EVMWD adopts Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District board adopted a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the district.The 5-0 board vote October 13 establishes a hazard mitigation program and identifies measures to reduce risks from natural disasters. The plan will also allow the district to apply for grants and funding to assist with the implementation of the plans.The state Office of Emergency Services has a Pre-Disaster and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program for the development of a single-jurisdiction Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Water and wastewater utilities are vulnerable to a variety of natural and man-made hazards which can result in damaged equipment, loss of power, disruption to services, contaminated water supply and revenue losses.In November 2019, the Elsinore Valley
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