Visor Card
TOP TEN LIST
Water Supply Emergency Preparedness and Security for Law Enforcement
&EPA
New England
Know the water systems in your jurisdiction including the
location and function of each water supply source and facility. Establish
contact and response plans. Acquire concise mapping for all water
supply infrastructures, including color-coded critical areas.
Conduct walk through familiarization exercises regularly with
water supply personnel. Discuss special areas of system vulnerability.
KnOW the Chemicals, at each facility. Be familiar with emergency re-
sponse procedures and routine chemical delivery procedures and schedules.
7 ) Meet Water Supply personnel face to face. Know official vehicles and
identification badge or card type.
6 ) 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.
Respond, investigate and report incidents involving water supply
facilities using the appropriate reporting form. Contact the water supplier
about any incident if they are not already present.
Participate in public notification strategies in 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 or any other unusual incidents
near water supply facilities.
Know the Homeland Security Advisory System response steps
for law enforcement personnel.
Water supply security...for the community and for your safety!
Be aware that both individual and collective efforts for increased water
supply security will enhance community and officer safety.
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Water Supply Emergency Preparedness
and Security for Law Enforcement
In the event of an emergency at a drinking water facility, coordination
between the water supply 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 water supply industry, and public health officials to work during an
emergency.
For further information about Security and Emergency Preparedness (non-emergency):
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visit our web site at:
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EPA New England Office
MartcSceeiy
sceeiy.maik@epagov
(617)918-1559
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Dr. Gerald Iwan
gerald.iwan@po.state.ct.us
(860)509-7333
Maine Department of Human Services
AbeHabib
Abe.Habib@maine.gov
(207)287-6471
Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection
PaulNiman
paul.niman@state.ma.us
(617)556-1166
New Hampshire Department
of Environmental Services
Bernard Lucey
blucey@des.state.nh.us
(603)271-2952
Rhode Island Department of Health
name
email
phone
Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation
Elizabeth Hunt
elizh@dec.anr.state.vl us
(802)241-3409
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