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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Mitigation

Mitigation Action(s)
Extend potable water and sanitary sewer service into currently under-served areas. Specific projects at the time of the 2025 update include water and sewer to the Elkton area and the sanitary sewer project for Hanoverton (which would eliminate approximately 200 septic systems)
Continue testing and monitoring in the East Palestine area
Purchase generators that can provide auxiliary power to shelters and other critical facilities throughout Columbiana County
Maintain a list of sites that could be used as emergency shelters or points of distribution (PODs) throughout Columbiana County
Support rehabilitation projects as and if necessary at high-hazard dams
Construction/installation of community and residential safe rooms. Support efforts in all jurisdictions. As an immediate action item identify the code requirements for public buildings and determine whether portions of those facilities would serve the same purpose
When received from the NWS use the countywide mass notification system to push weather alerts to residents for all hazards (and particularly weather related hazards). Ensure additional notification when watches ascend to warnings
Conduct a commodity flow study to determine what materials are shipped through the county
Using a collaborative approach between preparedness partners (e.g. CCEMA CCHD) periodically push preparedness information specific to drought conditions via social media outlets
Share information provided by dam owners with jurisdictions downstream of high-hazard dams
Consider installing re-routing or increasing the capacity of existing storm drainage systems which may involve detention and retention ponds
Integrate site specific disaster mitigation issues into stormwater planning initiatives including efforts to eliminate combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Continue storm sewer improvements throughout the city to help mitigate site specific flooding when heavy rains occur
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Replace the city?s elevated 500000 gallon water tank.
Demolish blighted structures that could contribute to hazard risk
Promote flood insurance educational materials via social media
Replace the flood gauge that used to be on Jennings Randolph Bridge
Construct an all hazard first responder training center to facilitate hands on training locally
Relocate the municipal complex to a site that is further away from the rail line than the existing facility
Encourage residents to adhere to current floodplain regulations in effect. To do this effectively the village needs a map of its current floodplain and topology
Encourage the residents of East Palestine to maintain required flood insurance
Repair the spillway on the East Palestine lake dam
Upgrade the village?s capability to notify its residents by partnering with the county on the mass notification system
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Expand green infrastructure and low-impact development throughout the village. This project will first be conducted as a promotional effort (e.g. when development occurs in the village when stormwater upgrades are undertaken etc.)
Consider a village specific continuity of operations plan to look at redundancy of communications and access to information that is primarily in the cloud
Expand and improve the village?s stormwater system
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Purchase a vacuum truck to help clean and maintain the stormwater system
Increase the use of the countywide mass notification system
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Encourage property owners to control and secure debris yard items or stored objects in floodplains that may be swept away damaged or pose a hazard when flooding occurs
Coordinate with other municipalities in the county to create agreements for sharing expensive specialized equipment that can support ditch and culvert maintenance projects
Coordinate with other municipalities in the county to create agreements for sharing expensive specialized equipment that can support ditch and culvert maintenance projects
Clean and maintain Little Bull Creek clearing log jams trees and sediment bars that prevent water from flowing freely
Improve storm drainage throughout the village
Consider rehabilitation of the Salem Reservoir (South Embankment)
Maintain and as necessary upgrade the Salineville Reservoir Dam (which is physically located in Carroll County)
Address continued slippage in the village along Route 39
When reviewing the village?s building ordinance and when considering the creation of a zoning ordinance consider provisions that promote resilience to the weather hazards impacting the village
Coordinate with other municipalities in the county to create agreements for sharing expensive specialized equipment that can support ditch and culvert maintenance projects
Clean and maintain creeks and streams clearing log jams trees and sediment bars that prevent water from flowing freely
Coordinate with other municipalities in the county to create agreements for sharing expensive specialized equipment that can support ditch and culvert maintenance projects
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties
Upgrade the drainage system off the 10th Street Extension
Continue to collect the floodwall fee from citizens for maintenance of the levee (e.g. mowing etc.)
Upgrade pumps associated with the levee structure. To operationalize this project strengthen the relationship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Acquisition demolition and/or retrofit of flood prone properties

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LHMP : Columbiana County Hazard Mitigation Plan