AWWA JTMGT57493

AWWA JTMGT57493

What's Next after Vulnerability Assessment? Emergency Operations Plan

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As water and wastewater utilities face the threat of contamination and disruption of service from terrorism and vandalism, it is critical that they not only conduct vulnerability assessments, but more importantly that they have an emergency operations plan. Indeed, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act (HR 3448) requires that communities develop and/or update their emergency operations plan (EOP) so that the plan incorporates the results of their vulnerability assessments. In today's world, it is becoming clear that there is no longer a question of whether natural, accidental, and intentional disasters will occur, but instead a question of when they will occur. Unfortunately, a survey released by the National Association of Counties showed that only 22 percent of counties with a population of less than 10,000 had specific EOPs to deal with terrorist activities. Smaller communities with limited resources should strongly consider implementing mutual aid agreements with larger, neighboring communities. By doing so, they can help prevent, or at least minimize, disaster events and in the process, better protect the public health and safety. This paper highlights how a water distribution modeling tool can be used to respond to contamination in the distribution system. Includes figures.

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Autor American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Publicado por AWWA
Tipo de Documento Proceeding
Número de páginas 12
Palabra clave AWWA JTMGT57493