Certification of Completion of an Emergency Response Plan
Fill-and-print form that certifies completion of an emergency response plan. The instructions explain how to submit the form to EPA.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
Unknown
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Directions for Ordering the "Baseline Threat Information for Vulnerability Assessments of Community Water Systems" (Baseline Threat) Document
The Baseline Threat Document provides an overview of threats, methodologies, and strategies for water utilities to consider as they develop vulnerability assessments, but it is not a blueprint for developing a vulnerability assessment. Community drinking water systems that serve more than 3,300 people are eligible to receive a copy of the document by following the steps outlined in this "directions for ordering" document.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
Unknown
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Drinking Water Security for Small Systems Serving 3,300 or Fewer Persons
One of the Simple Tools for Effective Performance (STEP) Guide Series. The Water Security Division produced this booklet as voluntary water security guidance for very small community drinking water systems. The goal for this guide is to help these systems understand the basics of water system security that includes Vulnerability Assessments (VAs), Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), and practical actions
to improve system security (EPA 817-R-05-001).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
09/01/2005
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Emergency Response Plan Guidance for Small and Medium Systems
EPA published this document for use by community water systems serving a population between 3,301 and 99,999 as they develop or revise their emergency response plans (ERPs). The document should be of considerable value to key authorities with critical roles during emergency response or remediation actions resulting from a drinking water contamination threat or incident. This document is also available in MS Word for those wishing to utilize the forms and text. Printed copies, in limited quantities, can be obtained from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) (EPA 816-R-04-002).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
04/07/2004
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Grants Involving Counter-Terrorism Coordination Activities by States and Territories
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information on annual grants that the Environmental Protection Agency will award for counter-terrorism coordination activities by the States and Territories under appropriations in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account. The information provided in this memorandum shall apply to the disbursement and administration of these grants. If there are any future changes to this grant program to the States and Territories then a revised memorandum will be issued.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
04/04/2005
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Instructions for Submitting Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Certification
Describes how to complete a certification, maintain your records, and express mail it in order to ensure compliance with the Bioterrorism Act.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
12/01/2004
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Instructions to Assist Community Water Systems in Complying With the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
These instructions describe actions required of community water systems to comply with the Bioterrorism Act, deadlines based on system size, instructions for submitting required materials to EPA, and contact information.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
01/01/2003
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Interim Guidance on Developing an Operational Strategy for Contamination
Warning Systems
This document will assist drinking water utilities with the development
of recommended standard operating procedures for day-to-day operations
of the monitoring and surveillance components of a contamination warning
system. The guidance emphasizes development of an operational strategy
in a manner that integrates the components to provide a timely
indication of a possible contamination incident in the distribution
system. A case study of the operational strategy developed for the
Cincinnati contamination warning system pilot is presented.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
09/30/2008
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Interim Guidance on Developing Consequence Management Plans for Drinking
Water Utilities
This document will assist drinking water utilities with the development
of plans for responding to and recovering from a contamination incident
in the distribution system. Once a possible contamination incident has
been identified by routine monitoring and surveillance components, the
consequence management plan defines a process for establishing the
credibility of the suspected incident, the response actions that may be
taken to minimize public health and economic consequences, and a
strategy to restore the system to normal operations. Example decision
tree templates and corresponding action items are provided.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
09/30/2008
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Large Water System Emergency Response Plan Outline: Guidance to Assist Community Water Systems in Complying with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
This guidance was distributed during the Emergency Response Planning Workshops to aid utilities in preparing emergency response plans as required by the Bioterrorism Act. The document provides guidance that is not a requirement of the federal government; in fact, some sections might not be applicable to your system. In addition, your state might have requirements that supersede this outline. A modified document will be available for medium and small water utility systems in the near future.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
07/01/2003
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Notice of FY 2005 Request for Applications for the Development and Coordination of an National Environmental Laboratory Network
