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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br />4.3.4.4. EconomicFactor <br />An estimation of the impact, expressed in terms of dollars, on the local economy is based on a loss of <br />business revenue, crops, worker wages, and local tax revenues or on the impact on the local gross <br />domestic product (GDP). Table 4-12 outlines the economic factors used in the risk assessment <br />calculation of this Plan. <br />Table 4-12. Economic Factor <br />4.3.4.5. EnvironmentalFactor <br />An estimate of the environmental impact from a major hazard event requiring outside resources and <br />support; and/or repair, clean-up, restoration, and/or preservation work. Table 4-13 outlines the <br />environmental factors used in the risk assessment calculation of this Plan. <br />Table 4-13. Environmental Factor <br />4.3.4.6. EssentialOperationsFactors <br />The essential operations factor is the impact on the ability of the jurisdiction to meet the essential dayto- <br />day operational demands and needs of the community after a single major hazard event. Table 4-14 <br />outlines the essential operations factors used in the risk assessment calculation of this Plan. <br />Table 4-14. Essential Operations Factor <br />Where the total economic impact is likely to be greater than $10 <br />Million.3 <br />Total economic impact is likely to be greater than $100,000, but less <br />than or equalto $10 Million.2 <br />Total economic impact is not likely to be greater than $100,000.ILow <br />0No lmpact Virtually no significant economic impact. <br />Environmental impact from a single major hazard event is likely to be <br />significant, requiring extensive outside resources and support; and/or <br />repair, clean-up, restoration, and/or preservation work. <br />3 <br />Environmental impact from a single major hazard event is likely to be <br />localized, requiring some outside resources and support; and/or <br />repair, clean-up, restoration, or preservation work. <br />2 <br />Low <br />Environmental impact from a single major hazard event is likely to be <br />minimal, requiring little to no outside resources and support, and/or <br />minimal repair, clean-up, restoration, or preservation work. <br />1 <br />0No lmpact No environmental impacts from a single major hazard event are likely <br />lmpact greater than 72 hours on the ability of the jurisdiction to meet <br />the essential day-to-day operational demands and needs of the <br />community from a single major hazard event. <br />3 <br />Probability Description lmpact <br />Factor <br />Chapter 4: Hazard ldentification and Risk Assessment 62