Emergency Management for Water  and Wastewater Systems

Contents

• Water System Security
• Water & Wastewater System Security
• Emergency Response Plans for Water and Wastewater Systems
• Related MRSC Web Pages
  • Emergency Planning at the Local Government Level
  • Water Use Restriction Ordinance Provisions

Water System Security

 In 2002 Public Health, Security, and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act ("Bioterrorism Act")  PL 107-188 was passed by Congress. Title IV of the act pertains to drinking water security and safety. The act required community water systems serving more than 3,300 people to assess their vulnerability to terrorist attack. In addition, community water systems were to prepare or revise emergency response plans that incorporate the results of the vulnerability assessment. Water systems had to certify to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within six months of the completion of the vulnerability assessment that they have completed an emergency response plan.

• EPA Water Security
  • Water Security Publications
• Water and Wastewater Product Security Guide - EPA
• Emergency Response and Security - Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Office of Drinking Water
• Guidance Document: Preparation of Water Shortage Response Plans ( 125 KB), Washington State DOH, Division of Drinking Water, June 2005

Water & Wastewater System Security

• Water Infrastructure Security Enhancement (WISE) - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), have developed a comprehensive three-phased program to address physical infrastructure security needs for water supply, wastewater and stormwater, and online contaminant monitoring systems
• Protecting Your Community’s Assets: A Guide for Small Wastewater Systems - Download in 3 parts  from Training Page of  National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC) - Designed for utility managers, operators, and local officials, this guide aims to improve security and plan for emergency situations affecting wastewater treatment systems that serve less than 10,000 people

Emergency Response Plans for Water and Wastewater Systems

• Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks - American Water Works Association
• Emergency Response Plan Guidance for Small and Medium Community Water Systems ( 414 KB), EPA,  April 2004      
• Security and Emergency Planning Resources For Small Water and Wastewater Systems ( 659 KB) Compiled by
  National Environmental Training Center  for Small Communities, 2003
• Security and Emergency Response Planning Toolbox for Small Water and Wastewater Systems  -  Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) via RCAP Safe Water Drinking Trust