

Landslides

Landslides do not pose much of a threat in Fairfield County. The soil found in the county is

considered high susceptibility/low incidence. See the map below to view landslide hazards in the

United States.

New construction projects that disturb established terrain and natural slopes could pose

landslide risks if not properly planned.

The County Engineer, the Ohio Department of Transportation (Fairfield County Garage) and

the Township Road Superintendents all report that landslides happen occasionally but are mostly

a minor problem.


Minor landslides do occur in some portions of the County but are normally all slides mostly

occurring on roadsides that are in hilly portions of the County and usually caused by excessive

rainfall. New construction could cause disruption of the terrain and result in landslides but the

risk here is considered negligible. No estimate of losses is made due to the historically

insignificant risk from this hazard.

Wildfires

There is a moderate risk to the County from wildfires. The Fire Danger Class Map shown

below indicates that Fairfield County is in the ‘low’ classification. The county has light fuels and

a low wildfire rating.

About 1,000 wildfires

occur in the State of Ohio

each year mainly during the

spring and fall fire seasons

when the vegetation is drier,

the humidity is low and

temperatures are warm. Fire

Departments report that they

respond to many small grass

fires each year with an

occasional fire that threatens

nearby structures. Most fires

are caused by residents

burning brush.

Fairfield County has a

moderate rating for wildfires.

The County is noted as

having ‘light fuels’ and

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normally ten or less days per year designated a serious wildfire threat.

The threat to crops in the fields is the biggest concern as many fires happen on or near field

and could spread to the crops causing costly damages.

Vulnerability and Loss Estimates

Due to the low degree of threat from wildfires in the County, the small potential for a major

fire to occur and the availability of brush firefighting equipment in the Fire Departments, the

threat of serious wildfire damage is considered low. With a 2% of losses due to wildfires the

damages would be approximately $1,241,960.00.

(5) Other items of concern (Related to the twelve hazards)

The following items of concern were identified by the CORE Group. These are not hazards

but are items related to the hazards and are considered items worthy of mention.

(a) Items that magnify the affects of a natural hazard event:

Fires to homes, farms and businesses caused by Lightning Strikes

Contaminated Water (Due to drought and other conditions)

Debris Choked Streams and Culverts (Causes unnecessary flooding)

Filling in of floodways (Due to construction, debris buildup and lack of attention)

Soil Slippage following shifting of the soil caused by construction

Health issues related to flooded septic tanks (County Health Department)

(b) Other areas that are recognized as problem areas:

Environmental: Geese overpopulation (causing excessive waste)

Mosquito borne disease (Lack of appropriate control measures)

Excess deer population (Lost of crops, danger to drivers, damages to vehicles,

disease)

EMS/Rescue due to blocked roads (Caused by flooding, winter snow and ice storms)

(c) Effects of Mosquitoes, Wildlife and Insects on the County:

Crop Damage (Due to wildlife and insect activity)

Vehicle Accidents (Excessive deer population)

Disease (Caused by lack of mosquito spraying/clearing of swampy areas)

(d) Summer and Winter Storm:

Ice and High Wind events cause interruption to power distribution, telephone and

cable services and the use of medical equipment in homes.

Loss of access due to storm damages that affect emergency response and providing

emergency services and/or /repairs.

(e) Dams

Deterioration of dams (Due to age and the lack of maintenance by owner)

Emergency Action Plans (EAP). Many dam owners have not completed their EAPs.

Co-ownership – Often results in one of the owners not wanting to invest the time,

effort or money in order to properly maintain the dam.

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(6) Other Hazards and/or Events

The following are hazards or events that could affect Fairfield County. The following are not

natural hazards but are also of concern:

Hazardous Materials Incidents: The release, or spill, of a hazardous material from its

container or package in a sufficient concentration to pose a threat. In 2009 there were nearly 350

spills in Fairfield County reported to the Ohio EPA.

As of March 2010, Fairfield County had 59 facilities reporting their hazardous materials

inventories, the location of the chemicals within the facilities and a diagram of the facility.

Twenty four of these facilities have Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS).

Civil Disturbance: Is a planned, or spontaneous, disturbance of ordinary community life by

persons or groups that choose to ignore laws and cause disruptions within the community at

public buildings or at functions.

These disturbances are often committed to bringing attention to a cause, concern or certain

agenda. In past years, the County has seen several civil disturbances ranging from prison riots,

union problems to university campus disturbances.

Terrorist Incidents are criminal acts conducted in violation of State and Federal laws. The

acts of terrorism are normally violent acts, intended to intimidate or coerce a government or the

citizens. The primarily purpose is to cause fear and confusion among the population. The acts are

usually related to political or social agendas.

Terrorist Incidents may be chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosive

(CBRNE) events. Although Fairfield County has never experienced a direct terrorist attack, the

county has a history of terrorist activity. Fairfield County has received federal dollars for projects

fostering terrorism preparedness.

Utility interruptions or failures: These may involve electrical power, natural gas, public water

and wastewater and communications systems. These systems are vulnerable to natural hazards as

well as human-caused and technologically caused disruptions. Fairfield County has experienced

various kinds of system failures and interruptions causing brief periods of interruption of

services with electric, water and gas services.

Ice storms and high winds have often caused heavy damage to electric power, telephone and

cable lines. Electric power outages have lasted as long as 7-10 days in some cases.

These outages have caused significant problems for the many people that have various

medical problems and must depend on electrical devices and those in all-electric homes located

throughout the County. A Presidential Declaration was awarded for the ice storm in 2008

Invasive species: These are species not native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes

harm to the economy, environment or human health. One such species, the Emerald Ash Borer

(EAB), (Agrilus Planipennis) is an ash tree-killing insect from Asia that has been identified in

Fairfield County causing the County to be placed on the quarantine by ODNR. EAB kills ash

trees within three to five years of infestation.

Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by the entrance into the body of harmful microbial

organisms which grow and multiply. The diseases of most concern to the health and welfare of

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communities are those that are communicable – that is, those caused by microorganisms such as

bacteria, viruses and parasites and transmitted from an infected person/animal and/or

contaminated food or water source to another person or animal. Fairfield County is susceptible to

many common infectious diseases, such as seasonal influenza, as well as to diseases that are

newly emerged, such as H1N1 Influenza.

Air and water pollution/contamination is the contamination of water, land or the air by

substances that can adversely impact the environment and human health. Fairfield County is

subject to water pollution of streams, as well as ground level ozone, often due to chemicals used

for farming and in industry. (See GIS Map Appendix B #8 – Ground Water Pollution)

Aircraft accidents: Fairfield County has one small operational airport. To-date there have

been no reported accidents at the airport. However portion of the county, especially the heavily

populated northern communities and townships, are located less than ten miles from Port

Columbus International and the Rickenbacker Air Base and are within the flight patterns of these

airports.

D. Repetitive Losses

There are nineteen repetitive loss structures in Fairfield County according to the listing

provided by NFIP in December of 2010. These are identified as follows:

Community Number of Repetitive Losses Remarks

City of Lancaster Four (4)

City of Pickerington Two (2)

City of Reynoldsburg Nine (9) Located within Fairfield County

Village of Millersport Four (4)

Amounts paid to these addresses by December 2010 has amounted to $144,719.86

IMPORTANT PRIVACY STATEMENT

NOTE: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) information disclosed in the chart above

is privileged and confidential and is protected under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. Section

552(a). Use of this information should be restricted to the applicable routine use cited in the

system notice published in 56 FR 26415.

The information in the table above is provided for hazard mitigation purposes only.

Locations of these structures are confidential and should only be used by officials in the

administration of their duties as they relate to the NFIP and hazard mitigation planning. This

information should only be used by agencies and/or individuals it is being distributed to and

should not be released to other individuals, agencies or the media. Therefore care must be

exercised when this information is used to develop maps or tables, on paper or electronically.

E. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Fairfield County is one of nearly twenty thousand communities that participate in the NFIP in

exchange for federally backed insurance made available to owners and renters of home and

businesses.

The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) administers Fairfield County’s

Special Purpose Flood Damage Prevention Regulations. The RPC office administers the

http://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc/images/Floodplain%20Regs-New.pdf

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regulations for the unincorporated areas of Fairfield County. The regulations purpose is to

encourage all jurisdictions to participate in the NFIP, promote public health, safety, and general

welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas.

The RPC is responsible for the issuance of Flood Hazard Building Permits for properties within

the 100-year floodplain. The RPC will also conduct on-site monitoring visits to properties within

the floodplain to ensure compliance with the regulations.

There are six communities that do not participate in the NFIP, these are the Villages of

Amanda, Lithopolis, Pleasantville, Rushville, Stoutsville and West Rushville. See Appendix E

#4 for NFIP Policies in Effect, November 30, 2010.

Flood Insurance Rate Maps, also known as FIRMs, are published by FEMA to determine

flood insurance requirements and to assist communities in regulating new development. Copies

of the FIRMs for Fairfield County can be viewed at the RPC office and on the RPC’s website.

The FIRMs are subject to periodic revision. The current FIRMs for Fairfield County have an

effective date of April 17, 1989.

FEMA has undertaken a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) modernization initiative to

modernize the nation’s inventory of flood maps. Fairfield County received their new preliminary

FIRMs on February 5, 2010. A community open house was held on March 24, 2010 so that

residents could learn about the map modernization process and review the draft digital flood

maps of their property. An official 90-day appeal phase of the new FIRMs was held from July

15, 2010 until October 13, 2010. The effective date of the new FIRMs will depend upon

FEMA’s issuing of a Letter of Final Determination.

F. Identifying Structures within the County

1. Critical Facilities A listing of structures considered to be critical facilities is located in

Appendix D. The listing includes building name and type, address and the total values of the

structures.

2. Mobile Home Parks The following is a listing of the Mobile Home Parks in Fairfield

County as maintained by the County Health Department.

MOBILE HOME PARKS

ID # NAME / PHONE ADDRESS PS # of

Lots

2011004 BLUE HAVEN BAY

1-740-474-2355

11945 CINCINNATI ZANESVILLE RD

STOUTSVILLE, OH 43154

4 18

2011005 BROOKDALE MOBILE HOME PARK

1-740-654.4951

1795 BROOKDALE ROAD

LANCASTER, OH 43130

2 27

2011005 BUCKEYE BEACH MARINA & MOBILE

HOME 1-740-467-2909

5080 BATESON DR

THORNVILLE, OH 43078

13 43

2011012 COLONIAL ESTATES/LANCASTER

MOBILE 1-740-654-2600

2445 COLUMBUS LANCASTER RD

LANCASTER, OH 43130

5 370

2011007 COLONY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME

PARK 1-740-653-8998

3550 LOGAN LANCASTER RD

LANCASTER, OH 43130

2 47

2010001 FAIRFIELD VILLAGE

1-814-833-6304

11565 LITHOPOLIS-GROVEPORT RD

LITHOPOLIS, OH 43136

3 13

2010015 HILLVIEW MOBILE VILLAGE

1-740-385-4879

3424 BIS ROAD SW

LANCASTER, OH 43130

6 22

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2011001 LANCASTER ESTATES

1-790-654-3129

1570 & 1660 E MAIN ST

LANCASTER, OH 43130

14 139

2010006 O’RYAN'S PARK

1-740-756-4386

173 CEDAR HILL RD LANCASTER, OH

43130

14 11

2011002 REST-OVER TRAILER PARK

1-740.205-3413

3840 OLD LOGAN RD LANCASTER, OH

43130

2 7

2011008 RUSI-MLLE TRAILER PARK

1-740-538-7660

3015 MARKET ST RUSHVILLE, OH 43150 10 0.12

2011011 RUSTIC RIDGE MANUFACTURING

HOUSING 1-740-654-4140

1121 TARKILN RID LANCASTER, OH

43130

2 141

2011010 T & K TRAILER PARK

1-740-407-6875

12001 CHILLICOTHE LANCASTER RD

AMANDA, OH 43102

4 7

t

2011009 WHIGHTSEL COURT, INC

1-740-862-4421

8140 ELM ST THURSTON, OH 43157 13 29 '

2011003 YOGI'S MOBILE HOME PARK

1-740-205-3413

3770 OLD LOGAN RD LANCASTER, OH

43130

2 0.9

Fifteen (15) Parks with a total of 893 lots (See the Parks plotted on GIS map – Appendix B #9)

3. Structures by Classification The following is a listing of the types and numbers of

structures, by classification, and the approximate value of the structures in Fairfield County.

Classification Building

Count

Acreage Land

Values

Bldg Values Total

Agricultural 3,165 236,334.340 $976,298,770 $339,998,090 $1,316,296,860.

Commercial 2,299 7,236.204 $444,095,770. $820,714,610 $1,264,810,380.

Industrial 123 1,300.270 $23,747,080 $89,390,580. $113,137,660.

Residential 46,382 47,153.860 $1,816,556,770 $4,959,696,730. $6,776,253,500.

