1. A Template for Public Drinking Water Systems Anne G. Powell Capacity Development Section Kentucky Division of Water April 16, 2013

2.  Personal  Business  Community  National TODAY’S FOCUS

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7.  List of personnel  Order of Importance  Make sure to include: ◦ Full Name & Title ◦ All contact information Internal Chain of Command

8.  Local Resources  Other Resources  Adjacent & Interconnected Water Systems  Priority Customers  Service and Repair Contacts  Utility Public Spokesperson  Media Contacts Emergency Notifications

9.  System Demand and Capacity  Location of Pertinent Information  Treatment Plant  Disinfection Chemicals  Other Chemicals  Source Information  Finished Water Storage  Pumps  Standby Power Requirements Basic System Information

10. Specific Emergency Preparedness Preparation: Includes info on how to avoid the emergency or how to get ready for oncoming emergency. Preparation: Includes info on how to avoid the emergency or how to get ready for oncoming emergency. Impact: Includes all parts of the PWS that will be affected by the emergency and how damage can be minimized. Impact: Includes all parts of the PWS that will be affected by the emergency and how damage can be minimized. Recovery: Prioritized list of tasks to get PWS back to normal operations. Recovery: Prioritized list of tasks to get PWS back to normal operations.

11.  Date of training/exercise  Description  Participants Training and Exercise Record

12.  Prepared by: ◦ Name ◦ Title/Organization ◦ Date  Officially reviewed, approved and signed by: ◦ Name ◦ Signature ◦ Date Plan Approval Documentation

13. A. Additional Chemical Information B. Additional Source Information C. Additional Finished Water Storage Information D. Additional Pump Information E. KY Specific Emergency Response Example F. Key Messages G. Schematic of Treatment Plant

14. Form an ERP work group at your PWS. Meet as a group, at least annually, to review the contents of your ERP.

15. With your ERP work group, update the ERP as needed with each annual review. Document the revisions in the table at the bottom of the cover page.

16. With all involved PWS employees, exercise at least one scenario of the ERP annually. Document each exercise in Section 5 of the ERP.

17.  On the Capacity Development website: ◦ http://water.ky.gov/DrinkingWater/Pages/CapDev.aspx http://water.ky.gov/DrinkingWater/Pages/CapDev.aspx  On the Kentucky Rural Water Association website: ◦ http://www.krwa.org/announcements/is-your-emergency- response-plan-up-to-date/ http://www.krwa.org/announcements/is-your-emergency- response-plan-up-to-date/  On the KYWARN website: ◦ http://www.kywarn.org/news-events/ http://www.kywarn.org/news-events/

18. Don’t stress about it. Help is on the way! All you need to do is contact your Capacity Development Program Manager. You might be thinking,

19. 1. Preparation 2. Impact 3. Recovery

21. Anne G. Powell Capacity Development Program Manager Kentucky Division of Water anne.powell@ky.gov (502) 564-3410