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TOP TEN LIST
Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Collection Systems
Emergency Preparedness and Security for Law Enforcement
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Know the systems in your jurisdiction including the location and
function of each drinking water supply source and wastewater treatment
plant. Establish contact and emergency response plans.
Conduct walk through familiarization exercises regularly with
system personnel. Discuss special areas of system vulnerability.
KnOW the ChemiCalS at each facility. Be familiar with emergency response
procedures and routine chemical delivery procedures and schedules.
Meet System Personnel face to face. Know official vehicles and
identification badge or card type.
Work with established community watch groups and provide
them with plans to report illegal or suspicious persons or activity. Be sure
to include a feedback mechanism for future support.
investigate and rePOrt incidents involving facilities using
the appropriate reporting form. Contact a system representative about any
incident if they are not already present.
Participate in public notification strategies m context with local
emergency response plans. Know your communications responsibilities.
Exercise Vigilance during patrols for suspicious activity including those of
vehicle movement, fire hydrant incidents, entry into or around manholes
and/or storm drains, or any other unusual incidents near drinking water
supply and wastewater collection facilities such as pump stations.
Know the Homeland Security Advisory System response steps
for law enforcement personnel.
System security...for the community and for your safety! Be
aware that both individual and collective efforts for increased water supply
and wastewater collection security will enhance community and officer safety.
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Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Collection
Systems Emergency Preparedness and
Security for Law Enforcement
In the event of an emergency at a drinking water or wastewater facility, coordination
between the system personnel and law enforcement personnel is critical. Balancing
the protection of public health, evidence preservation, notification of the proper
agencies, notification of customers, and the safety of everyone on site is a difficult
task.
These are the "top ten" things that may help the coordination between law
enforcement, the drinking water and wastewater sectors, and public health officials
to work during an emergency.
Drinking
Water
Security
visit us on the web at:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/security/
ENTER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL
CONTACTS IN THIS AREA WITH A MARKER:
Local Water Supplier
Phone #:
Contact:
Local Wastewater Facility
Phone #:
State Drinking Water Agency
Phone #:
State Wastewater Agency
Phone #:
Contact:
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Water
(4601M)
EPA 817-F-03-003
December 2003
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