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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />4. Risk and Vulnerability <br />would strain sectors — some of them dramatically. <br />• Almost all backup power systems in Eugene and Springfield rely on diesel or <br />natural gas transported by pipeline from Portland and beyond. <br />• There is an information gap regarding the fossil fuel sector. Because we were <br />unsuccessful at convening representatives from this sector. There is a need for <br />more information about how this sector operates. Due to this information gap <br />the following studies were considered when conducting the 2014 Vulnerability <br />Assessment. <br />o As part of The Oregon Resilience Plan,89 DOGAMI completed an <br />Earthquake Risk Study for Oregon's Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub90 <br />containing useful information about the petroleum hub and its operability <br />following an earthquake — with some implications for performance <br />following other natural hazards. <br />o The 2012 Oregon State Energy Assurance Plan91 offers insights into the <br />existing risks to energy infrastructure and systems statewide. <br />Based on these findings, the City of Eugene, in cooperation with several neighboring <br />cities, applied for, and received a 2016 and 2017 Homeland Security Program Grant <br />award via OEM to fund a Fossil Fuel Assessment Study for the majority of Lane <br />County. This study is in progress and the results will be used to inform future NHMP <br />updates. <br />4.6.6 Vulnerability Assessment — Scoring Summary <br />Introduction <br />This section describes the scoring results from the Eugene -Springfield 2014 Climate <br />and Hazards Vulnerability Assessment. Ultimately, the results should help establish a <br />course towards adaptive local and regional networks, and a more resilient community. <br />These findings were used to inform the prioritization of infrastructure improvements <br />and hazard mitigation strategies, as well as, for the development of natural hazard <br />studies and climate adaptation strategies. <br />Adaptive Capacity <br />Adaptive capacity is a natural, built, or human system's ability to accommodate a new <br />98 United States of America. Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission (OSSPAC). The Oregon <br />Resilience Plan: Reducing Risk and Improving Recovery for the next Cascadia Earthquake and Tsunami. <br />Salem, OR, 2013. <br />90 United States. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Earthquake Risk Study for <br />Oregon's Critical Infrastructure Hub. By Yumei Wang, Steven F. Barlett, and Scott B. Miles. 0-12-09. <br />2013. <br />81 United States. Oregon Department of Energy. Oregon Public Utility Commission. Oregon State <br />Energy Assurance Plan. 2012. <br />4-12 January 2020 <br />