RESILIENCY - Hazards & Risk Assessment
Community resiliency in Ivanhoe refers to the ability of the community to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant adverse events, particularly natural hazards. This concept encompasses not only the physical and infrastructural aspects but also the social and economic systems that support the community's ability to bounce back and even thrive after disruptive incidents. 

The Plan's purpose is to protect people and structures and minimize the costs of disaster response and recovery by creating
mitigation actions for the hazards that pose the greatest risk to the communities in Tyler County.

Floods, Hurricanes/Tropical Storms, and Wind show substantial impact both Tyler County in terms of the severity of a flooding event varies depending on the relative risk to citizens and structures.

Enhance flood resilience and safety within the community through targeted infrastructure improvements, regulatory enhancements, and public awareness initiatives. 

Enhance community resilience to drought and land subsidence by implementing drought monitoring, recommending soil compaction practices, strengthening water conservation ordinances, and launching a public awareness campaign on water conservation.

Enhance community resilience and safety against windstorms, including severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, through improved
infrastructure, early warning systems, education, and robust emergency response plans.

Strengthen community resilience to severe weather by creating a de-icing plan, improving emergency communication, achieving Storm Ready designation, and increasing public awareness.

Increase community resilience to wildfires through strategic planning, public awareness, and targeted mitigation efforts.

Determining Risk in Community Planning 
The FEMA National Risk Index defines risk as the potential for adverse impacts from natural hazards, quantifying it through three main components:   Expected Annual Loss (EAL), Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience.  

Population projections are crucial to city planning as they provide a forecast to help the city plan future land use, infrastructure, and public services. Accurate projections allow cities to anticipate future demands for housing, transportation, school, and utilities. For small towns, population projections are particularly valuable for maintaining a balance between growth and preserving the community’s unique character and quality of life.

Focus on affordability, renovations, and new construction to sustain Ivanhoe’s housing market and to meet demands for future growth.

Water Service Area
The water system serving Ivanhoe water system is a groundwater system, owned and operated by Texas Water Utilities, LP, which is registered with TCEQ under PWS ID 2290010 and provides treated groundwater to Ivanhoe, TX, located in Tyler County.

Ivanhoe manages stormwater drainage primarily through an open ditch network, with some underground stormwater pipes where water is conveyed underneath roadways. Flooding risks are present in portions of the city.

In terms of road classification, Ivanhoe's roads range from two-lane city streets and county roads to one lane residential roads. The state and U.S. highways serve as the primary regional connectors.