Puerto Rico Briefing National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program January 27, 2010 Pasadena, California

Puerto Rico Accomplishments FY08 Grant $306,851 (Total Funding Received) –Over 90 educational activities were held people participated in the educational activities. –48 newspaper, radio and TV interviews were granted. –Evacuation maps, vulnerability profiles, workshops, drills, signage were facilitated to the Municipalities of Manatí, Aguadilla and Ponce.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments FY08 Cont. –Purchased the “Tsunami on Wheels” vehicle –35,000 copies of Tsunami literature and materials were distributed –Participation in the US Delegation at the IV Session of UNESCO/ICG Caribe EWS held in Martinique, US Coast Guard Caribbean Regional Response Team Meeting and USVI tsunami exercise as an Observer in May, 2009.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments FY08 Cont. –Replaced the topographic and bathymetric data base with the new and improved data set. –Increased the grid resolution adding a new nested grid with a maximum spacing of 1 sec/arc. –Full support and coordination of LANTEX 09 in Puerto Rico. A post survey was conducted in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. –Participation in the National Guard Vigilant Guard full scale earthquake and tsunami exercise.

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Puerto Rico Accomplishments FY08 Cont. –Due to vandalism, the new tsunami signs are now made in reinforced fiber glass –40 NOAA Weather radios were distributed among key responders in the TsunamiReady FY08 target communities. –Several improvements were made to the AHAB installed in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. –A Spanish TsunamiReady document was prepared and distributed.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments FY08 Cont. –40 NOA Weather radios were distributed among key responders in the TsunamiReady FY08 target communities. –Several improvements were made to the AHAB installed in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. –Dorado, Carolina and Rincón were recognized as TsunamiReady –A Spanish TsunamiReady document was prepared and distributed.

Puerto Rico Issues FY08 Issues –In November 2008, municipal and island wide elections were held resulting in a change of administration at state level and for many municipalities. Restriction on activities and spending due to Election period (August – December 2008) –In December 2008, the UPRM changed its accounting system.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 FY09 Grant $1,000, (Total Funding Received) –With financial support from the Grant, PRSEMA is naming a Special Assistant to the Director for Tsunamis. –New Puerto Rico tsunami website under development. All documents and reports will be placed on line. –Walter Diaz attended AGU09 and gave a presentation on the Post LANTEX 09 survey.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 Cont. –Scripts were written and tested to incorporate new tsunami sources into MOST for the second generation of tsunami hazard maps for PR. –47 educational activities were held with the participation of 4000 people. –29 newspaper, radio and TV interviews were granted. –10,000 copies of Tsunami literature, evacuation maps and materials were distributed

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 Cont. –Scripts were written and tested to incorporate new tsunami sources into MOST for the second generation of tsunami hazard maps for PR. –The first draft of Spanish version of the Tsunami Vertical Evacuation is under revision –Evacuation maps, vulnerability profiles, workshops, drills, signage are in preparation for Aguada and scheduled for Cabo Rojo, Isabela and Quebradillas –Person was contracted to establish inventory of educational resources for K-12

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 Cont. –Scripts were written and tested to incorporate new tsunami sources into MOST for the second generation of tsunami hazard maps for PR. –The first draft of Spanish version of the Tsunami Vertical Evacuation is under revision –Evacuation maps, vulnerability profiles, workshops, drills, signage are in preparation for Aguada and scheduled for Cabo Rojo, Isabela and Quebradillas

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 Cont. –Contract was awarded to establish inventory of tsunami educational resources for K-12 –Renewed contract with PR agency which distributes tsunami information card for tourists. –Tsunami media toolkit under preparation. –Contract was awarded to conduct an island wide survey on tsunami preparedness. –A draft of the tsunami response plan for the Summer 2010 Caribbean and Central American Games has been prepared and is under revision.

Puerto Rico Accomplishments – FY09 Cont. –PRSN and PRSEMA participating in monthly communication tests –PR will participate in LANTEX 2010 –Participation in meetings with state and local emergency managers and suppliers for the purchase of outdoor warning systems (AHABS) –Initial contacts and support to Aguada, Cabo Rojo, Isabela and Quebradillas to become TR. –Puerto Rico Tsunami Ready Summit convened for May 10-14, 2010 in Mayagüez, PR.

