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PRESS RELEASE <br />Date: October 11, 2021 <br />Contact: Arden Thomas, Water Resources Program Coordinator, 509-962-7690 <br />Progress Implementing Hazard Mitigation Activities in Kittitas County <br />In 2019, Kittitas County adopted the 2019 Kittitas County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan, which addresses natural hazards such as floods, wildfire, avalanches, drought, <br />earthquakes, and landslides. The 2021 Progress Report for plan implementation is available at <br />Kittitas County's Hazard Mitigation Website (https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/public- <br />works/hazard-mitigation-plan/). <br />Kittitas County Fire District #51, the Snoqualmie Pass Utility District, the Cle Elum-Roslyn <br />School District, the Kittitas County Conservation District and Kittitas County all report on their <br />progress advancing plan activities between October 1, 2020, and August 31, 2021. Among the <br />highlights, Kittitas County initiated its stream gaging program in 2021, stream gages are now <br />deployed on Naneum Creek and Whiskey Creek. Kittitas County Fire District No. 51 is <br />upgrading its communication system, which will enable it to better coordinate with regional <br />jurisdictions. The Snoqualmie Pass Utility District has started construction of phase 1 wastewater <br />treatment facility improvements, which will increase the resiliency of the wastewater treatment <br />system to the impacts of natural hazards. The Cle-Elum Roslyn School District partnered with <br />the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to deploy Firewise techniques around the <br />school campus. The Kittitas County Conservation District conducted 22.8 acres of fuels <br />reduction treatments with 8 landowners in priority areas. The Conservation district also partnered <br />with Fire District 7 on a chipping program 2021 that served 40 landowners. <br />As Kittitas County works to make our community more resilient to natural disasters, we also call <br />on our residents to prepare your home and family for a disaster. See www.readv.gov/plan for <br />more information. <br />For more information, please contact the Kittitas County Public Works at 509-962-7523. <br />VIBBA <br />