3480 Department of Conservation
Program Descriptions

10 - GEOLOGIC HAZARDS AND MINERAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION

This program evaluates, assesses and maps the State's geologic and seismologic hazards, such as earthquakes, landslides, tsunami and volcanic eruption threats, and hazardous minerals exposures, in order to protect the public health and safety and the natural environment; analyzes the State's mineral assets and maps its mineral resources. Information is used by Federal, State, and local government agencies, industries and individual businesses, and the public to make informed decisions about land use, seismic safety, and mineral development.