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Hazard Vulnerability <br /> Hazard Unincorporated Orange Carrboro Hillsborough <br /> Count <br /> (approximately 30)farm management ponds aze management ponds are also <br /> ponds and stormwater also located upstream or located upstream or within <br /> management ponds which within the municipal limits the municipal limits of <br /> utilize earthen dams. Dam of Canboro. Hillsborough <br /> failure on any of the water <br /> supply reservoirs would be <br /> expected to cause <br /> downstream flooding. Dam <br /> failure on farm ponds and <br /> stormwater management <br /> ponds could cause flooding <br /> downstream as well. <br /> Earthquake ' The closest active seismic The closest active seismic The closest active seismic <br /> zone to Orange County is the zone to Orange County is zone to Orange County is <br /> Eastern Tennessee Seismic the Eastern Tennessee the Eastern Tennessee <br /> Zone. There have not been Seismic Zone. There have Seismic Zone. There have <br /> any intense earthquakes in not been any intense not been any intense <br /> this area since 1928(when earthquakes in this area earthquakes in this azea <br /> records began to be kept). since 1928(when records since 1928(when records <br /> The location of Orange began to be kept). The began to be kept). The <br /> County to the Eastern location of Orange County location of Orange County <br /> Tennessee Seismic Zone to the Eastern Tennessee to the Eastern Tennessee <br /> puts the county and its Seismic Zone puts the Seismic Zone puts the <br /> municipalities at low risk of county and its county and its <br /> experiencing any significant municipalities at low risk municipalities at low risk of <br /> seismic activity. of experiencing any experiencing any <br /> si nificant seismic activit . si nificant seismic activi . <br /> Tsunamis Orange County is located a Orange County is located a Orange County is located a <br /> significant distance from the significant distance from significant distance&om <br /> Atlantic coastal azea. the Adantic coastal area. the Adantic coastal area. <br /> Therefore,vulnerability from Therefore,vulnerability Therefore,vulnerability <br /> tsunamis is minimal. from tsunamis is minimal. from tsunamis is minimal. <br /> Volcano There are no known There aze no known There aze no known <br /> volcanoes in the vicinity of volcanoes in the vicinity of volcanoes in the vicinity of <br /> Orange County. Therefore, Orange County. Orange County. Therefore, <br /> vulnerability from volcanoes Therefore,vulnerability wlnerability from <br /> does not exist at this time. from voicanoes does not volcanoes does not exist at <br /> exist at this time. this time. <br /> Landslide Parts of Orange County have Carrboro is located in the Soil types and slopes in the <br /> soil types and slopes that aze southeastem quadrant of vicinity of Hillsborough are <br /> vulnerable to landslides. the county where soil types such that vulnerability to <br /> The greatest threat is in the and slope characteristics landslides is less than that <br /> southeastern quadrant of the present a moderate level of in other areas of the county. <br /> count . landslide vulnerabilit . <br /> Plane Crash Orange County is located Orange County is located Orange County is located <br /> approximately 20 miles west approximately 20 miles approacimately 20 miles <br /> of RDU airport. The west of RDU airport. The west of RDU airport. The <br /> vulnerability of the county wlnerability of the county wlnerability of the county <br /> and its municipalities to a and its municipalities to a and its municipaliries to a <br /> plane crash is minimal but plane crash is minimal but plane crash is minimal but <br /> does exist. In addition, does exist. In addition, does exist. In addition, <br /> Horace Williams ai ort,a Horace Williams ai ort,a Horace Williams ai ort,a <br /> 41 <br />