AWWA JTMGT57493

As water and wastewater utilities face the threat of contamination and disruption of service fromterrorism and vandalism, it is critical that they not only conduct vulnerability assessments, but moreimportantly that they have an emergency operations plan. Indeed, the Public Health Security andBioterrorism Response Act (HR 3448) requires that communities develop and/or update theiremergency operations plan (EOP) so that the plan incorporates the results of their vulnerabilityassessments. In today's world, it is becoming clear that there is no longer a question of whethernatural, 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 percentof 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 aidagreements with larger, neighboring communities. By doing so, they can help prevent, or at leastminimize, 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 contaminationin the distribution system. Includes figures.

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