A Template for Public Drinking Water Systems

Anne G. PowellCapacity Development SectionKentucky Division of Water April 16, 2013

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Screen shot of the cover page.Screen shot of

the cover page.

List of personnel Order of Importance Make sure to include:

◦Full Name & Title◦All contact information

Internal Chain of CommandInternal Chain of Command

Local ResourcesLocal Resources Other ResourcesOther Resources Adjacent & Interconnected Water Adjacent & Interconnected Water

SystemsSystems Priority CustomersPriority Customers Service and Repair ContactsService and Repair Contacts Utility Public SpokespersonUtility Public Spokesperson Media ContactsMedia Contacts

Emergency NotificationsEmergency Notifications

System Demand and Capacity Location of Pertinent Information Treatment Plant Disinfection Chemicals Other Chemicals Source Information Finished Water Storage Pumps Standby Power Requirements

Basic System InformationBasic System Information

Specific Emergency Specific Emergency PreparednessPreparedness

Preparation:Includes info on how to avoid the emergency or how to get ready for oncoming emergency.

Preparation:Includes info on how to avoid the emergency or how to get ready for oncoming emergency.

Impact:Includes all parts of the PWS that will be affected by the emergency and how damage can be minimized.

Impact:Includes all parts of the PWS that will be affected by the emergency and how damage can be minimized.

Recovery:Prioritized list of tasks to get PWS back to normal operations.

Recovery:Prioritized list of tasks to get PWS back to normal operations.

Date of training/exercise Description Participants

Training and Exercise RecordTraining and Exercise Record

Prepared by:◦Name◦Title/Organization◦Date

Officially reviewed, approved and signed by:◦Name◦Signature◦Date

Plan Approval Plan Approval DocumentationDocumentation

A.A. Additional Chemical InformationAdditional Chemical InformationB.B. Additional Source InformationAdditional Source InformationC.C. Additional Finished Water Storage InformationAdditional Finished Water Storage InformationD.D. Additional Pump InformationAdditional Pump InformationE.E. KY Specific Emergency Response ExampleKY Specific Emergency Response ExampleF.F. Key MessagesKey MessagesG.G. Schematic of Treatment PlantSchematic of Treatment Plant

Form an ERP work Form an ERP work group at your PWS. group at your PWS. Meet as a group, at Meet as a group, at least least annuallyannually, to , to review the contents review the contents of your ERP. of your ERP.

With your ERP work With your ERP work group, update the group, update the ERP as needed with ERP as needed with each annual review. each annual review.

Document the revisions in the table at the bottom of the Document the revisions in the table at the bottom of the cover page.cover page.

With all involved PWS With all involved PWS employees, exercise at least employees, exercise at least one scenario of the ERP one scenario of the ERP annually.annually.

Document each exercise in Section 5 of the ERP.Document each exercise in Section 5 of the ERP.

On the Capacity Development website:◦ http://water.ky.gov/DrinkingWater/Pages/CapDev.aspx

On the Kentucky Rural Water Association website:◦ http://www.krwa.org/announcements/is-your-emergency-

response-plan-up-to-date/

On the KYWARN website:◦ http://www.kywarn.org/news-events/

Don’t stress about it. Don’t stress about it. Help is on the way!Help is on the way!

All you need to do is contact your Capacity All you need to do is contact your Capacity Development Program Manager.Development Program Manager.

You might be thinking, You might be thinking,

1.1. PreparationPreparation

2.2. ImpactImpact3.3. RecoveryRecovery

Anne G. PowellAnne G. PowellCapacity Development Program ManagerCapacity Development Program Manager

Kentucky Division of WaterKentucky Division of Water

anne.powell@ky.govanne.powell@ky.gov

(502) 564-3410(502) 564-3410