Totals 51,969 292,024.674 $3,260,698,390. $6,209,800,400. $9,470,490,400.

*County Valuation Totals 2010 – County Auditor

4. Construction A chart showing the amount of residential construction during the period

2005 – 2009. This chart indicates the decline in new residential units during this period.

Residential Construction 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total units 992 604 422 212 188

Total valuation (000) $172,509 $124,893 $81,273 $44,827 $38,099 Total single-unit bldgs 810 576 375 212 188 Average cost per unit $195,337 $211,078 $205,395 $211,448 $202,653

Total multi-unit bldg units 182 28 47 0 0 Average cost per unit $78,492 $118,286 $90,419 $0 $0

5. Businesses The chart shows the number of businesses started in the period 2004-2008.

Business Numbers 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Business starts 479 397 522 465 393

Active businesses 3,152 3,118 3,205 3,043 2,950

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G. Vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities

1. General

Fairfield County has progressed much in the past ten years in the identifying goals, policies

and objectives for the future of the County and in cooperation between the agencies responsible

for development within the county, local governments and developers.

In 2002 the Fairfield County Development Strategy and Land Use Plan was placed into

action by the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (FCRPC). In 2009 the FCRPC

worked with the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission to update the County’s Master plan.

2. Vulnerability

Over the past ten years damages to the various homes, farms, businesses and industrial

facilities have been light. Damages from wind related events and ice storms have caused a

considerable amount of damages but have not caused major work or school outages.

There are several reasons that future construction in the County will be less vulnerable to

natural hazards and other events. These include land use policies and zoning regulations for

industry and other commercial construction. Industrial parks are located near Lancaster and

Pickerington and are appropriately planned and developed to attract economic development.

There is official adherence to floodplain restrictions throughout the County.

3. Zoning Eleven of the thirteen unincorporated Townships have adopted zoning. The Cities

of Lancaster and Pickerington and most Villages also have zoning regulations. These regulations

provide a guide to the jurisdictions for future development and land use, for the construction of

new structures, the upgrading of existing buildings and structures. All construction and/or

upgrading activities require a permit and are closely regulated by experienced officials.

H. Estimates of Potential Losses

Based on the County’s past experiences the estimates of losses tend to be light. Within the

numbers and values of farm structures, homes, commercial and industrial buildings the highest

potential for losses would be from residential losses. (See the Auditor’s Valuation Totals for

2010 on page 45). A 10% loss in the residential area would amount to $495,969,673.00.

The estimates of potential losses due to damages from natural hazard incidents are noted

under each of the natural hazards as listed on pages 31-41.

In estimating the potential losses to structures in this County procedures listed in FEMA 386-

2 were modified and utilized. The information provided by the County Auditor on the various

types and classification of structures (agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential) was

used and structures were evaluated by classification based on potential loss factors (%) of

hazards determined to affect the County.

The evaluation was based on the following factors:

Types (classification) and values of structures

Consideration of each natural hazard determined affecting the County (2000-2010)

Percentage of loss determined for each of six hazards (Thunderstorm Winds, Hailstorms,

Flooding, Severe Winter Storms, Windstorms (High Wind) and Tornadoes).

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Estimates of Losses by Structure Classification and by Hazard

Natural Hazards

(From NCDC Reports)

Thunder-

Storm &

Windstorms

Hail Storms

& Tornadoes

Flooding Severe

Winter

Storms

Estimated Percentage of Loss 10% 5% 4% 2%

Structure

Classification

Building

Count

Building

Values

Agricultural 3,165 $339,998,090. $339,999,809. $16,999,545. $13,5999,962.. $6,799.962.

Commercial 2,299 $820,714,610. 82,071,461. $41,035,731. $32,828,584. $16,414,292.

Industrial 123 $89,390,580. $8,939,058. $4,469,529. $3,575,623. $1,787,812.

Residential 46,382 $4,959,696,730. $495,969,673. $247,984,366. $198,387,869 $99,193,935.

Totals 51,969 $6,209,800,400. $620,980,200. $310,490.100. $248,392,016. $124,392,016.

Notes:

1. Thunderstorm Windstorms & High Winds are combined as they both have an estimated 10%

loss. Likewise Hailstorms and Tornadoes with an estimated 5% loss are combined.

2. These six hazards caused damages within the County during the period Jan 2000-Sep 2010.

See chart on page 28.

I. Analyzing Development Trends

During the ten year period 2000-2009 the population of Fairfield County has grown over

20,000 with an annual growth rate of 1.8%. This is the fourth highest growth rate in Ohio.

Hundreds of new residential homes have been built to accommodate this growth. Building

permits during the period from 2004 to 2009 declined from 1,265 in 2004 to 188 in 2009. During

this same period, 961 building lots were created in 2004 compared to 72 building lots in 2009.

This reduction is credited to the decline in the national economy, the loss of jobs and high

unemployment rate.

This development trend created a slight negative rate in the amount of farm land available.

However, farm production rates continue to grow and USDA 2007 reports Fairfield County farm

land as 177,772 acres with products sold listed at $70,960.000.00.

Also, over 2800 acres of farmland will be permanently preserved by the end of 2011 through

efforts of county land owners and various organizations dedicated to helping protect our

agricultural resources.

J. Future Land Use

The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission appointed a County Planning Steering

Committee to develop county land use plan.

The Steering Committee in collaboration with local governments as well as agencies

responsible for development within the County produced in October 2004 the ‘Fairfield County

Development Strategy and Land Use Plan’.

Goals and Objectives The Plan has two main objectives (1) to provide an overall planning

and policy ethic for Fairfield County identifying goals, policies, and objectives for the future of

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the County and (2) to provide a broad framework for local municipalities and townships to use

when evaluating and coordinating local plans, policies, and goals. This plan places a strong

emphasis on protecting the county’s farmland and critical resource areas.

The following chart identifies land use within Fairfield County:

Future Land Use

Future Land Use Categories Acres Percent Agricultural Preservation 100336.27. 30.84%

Rural Residential 59016.26. 18.14%

Suburban Residential 22004.71 6.76%

Mixed Use Residential 1834.37 0.56%

Neighborhood Commercial 193.72 0.06%

Highway Commercial 681.06 0.21%

Office 741.8 0.23%

Light Industrial 774.28 0.24%

Industrial 325.43 .10%

Public Facility 1995. 0.61%

Open Space 4216.01 1.30%

Critical Resource 115673.41 35.55%

Other 1502.44 0.46%

Incorporated 16057.02 4.94%

Total 325351.78 100% Regional Planning - October 2004

The Regional Planning Commission continues to work with local governments, county and

state agencies,

The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission continues to further enhance the

recommendations of the 2004 land use plan. In 2009, the county adopted an Active

Transportation and Open Space Plan, which includes goals, objectives and recommendations for

incorporating bikeway facilities and open space into the county’s planning efforts.

The RPC is currently working with the County Economic Development Department and the

Soil and Water Conservation District to create an Agriculture Economic Development Plan to

help increase the production and consumption of local foods within the county. A goal of this

plan is to help further the protection of our farmland through a local food initiative.

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SECTION IV

MITIGATION STRATEGY

A. General

This section of the plan identifies the various hazard mitigation goals and activities of the

County, the Cities and the Villages for the 2011 County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The purpose of mitigation planning is to identify the natural hazards that have historically

affected the county and the individual jurisdictions, to develop assessments of the risks involved

and to establish goals and action plans to reduce or correct the deficiencies noted.

The planners must consider the effects on the population, homes, businesses, farms and the

infrastructure, prioritize mitigation actions based on identified criteria and determine the best

possible course of action for each jurisdiction to take.

The goals selected by the communities must be those that would best accomplish the needs

of the communities and when accomplished reduce the damages from the hazards.

Courses of action were selected based on the vulnerabilities of the jurisdiction to the

identified hazards, the urgency of the situation, a consideration of the benefits and costs of

proposed mitigation activities and providing for long term planning.

B. Goals and Activities for Fairfield County

1. General

Mitigation goals are established on the need to mitigate the vulnerability of the jurisdiction to

hazards that adversely affect their citizens, property and values. Most mitigation activities

require determination of the most critical mitigation needs, prioritizing mitigation activities,

determination of benefits-costs, long term planning and location of adequate funding.

There are several goals that the county (including the Townships) and the participating

jurisdictions can work on jointly in order to affect positive actions and results and lessen dangers

to the public. The following CORE Group recommendations should be pursued by all:

Education of the jurisdiction’s elected officials and employees regarding the hazards that

affect their area, the need to identify and prioritize mitigations actions within their

capabilities and become knowledgeable of mitigation programs available to the

jurisdictions in the event of a disaster or for pre-disaster purposes. (Lead – County EMA)

Promotion of public education programs that address items such as debris prevention and

removal; the property owner’s responsibilities and severe weather warning awareness.

Informational brochures provided by FEMA, NWS, EMA and others should be

distributed though schools, public offices, and other outlets. (Lead – County EMA)

To continue to host meetings for the jurisdictional officials and the public from such

agencies as the OH EMA Disaster Recovery & Mitigation Branches; ODNR - Division

Soil & Water Resources; National Weather Service; etc. (Lead - County EMA)

Ensuring all jurisdictions (county, cities, villages and townships) that have not already

adopted appropriate building and other codes move to develop them in order to protect

the citizens and the property values of the community. (Lead – County Commissioners)

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Encouraging the leadership of the jurisdictions that are not already participants in the

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to enroll in order to allow their citizens to

benefit from Flood Insurance. (Lead – EMA and Regional Planning)

2. Goals and Activities All the following goals and activities are considered priority

items that are often within reach of local resources and are actions that all jurisdictions

should pursue. Activities listed below are numbered in accordance with realistic priorities as

determined by the CORE group:

a. Severe Weather (summer and winter)

Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education

and preparedness.

Activities and Priorities:

Pursue an active public awareness program regarding natural hazards and protective

action steps the public should be aware of for their protection. Assist schools in the education

of the students. Utilize brochures from FEMA, ODNR and others to help spread to word to

the public. (Lead – FC EMA)

1. Expand the use of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and broadcast public warnings and

notifications as needed. (Agencies responsible - Sheriff and FC EMA)

2. Make Fairfield County a STORM READY COMMUNITY (Lead – FC EMA).

3. Weather Warning Radios: (Lead - Jurisdictions)

~ Purchase warning radios for public facilities, parks, and recreational areas.

~ Provide weather warning radios for all schools (private and public).

~ Educate the public regarding the importance and need to purchase the weather

warning radios for their homes in order to protect their families.

5. Tornado Warning Sirens – Continue to seek funding sources in order to procure new

sirens for the unprotected areas within the county. See GIS map – Appendix B #10 for siren

coverage as of January 2011. (Lead – FC EMA)

6. Declaration of snow emergencies when appropriate. (County Sheriff).

7. Determine the possibilities for the establishment of tornado shelters or safe rooms at

mobile home parks. (Lead – Local Jurisdictions and FC EMA)

b. Class I Dams

Goal: Encourage owners of Class I dams within the jurisdiction to maintain and upgrade

their dams in accordance with current state standards set by the Ohio Department of Natural

Resources (ODNR). This program, started in November 2010, is a top priority project.


1. Offer Class I dam owners assistance in writing the emergency plans. (FC EMA)

2. Support the activities of Conservancy Districts.

3. Seek funding for maintenance and/or upgrading of Class I and II dams to meet current

ODNR standards.

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c. Debris in Streams

Goal: Encourage the establishment of maintenance programs by the County Engineer, City

and Township Road departments and local land owners to monitor streams and ditches in

order to remove fallen trees and other debris and clear the waterways of obstructions in a

timely manner.


1. Utilize brochures to educate landowners on stream ownership responsibilities.

2. Obtain and distribute guidance documents and brochures published by the Ohio

Department of Natural Resources and others regarding the importance of debris control

and the results of failing to clear debris.

3. Urge local government’s assistance to help remove debris cleared from streams and

ditches in their jurisdictions.

4. Investigate sources of funding and/or assistance for removal of debris and log jams.

5. Establish partnerships with contractors for debris removal programs and possible use of

their equipment as a community service or at reduced rate.

d. Flooding

Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion at development and construction sites.


Educate contractors, inspectors, county and local officials, and developers regarding the

need to consider their actions in regards to the proper channeling of storm water. (Lead –

County Regional Planning and EMA)

1. Ensure that effective zoning codes are established in all jurisdictions and enforced.

2. Encourage participation of the above listing in ODNR and Regional Planning floodplain

seminars.

3. Encourage and assist local jurisdictions to adopt storm water and erosion control and

floodplain regulations.

~ Resize (upgrade) culverts/bridges that are undersized.

~ Work with the County, City and Township Engineers to study the problem areas

and prioritize appropriate mitigation actions for ditches, culverts and bridges.

~ Seek funding through grants from available sources in order to fund the projects.

4. Purchase or relocate home(s) in floodplain areas and convert into open space. Consider

mitigation projects that would solve problems in these area, i.e.,

~ Study purchasing of homes/buildings in floodplain.

