Water Presentation III for Interdependencies Workshop I Edward Sullivan Security and Emergency Preparedness January 31, 2012

Service Area and EBMUD Facts Wastewater –650,000 wastewater customers in an 83 sq. mile area –Service area of 9 cities, communities in two counties –70 MGD flow into main plant Water –1.3 million water customers in a 331 sq. mile area –Service area of 29 cities, communities in two counties –210 MGD average water demand

Two Points ~ Two Concepts Vertical and Horizontal Coordination Horizontal Coordination: Bay Area Water MAC Group (2011 Initial Group formed) Vertical Coordination: Water Sector Unit Leader (2011Cal-EMA Course) Common Operating Picture Consolidated Resource Requests Coordination at Op Area/SOC Resource Requests into (RIMS)

Bay Area Water MAC Group Mission  Mechanism for Bay Area Water common operating picture during pre-disaster planning & during response/recovery  Prioritize and leverage limited resources accessible to the members following an event  Representation of MAC agencies from local to federal emergency response agencies during pre- disaster planning, mitigation, and during response and recovery

Water Sector Unit Leader Mission  CSTI certified position  Representation of Water agencies at Op Area/REOC during response and recovery  Positioned in Operations Section, unique from Utility Branch Coordinator, which often isn’t filled  Provides Common Operating Picture by inclusion in Planning “P” process for Incident Action Plan

Enormous public health crisis potential without resiliency planning