Guam Hazard Mitigation Plan - Western States Seismic Policy Council

SECTIONSIXMitigation StrategyCapability CategoryCoastal NonpointPollution ManagementStormwater ManagementSevere AcuteRespiratory Syndrome(SARS) ResponseManagementRodent Control ProgramTable 6-1Primary AgencyContact InformationGEPA17-3304 Mariner Ave.Tiyan, Guam96913DPW542 North MarineDriveTamuning, Guam96911DPHSS123 Chalan Kareta,Route 10Mangilao, Guam 96919DPHSS123 Chalan Kareta,Route 10,Mangilao, Guam 96919Pre- and Post-Disaster Mitigation Policies and ProgramsDevelopmentPre/PostDisasterHazard-ProneAreasDescriptionPre and post No In 2007, the U.S. EPA and NOAA determined that Guam’s CoastalNonpoint Pollution Control Program met the requirements of theCoastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990. Under theprogram, GEPA controls nonpoint pollution from agricultural areas,new urban development, existing development, construction sites,roads and bridges, marinas, waterways, and wetlands. The programenables GEPA to support hazard mitigation activities that reduce thepotential of nonpoint pollution during floods or tropical cyclones.Pre No The CNMI/Guam Stormwater Management Manual was released inOctober 2006. In addition, DPW released a Stormwater DrainageMaster Plan in 2010.Pre and post No DPHSS, in cooperation with other local government agencies, thetourism industry, the medical community, and private industry, hasprepared and implemented a SARS Response Manual addressingidentification of a SARS case, clinician preparedness to deal with acase of SARS, medical facility preparedness to handle a SARSpatient, community preparedness, and public education andawareness. The protocols and procedures that have been developed torespond to a potential SARS case can be applied to a future infectiousrespiratory disease threat. Agencies, organizations, and individualsthat participated in the SARS response manual can be quickly set upas a working task force to respond to other diseases.Pre No Title 10 of the Guam Code, Annotated provides DPHSS with theability to control plague-infected rodents. DPHSS has established aVector Control Program to implement and administer the rodentcontrol requirements described in Title 10. The program enablesDPHSS to enforce an international quarantine to control rodents,provide the public with rodent bait, and take steps to eradicate rodentharborages and breeding areas.6-6