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<br />DRAFT <br />PART II. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES <br /> <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 purpose <br />of emergency planning is to develop emergency response procedures and to identify actions <br />needed to improve emergency preparedness. In the case of a municipality, these procedures <br />should be in support of, and part of, an all-hazard emergency operations plan. If your community <br />already has written procedures dealing with water emergencies we recommend that you use these <br />guidelines to review and update existing procedures and water supply protection measures <br /> <br />Federal Emergency Response Plan <br /> <br />Section 1433(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended by the Public Health Security and <br />Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of2002 (Public Law 107-188, Title IV - Drinking <br />Water Security and Safety) requires community water suppliers serving over 3,300 people to <br />prepare an Emergency Response Plan Community water suppliers that have completed the <br />Federal Emergency Response Plan and submitted the required certification to the U.S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency have satisfied Part II, Sections A, D, and C of these <br />guidelines and need only provide the information below regarding the emergency response <br />plan and source water protection plan and complete Sections D (Allocation and Demand <br />Reduction Procedures), and E (Enforcement). <br /> <br />Provide the following information regarding your completed Federal Emergency Response Plan: <br /> <br /> <br />Contact Person <br />Paul Palzer <br /> <br />Contact Number <br />651-261-5733 <br />651-324-2382 <br /> <br />6-01-2004 <br /> <br />Operational Contingency Plan. An operational contingency plan that describes measures to be <br />taken for water supply mainline breaks and other common system failures as well as routine <br />maintenance is recommended for all utilities. Check here [S! if the utility has an operational <br />contingency plan. At a minimum a contact list for contractors and supplies should be included in a <br />water emergency telephone list. <br /> <br />Communities that have completed Federal Emergency Response Plans should skip to Section D. <br /> <br />O:"Planning C00ll11ission\Comp Plan Updak\Wakr Conscf\"atioll Plan\2007 Water conso..'T\'ation \-4.doc <br />8 <br />