New Resilience Resources from EPA

EPA’s Water Security Division has shared multiple opportunities to improve resilience including a webinar, guidance document, and a new product.

Designing an Integrated Water Quality Surveillance and Response System

DATE:              February 12, 2019

TIME:               1:00-2:00PM (Eastern)

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This webinar will provide examples where Water Quality Surveillance and Response Systems have been fully implemented. It will also feature a new tool that identifies improvements in existing surveillance and response strategies. For more information on this webinar click here.

Guidance for Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Incidents

This document provides guidance on responding to contamination incidents and involves coordination at the local, state, regional, and federal level. This document also includes descriptions of training and exercises used to improve incident response. For more information and access to this document click here.

Planning for Contamination Primer

This document is meant to enhance utility preparedness during a contamination incident and provides a stepwise process to completing emergency response procedures. States can access this document here to review the utility emergency response process.