FLOOD ACTION PLAN
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
1.
Schedule yearly inspections and maintenance as needed of all bridges,
culverts, ditches, dikes, catch basins and lake inlets and outlets.
Lead
Agency:
Local highway districts
Supporting
Agencies: LEPC, Boundary County Office of Emergency Management, Idaho Department
of Transportation, private property owners, property owner associations, and
interested community groups
When:
Annually
Resources/Funding:
Annual agency budgets, service groups, clean-up contingency funds,
Sheriff’s Labor Program
2.
Inspect culverts at high water level and seek funding for future
mitigation.
Lead
Agencies: Local Highway districts
Supporting
Agencies: Idaho
Department of Transportation, private property owners, interested community
groups, cities, Boundary County Office of Emergency Management.
When:
Semi-annually, as needed
Resources/Funding:
Annual
agency budgets, grants from state and federal agencies
3.
Schedule yearly inspection and maintenance of channels of stream, river
and lakes at time of low water.
Lead
Agencies: Idaho Department of Lands and
Navigable Waters
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Office of Emergency Management, Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho
Department of Water Resources, Flood Mitigation Task Force, Idaho Department of
Fish and Game, Idaho Department of Transportation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife,
private property owners, interested
community groups
When:
Annually
Resources/Funding:
Annual agency budgets, service groups, clean-up contingency funds,
Sheriff’s Labor Program, grants from state and federal agencies.
4.
Request the FEMA re-evaluate current flood zones and prepare new flood
insurance maps.
Lead
Agency:
Boundary County Building and Planning Department
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Office of Emergency Management, LEPC, FEMA
When:
Two to five years
Resources/Funding:
FEMA grant, county budget
5.
Incorporate the National Flood Insurance maps for Boundary County into
the county GIS system.
Lead
Agency:
Kootenai County GIS
Supporting
Agency: Kootenai
County Building and Planning Department
When:
One year
Resources/Funding:
Kootenai County operating budget
PROPERTY PROTECTION
1.
Perform flood mitigation activities with respect to structures and water,
and sewer facilities in areas throughout the county, including public and
private recreation facilities.
Lead
Agencies:
Federal, state, and local parks and recreation agencies and districts
Supporting
Agency: Private
park owners
When:
Two to five years
Resources/Funding:
Annual budgets of Federal and State recreation agencies, Boundary County
Parks and Recreation budget and private recreation facility owners
PUBLIC
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
1.
Develop and distribute information about resource conservation mitigation
measures and financial incentives for private property owners to mitigate flood
damage
Lead
Agency:
Boundary County Planning and Zoning
Supporting
Agencies: LEPC, Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, Natural Resource and
Conservation Service, Boundary County Building and Planning Department, other
county, state, and federal agencies
When:
One year
Resources/Funding:
Federal and state grants, local budgets
2.
Develop a partnership with local schools to promote education about
flooding
Lead
Agency:
National Weather Service
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Office of Emergency Management, LEPC, Boundary County Building and Planning
Department and Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, local school districts and
local fire departments
When:
One year
Resources/Funding: FEMA and EPA grants, Idaho Department of Education, local school district budgets, National Weather Service, Red Cross
3.
Install gauges to establish an elevation for each lake and river in
Boundary County
Lead
Agency:
National Weather Service
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Office of Emergency Management, LEPC
When:
Six to ten years
Resources/Funding:
National Weather Service, volunteer groups
4.
Develop a program for lake and stream bank stabilization
Lead
Agency:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Supporting
Agencies: Natural Resources
Conservation Service, local highway districts, Idaho Transportation Department,
Federal Highway Administration
When:
Six to ten years
Resources/Funding:
Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Army Corps of Engineers,
federal agencies
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
1.
Pre-position sandbags at fire stations and designate staging areas and
sand at pre-designated locations for each highway district prior to and during
flood events. Inspect sandbags on regular intervals for condition and age so
good bags are available when needed
Lead
Agency:
Boundary County Office of Emergency Management
Supporting
Agencies: Local fire districts, local highway districts and LEPC
When:
Ongoing
Resources/Funding:
FEMA and state disaster mitigation funds, county budget, fire and highway
district budgets
2.
Plan for and maximize emergency access to all public and private property
during flooding
Lead
Agency:
Boundary County Highway District
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Sheriff’s Department, local highway Districts, Idaho State Department of
Transportation, Planning and Zoning
When:
Two to five years
Resources/Funding:
FEMA grants, local and state budgets
3.
Support initiatives to improve forecasting equipment and technologies on
major streams for effective advanced warning
Lead
Agency:
National Weather Service
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County Office of Emergency Management, Natural Resource and
Conservation Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Weather Service, Corps of
Engineers, local elected officials
When:
Two to five years
Resources/Funding:
Agency budgets, FEMA flood mitigation grants
STRUCTURAL
PROJECTS
1.
Size culverts to provide adequate flood flows
Lead
Agency:
Local highway districts
Supporting
Agencies: Idaho Department of
Transportation, private property owners, Idaho Department of Lands, U. S. Forest
Service
When:
Ongoing
Resources/Funding:
FEMA mitigation funds; state grants; local budgets
2.
Require all new roads to be above 100-year flood levels
Lead
Agency:
Local highway districts
Supporting
Agency: Idaho
Transportation Department, local planning and building departments, local
elected officials, legal services
When:
Ongoing
Resources/Funding:
FEMA flood mitigation grants, state grants, local budgets
3.
Identify and prioritize existing problem roads severely impacted by
flooding for rebuilding
Lead
Agency:
Local highway districts
Supporting
Agency: Idaho
Transportation Department
When:
Ongoing
Resources/Funding:
FEMA flood mitigation grants, state grants, local budgets
4. Develop pre-plans
for flood prone areas in Boundary County
Lead Agency:
LEPC, citizens
Supporting
Agencies: Boundary County
Office of Emergency Management, US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather
Service, local highway districts, Idaho Department of Lands and Navigable
Waters, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Department of Water Resources,
National Resource Conservation Service, Idaho Transportation Department,
Boundary County Building and Planning Department, cities
When:
One year
Resources/Funding: Agency budgets