~ Consider elevating or moving of homes/buildings.

~ Prioritize all actions, consider cost/benefits.

5. Funding for retrofitting for runoff detention.

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C. Participating Jurisdictions – Goals and Activities

1. General.

Members of the County EMA staff met with the mayors and other jurisdictional officials to

discuss the updating of the existing County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The meetings were

scheduled and conducted either at jurisdictional offices or at the County EMA offices.

The mayors and other attendees were briefed on 2011 Mitigation Plan updating. The public

was invited to attend these meetings. The following agenda was followed in each meeting:

A briefing on the purpose of the County Mitigation Plan and the need to have a plan

approved by FEMA before the current plan expired on November 6, 2011.

A brief review of the various federal mitigation programs, their purposes and availability

to the jurisdictions and the importance of the benefit-cost review were emphasized.

Discussion of local mitigation actions conducted since 2003 and the present status.

Identification of existing problems to be considered for future mitigation actions. The

need to prioritize mitigation activities identified, consider cost-benefits and funding.

Finally the selection of the primary activity for the 2011 HMP.

Completion of a current Community Hazards Analysis for the jurisdiction.

Review of the Critical Facilities lists and identification of any changes.

Discussion of the need for the jurisdiction to adopt the County plan.

2. Goals and Activities.

The following goals and activities were selected by the participating jurisdictions for

inclusion into the 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan:

Also included are the 2003 activities chosen by the jurisdictions for the 2003 Natural Hazards

Mitigation Plan and the status of the project(s).

City of Lancaster

2003 Activity: Lake/Allen Storm Water Infiltration Study - Completed

2011 Goal: Decrease storm water flooding of properties in the City that were developed prior to

the adoption of regulatory controls.

2011 Activity: Hocking River Flood Control Measures: Construct a system of localized flood

control structures, flood relief basins and stream restorations along the Hocking River and its

tributaries to minimize the impact of flood waters in the City.

Lead: City of Lancaster Engineering Department

Start Date: August 2012 (or when funding is available)

End Date: August 2015

Task #1 – Secure assistance of other appropriate agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE), Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) and the Fairfield Soil

and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

Task #2 – Identify the areas/properties frequently flooded during heavy storm events.

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Task #3 – Prioritize areas and develop a preliminary project scope

Task #4 – Identify and select a qualified consultant to prepare a study to determine options,

costs, phases, implementation schedules and other information needed to address areas identified

in the preliminary project scope.

Task #5 – Review and revise, as needed, the Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment for

the North Hocking Watershed to reflect any changes created by the proposed project.

Task #6 – Identify reliable funding sources needed to implement the engineering and

construction of the various phases of the project. (PDM, FMA, CDBG, other sources)

Task #7 – Implement engineering and construction of the first phase structure(s) identified in the

study.

City of Pickerington

2003 Activity: Procurement of four additional tornado warning sirens for the City (Complete)

2011 Goal: Prepare a Storm Drainage Master Plan for the city.

2011 Activity: City of Pickerington Storm Drainage Master Plan. The city has not had a

complete plan of the water drainage in the city. The city will begin to complete such a plan in

2011 (see tasks below).

Lead: City of Pickerington Engineering Department

Start Date: 1st quarter 2012

End Date: 3rd

quarter 2013

Task #1 – Review existing data – previous area studies, FEMA flood insurance studies, NRCS

soils data, inventory of existing storm water control facilities, stream flow and rain gauge data,

subdivision plans and resident complaints

Task #2 – Identify funding sources. (City of Pickerington Storm Water Utility funds)

Task #3 – Field work – GPS data collection, field reconnaissance survey, collection of high

water marks.

Task #4 – Delineation of watersheds

Task #5 – Hydrologic/hydraulic analysis – storm water computer model set-up, model testing,

identification of system deficiencies and evaluation of problems

Task #6 – Develop city Storm Water Drainage Manual

Task #7 – Review Existing ordinances pertaining to storm water

Task #8 – Develop prioritized Capital Improvement Plan

Task #9 – Write Storm Water Master Plan, including creation of a GIS system map.

Village of Amanda

2003 Activity: Purchase of a tornado warning siren (Complete)

2011 Goal: To repair or replace an old, inadequate culvert.

2011 Activity: To repair or replace an old, undersized culvert on West Main Street in the

Village. The culvert requires continual attention to maintain it as useable. The culvert often

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becomes clogged with debris causing flooding problem to nearby homes. West Main Street is the

principle east-west route for emergency response vehicles as well as normal traffic.

Lead: Village of Amanda Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: January 2012

End Date: December 2013

Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer size, design, and create construction drawings.

Task 2: Obtain engineer's estimate for the culvert.

Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG or PDM)

Task 3: Put out to bid.

Task 4: Construct new culvert.

Village of Baltimore

2003 Activity: Purchase of a tornado warning siren (Complete)

2011 Goal: To mitigate flood hazards through the Village of Baltimore.

2011 Activity: To correct the current flooding problem by removing debris and log jams in the

three major streams within the Village.

Lead: Village of Baltimore Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: September 2011


Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer evaluate the project, determine the work to be

accomplished and the estimated time and cost of the project.

Task 2: Identify funding sources. (CDBG, PDM)

Task 3: Advertise and hold public meetings

Task 4: Prepare plans and specifications for bidding

Task 5: Bid and Execute contracts

Task 6: Award the contract.

Task 7: Completion of the contracted work

Task 8: Acceptance of the contracted work

Task 9: Develop a maintenance program for the accepted completed project

Village of Bremen

2003 Goal: Establish maintenance programs to monitor/remove trees and debris. (Complete)

2011 Goal: To protect the Village Wastewater Treatment Plan from flood water damages.

2011 Activity: To develop a protective barrier wall around the Wastewater Treatment Plant to

prohibit flooding of the facility.

Lead: Village of Bremen Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: July 2011

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End Date: June 2013

Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer design and create construction drawings of an

appropriate barrier system around the facility.

Task 2: Present the completed project drawing and cost estimates for council’s approval.

Task 3: Determine an appropriate funding source for the project (CDBG, PDM)

Task 4: Advertise the project and accept bids

Task 5: Award the bid to the lowest qualified construction company.

Task 6: Construction of the barrier

Task 7: Acceptance of the completed project

Village of Carroll

2003 Activity: Purchase of weather receiver in all schools, municipal offices, fire stations and

police station. (Complete)

2011 Goal: To provide a safe, severe weather shelter for Village residents.

2011 Activity: To determine the best type of tornado shelter for the Village of Carroll.

Construct the shelter on Village property or rehab an existing building as a shelter.

Lead: Village of Carroll Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: June 2011


Task 1: Contact companies in the shelter industry to determine the shelter design, location, type

of structure and costs. Determine the best possible type of tornado shelter for the Village.

Task 2: Select the type of shelter best suited for the Village. (i.e., a new shelter or rehab of an

existing structure).

Task 3: Identify funding sources. (PDM)

Task 4: Advertise the selected shelter for bids by certified contractors

Task 5: Select the best bid and award the contract

Task 6: Construction of the Shelter

Task 7: Inspection and acceptance of the completed shelter

Village of Lithopolis

2003 Activity: Purchase of weather radios for the school, library, mayor’s office, police

department, fire department and water plant (Complete)

2011 Goal: Upgrade the electrical system of the Village’s four sewer lift stations in order to

permit the rapid hook-up of generators to permit continued uninterrupted operation of the

sanitary sewer system.

2011 Activity: Modify all of the lift stations electrical systems to facilitate the use of generators

to provide emergency power whenever electric service is lost due to storms or other

interruptions. When power outages occur the lift station(s) becomes non-functional and sanitary

sewer service stops.

Lead: Village of Lithopolis Administrator/Mayor

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Start Date: March 2011

End Date: June 2013

Task 1: Review the electrical wiring diagrams of the lift stations to determine modifications

needed for emergency power (generator) hook-ups. The modifications must include both male

and female type connectors to ensure generator hook-up regardless of how the generator is

wired.

Task 2: Obtain bids from certified electrical contractors for completing the necessary electrical

modifications to the four lift stations.

Task 3: Coordinate with Bloom Township officials, and area equipment providers, for

emergency use or rental, of four heavy duty generators.

Task 4: Determine funding sources. (CDBG or PDM)

Task 5: Advertise the project with appropriate closing date.

Task 6: Review bids and award the contract for the electrical work.

Task 7: Have the completed work inspected and approved.

Village of Millersport

2003 Activity: Purchase of tornado warning sirens (Completed)

2011 Goal: To inspect, repair or replace older storm sewers and catch basins.

2011 Activity: To repair or replace inadequate or damaged storm sewers and catch basins to

improve the efficiency of the sewer system and to lessen flooding in the area during heavy rains.

Task 1: Identify areas and properties within the Village that frequently flood, inspect area storm

sewer lines and catch basins that cause back up during periods of heavy rainfall and are in need

of repair or replacement.

Task 2: Re-locate, or re-construct, catch basins between Tadpole Alley and Cherry Alley.

Task 3: Have a qualified consultant prepare construction plans; determine costs, and the

estimated time for completion.

Task 4: Identify reliable sources of funding (CDBG or PDM)

Task 5: Advertise project for bids.

Task 6: Accept bid and award contract.

Task 7: Inspect and acceptance of the completed projects

Village of Pleasantville

2003 Activity: Purchase of warning radios for public school buildings, library, post office and

municipal office. (Completed)

2011 Goal: To develop and install a system designed to provide protection from lightning strikes on the

Village Water Tower. The tower frequently is struck by lightning damaging electronic controls and the

emergency generator thus disabling the system.

2011 Activity: To determine what type of prevention system would be required to provide lightning

protection for the Village water tower.

Lead: Village of Pleasantville Administrator/Mayor


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End Date: February 2013

Task 1: To obtain advice and cost estimates from an electrical engineering firm for the development of a

system that would provide maximum protection from lightning strikes for the electrical system and

generator at the Village water tower.

Task 2: Obtain cost estimates from appropriate construction firms.

Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG or PDM)

Task 4: Advertise the project and obtain bids.

Task 5: Award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder.

Task 6: Installation of a lightning protection system for the Village Water Tower

Task 7: Devise and follow a periodic maintenance program

Village of Rushville

2003 Activity: Removal of older trees in village to prevent damage to power lines, structures,

etc. (Completed)

2011 Goal: To procure a generator to provide a backup power source to the Village’s water

booster station. (During power outages the Village is without water for normal usage and fire

protection).

2011 Activity: To purchase and install a generator capable of providing emergency power for

the water booster station. The booster station supports two Villages (Rushville and West

Rushville) and one school (Soon to be two). Water is purchased from the Village of Bremen

which is located at a much lower elevation thus requiring a water booster station to pump the

water for the Villages.

Lead: Village of Rushville Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: February 2011

End Date: February 2013

Task 1: Determine the size generator required and the cost of installation.

Task 2: Identify a funding source (PDM or CDBG)

Task 3: Advertise the project for bids.

Task 4: Award the contract to an approved, licensed, dealer

Task 5: Have the installation monitored by creditable agencies

Task 6: Develop appropriate operation and service procedures.

Village of Stoutsville

2003 Activity: Purchase of tornado warning siren (Completed)

2011 Goal: Minimize the impact that storms and heavy rainfall has on homes on the west side

of the Village of Stoutsville.

2011 Activity: To provide a combination of storm drains and ditching in order to route the large

amounts of storm water around several homes and into Scippo Creek.

Lead: Village of Stoutsville Administrator/Mayor


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End Date: June 2014

Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer size, design, and create construction drawings of

a drainage system.

Task 2: Obtain engineer’s estimates for the project.

Task 3: Identify funding sources. (PDM or CDBG)

Task 4: Put bid out for contract.

Task 4: Select contractor

Task 5: Work to complete the drainage project

Task 7: Acceptance of the completed project

Village of Sugar Grove

2003 Activity: Purchase of NOAA weather radios for the school and fire department

(Competed)

2011 Goal: To provide an alternate power source to the Village Wastewater Treatment Plant

2011 Activity: To purchase an appropriate size generator to ensure that electric power will be

available for operation of the Village Wastewater Treatment Plant when the electric power in off.

The plant provides services for the Village and the three schools in the School District.

Lead: Village of Sugar Grove Administrator/Mayor


End Date: July 2012

Task 1: Have a registered, licensed electric company determine the type and size of generator

necessary to provide electric power when needed.

Task 2: Identify an appropriate funding source.

Task 3: Advertise the project and accept bids

Task 4: Award the contact to the lowest qualified bidder

Task 5: Installation of the generator

Task 6: Develop an appropriate maintenance program. Ensure plant personnel are trained to

maintain the system.

Village of Thurston

2003 Activity: Purchase of weather radios for community. (100% Compete i.e., Village offices,

library, Fire Department, School and the Post Office.

Comment: Repair and/or replacement of storm drains within the Village. A portion of the

storm drains were repaired during the past three years (2008-2010) utilizing Village Street and

highway funds.