Puerto Rico Issues – FY09 Issues –Special Assistant for PRSEMA will not be in function until February 1. This person is responsible for convening the Puerto Rico Tsunami Technical Review Committee, preparing inventories of emergency response plans and mitigation plans and projects for municipalities and critical facilities.

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 1.1 Participate in and support regional and national NTHMP meetings, sub committees and activities, as well as coordinate PR activities. 1.2 Place all NTHMP related products on the website Attend and give oral or poster presentations at technical and scientific workshops and conferences to share best practices of the NTHMP and improve the capacity of Puerto Rico in NTHMP priority areas. Successful execution of NTHMP tsunami mapping, modeling, mitigation and education efforts. 90% of action items from Sub- Committee meetings will be completed within one year of being assigned. Advocate tsunami research as applicable to the NTHMP Establish an accessible web-based repository for the NTHMP-related products. Percentage of NTHMP-related products available through web based repository from 0% in 2008 to 90% in $30,787

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 2.1 Run tsunami inundation models for local landslide sources 2.2 Run tsunami inundation model for regional and teleseismic sources affecting Puerto Rico. Tsunami inundation maps that support informed decision making in tsunami-threatened communities All NTHMP funded maps will meet established guidelines by 2012 Prioritize inundation map development $120,000

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 3.1 Support inclusion of in the emergency response and hazard mitigation plans for tsunami threatened communities. 3.2 Support inclusion of in the emergency response and hazard mitigation plans for tsunami threatened critical facilities. By 2012, increase percentage of the tsunami threatened critical facilities and communities which include tsunamis in their emergency response plan. Assess the number of tsunami threatened communities by Inventory each NTHMP state and federal partner mitigation activities. Promote the development of tsunami emergency response procedures including the collaboration among federal, state and local agencies. Support coordination of NTHMP mitigation programs with other state, local and federal mitigation programs $28,300

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 4. Begin the organization of the “Puerto Rico Tsunami Resilient Planning and Construction Practices Workshop”. 5. Development of Evacuation Maps for 10 municipalities of southern PR 10% of Tsunami threatened communities include tsunami in their community planning, zoning and land use planning. Support coordination of NTHM mitigation programs with other state, local and federal mitigation programs Promote the integration of tsunami inundation research into building codes and land use planning. Tsunami evacuation maps that support effective preparedness and response Annually increase the number of tsunami evacuation maps by 10%. $6,300 $130,388

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 6.1 Organize and participate in educational events throughout Puerto Rico. Develop, reproduce and distribute informational materials. Earth Science Week Open house Workshop for teachers 6.2 Workshop for EM on PR Disaster Decision Support Tool. 6.3 Reproduce, update and distribute PR Media Tool Kit. 6.4 Conduct follow-up small scale surveys. Facilitate educational events Explore the feasibility of integrating tsunami education into K-12 Curriculum Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal residents, media, coastal businesses and tourism Develop and distribute tsunami educational products for the tourist community Ensure communities are prepared to respond during a tsunami event. Develop decision support tools for the emergency responders to better visualize and plan for potential tsunami impacts. $249,210

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 7.1 Participation of PR in monthly tests 7.2 Participate in annual end to end communication tests (LANTEX) and support local participation. 7.3 Execute PR Tsunami Communication Implementation Plan and purchase and install notification equipment. Workshop for teachers Annually increase local warning dissemination capabilities Annually increase local warning reception capabilities Increase percentage of response from primary recipients to the monthly TWC communications tests. Conduct an end to end communications test of the US Tsunami Warning System $202,202

Puerto Rico FY 10 Funding Plan/Proposal Task (Activity) NameNTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds 8.1 Assist 10 new municipalities to meet TsunamiReady requirements (with this more than n 50% of the coastal communities will be TsunamiReady). Hold and organize workshops, support development of response plans and purchase, install and maintain tsunami signage. Increase the number of TsunamiReady recognized communities from 57 in 2008 to 105 by FY 2013 Ensure communities are prepared to respond during a tsunami event. Promote the development of tsunami emergency response procedures including the collaboration among federal, state and local agencies. Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal residents, media, coastal businesses and tourism $333,200