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<br />In view of these findings, hazard mitigation field assessment teams focused on <br />repetitive loss areas to identify mitigation opportunities. Subsequent field visits will <br />focus on ensuring that substantially damaged structures are noted and identified with <br />potential mitigation strategies, such as, relocation, elevation and local drainage <br />projects. This analysis will be further examined once repetitive loss statistics are <br />available for the Winter Storms of 1995. <br /> <br />As a result of the repetitive loss analysis and field assessments, the following <br />communities were identified for opportunities to address repetitive problems through <br />potential mitigation projects: <br /> <br />GuemeviHe and Unincorporated Sonoma County <br /> <br />Sonoma County and the Guerneville area, in particular, rank <br />as the highest repetitive flood insurance loss communities <br />in the State of California. Before the Winter Storms of <br />1995,2,248 flood insurance claims totaling $21,461,845 <br />were paid in Sonoma County (primarily in the Guerneville <br />area) since 1978, This accounts for 12.5% of claims and <br />18.2% of claim dollars paid in the entire State of California <br />during this same period. In recent years, Sonoma County <br />has successfully administered its floodplain development <br />permit requirements to assure new and substantially <br />improved construction is elevated to or above Base (100- <br />year) Flood Elevations. <br /> <br />During the Winter Storms of 1995, approximately 1100 <br />structures were flooded, with 300 currently estimated to be <br />substantially damaged. Local officials are interested in <br />collecting high water marks and elevation reference marks <br />at, or near, substantially damaged structures to facilitate <br />mitigation projects. <br /> <br />A major flood control project for this area may not be <br />feasible. The repetitive losses in this area, the depth of <br />flooding, seismic considerations and the ages of these <br />structures, should all be considered in determining priorities <br />for acquisition, relocation, elevation or f1oodproofing. Many <br />of the businesses in the downtown area could take <br />advantage of well documented floodproofing techniques to <br />reduce future flood losses. <br /> <br />JJ...,J m~ R.,-I <br />'J.!."""'I/995 <br /> <br />10 <br />