Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. A hazard mitigation plan identifies the hazards a community or region faces, assesses their vulnerability to the hazards and identifies specific actions that can be taken to reduce the risk from the hazards. The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) outlines a process which cities, counties, and special districts can follow to develop a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). Development of this plan is a requirement for certain benefits from CalOES and FEMA.
Plan Goal
The goal of the District’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is to maintain and enhance a disaster-resistant District by reducing the potential for loss of life, property damage, and environmental degradation from natural disasters, while supporting economic recovery from those disasters. This goal is unchanged from the previous plan and continues to be the goal of the District in designing its mitigation program.
Plan Documents
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan [pdf]
November 27, 2024: Final Public Notice for the SF BART District Erosion Control A & C Lines Project
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to provide federal financial assistance to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, to mitigate impacts from landslides by implementing erosion control and stabilization treatments. The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce landslide hazards due to earthquakes and rain saturated soils.
The proposed action consists of installing erosion control and slope stabilization measures and drainage infrastructure; repairing and replacing fencing, retaining walls and 10 bridge abutments; and other improvements at 22 individual sites along portions of the BART A and C lines within BART rights-of-way.
Read the full notice here.
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