2011 Goal: Repair or replacement of the reminder of the storm drains, and installation of new

sewer lines as needed, to eliminate flooding of homes.

2011 Activity: The remainder of the drains require repair or replacement and possibility some new lines

installed. There is a need to complete the project and eliminate flooding problems in the Village. The

Village plans to utilize Ohio Neighborhood Revitalization grant funds to accomplish this work.

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Lead: Village of Thurston Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: February 2012

End Date: March 2014

Task 1: Identification of existing storm drains that could not replaced due funding shortfall but

require repair or replacement.

Task 2: Obtain cost estimates from appropriate construction firms.

Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG)

Task 4: Advertise the projects and obtain bids

Task 5: Complete repair and/or installation

Village of West Rushville

2003 Activity: Trimming of trees that are on village property that are into power lines

(Complete)

2011 Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather, especially the threat of tornadoes, has on

the Village of West Rushville by providing an adequate tornado warning siren.

2011 Activity: Replace a very old, non-functioning siren with a new tornado siren.

Lead: Village of West Rushville Administrator/Mayor

Start Date: April 2011

End Date: March 2013

Task 1: Determine the size of the siren needed based on the proposed area of coverage.

Task 2: Ascertain the cost of the siren and the cost of installation.

Task 3: Identify a funding source. (PDM)

Task 4: Application for the grant to fund the project

Task 5: Purchase the siren and engagement a qualified contractor to install the siren.

Task 6: Coordinate with the County EMA office to ensure the siren is entered on the Sheriff’s

911 Siren Warning system.

3. Mitigation Activities by the Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington

Both Lancaster and Pickerington have many mitigation programs over and above the projects

listed in paragraph C 2 above. The following addresses past and future activities:

City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster has completed several studies in recent years to identify storm

water problems. The following projects have been completed:

“Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment for North Hocking Watershed.” This

study was completed in 1982. The plan minimized the storm damage loss in specific

flood prone areas within the City. The plan protects structures and other property near

the Hocking River and Tarhe Run. The first phase of this project, the Tarhe Dry Dam,

was substantially completed in 1994. The second phase, the Tarhe Diversion Sewer, was

completed in 1995.

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The “Sewer System Evaluation Report” was completed in 1980 and projects to minimize

storm water inflow and infiltration in the sanitary sewer system were completed in the

next twenty years until completion in 2008. In addition, Reese’s-Fairview Storm Water

Infiltration Study and the Lake/Allen Street Storm Water Infiltration Study were

completed in the 1990s.

Proposed Storm water Management Projects (As of January 5, 2011)

Union/Mulberry Mitigation Project

Sells Road Drainage

Campground Road Culvert Replacement

State Route 37 Culvert Replacement

Main Street Storm water Improvements

Cherokee Area CDBG Storm water Improvement

City of Pickerington

The following projects have been completed:

1. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Expansion of WWTP from 1.6 mgd to 3.2

mgd, completed in 2010. Increased capacity allows the plant to handle more flow

even with units out of service. Project cost $12,000,000.

2. Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Expansion of WTP to 3.5 mgd, completed in

2006. Increased capacity allows the plant to process more water resulting in more

redundancy in the system.

3. Olde Pickerington Storm Sewer. 42” to 60” relief storm sewer to relieve flooding

problems in the older area of downtown Pickerington. Project operational in

2009. Project cost $1,200,000.

4. Meadows Drive Culvert Replacement – Replaced a washed out corrugated metal

culvert with a new concrete pipe on a collector street in 2008. Project cost

$100,000.

5. Hill Road North (SR 256) Culvert Replacement – Replaced a corroded 8’

diameter corrugated metal culvert with a new 8’ concrete pipe in 2009. Project

cost $100,000.

Current and Future Plans

1. Water Master Plan – completing a water master plan for the city. Plan includes

GIS mapping of the city’s water mains, computer model of system pressures and

flows and analysis of capacity of the city’s well field. Anticipated completion the

first quarter of 2011.

2. Sanitary Sewer Master Plan – completing a sanitary sewer master plan for the

city. Similar to the Water Master Plan, includes GIS mapping of the city’s

sanitary sewers, a computer model of the system and recommendation for future

system upgrades. Anticipated completion the second quarter of 2011.

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3. Storm Drainage Master Plan – just starting the plan, similar to the above water

and sanitary plans. Anticipated completion in 2012.

Note: The above plans will include complete maps of service areas and locations

of all utility lines.

4. Refugee Road Elevated Water Storage Tank – currently under construction. The

water tank will be a 750,000 gallon elevated tank to provide better water pressure

for fire protection in the northern business district of Pickerington along SR 256

and Refugee Rd.

D. Critical Facilities

A listing of critical facilities for the county is located in Appendix D. This listing includes

the name, location and value of the following type facilities.

Airport Educational Facilities Fire/EMS Facilities

Hospitals Miscellaneous Nursing/Assisted Living

Water & Wastewater Facilities

Note: Several critical facilities have been posted on a GIS map in Appendix B. These

include the County Courthouse, EMA, Sheriff’s Office, State Highway Patrol Post, Ohio

Department of Transportation (ODOT), Southeastern Correctional Institute and the Liberty

Center. See Appendix B #2.

E. Hazard Events affecting Fairfield County

1. General

The following pages provide a discussion on the dams located in Fairfield County. There are

many privately owned dams and many that belong to the Conservancy Districts.

There are 13 Class I, 15 Class II, and 19 Class III dams. See the GIS map entitled Dam

Inventory showing the location of the Class I, II, and III dams - Appendix B, #6.

Definition of dam failure: The breaking down (collapse) of a barrier constructed to obstruct

or control the flow of water.

2. Vulnerability and Estimate Losses

There are several problem areas associated with private dams that affect the vulnerability of

surrounding property and areas. These include:

Dam owners that have not developed Emergency Action Plans or the Operations and

Maintenance Plan for their dams.

Untended trees and shrubs growing on the embankment of the dam that weaken its

structure.

There is a potential for failure due to old age, the weakening of the structures and due to

heavy rainfall, especially flash flooding.

A worst case scenario regarding dam failure concerns the Lancaster flood plain area and

the failure of dams north of Lancaster. Estimates of losses are upwards of $28 million.

There were two meetings concerning dams and dam owners held in December 2010.

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December 9, 2010. Various representatives from Ohio Department of Natural Resources

(ODNR), Fairfield County’s Regional Planning and Soil and Water offices, the

Rushcreek and Hunter’s Run Conservancy Districts, the Ohio Dam Board as well as

representatives of the County EMA and GIS offices met on December 9, 2010 to discuss

Class I And II dams and determined that vulnerability from dam failure in Fairfield

County is significant.

December 15, 2010. Dam Safety Engineering Program Meeting. Class I Dam Owners in

the County where invited to a meeting held at the County EMA offices. The primarily

purpose of the meeting was to provide the dam owners tools, guidelines and assistance

necessary to complete a dam Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and a dam Operation and

Maintenance Inspection Plan. Representatives of ODNR, OH EMA, the Ohio Dam

Association and the County EMA headed the program and provided the instructions.

3. Potential Downstream Hazards from Dams

Below is a list of Class I and Class II dams that have the potential, in the event of a dam

failure, to place persons located below the sites at risk as well as cause damage to crops, roads,

and property. See the ‘Estimated Population at Risk’ figure for each dam below:

Appendix B GIS Map #6 shows the locations of the Class I, II and III dams in the County.

Additional information on the dams is listed in Appendix F.

Name of Dam: Pine Lake Estates Dam

File Number: 9524-011

Height of Dam as Measured: 25.7 feet Height Class: III

Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 155.0 acre-feet Storage Class: III

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I

Estimated Population at Risk: 50

Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure R-42


Height of Dam as Measured: 23.5 feet Height Class: IV

Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 22.0 acre-feet Storage Class: IV

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure NO. 6



Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 794.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I



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Height of Dam as Measured: 52.5 feet Height Class: II


Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Hunter’s Structure NO. 9


Height of Dam as Measured: 76.0 feet Height Class: I


Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I

Estimated Population at Risk: 100+

Name of Dam: Tarhe Dry Dam



Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 93.0 feet Storage Class: III

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I






Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I






Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Rush Creek VII - A




Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I

Name of Dam: Rush Creek VI-A

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Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 15386 acre-feet Storage Class: I

Hazard Class: II

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Rush Creek NO. VI-D




Hazard Class: II

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. V-C




Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I


Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. R-23




Hazard Class: I

Final Class: II


Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. V-B



Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 492.0 acre-feet Storage Class: III

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: II


Name of Dam: Held Lake Dam (Exempt)



Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 22.0 acre-feet Storage Class: IV

Hazard Class: I

Final Class: I

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Further information regarding the Class I, II and III maps is located in Appendix F and

includes a list of dams by classification. (Source ODNR)

Fairfield County EMA (Operations and Planning Manager) maintains a files on Conservancy

District (Rushcreek and Hunters Run) and private dams located in Fairfield County.

F. CORE Group Profiling of Hazards and Resulting Action Plans

General

The CORE Group members conducted an exercise using a matrix to assist them in ranking

the natural hazards affecting the County and rating of action plans based upon specific criteria.

See Tab 1 to this Section to view matrix format and example.

The Group members, including people that were members of the 2003 CORE Planning

Group, reviewed the results of the 2003 profiling in order to prioritize the hazards and reach a

common consensus.

The results of the review confirmed that the twelve hazards identified in the 2003 plan were

the same hazards that could/would affect the county in 2011 and in the future.

The following criterion was used to rate the mitigation activities:

Was the hazard a reoccurring threat and one that feasible mitigation action was deemed

necessary?

Was the hazard life threatening?

Was the property damage caused by an occurrence overly costly?

Would mitigation actions?

Address the problem Reduce the risk

Be technically feasible Be environmentally sound

Meet Federal/State/Local Regulations Be cost effective

Be politically acceptable Have negative social impacts

Three hazards were selected for future activities: Flooding, dams and severe weather. Debris

in streams was added even though it was not a hazard but did contribute to flooding.

The following eighteen activities are recommended by the CORE Group for future mitigation

actions. All are considered high priority. The lead office or agency is expected to take actions to

satisfy the goals named:

1.) Flooding (1 of 8)

Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.

Activity #1: Encourage and assist local jurisdictions to adopt storm water/erosion control and


Lead: Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District


Finish Date: August 2016

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Task 1: Identify individuals/consultants who have knowledge of storm water/erosion control and


Task 2: Identify funding source(s) for hiring consultant to help create regulations.

Task 3: Research surrounding Conservancy Districts for storm water/erosion control and

floodplain regulations

Task 4: Develop information gathered into easily compatible formats.

Task 5: Identify regulations that are out-of-date or where none exist.

Task 6: Conduct meetings with identified communities to explain the need for regulations

Task 7: Assist the communities in their efforts to develop local regulations.

Task 8: Help the communities to implement the new regulations.



Activity #2: Resize culverts/bridges that are undersized.

Lead: Township Road Superintendents, City Engineers and FC Engineer



Task 1: Identify culverts/bridges that are undersized.

Task 2: Prioritize replacement of culverts/bridges that are undersized.

Task 3: Identify local match (design)

Task 4: Upgrading of culvert/bridges



Activity #3: Educate/conduct workshops for contractors, inspectors, government officials, and

developers

Lead: FC Engineer and FC EMA

Start Date: April 2012

Finish Date: September 2016

Task 1: Identify presenters on topics (local match).

Task 2: Identify materials/items needed to conduct workshop.

Task 3: Identify people who should attend training.

Task 4: Task force planning of workshop

Task 5: Advertise and conduct workshop.

Task 6: Assist with ongoing training

Task 8: Require feedback on workshop.

Task 9: Hold a task force debriefing.


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Activity #4: Encourage participation in ODNR floodplain seminars.

Lead: FC Engineer and FC EMA



Task 1: Identification of who should attend floodplain seminars

Task 2: Identify funding source to pay registration fee.

Task 3: Identify workshops that will be beneficial.

Task 4: Subsidize



Activity #5: Program to purchase floodplain/conservation easements in floodplain/flood prone

areas.

