Geologic Hazards: Risks and Mitigation - Utah

CHAPTER 8: Geologic hazards 131 CHAPTER 8 Geologic hazards : Risks and Identifying and Profiling Geological hazards Assessment of Local Geological hazards Vulnerability and Potential Losses Assessment of State Geological hazards Vulnerability and Potential Losses Geological hazards Mitigation Efforts132 UTAH STATE HAZARD Mitigation Identifying and Profiling Geological hazards Geologic hazards are those Geologic conditions that present a risk to life (injury or death), of substantial loss or damage to proper-ty, or damage to the environment. Geologic hazards affect Utah, negatively impacting life safety, health, property, and the state s economy.

2013, the Parkway Drive landslide in North Salt Lake, Davis County on August 5, 2014, the 2017 flooding and landslides in Box Elder County, and the 2017 Spring Creek Road landslide in Riverdale, Weber County. While many geologic hazards are not life threatening, they are often costly when not recognized and properly accommodated in

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