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<br />Comprehensive Water Plan <br />City of Arden Hills, MN <br />WSB Project No. 3455-20 PAGE 13 <br />EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES <br />Water emergencies can occur as a result of vandalism, sabotage, accidental contamination, <br />mechanical problems, power failures, drought, flooding, and other natural disasters. The <br />purpose of emergency planning is to develop emergency response procedures and to identify <br />actions needed to improve emergency preparedness. In the case of a municipality, these <br />procedures should be in support of, and part of, an all-hazard emergency operations plan. <br />Federal Emergency Response Plan <br />Community water suppliers serving over 3,300 people are required to prepare an Emergency <br />Response Plan by Section 1433(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended by the Public <br />Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Public Law 107- <br />188, Title IV – Drinking Water Security and Safety). <br />The City of Arden Hills has a Federal Emergency Response Plan that was certified in 2005. The <br />contacts for this plan are: <br />Emergency Response Lead: Bill Joynes <br />Phone: (651) 792-7810 <br />Email: wjoynes@cityofardenhills.org <br /> <br />Alternate Emergency Response Lead: Jeff Frid <br />Phone: (651) 755-1461 <br />Email: jfrid@cityofardenhills.org <br />Operational Contingency Plan <br />The State recommends that all utilities develop an operational contingency plan that describes <br />measures to be taken for water supply mainline breaks and other common system failures, as <br />well as for routine maintenance. A contact list for contractors and suppliers and a water <br />emergency telephone list that act as an Operational Contingency Plan are included in <br />Appendix 5. <br />Emergency Response Procedures <br />In the case of an emergency, City staff must have quick access to concise and detailed <br />information on the water supply system, including maps and operation and maintenance <br />manuals. This information should be maintained in secured central and back-up locations, in <br />both electronic and hard copy formats. <br />The City of Arden Hills maintains records and maps of the water system. City staff can access <br />these resources from a central secured location in the event of an emergency, and appropriate <br />staff know where these resources are located. <br /> <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />11 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />/ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7