Jefferson County - East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

A Regional Overview All-Hazard Mitigation Plan 169
DAM FAILURE: JEFFERSON COUNTY VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
(Based on a single dam failure causing damage in 1/2% of the county)
DEVELOPED LAND UNDEVELOPED LAND
# of People
# of
Buildings Approx. Value # of People
# of
Buildings
Approx.
Value
Residential 570 225 $16,025,350 195 75 $38,000
Commercial / Industrial 200 15 $4,475,100 0 0 $40,500
Key Non-profit public service facilities 1 1 $25,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Public buildings and critical facilities 3 1 $50,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Sewage treatment plant 2 1 $10,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Water treatment plant 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Roads 0 0 $250,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Police 1 1 $18,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Fire 1 1 $15,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Schools/colleges 200 1 $2,292,550 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Utilities/communications 2 1 $100,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Hospital/medical/dental 3 1 $117,750 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Nursing/disability homes 15 1 $229,875 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Hazardous facilities 0 0 0 N.A. N.A. N.A.
Other county, state, and federal government 45 3 $900,000 N.A. N.A. N.A.
TOTAL 1043 252 $24,508,625 195 75 $78,500
Note: Emergency shelters (see key non-profits)
Data llimitations: Because of the timeframe and time limitations of this project, GIS analysis in Jefferson County was conducted using an interim
product/"work in progress" property map and database; due to georeferencing shortcomings and attribute data limitations, results were incomplete.
MDNR is updating Hazardous Waste Facilities locations and data.