Lead: Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District

Start Date: May 2012


Task 1: Identify holder of easements

Task 2: Identify floodplain/flood prone areas

Task 3: Identify funding source for purchase of floodplain/conservation easements

Task 4: Identify an appraisal process of the land

Task 5: Create an application process

Task 6: Ranking of application

Task 7: Make offer to landowner

Task 8: Sign of easement transition funds

Task 9: Monitor site for compliance


Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites

Activity #6: Funding for Pilot Projects to implement new/experimental flooding control

techniques

Lead: FC Engineer



Task 1: Identify possible pilot project for new/experimental flooding control techniques (local

match)

Task 2: Identify area of pilot project

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Task 3: Get approval from owner(s) where project will take place

Task 4: Cost benefit analysis

Task 5: Implementation of project

Task 6: Monitor project

Task 7: Feedback from project



Activity #7: Purchase home(s) in floodplain areas and convert to open spaces

Lead: Fairfield County Regional Planning


Finish Date: June 2016

Task 1: Identify the structures subject to flood damage

Task 2: Establish damage and frequency relationships for floods

Task 3: Perform a cost/benefit analysis for each structure

Task 4: Identify the interest in buy-outs

Task 5: Identify funding sources

Task 6: Make offers on structures

Task 7: Close on structures

Task 8: Demolish the structures

Task 9: Clean up and maintain the property



Activity #8: Funding for retrofitting for runoff detention

Lead: County-wide Emphasis



Task 1: Identify sites with large impervious areas


Task 3: Identify funding source

Task 4: Design of storm water detention/retention

Task 5: Install the runoff detention structure

Task 6: Maintain runoff detention structure

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9.) Severe Weather (1 of 7)

Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and

preparedness

Activity #1: Purchase tornado warning sirens for public uncovered jurisdictions, parks, and

recreational areas

Lead: FC EMA


Finish Date: November 2016

Task 1: Identify cites for warning devices

Task 2: Prioritize areas

Task 3: Cost/Benefit effectiveness

Task 4: Create map of projected location and coverage area

Task 5: Put bid out for contract

Task 6: Select contractor

Task 7: Construct warning devices

Task 8: Maintain devices



preparedness

Activity #2: Subsidy residential program for early warning weather radios

Lead: FC EMA

Start Date: October 2011


Task 1: Identification of location where radios will be located

Task 2: Cost benefit

Task 3: Identify funding

Task 4: Distribute radios



preparedness

Activity #3: Expand Emergency Alert System (EAS) notifications

Lead: FC SO and FC EMA



Task 1: Identify EAS notifications in existence

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Task 2: Identify what additional measures can be taken for early public notification

Task 3: Establish a working relationship with local/surrounding media for implementation of the

Emergency Alert System (EAS)

Task 4: Establish contact list for notification



preparedness.

Activity #4: Develop programs/brochures on various related topics and distribute to the public.

Lead: FC EMA


End Date: September 2016

Task 1: Gather information/brochures from agencies (i.e. FEMA, OH EMA, Red Cross).

Task 2: Develop brochure

Task 3: Funding for production, copies and distribution of brochures

Task 4: Supply county, government, and township offices with brochures (other agencies

inclusive)

Task 5: Identify agency for public to contact with questions regarding information in brochure

Task 6: Update on an as needed basis



preparedness.

Activity #5: Procure weather warning devices for high-risk structures.

Lead: FC EMA

Start Date: May 2012

Finish Date: April 2014

Task 1: Identify structures



Task 4: Purchase warning devices

Task 5: Install devices

Task 6: Maintain devices



preparedness.

Activity #6: Make Fairfield County a STORM READY COMMUNITY.

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Lead: FC EMA


Finish Date: December 2014

Task 1: Follow criteria/rules/regulations of the NOAA and National Weather Service (NWS)

Storm Ready Community/County guidelines

Task 2: Enlist efforts of FCSO and Amateur Radio



preparedness.

Activity #7: Establish shelters/safe rooms at mobile home parks.

Lead: FC EMA

Start Date: November 2011

Finish Date: November 2015

Task 1: Identify location of mobile home parks (include mapping of sites)

Task 2: Perform a cost benefit analysis


Task 4: Construct shelters/safe rooms

Task 5: Maintain and have bi-annual inspections

16.) Dams (1 of 3)

Goal: Maintain and upgrade to current standards.

Activity #1: Seek funding for maintenance/upgrading dams to current standards.

Lead: National Resource Conservation District (NCRS), Soil and Water Conservancy District

(SWCD) and FC EMA



Task 1: Identify problems with structures

Task 2: Prioritize dams based upon structural integrity

Task 3: Identify local match (design)

Task 4: Compare mitigation vs. purchasing structures below dam

Task 5: Send out project for bids

Task 6: Select bid

Task 7: Start rehabilitation of project

17.) Dams (2 of 3)


Activity #2: Support activities of Conservancy District.

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Lead: SWCD, FC EMA


Finish Date: October 2016

Task 1: Identify local funding source

Task 2: Maintain working relationship with above agencies

18.) Dams (3 of 3)


Activity #3: Purchase development rights below dams to keep them from becoming high

classes.

Lead: SWCD and FC EMA



Task 1: Purchase development rights vs. associated costs higher classes


Task 3: Purchase development rights

19.) Debris in Streams (1 of 2)


preparedness.

Activity #1: Funding for removal of debris/log jam

Lead: SWCD



Task 1: Identify organization/department who will monitor/distribute/appraise removal program

Task 2: Identify contractors to remove debris


Task 4: Application process for participants

Task 5: Prioritize appraisal of debris removal

20.) Debris in Streams (2 of 2)

Goal: Establish maintenance programs to monitor/remove trees and debris.

Activity #2: Develop brochures to educate the public on stream ownership responsibilities.

Lead: FC EMA


End Date: June 2014

Task 1: Find/research information on stream ownership responsibilities (laws/guidelines)

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Task 2: Funding for production, copies and distribution of brochures

Task 3: Supply county, government, and township offices with brochures

Task 4: Identify agency for public to contact with questions regarding information in brochure

F. Mitigation Grants and Application

The federal government provides several mitigation programs. The programs listed below are

available to assist communities and could help reduce loss of life and property by lessening the

impact of hazard events. Many jurisdictions have problems that could be fixed or helped with

appropriate mitigation funding. The following are the mitigation programs:

Flood Mitigation Assistance Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Repetitive Flood Claims

Supplemental Mitigation Grants Severe Repetitive Loss Program

Community Development Block Grants are also very helpful on the smaller projects and are

seemingly easier to obtain than are some of the federal mitigation grants.

During the planning cycle for the development of the 2011 County Hazard Mitigation Plan

(NHP) the County EMA staff met with officials of the fourteen participating jurisdictions and

discussed the purpose of the County’s NHP and the other federal mitigation programs.

The following items were addressed with the jurisdictions’ officials, and if applicable, the

jurisdictions engineers:

The mitigation goals and priorities of the jurisdictions, identification of possible

mitigation actions and selection of a mitigation project for inclusion in the County plan.

The cost benefit analysis was explained to the officials to include the programs purpose

and the importance of the cost-benefit analysis in the application process for a federal

mitigation grant.

Whenever the jurisdiction was not a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program

the EMA Director or a Fairfield County Regional Planning representative discussed the

benefits for the community and urged their participation.

Each of the fourteen jurisdiction completed a worksheet that contained the following:

o Chart 1 –To measure vulnerability before and after mitigation

o Chart 2 – Benefits (Short and Long Term)

o Chart 3 – Costs (Construction Cost in Dollars)

o Chart 4 – Prioritizing Actions

The EMA staff also explained how the mitigation grants would be handled from FEMA

down through OH EMA to the County EMA office and upon notice of the availability of the

federal mitigation grants the County EMA Director would notify the jurisdictions and offer

assistance to them in the preparation of their grant application.

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/fma/index.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/hmgp/index.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pdm/index.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/rfc/index.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/srl/index.shtm

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Tab 1 – Hazard Evaluation

The CORE Group members used a matrix in ranking hazard mitigation activities based on

discussions of the hazards and using the criteria shown in the sample below.

The Group reviewed three hazards (flooding, severe weather and dams plus debris in

streams) that were considered important areas where the county should take the lead and assist

the jurisdictions with their mitigation plans and projects. A total of 20 activities were selected for

the three hazards and debris in streams and these were prioritized as best possible. See Section

IV paragraph F.

Hazard Events (Flooding - Sample)

Criteria Activity

1

Activity

2

Activity

3

Activity

4

Activity

5

Activity

6

Activity

7

Activity

8

Totals

Activity

addresses the

problem

5 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 32

Activity reduces

the risk 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 32

Technically

feasible 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 36

Environmentally

sound 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 36

Meets federal,

state and local

regulations

5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 38

Cost Effective 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 4 31 Politically

acceptable 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 30

Social impacts 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 29 Totals 37 36 30 29 33 31 33 32

Rating

5 – Excellent 4 – Good

3 – Fair 2 – Bad

1 - Unacceptable

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Section V

PLAN MAINTENANCE

Monitoring, Elevating and Updating the Plan

A. General.

The 2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan will be distributed as an electronic document to the

fourteen (14) participating jurisdictions and to county and other agencies on a need to know

basis.

The CORE Planning Group that consists of twenty-four individuals from various agencies,

departments and jurisdictions will continue to serve as a County Committee. Members that retire,

change jobs, etc will be replaced with personnel with the same type of experience and expertise.

B. Maintenance of the 2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation (NHM) Plan

The NHM Plan is one of the principle plans for the County. The County Emergency

Operations Plan will address the Mitigation Plan as appropriate and this action will serve to

maintain awareness of the NHM Plan throughout the County.

The maintenance of the NHM Plan will consist of an ongoing program for the life of the plan

(five years) consisting of monitoring County and local mitigation activities and the concerns. The

Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency is responsible for the development,

maintenance and periodic review of the plan.

The CORE Planning Group will remain as a semi-active group and will continue to assist in

the monitoring of future mitigation information and concerns within their own area of work and

expertise.

Many of the Group members work in County and other agencies or organization where items

of mitigation concern are often visible. The following agencies are excellent sources of

information and can provide the EMA staff with items of mitigation interest as they surface.

County Regional Planning Office

Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District

County Economic Development Office

Conservancy District Members

County Auditors Staff (GIS, Real Estate)

City, Township and County Engineers

Initially each of the participating jurisdictions was informed of the purpose of this plan and

members of the EMA staff met with officials and appropriate staff members of each jurisdiction

and discussed their mitigation concerns, goals and activities needed and planned. This process

will be continued during review periods in order to provide the jurisdictions input in the process.

C. Periodic Plan Review, Evaluation and Updates

Core Group members and the participating jurisdictions will be notified of a pending plan

review and requested to provide any mitigation information that may have came to their attention

and that should be considered for plan updates.

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The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan will also be reviewed and updated as needed annually.

The CORE Group members will be asked to contribute to this activity.

Review and evaluation of the plan should include:

Review of the county and local goals and activities

Determine the nature or magnitude of hazards and risks that may have changed

Discussions of any known problems in implementing the plan

The fourteen participating jurisdictions will also be requested to provide the EMA staff items

of mitigation interest that occur within their jurisdictions. The jurisdictional officials will remain

on an active distribution list along with the CORE Group members so that items of interest and

information will be commonly shared with all parties.

The public will continue to be informed of items of interest regarding the Mitigation Plan and

their comments and suggestions welcomed.

Changes will be made as necessary and provided to OH EMA, County Agencies and the

participating jurisdictions.

D. Plans, Studies and Proposed Programs

County Emergency Management Agency

The County EMA conducts a complete annual review of all county plans developed and

maintained by the EMA office. These include the following:

County Emergency Operations Plan – This plan also includes the following:

~ Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan

~ Terrorist Incident Annex

County Continuity of Government and Operations Plan

County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan

County Debris Management Plan

Note: All the plans above address mitigation to a degree according to the purpose of the

peculiar plan, however, mitigation strategy as defined in the Crosswalk is not addressed.

Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (RPC)

The Commission administers Subdivision Regulations and Floodplain Regulations for the

unincorporated areas of Fairfield County. RPC makes recommendations to the townships

regarding the rezoning of property and zoning text amendments.

Plans and Studies

Fairfield County Development Strategy and Land Use Plan (FCRPC). The plan addresses

future land use and discusses appropriate land uses for areas identified as critical resources.

Click on the following to view the document: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc

Fairfield County Subdivision Regulations These regulations set forth the standards and

requirements for developing within the county. Click on the following to view the document:

www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc

http://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc


Fairfield County 77


Special Purpose Flood Damage Prevention Regulations These regulations address

development in areas identified as ‘Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The regulations are not

restrictive but attempt to provide comments to assist in the safe development of the land. Click

on the following to view the document: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc

E. Monitoring and Updating Policies and Information

The County EMA will post articles on their Web Pages regarding mitigation changes and

other useful and informative materials whenever necessary. All such articles will be forwarded to

the County Commissioners, the CORE Group members and the participating jurisdictions in

order to keep them aware of information such as:

FEMA’s Mitigation Grants that may become available for the Jurisdiction’s application.

New mitigation projects (post 2011) planned within the county.

Updates regarding progress on the mitigation activities selected in the 2011 HMP.

Information that becomes available or any changes to areas of the plan being considered.

At the time of the plan review and evaluation the following will be considered:

~ Review of goals and objectives to address current and expected conditions

~ Changes to the nature or magnitude of risks.

~ Program implementation problems.

F. Public Participation

The County Commissioners directed that the EMA Director include the public in the

updating of the plan and provide opportunities to comment on it.

The public was informed of the updating of the County’s Mitigation Plan and were provided

a list of the participating jurisdictions and the organization and purpose of the CORE Planning

Group.

