2019_KittitasCountyHMP_Volume2_For Adoption

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D-4 Jurisdiction Profile Narrative Profile Please provide a brief summary to profile your jurisdiction. Include the purpose of the jurisdiction, the date of inception, the type of organization, the number of employees, the mode of operation (i.e., how operations are funded), the type of governing body, and who has adoptive authority. Describe who the jurisdiction’s customers are (if applicable, include number of users or subscribers). Include a geographical description of the service area. Provide information in a style similar to the example provided in the box at right. This should be information that was not provided in the overall mitigation plan document. Summary Information Complete the bulleted list of summary information as follows: – Population Served—List the estimated population that your jurisdiction provides services to. If you do not know this number directly, create an estimate (e.g., the number of service connections times the average household size for the service area based on Census data). – Land Area Served—Enter the service area of your jurisdiction in acres or square miles. – Value of Area Served—Enter the approximate assessed value of your service area. If you do not have this information, the County should be able to provide a number using the County Assessor’s database. – Land Area Owned—Enter the area of property owned by the jurisdiction in acres or square miles. – List of Critical Infrastructure/Equipment Owned by the Jurisdiction—List all infrastructure and equipment that is critical to your jurisdiction’s operations and is located in a natural hazard risk zone. Briefly describe the item and give its estimated replacement -cost value. Examples are as follows: – Fire Districts—Apparatus and equipment housed in a facility that is located in a natural hazard risk zone. This is the equipment that is essential for you to deliver services to this area should a natural hazard occur. It is not necessary to provide a detailed inventory of each engine and truck and its contents. A summary will suffice, such as “5 Engines, 2 ladders, and their contents”. Do not list reserve equipment. – Dike/Flood Control Districts—Miles of levees, pump stations, retention/detention ponds, tide gates, miles of ditches, etc., within natural hazard risk zones. – Water Districts—Total length of pipe (it is not necessary to specify size and type), pump stations, treatment facilities, dams and reservoirs, within natural hazard risk zones. – Public Utility Districts—Miles of power line (above ground and underground), generators, power generating sub-stations, miles of pipeline, etc., within natural hazard risk zones. Example Jurisdiction Narrative Profile: – Humboldt Community Services District is a special-purpose district created in 1952 to provide water, sewer, and street lighting to the unincorporated area surrounding the City of Eureka known as Pine Hill & Cutten. The District’s designated service areas expanded throughout the years to include other unincorporated areas of Humboldt County known as Myrtletown, Humboldt Hill, Fields Landing, King Salmon, and Freshwater. A five- member elected Board of Directors governs the District. The Board assumes responsibility for the adoption of this plan; the General Manager will oversee its implementation. As of April 30, 2007, the District serves 7,305 water connections and 6,108 sewer connections, with a current staff of 21. Funding comes primarily through rates and revenue bonds..