The 2010 Dams Sector Exercise Series – Green River Valley (DSES-10) project will focus on the analysis of short- and long-term regional impacts resulting from a flooding scenario affecting a large portion of the Green River Valley, and leading to severe consequences and significant disruptions in the King County communities of Auburn, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila in Washington. This flooding scenario will serve as the triggering event to analyze impacts and interdependencies.

The DSES-10 effort will assist in the development of risk mitigation strategies to enhance disaster resilience by:
1) improving the current understanding of the potential impacts associated with significant flooding events, including direct and indirect economic consequences, environmental impacts, and disruptions to local government capabilities and services;
2) identifying and assessing cascading effects associated with critical infrastructure dependencies and interdependencies;
3) delineating public-private sector stakeholder roles and responsibilities in local and regional disaster mitigation, response and recovery; and 4) recommending short- and long-term risk mitigation measures, programs, and strategies that could be implemented individually or collectively by local and regional stakeholders.

Download the DSES-10 Fact Sheet