The public was informed through news releases and articles posted on the EMA Web pages

about the mitigation program. They were offered the opportunity to attend planning meetings in

their jurisdiction or at the EMA Office. Dates of meetings within their jurisdictions were

announced on the County EMA web pages.

Information regarding the updates to the Mitigation Plan was posted on the County EMA

web page and updated regularly. The public had the opportunity to review the draft plan that was

posted on the EMA Web page and offer their comments.


A - 1

APPENDIX A

Participating Jurisdictions – Resolutions

Filed under this Appendix are copies of the Participating Jurisdiction’s Resolutions

to Adopt the FEMA approved 2011 (October 18, 2011) County Natural Hazards

Mitigation Plan following approval of the plan by FEMA.

The resolutions to adopt the Plan are alphabetized by City and Village.

Jurisdiction Date of Resolution

City of Lancaster January 24, 2012

City of Pickerington February 7, 2012

Village of Amanda March 5, 2012

Village of Baltimore November 14, 2011

Village of Bremen January 9, 2012

Village of Carroll December 13, 2011

Village of Lithopolis January 10, 2012

Village of Millersport February 14, 2012

Village of Pleasantville November 10, 2011

Village of Rushville November 8, 2011

Village of Stoutsville February 1, 2012

Village of Sugar Grove January 11, 2012

Village of Thurston March 14, 2012

Village of West Rushville January 12, 2012

A - 2

CITY OF LANCASTER

A - 3

CITY OF PICKERINGTON

A - 4

VILLAGE OF AMANDA

A - 5

VILLAGE OF BALTIMORE

A - 6

VILLAGE OF BREMEN

A - 7

VILLAGE OF CARROLL

A - 8

VILLAGE OF LITHOPOLIS

A - 9

VILLAGE OF MILLERSPORT

A - 10

VILLAGE OF PLEASANTVILLE

A - 11

VILLAGE OF RUSHVILLE

A - 12

VILLAGE OF STOUTSVILLE

A - 13

VILLAGE OF SUGAR GROVE

A - 14

VILLAGE OF THURSTON

A - 15

VILLAGE OF WEST RUSHVILLE

B - 1

Appendix B – County GIS Maps

This Appendix contains GIS maps for the following:

#1 - Site Map (Roads/Highways, lakes/streams/boundaries)

#2 - Critical Facilities

#3 - Emergency Response and Support Agencies/Departments

#4 - County Map with Contours

#5 - Flood Plain Map (Including Repetitive Loss Structure Locations)

#6 - Tornado Map

#7 - Map showing locations of Class I, II and III dams

#8 - Ground Water Pollution Potential

#9 - Mobile Home Park Locations

#10 - Emergency Warning Siren (with coverage areas shown)

B - 10

B - 11

C-1

APPENDIX C Larger Scale Maps

Copies of the various inserts shown in the plan are listed in this Appendix.

Page 2 – Presidential Disaster Declarations

Page 3 – Fairfield County Map

Page 4 – Electric Power Companies

Page 5 – Natural Gas Companies

Page 6 – Telephone Companies

Page 7 – Wind Zones in United States

Page 8 – Flood Hazard Areas

Page 9 – Saffir-Simpson Scale

Page 10 – High Temperatures in the United States

Page 11 – Droughts

Page 12 – Earthquakes

Page 13 – Landslides

Page 14 - Wildfires

C-1

C-2

Presidential Disaster Declarations

C-2

C-3

County Map

(From Page 8)

C-3

C-4

ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES

(From page 11)

C-4

C-5

Natural Gas Companies

Serving Fairfield County

(From page 12)

C-6

Telephone Companies

Serving Fairfield County (From page 12)

AT&T – Blue

Frontier – White

Cincinnati Bell - Pink

C-7

Wind Zones in United States

(From page 32)

C-9

FLOOD PLAIN (Page 34-35)

2009

C-10

TORNADOS (Page 37)

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Maximum

Wind Speeds

Equivalent

Saffir-

Simpson

Scale*

Typical Effects

F0 Category Tornado

40-72 mph

(35-62 kt) NA

Gale Tornado. Light Damage: Some damage to chimneys; breaks twigs and branches

off tress; pushes over shallow-rooted trees; damages signboards; some windows

broken; hurricane wind speed begins at 73 mph.

F1 Category Tornado

73-112 mph

(63-97 kt) Cat 1/2/3

Moderate Tornado. Moderate damage: Peels surfaces off roofs; mobile homes pushed

off foundations or overturned; outbuildings demolished; moving autos pushed off the

roads; trees snapped or broken.

F2 Category Tornado

113-157 mph

(98-136 kt) Cat 3/4/5

Significant Tornado. Considerable damage: Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes

demolished; frame houses with weak foundations lifted and moved; boxcars pushed

over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated.

F3 Category Tornado

158-206 mph

(137-179 kt) Cat 5

Severe Tornado. Severe damage: Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed

houses; trains overturned; most trees in forests uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the

ground and thrown; weak pavement blown off roads.

F4 Category Tornado

207-260 mph

(180-226 kt) Cat 5?

Devastating Tornado. Devastating damage: Well constructed homes leveled; structures

with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and disintegrated; large

missiles generated; trees in forest uprooted and carried some distance away.

F5 Category Tornado

261-318 mph

(227-276 kt) NA

Incredible Tornado. Incredible damage: Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and

carried considerable distance to disintegrate; automobile-sized missiles fly through the

air in excess of 300 ft (100 m); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur.

F6-F12 Category Tornadoes

Gtr than 319

mph

(277 kt)

NA The maximum wind speeds of tornadoes are not expected to reach the F6 wind speeds.

* The Saffir-Simpson Scale is a five-category wind speed / storm surge classification scale used to classify Atlantic

hurricane intensities. The Saffir-Simpson values range from Category 1 to Category 5. The strongest SUSTAINED

hurricane wind speeds correspond to a strong F3 (Severe Tornado) or possibly a weak F4 (Devastating Tornado)

value. Whereas the highest wind gusts in Category 5 hurricanes correspond to moderate F4 tornado values, F5

tornado wind speeds are not reached in hurricanes.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/satellite/satelliteseye/educational/saffir.html





C-11

High Temperatures in United States (From page 38)

C-12

Droughts (From page 38)

C-13

EARTHQUAKES (Page 39)

C-14

LANDSLIDES (Page 40)

C-15

WILDFIRES (Page 41)

APPENDIX D

Critical Facilities (12-21-2010)

THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR PUBLIC USE

The information below is current as of January 10, 2011 and was provided by the Fairfield

County Auditor’s Real Estate and GIS offices. The buildings and values are based upon

availability of information provided by the County Agency. This list will be updated periodically

when additional information becomes available or changes occur requiring a change.

This document is intended for a controlled group and is not to be released or distributed to the

public For additional Information on these buildings contact Fairfield County EMA.

Senior Citizen/Nursing/Alternate Care Facilities:

Building Name

and Type

Facility Address Total Value of

Structures Abbington of Pickerington 9480 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW,

Pickerington OH 43147

$3,046,250.00

Altercare Valley View

Nursing Home

5185 Lithopolis Road NW,

Lancaster OH 43130

$419,470.00

Alterra Sterling House 241 Whittier Drive South,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,432,350.00

Carriage Court of Lancaster 800 Beck's Knob Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$3,557,200.00

Crestview Manor Nursing Home, Inc. 957 Beck's Knob Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$5,858,570.00

Echo Manor Extended Care Center 10270 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW,


$2,725,630.00

Happeny's Adult Car, Inc. 108 Academy Street,

Pleasantville OH 43148

$103,400.00

Heartland-Fairfield Nursing Home 7820 Pleasantville Road NE,

Thornville OH 43076

$1,425,480.00

LanFair Center for Rehabilitation and

Nursing Care

1590 Chartwell Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$6,191,940.00

Main Street Terrace Care Center 1318 East Main Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,315,290.00

Pickerington Nursing & Rehabilitation

Center

1300 Hill Road North,


$1,522,400.00

Primrose of Lancaster 1481 Wesley Way,

Lancaster OH 43130

$6,399,020.00

Reflections 2750 West Fair Ave,

Lancaster OH 43130

$3,084,830.00

Rockmill Rehabilitation Center 3680 Dolson Court NW,

Carroll OH 43112

$2,907,500.00

Springs at Carroll (Rockmill Springs

Assisted Living)

3682 Dolson Court NW,

Carroll OH 43112

$1,236,400.00

Sunbridge Care and

Rehabilitation Homestead

1900 East Main Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,683,480.00

D-1

The Inn at Fairfield Village 1834 Countryside Dr,

Lancaster OH 43130

$6,355,600.00

Wesley Ridge Retirement Community 2225 Taylor Park Dr,

Reynoldsburg OH 43068

$19,997,460.00

Total: $72,262,270.00

Educational Facilities:

Building Name

and Type

Facility Address Total Value of

Structures Amanda Clearcreek School 3-12 328 E Main Street,

Amanda OH 43102

$29,842,040.00

Amanda Clearcreek School K-2 414 N School Street,

Amanda Oh, 43102

$7,599,270.00

Berne Union K - 12 506 North Main Street

Sugar Grove OH 43155

$5,073,840.00

Bloom Carroll Primary / Middle

School and High School

69 S Beaver Street, Carroll OH, 43112

& 5240 Plum Road Carroll, Oh 43112

$5,709,850.00

Bloom-Carroll Intermediate School 200 S Market Street,

Lithopolis OH 43136

$894,060.00

Bremen Elementary School 210 Strayer Ave,

Bremen OH 43107

$5,689,210.00

Cedar Heights Elementary School 1515 Cedar Hill Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$1,502,110.00

Diley Middle School 750 Preston Trails Drive,

Pickerington, OH 43147

$10,316,700.00

East Elementary 751 E Wheeling Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$1,296,220.00

Fairfield Christian Academy 1965 N Columbus Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$11,203,410.00

Fairfield Career Center 3985 Coonpath Road,

Carroll, OH 43112

$10,517,240.00

Fairfield Elementary School 13000 Coventry Ave,


$4,158,050.00

Fairfield Union High School 6675 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE

Lancaster Oh 43130

$17,398,000.00

Fairfield Union

Junior High School

225 Lincoln Avenue,

Pleasantville, OH 43148

$2,506,050.00

General Sherman

Junior High School

701 Union Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$3,334,000.00

Harmon Middle School 12410 Harmon Road


$5,630,110.00

Heritage Elementary 100 East Street,


$2,305,940.00

Lakeview Junior High & Pickerington

High School North

12445 Ault Road Pickerington, OH

43147 & 7800 Refugee Road


$67,186,170.00

Lancaster High School 1312 Granville Pike,

Lancaster, Ohio 43130

$8,516,940.00

D-2

Liberty Union Thurston Elementary

School

1000 South Main Street,

Baltimore OH 43105

$6,184,050.00

Liberty Union Thurston

Middle & High School

500 & 600 Washington Street Baltimore

OH 43105

$5,405,590.00

Medill School 1151 James Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,472,790.00

Millersport Elementary School &

High School

11850 Lancaster Street,

Millersport OH 43046

$7,690,850.00

Ohio University Pickerington Center 12933 Stonecreek Drive,


$2,011,570.00

Ohio University Campus Lancaster 1570 Granville Pike,

Lancaster OH 43130

$7,770,080.00

Pickerington Elementary 775 Long Road,


$3,801,010.00

Pickerington High School Central 300 Opportunity Way,


$2,297,430.00

Pleasantville Elementary School 300 W Columbus Street,


$7,031,300.00

Ridgeview Junior High 130 Hill Road South,


$6,612,900.00

Rushcreek School Modular Building 210 Strayer Ave,

Bremen OH 43107

$5,689,210.00

Rushville Middle School 8155 Rushville Road,

Rushville OH 43150

$2,078,750.00

Sanderson Elementary School 1450 Marietta Road,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$1,662,670.00

Saint Marks School 324 Gay Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$975,610.00

South Elementary 220 E Walnut Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$941,940.00

St. Bernadette's Church and School 1325 Wheeling Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,551,600.00

St. Mary's Church and Elementary

School

309 E Chestnut Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$4,757,350.00

Stanberry Career Tech School

(Old Lancaster Jr High Schl)

315 E Mulberry Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$5,292,390.00

Sycamore Creek Elementary 500 Syacmore Creek,


$8,428,130.00

Talmadge Elemenary School 611 Lewis Avenue,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$2,117,660.00

Tarhe Elementary School 425 Whittier Dr North,

Lancaster, OH 43130

$2,069,680.00

Thomas Ewing Junior High School 825 E Fair Avenue,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,878,350.00

Toll Gate Elementary & Middle

School

12089 & 12183 Tollgate Road


$9,956,660.00

Tussing Elementary School 7117 Tussing Road,

Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

$9,187,010.00

Community Action Commission 114 Mt Ida Ave,


$193,320.00

D-3

Liberty Union Thurston Elementary

School

1000 South Main Street,

Baltimore OH 43105

$6,184,050.00

Liberty Union Thurston

Middle & High School

500 & 600 Washington Street Baltimore

OH 43105

$5,405,590.00

Medill School 1151 James Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,472,790.00

