Disaster-proofing critical facilities of Outagamie County

Dane Mattila and Greg Harrington

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Course Title
Applied Leadership Competencies in Engineering
Course Letter Acronym
INTEREGR
Course Number
303
Project Lead Faculty
Dane Mattila and Greg Harrington

Outagamie County is currently in the process of updating their five-year hazard mitigation plan from 2017. In the past five years, both the flood risk and critical facilities in Outagamie County have changed. While the current hazard mitigation plan contains a lot of technical information regarding the hazards, critical facilities, and mitigation efforts from 2017 in Outagamie County, the mitigation plan is long and not the easiest for a lay person to understand. As a result, Outagamie County requested a re-evaluation of critical facilities and flood risks in the county. This report focuses on the risks posed to both farmland and roads throughout the county. Using floodplain data, satellite imaging, and future rainfall predictions, the most critical roads and farmland were identified. Once critical roads and farmland were identified, a final deliverable was created that highlights the at-risk roads and farmland and overlays the highlighted maps onto a map of the county.

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