1. Hurricane Irma Recovery Efforts
Tom Morgan
Manager of Operations
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority

2. September 10, :10 A.M.

5. Evacuation for Utility Employees
Take all of the vehicles you can
Employees in Utility Trucks
Family
Timing your evacuation
Fuel needs of a mass evacuation
Take extra fuel
Houston and Harvey already stressing fuel supplies
Timing your return
ASAP is better
Family may not have accommodations on return
Fuel again

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8. FKAA SYSTEM Transmission Main
130 miles w/43 bridges of 36”, 30” and 24” ductile iron and steel
235 psi max working pressure
4 Booster stations with diesel back-up
150 Master Meter Vaults w/double pressure reducing valves

9. Distribution System 150 Master Meter Taps Serving 50,000 meters
12” – 2” mains primarily dead ends
40 MG of storage in 29 tanks

10. Wastewater Systems Plant Issues Collection Issues SSO’s SCADA issues
Power interruptions
I&I issues
Loading issues
Collection Issues
Surcharge issues
SSO’s
SCADA issues

11. Recovery Issues Communications Initial Assessments Call for Help
Cell phone
Radio
Sat phones
SCADA issues
Initial Assessments
When to deploy your initial crews (emergency medical)
Call for Help
When to pull the trigger and how much help to ask for?
Outside crews 2-4 days out
Your crews are working from day one (with personal losses)
Supporting Outside Crews
Lodging
Food
Supplies to sustain them
Materials for repairs
Equipment
Logistics (crew based for administrative, communication and scheduling)
Fuel

12. Using WARN & EMAC Initial request through EOC
Be detailed in your needs
Contact numbers to those mobilized
Communication issues with LEO’s and checkpoints
Be prepared when they arrive
Initial reporting location
Bunkering and food
Support and contact with their home base
Utility Directors want to know their crews status
Assign work that is comprehensive
They have deployed and travelled to assist you

13. Participating Utilities
Onslow Water & Sewer Authority - Crew of 6 – One deployment
Jacksonville North Carolina
Mount Pleasant Waterworks – Crew of 5 – Extended deployment
Mount Pleasant South Carolina
Greenville Water – Crew of 5 – Extended deployment
Greenville South Carolina
Renewable Water Resources (REWA) – Crew of 5 – Extended Deployment
Metro Water Services – Crew of 26 – Extended deployment
Nashville Tennessee
Jupiter Water Utilities – Crew of 10 – Extended deployment
Jupiter Florida
Miami Dade Water & Sewer – 2 Crews of 7 – Two separate deployments
Miami Florida