Millersport Elementary School &

High School

11850 Lancaster Street,

Millersport OH 43046

$7,690,850.00

Ohio University Pickerington Center 12933 Stonecreek Drive,


$2,011,570.00

Ohio University Campus Lancaster 1570 Granville Pike,

Lancaster OH 43130

$7,770,080.00

Pickerington Elementary 775 Long Road,


$3,801,010.00

Pickerington High School Central 300 Opportunity Way,


$2,297,430.00

Pleasantville Elementary School 300 W Columbus Street,


$7,031,300.00

Ridgeview Junior High 130 Hill Road South,


$6,612,900.00

Rushcreek School Modular Building 210 Strayer Ave,

Bremen OH 43107

$5,689,210.00

Rushville Middle School 8155 Rushville Road,

Rushville OH 43150

$2,078,750.00

Sanderson Elementary School 1450 Marietta Road,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$1,662,670.00

Saint Marks School 324 Gay Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$975,610.00

South Elementary 220 E Walnut Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$941,940.00

St. Bernadette's Church and School 1325 Wheeling Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,551,600.00

St. Mary's Church and Elementary

School

309 E Chestnut Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$4,757,350.00

Stanberry Career Tech School

(Old Lancaster Jr High Schl)

315 E Mulberry Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$5,292,390.00

Sycamore Creek Elementary 500 Syacmore Creek,


$8,428,130.00

Talmadge Elemenary School 611 Lewis Avenue,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$2,117,660.00

Tarhe Elementary School 425 Whittier Dr North,

Lancaster, OH 43130

$2,069,680.00

Thomas Ewing Junior High School 825 E Fair Avenue,

Lancaster OH 43130

$2,878,350.00

Toll Gate Elementary & Middle

School

12089 & 12183 Tollgate Road


$9,956,660.00

Tussing Elementary School 7117 Tussing Road,

Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

$9,187,010.00

Community Action Commission 114 Mt Ida Ave,


$193,320.00

D-4

Violet Twp Fire Department

Station #591

21 Lockville Road,


$83,970.00

Violet Twp Fire Department

Station #592

8700 Refugee Road NW, Pickerington

OH 43147

$1,020,440.00

Total: $6,682,330.00

County Airport:

Building Type/Name Address Total Value of

Structures County Airport Old Columbus Road NW $1,138,920.00

Total: $1,138,920.00

Hospitals/Care Centers:


Structures Urgent Care of Pickerington 1797 Hill Road North,


$2,873,300

Urgent Care Family Center FirStreet

Medical

1201 River Valley Blvd,

Lancaster OH 43130

$ 1,102,750

Grant Riverside Health Center 417 Hill Road North,

Pickerington Oh 43147

$ 1,423,490

Fairfield Medical Center 401 North Ewing Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$3,464,570.00

Diley Ridge Medical Center 7911 Diley Road,

Pickerington Oh 43147

$14,595,560.00

Total: $18,060,130.00

Sewage/Waste/Water/Sanitation Facilities


Structures Amanda Waste Water Plant 207 Halderman Street,

Amanda Ohio 43102

$90,750.00

Amanda Water Treatment Plant 6010 Amanda Southern Road

Amanda, Ohio 43102

$856,125.00

Baltimore Water Treatment Plant 302 E North Street,

Baltimore OH 43105

$4,500.000.00

(New Facility in 2011)

Baltimore Waste Water Plant

2005 Basil Western Road NW

Baltimore, OH 43105

$5,590,000.00

Bremen Disposal Plant 1512 Webb Summit Road,

Bremen OH 43107

$375,000.00

Bremen Water Treatment Plant 100 Carter Street,

Bremen, OH 43107

$75,540.00

Tussing Road Water Treatment

Facility (County)

11030 Tussing Road

Pickerington, Ohio

See next line

Little Walnut Water Treatment

Facility (County)

6805 Lockville Road,

Carroll, Ohio

Both value for both

$11,830,000.00

D-5

Tussing Road Water Reclamation

Facility (County)

11030 Tussing Road

Pickerington, Ohio

See Below

Little Walnut Water Reclamation

Facility (County)

6805 Amanda Northern Road

Canal Winchester, Ohio

See Below

Sycamore Creek Water Reclamation

Facility (County)

6700 Stemen Road

Pickerington, Ohio

See Below

Pleasant Lea Water Reclamation

Facility (County)

2690 Pleasant Drive

Lancaster, Ohio

See Below

Lakeside Estates - Water Reclamation

Facility (County)

3328 Meadowbrook Drive

Lancaster, Ohio

Reclamation Facilities

$34,970,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1868 East Main Street,

Lancaster, Ohio

$2,100,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station

(at YMCA)

468 West Sixth Avenue

Lancaster, Ohio

$2,400,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 700 South Board Street

Lancaster, Ohio

$2,100,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 2220 Commerce Street

Lancaster, Ohio

$250,000/00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1196 Lawrence Street

Lancaster, Ohio

$250,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 808 Mill Park Drive

Lancaster, Ohio

$250,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station Fogg Drive

Lancaster, Ohio

$200,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 400 West Wheeling Street

Lancaster, Ohio

$$1,200,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station

(Camp Ground Road)

1394 Campground Road

Lancaster, Ohio

$200,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1155 North Pierce Avenue

Lancaster, Ohio

$4,300,000.00

Lancaster Sewage Disposal Plant

1442 Camp Ground Road

Lancaster, Ohio

$32,000,000.00

(New facility 2011)

Lancaster Sewage Disposal Plant 814 Lawrence Street,

Lancaster Oh 43130

$13,201,620.00

Lancaster Sanitation Department 743 South Ewing Street

Lancaster, OH 43130

$1,300,000.00

Lancaster Water Booster Station 1470 Tiki Lane

Lancaster, Ohio

$300,000.00

Lancaster Water Booster Station 206 North Pershing Drive

Lancaster, Ohio

$300,000.00

Lancaster Water Treatment Facility 4600 Sugar Grove Road,

Lancaster OH 43130

$25,510,030.00

Lancaster Water Treatment Facility 225 North Memorial Drive,

Lancaster, OH 43130

$25,000,000.00

Pickerington Sewage Disposal Plant 525 Hill Road,


$20,863,063.00

Pickerington Water Treatment Plant

8895 Diley Road $5,558,363.00

Pleasantville Water Treatment Plant 4170 Pleasantville Road


$7,680

D-6

Walnut Creek Sewage Plant

(Walnut Creek Sewage District)

1700 Leitmaker Road,


Est $1,200,000.00

Millersport Water Works Plant 2205 Refugee Road NE

Millersport, OH 43046

$4,715,000.00

Millersport Sewage Treatment Plant 12400 Lancaster Street NE

Millersport, OH 43046

$438,932.00

Total: $195,095,491

Miscellaneous:


Structures American National Red Cross 121 West Mulberry Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$146,320.00

City Law Enforcement Building:

Lancaster Police Department

130 South Broad Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$1,994,980.00

Lancaster Gas Works

1424 Camp Ground Road

Lancaster, OH 43130

$1,700,000.00

(via Mike Pettit)

City of Pickerington Police Department 1311 Refugee Road,


$1,359,490.00

Fairfield County Sheriff

Violet Twp Branch

4 East Columbus Street,


$107,960.00

Fairfield County Sheriff's Civil

Division & Detective Bureau

108 North High Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$213,430.00

Fairfield County Sheriff's

Communication Bureau

342 West Wheeling Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$1,304,820.00

Fairfield County Sheriff's Department 221 East Main Street,

Lancaster OH 43130

$865,550.00

Highway Patrol Office 3800 Lancaster-Circleville Road SW,

Lancaster OH 43130

$1,780,000.00

Village of Baltimore Police Department 416 West Market Street,

Baltimore OH 43105

$67,820.00

Village of Lithopolis Police Department 5 East Columbus Street,

Lithopolis OH 43136

$105,650.00

Village of Sugar Grove Police

Department

101 Bridge Street,

Sugar Grove OH 43155

$61,450.00

Total: $7,927,470

Total Value for Above Structures = $623,504,341.00

Updated 1-25-2011

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Fairfield County E-1 May 10, 2011

Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan

APPENDIX E

FAIRFIELD COUNTY STATISTICS

Appendix E provides additional statistical information for this Mitigation Plan. The information

contained in this Appendix is as recorded below:

#1 - Fairfield County – US Census Bureau ‘Quick Facts’

#2 - County Evaluation Totals - 2010. Fairfield County Auditor

#3 - Fairfield County Hazard Events. Copied from the National Climatic Data Center 1-4-11

#4 - NFIP – Policies in Effect (Fairfield County) 10-30-2010



Fairfield County, Ohio

People QuickFacts

Fairfield County Ohio

Population, 2009 estimate 143,712 11,542,645

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 17.0% 1.7%

Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 122,881 11,353,150

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 6.4% 6.4%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 25.5% 23.5%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 12.1% 13.9%

Female persons, percent, 2009 50.1% 51.2%

White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 90.8% 84.7%

Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 6.6% 12.1%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 0.2% 0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.0% 1.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) Z Z

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 1.3% 1.4%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) 1.4% 2.8%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 89.5% 82.2%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.7% 57.5%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.3% 3.0%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.3% 6.1%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.6% 83.0%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.8% 21.1%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 17,380 1,909,489

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 27.7 22.9

Housing units, 2009 56,503 5,094,126

Homeownership rate, 2000 76.3% 69.1%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 14.6% 24.1%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $129,500 $103,700

Households, 2000 45,425 4,445,773

Persons per household, 2000 2.65 2.49

Median household income, 2008 $58,019 $48,011

Per capita money income, 1999 $21,671 $21,003

Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 8.9% 13.3%

Business QuickFacts


Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 2,681 263,761

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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 33,762 4,728,416

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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 8.5% -5.5%

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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 10,045 706,539

Total number of firms, 2002 10,069 817,693

Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 4.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4%

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002

F S

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%

Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.1% 28.1%

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 796,693 243,903,865

Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 166,446,529

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,109,190 119,778,409

Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,578 $10,497

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 139,735 14,875,890

Building permits, 2009 188 13,343

Federal spending, 2008 612,018 90,592,062

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Geography QuickFacts


Land area, 2000 (square miles) 505.11 40,948.38

Persons per square mile, 2000 243.1 277.3

FIPS Code 045 39

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, OH

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY AUDITOR

December 21, 2010

C O U N T Y E V A L U A T I O N T O T A L S – 2010

CLASS BLDG

CNT

PARID

CNT

ACREAGE APPR LAND APPR BLDG APPR TOTAL

AGRICULTURAL 3,165 7,134 236,334 976,298,770 339,998,090 1,316,296,860

3,165 7,134 236,334 976,298,770 339,998,090 1,316,296,860

MINERAL - 13 - 43,070 - 43,070

OIL - 279 - 3,316,980 - 3,316,980

- 292 - 3,360,050 - 3,360,050

UTILITIES 309 331 0 1,084,090 599,912,910 600,997,000

309 331 0 1,084,090 599,912,910 600,997,000

EXEMPT 914 2,229 14,047 277,948,130 806,706,780 1,084,654,910

914 2,229 14,047 277,948,130 806,706,780 1,084,654,910

INDUSTRIAL 123 331 1,300 23,747,080 89,390,580 113,137,660

123 331 1,300 23,747,080 89,390,580 113,137,660

RESIDENTIAL 46,382 56,060 47,154 1,816,556,770 4,959,696,730 6,776,253,500

46,382 56,060 47,154 1,816,556,770 4,959,696,730 6,776,253,500

COMMERCIAL 2,299 3,689 7,236 444,095,770 820,714,610 1,264,810,380

2,299 3,689 7,236 444,095,770 820,714,610 1,264,810,380

53,192 70,066 306,072 3,543,090,660 7,616,419,700 11,159,510,360



Fairfield County Hazard Events

36 HAIL event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between

01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010. Click on Location or County to display Details.

