4. Why Participate in the WLA? Utility Perspective Preparation Emergency Response Plan Resources

5. Some Challenges Competing Business Objectives  Resources  Time for training and preparation  Established Business Systems E.g., supply chain, EDDs Liability Sustainability Leadership

6. 2009 Water Security Initiative Contamination Warning System

7. HR 3448 Public Health Security and Bio-terrorism Response Act of 2001 Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) – 9 directed EPA to …..“develop robust, comprehensive, and fully coordinated surveillance and monitoring systems for water quality that provides early detection and awareness of disease, pest, or poisonous agents……” (Jan 30, 2004) Water Security Initiative (WSi) Program (2005) 107TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3448 AN ACT To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled Water Security Overview

8. WSi Program – The National Overview

9. 9 Enhanced Security Monitoring Consumer Complaint Surveillance Consumer Complaint Surveillance Sampling & Analysis Online Water Quality Monitoring Online Water Quality Monitoring Public Health Surveillance Contaminatio n Warning System Consequence Management Plan Infrastructure Architecture Business System (7) The Components of Water Security

10. 10 Sampling & Analysis Contaminatio n Warning System Consequence Management Plan Infrastructure Architecture Business System (7) The Components of Water Security

11. Success Factors Develop a sustainable system including instruments, equipment, information systems and protocols  multiple benefits for day-to-day operations Align with business plan Opportunity to improve business plan  user-friendly integrated information system interface that includes legacy systems  cost Disseminate lessons learned to the water industry

12. Sampling and Analysis Laboratory Capability and Capacity Baseline Sampling and Analysis Plan Maintenance Monitoring Program Triggered Sampling and Analysis Field Screening and Site Characterization

13. Systems Integration and Data Management

14. Routine Operations Emergency Response Enhanced Security Monitoring ConsumerComplaintSurveillanceConsumerComplaintSurveillance Sampling & Analysis Online Water QualityMonitoring QualityMonitoring Public Health Surveillance Operational Strategy Consequence Management Plan

15. Routine Operations Emergency Response Enhanced Security Monitoring ConsumerComplaintSurveillanceConsumerComplaintSurveillance Sampling & Analysis Online Water QualityMonitoring QualityMonitoring Public Health Surveillance Operational Strategy Consequence Management Plan

17. Capability and Capacity Identify target contaminants or groups Evaluate capability & capacity Address gaps-  Staff up, buy up, train up  spend $$$  Leverage network resources Commercial WLA

18. Acknowledgements U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Office of Water Presentation materials, intellectual resources, $$$  Region 3 Drinking Water Branch  Office of Analytical Services & QA (Ft Meade) Partner Laboratories