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Eugene -Springfield Area Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 5. Annexes generation plants, and assessing what electric distribution system automation is needed to quickly shed load and redirect power to critical facilities. As part of our focus on resiliency, the utility will be developing staff evacuation plans for flood/wildfire events and updating EWEB business continuity plans. A.7 Additional Comments Since the adoption of the 2014 NHMP, EWEB has completed several initiatives to mitigate community risk to hazards of concern. Some of these were listed in the plan, while others were not included at the time. Action Item updates for the 2014 NHMP are in Appendix A. Some mitigation initiatives completed but not outlined in the 2014 NHMP include: ■ Seismic upgrades of critical facilities: a $3 million upgrade to the Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant was completed in 2017 and constructed the seismically - rated Holden Creek Substation. ■ Back-up power at critical facilities: a $1.0 million project to add back up power to the Hayden Bridge raw water intake system and treatment plan was completed in 2018. The back-up generation is sufficient to deliver 20 million gallons of water per day and has the fuel capacity to run 24- hours without re- fueling. ■ Purchased property and completed preliminary design for construction of secondary water treatment plant on the Willamette River ($2.5M). ■ Installed seismic early warning systems at two hydro -electric plants to automate safety actions and reduce risk to life/property in partnership with the University of Oregon ($25K). ■ Provided approximately 15,000 three -gallon emergency water containers to EWEB customers at discounted price to use at emergency distribution sites/mobile trailers, with considerable outreach and education as part of the distribution process (approximately $100k). ■ Purchased and equipped three mobile water distribution trailers to provide emergency drinking water during outages ($80,000 each). Two trailers were loaned to Salem/Keizer personnel to provide drinking water to residents during a multi -week water curtailment due to algal bloom in summer 2018. ■ Completed two emergency water distribution well sites and hosted utility/community drills where residents could fill free water storage containers using distribution equipment and learn how to disinfect water for public use (October 2018 and May 2019). Next step is to create an operating manual so that non -utility personnel can set up and disperse water during emergencies enabling EWEB staff to focus on system repairs and service restoration. Our goal is to have another two sites up and running by the end of 2019. 5-20 January 2020