Fairfield County Ohio Hail Events


1 Sugar Grove 07/28/2000 01:50 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

2 Lancaster 04/09/2001 08:10 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

3 Amanda 07/29/2001 06:00 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

4 Lancaster 04/28/2002 12:24 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 5K 0

5 Pickerington 05/01/2002 11:40 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 5K 0



8 Thurston 07/29/2002 07:18 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

9 Lancaster 05/09/2003 03:45 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 2K 0

10 Clearport 05/09/2003 05:14 PM Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 5K 0

11 Pickerington 05/13/2005 05:14 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

12 Pickerington 04/07/2006 04:27 PM Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 6K 0



15 Royalton 05/17/2006 04:50 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

16 Baltimore 07/03/2006 05:30 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0

17 Lancaster 04/11/2007 21:37 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 2K 0K


19 Sugar Grove 06/13/2007 18:49 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K

20 Stoutsville 07/26/2007 18:15 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 5K 0K

21 Pickerington 11/05/2007 15:10 PM Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 3K 0K


23 Baltimore 06/16/2008 13:18 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K



























25 Rushville 06/23/2008 13:52 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 8K 0K

26 Carroll 07/12/2008 17:21 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 3K 0K

27 Baltimore 07/22/2008 02:44 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K


29 Carroll 06/02/2009 15:07 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 0K


31 Lancaster 06/19/2009 06:44 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 0K

32 Lancaster 06/19/2009 06:56 AM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 0K





TOTALS: 0 0 52K 0

25 FLOOD event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between


Fairfield County Ohio Flood Events


1 Countywide 01/03/2000 10:20 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0

2 Lancaster 05/23/2000 07:10 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0



5 Amanda 05/16/2001 09:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

6 Lancaster 05/17/2001 02:35 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0

7 Pickerington 05/18/2001 04:15 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0

8 Stoutsville 07/09/2002 10:00 PM Flash

Flood

N/A 0 0 0 0

9 OHZ063 - 065 - 074 06/08/2003 03:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

























10 OHZ034 - 042>044 -

054>055 - 065 - 079 - 081

08/04/2003 09:05 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

11 OHZ064>065 08/10/2003 02:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

12 OHZ064>065 - 065 - 071 -

074

05/19/2004 02:47 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

13 OHZ053>056 - 060>065 06/11/2004 10:05 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

14 OHZ034 - 043 - 065 06/17/2004 06:25 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

15 OHZ065 - 074 09/08/2004 03:30 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

16 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065 -

070 - 070>071 - 071>072 -

072>074 - 074 - 077 - 077>078

01/05/2005 07:15 AM Flood N/A 0 0 585K 0

17 OHZ034>035 - 042>046 -

051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074

01/11/2005 06:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 295K 0

18 OHZ054>055 - 065 06/08/2005 03:20 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

19 OHZ026 - 044 - 055 - 065 06/10/2005 03:09 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

20 Royalton 05/17/2006 06:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0

21 Lancaster 07/13/2006 08:30 AM Flash

Flood

N/A 0 0 6K 0

22 Millersport 03/01/2007 23:30 PM Flood N/A 0 0 3K 0K

23 Lancaster 03/14/2007 06:51 AM Flood N/A 0 0 3K 0K

24 Thurston 06/26/2008 03:30 AM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0K

25 Amanda 08/20/2009 20:50 PM Flood N/A 0 0 10K 3K

TOTALS: 0 0 982K 3K

23 SNOW & ICE event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between


Fairfield County Ohio Snow and Ice Events


1 OHZ042 - 045>046 -

051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074

- 082

01/19/2000 08:00 PM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0 0




























2 OHZ045>046 - 052>056 -

060>065 - 070>074 - 077>082

- 088

12/13/2000 06:00 PM Ice Storm N/A 0 0 0 0

3 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065

- 070>074 - 080 - 082

02/15/2003 01:25 AM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0 0

4 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065

- 070>074 - 077>082 - 088

01/25/2004 05:00 PM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0 0

5 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065

- 070>073 - 077>081

12/22/2004 08:20 AM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 451K 0

6 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

044>045 - 051>054 - 054 -

063 - 065 - 074 - 082 - 088

01/21/2005 12:00 AM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0 0

7 OHZ026 - 046 - 056 -

062>065 - 071>074 - 077>081

01/22/2005 06:50 AM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0 0

8 OHZ063>065 - 071>072 -

077

02/13/2007 06:00 AM Ice Storm N/A 0 0 0K 0K

9 OHZ046 - 054>056 -

064>065 - 074

12/05/2007 00:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

10 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -

051>056 - 060>065 - 070>072

- 074 - 077>078 - 080

12/07/2007 00:00 AM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

11 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>044 -

051>053 - 055 - 060>063 -

065 - 070>074 - 077>078 -

080>082 - 088

01/01/2008 06:00 AM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

12 OHZ042 - 051 - 053 -

061>062 - 065 - 074

02/20/2008 04:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

13 OHZ051 - 054>055 -

060>062 - 064>065 - 071>074

- 077>082 - 088

02/21/2008 19:30 PM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

14 OHZ051 - 054>055 -

060>062 - 064>065 - 071>074

- 077>082 - 088

02/21/2008 19:30 PM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

15 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -

051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074

03/07/2008 12:00 PM Winter

Storm

N/A 0 0 0K 0K









































- 077>082 - 088

16 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -

051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074

- 077>082 - 088

01/27/2009 00:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

17 OHZ034 - 042>043 - 045 -

052>053 - 055>056 - 060>061

- 065 - 072>074 - 077 -

079>082 - 088

12/19/2009 02:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

18 OHZ034 - 042>043 - 045 -

052>053 - 055>056 - 060>061

- 065 - 072>074 - 077 -

079>082 - 088

12/19/2009 02:00 AM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

19 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>043 -

045 - 051>056 - 061>063 -

065 - 071>074 - 077>080 -

082 - 088

01/07/2010 05:00 AM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

20 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -

051>056 - 060>063 - 065 -

070>074 - 077>078 - 080 -

082

02/05/2010 08:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

21 OHZ035 - 042 - 053 -

061>065 - 070>073 - 077>081

- 088

02/09/2010 02:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

22 OHZ045 - 051>052 -

054>056 - 061>065 - 070>073

- 077>082 - 088

02/15/2010 02:00 AM Heavy

Snow

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

23 OHZ042>046 - 053>056 -

060>062 - 064>065 - 070>073

- 078>082 - 088

02/26/2010 14:00 PM Winter

Weather

N/A 0 0 0K 0K

TOTALS: 0 0 451K 0

7 HIGH WINDS event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between

01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010 with wind speed reaching 0 knots. Click on Location or County to display Details.

Fairfield County Ohio High Wind Events


1 OHZ026 - 034>035 - 12/11/2000 09:00 PM High Wind 58 1 0 100K 0

































042>046 - 051>056 -

060>065 - 070>074 -

077>082 - 088

kts.

2 OHZ046 - 055>056 -

065 - 073

12/14/2001 02:00 PM High Wind 57

kts.

0 1 147K 0

3 OHZ026 - 034>035 -

042>046 - 051>056 -

060>065 - 070>074 -

077>082 - 088

03/09/2002 12:43 PM High Wind 73

kts.

1 12 971K 0

4 OHZ065 12/01/2006 11:11 AM High Wind 41

kts.

0 1 20K 0K

5 OHZ063 - 065 09/14/2008 16:35 PM High Wind 52

kts.

0 0 3.3M 0K

6 OHZ065 02/11/2009 21:53 PM High Wind 51

kts.

0 0 0K 0K

7 OHZ046 - 053 -

063>065 - 073>074 - 079

12/09/2009 13:30 PM High Wind 50

kts.

0 0 0K 0K

TOTALS: 2 14 4.538M 0

4 TORNADO(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between

01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010.

Click on Location or County to display Details.

Fairfield County Ohio Tornados


1 Bremen 05/23/2000 05:00

PM

Tornado F0 0 0 50K 0

2 Lancaster 09/23/2000 04:45

PM


3 Bremen 09/23/2000 05:15

PM


4 Drinkle 06/02/2009 16:36

PM

Tornado F0 0 0 0K 1K

TOTALS: 0 0 230K 1K





















NOTE: There were no events recorded by NCDC for Fairfield County during the period

Jan 1, 2000 to Aug 12010 for the following hazards: Dam Failure, Drought, Wild/Forest

Fires, Earthquake, Extreme Heat or Landslides.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO

NFIP – Policies in Effect ( as of 11/30/2010) Policies Insurance Written

Community Name In-force In-force whole $ Premium In-force

-------------- -------- ---------------- ----------------

AMANDA 0

BALTIMORE, VILLAGE OF 25 6,667,500 57,997

BREMEN, VILLAGE OF 4 547,000 1,947

*FAIRFIELD COUNTY * 307 54,609,200 272,713

CARROLL 0

LANCASTER, CITY OF 689 68,681,300 544,389

LITHOPOLIS 0

MILLERSPORT, VILLAGE OF 23 4,014,100 25,153

PICKERINGTON, CITY OF 34 7,827,800 21,980

PLEASANTVILLE 0

RUSHVILLE 0

STOUTSVILLE 0

SUGAR GROVE, VILLAGE OF 11 1,315,500 9,880

THURSTON 0

WEST RUSHVILLE 0

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TOTALS 1091 $74,981,100.00 $934,059.00

The Fairfield County figures indicate insured property outside of the Cities and Villages in

the Townships

APPENDIX F

Conservancy Districts and Private Dams

This Appendix contains additional information on the Conservancy Districts and Private Owned

dam in Fairfield County. For dams plotted on a County GIS map see Appendix B #7.

The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency maintains a current file on all classes of

dams in the County. For further information contact the Operations and Planning Manager at

phone number 740-652-7963.

Fairfield County Class 1 Dams Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip

BERNE I PINE LAKE PINE LAKE ESTATES

RR 2, 479 ROSS ROAD LANCASTER OH 43130

BLOOM I HR R-42 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130

GREENFLD I HR NO.6 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130



HOCKING I TARHE DRY CITY, LANCASTER 104 E. MAIN ST. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING I HR NO.3 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING I NR NO.4 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130

PLEASANT I RC NO. VII-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

RICHLAND I RC NO. VI-D RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

RICHLAND I RC NO. VI-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

RUSHCRK I RC NO. V-C RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

RUSHCRK I RC NO. VII-E RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

F-1.

Fairfield County Class 2 Dams Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip

BERNE II

BOKA WOODS NO.1 MARCIA KIGER 291 TARKILN ROAD LANCASTER OH 43130

BERNE II ANGLERS PARADISE

ANGLERS PARADISE

4482 PARADISE ROAD

SUGAR GROVE OH 43155

BERNE II LAKE LORETTA

CITY, LANCASTER 203 E. FAIR AVE. LANCASTER OH 43130

BERNE II RC NO. VII-C RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

BERNE II RC NO. VII-D RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

BLOOM II MOE POND TOM MOE

135 ROCK MILL RD. NW LANCASTER OH 43130

CLEARCRK II AMANDA DAM

VILLAGE OF AMANDA PO BOX 250 AMANDA OH 43102

GREENFLD II HR NO. R-63 HRCD

1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

GREENFLD II HR NO. 5 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING II HR NO.1 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING II HR NO.2 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING II HR NO. R-23 HRCD

1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

MADISON II SNORTIN RIDGE

SNORTIN RIDGE DEVELOPMENT

10480 SNORTIN RIDGE RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

RUSHCRK II RC NO.V-B RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

RUSHCRK II RC NO. V-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107

F - 2.

Fairfield County Class 3 Dams

Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip

BERNE III DOGWOOD LAKE

CHRISTINE BURRIS

4307 BAUMAN HILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

BERNE III GENEVA HILLS LAKE GENEVA HILLS

1380 BLUE VALLEY RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

BERNE III HINTZ LAKE SUSAN CLAY PO BOX 157 ROCKBRIDGE OH 43149

BLOOM III

CHESTNUT RIDGE METRO

COLUMBUS FRANKLIN METRO 1069 W. MAIN ST. WESTERVILLE OH 43081

BLOOM III HARPER LAKE JOSH HARPER

7200 LITHOPOLIS RD. NW CARROLL OH 43112

BLOOM III LANG LAKE JAMES LANG 7894 LITHOPOLIS RD. NW CARROLL OH 43112

GREENFLD III HR, NO. R-61 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING III CRUM LAKE BILL CRUM 700 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

HOCKING III HR, NO. R-21 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130

MADISON III LAKE ROMONA

COLUMBUS FRANKLIN METRO 1069 W. MAIN ST. WESTERVILLE OH 43081

PLEASANT III PLEASANT ACRES

MARILYN KOSIER 1520 SHERIDAN DR. LANCASTER OH 43130

RICHLAND III ALLEGHENY WEST CONF.

ALLEGHENY WEST CONF. CORP 1339 E. BROAD ST. COLUMBUS OH 43205

RICHLAND III RC, VI-F USDA,NRCS 160 CARTER ST. BREMEN OH 43107

VIOLET III DONLEY LAKE JOHN DONLEY

7600 FARMSBURY DR.

REYNOLDSBURG OH 43068

VIOLET III SYCAMORE PARK LAKE

CITY, PICKERINGTON 500 HEREFORD

PICKERINGTON OH 43147

VIOLET III WETHERALL LAKE GALE ROSHON PO BOX 458 MAUMEE OH 43537

VIOLET III WINDMILLER LAKE

CITY, PICKERINGTON 100 LOCKVILLE RD.

PICKERINGTON OH 43147

WALNUT III WALDEN LAKE

WALDEN POND PROPERTY

2500 A LEITNAKER RD.

PLEASANTVILLE OH 43148

WALNUT III WHETSTONE LAKE

PAUL WHETSTONE

12075 LECRONE AVE.PO BOX 218

MILLERSPORT OH 43046

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