Local hazard mitigation is the process of identifying natural hazards, like earthquakes or fires, and reducing their impacts on the local population. Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and the Dublin San Ramon Services District have partnered to establish the Tri-Valley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Plan identifies natural hazards that could impact the Tri-Valley region and establishes policies to mitigate each hazard.

Mitigation can include a range of actions, like large Capital Improvement Projects improving stormwater systems, or smaller changes to a local jurisdiction's hazard mapping software. The Plan increases the Tri-Valley's competitiveness for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants.

The federal Disaster Management Act (DMA) of 2000 requires state and local governments to develop hazard mitigation plans (HMPs) as a condition of federal disaster grant assistance. The DMA encourages cooperation among state and local authorities in pre-disaster planning and preparation of hazard mitigation plans. The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are the two governing agencies that review and approve HMPs. FEMA requires HMPs to be updated every five years to remain eligible for federal grants.

Federal law requires that local hazard mitigation plans are updated every five years. The Tri-Valley partners began the regular five-year update of the Tri-Valley Hazard Mitigation Plan in early 2022. The update process included public outreach and the formation of a steering committee. The Steering Committee consists of 15 members, including staff from the partner agencies (Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and the Dublin San Ramon Services District), and emergency management staff from outside agencies such as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Alameda County Fire Department.

Following a two-week public review and comment period in May 2023, the draft was submitted to Cal OES for review followed by review by FEMA. Review by Cal OES was completed in October 2023 and forwarded to FEMA. The plan update was approved by FEMA on December 15, 2023, and adopted by the Livermore City Council on March 11, 2024.

The adopted 2024 Tri-Valley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is posted below.

Volume One: Planning Area- Wide Elements

Volume Two: Planning Partner Annexes

Contact

For questions, please contact:

Livermore - Jake Potter, Senior Planner at: planning@livermoreca.gov or (925) 960-4450