This funding opportunity seeks to enhance the capacity and capability of environmental laboratories to respond to emergencies and potential terrorist attacks by 1) maximizing laboratory organization to handle a surge in environmental samples 2) developing water and general environmental laboratory methods and 3) facilitating the development/dissemination of tools to increase laboratory effectiveness.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
03/30/2005
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Protocol to Secure Vulnerability Assessments Submitted by Community Water Systems to EPA
This document summarizes key elements of the strict security arrangements that have been implemented to protect the vulnerability assessments community water systems submit to EPA. The protective measures for the assessments are equivalent to those conferred to Secret national security information. This information protection protocol details such factors as limits on persons allowed access to the assessments, aspects of the storage and handling of the documents, document tracking systems, and persons responsible for the security of the information.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
11/30/2002
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Regional Allotments (by State and Territory) for Counter-Terrorism Coordination Grants
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide allotment and accounting information to the Regional Program Offices on grants that the Environmental Protection Agency will award for counter-terrorism coordination activities by the States and Territories.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
04/04/2005
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Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB): Planning for and Responding to Contamination Threats to Drinking Water Systems
Interim Final Response Protocol Toolbox: Planning for and Responding to Contamination Threats to Drinking Water Systems - These modules provide emergency response planning tools that are designed to help the water sector to effectively and appropriately respond to intentional contamination threats and incidents. EPA produced the Toolbox, building on the experience and expertise of several drinking water utilities, particularly the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Organized in modular format, the Toolbox assists with emergency response preparedness and will be of value to drinking water utilities, laboratories, emergency responders, state drinking water programs, technical assistance providers and public health and law enforcement officials. Users are encouraged to review the overview before using other Modules. Please note that the Toolbox contains guidance that may be adopted voluntarily. The modules are also available in MS Word for those wishing to utilize the forms and text.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
Unknown
- Overview (EPA-817-D-03-007)
[Click here to view in PDF - 3,482 KB - 17 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 463 KB]
- Water Utility Planning Guide - Module 1 (EPA-817-D-03-001)
[Click here to view in PDF - 3,025 KB - 46 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 1,182 KB]
- Contamination Threat Management Guide - Module 2 (EPA-817-D-03-002)
[Click here to view in PDF - 3,737 KB - 96 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 2,559 KB]
- Site Characterization and Sampling Guide - Module 3 (EPA-817-D-03-003)
[Click here to view in PDF - 2,883 KB - 85 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 1,583 KB]
- Analytical Guide - Module 4 (EPA-817-D-03-004)
[Click here to view in PDF - 4,966 KB - 113 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 5,282 KB]
- Public Health Response Guide - Module 5 (EPA-817-D-03-005)
[Click here to view in PDF - 2,261 KB - 84 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 1,548 KB]
- Remediation and Recovery Guide - Module 6 (EPA-817-D-03-006)
[Click here to view in PDF - 2,258 KB - 112 pp]
[Click here to view in WORD - 1,279 KB]
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Response Protocol Toolbox: Response Guidelines
An action oriented document to assist drinking water utilities, laboratories, emergency responders, state drinking water programs, technical assistance providers, and public health and law enforcement officials during the management of an ongoing contamination threat or incident. The Response Guidelines are not intended to replace to Response Protocol Toolbox and they do not contain the detailed information contained within the six complete modules. The Response Guidelines are to be viewed as the application of the same principles contained in the Response Protocol Toolbox during an actual incident. The Response Guidelines have been developed to provide an easy to use document for field and crisis conditions. Finally, users are encouraged to adapt the Response Guidelines as necessary to meet their own needs and objectives.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
08/01/2004
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Sampling Guidance for Unknown Contaminants in Drinking Water
The guidance is meant to assist drinking water utilities and laboratories in their sampling efforts and may also supplement a drinking water utility's emergency response plan. The document provides a comprehensive guidance that integrates pathogen, toxin, chemical, and radiochemical sample collection, preservation, and transport procedures to support multiple analytical approaches for the detection and identification of potential contaminants in drinking water.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
11/01/2008
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Security Product Guides
EPA has developed a series of individual Security Product Guides to assist water treatment plant operators and utility managers in reducing risks from, and providing protection against, possible natural disasters and intentional terrorist attacks. The guides provide information on a variety of products available to enhance physical security. A recent update provides eight new and three updated individual Security Product Guides.
A hard copy of the Security Product Guide published spring 2004 (EPA Document Number 817-B-04-001) may be ordered by calling EPA's National Service Center for Environmental Publications at (800) 490-9198 or ordering online.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
Unknown
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Use of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) to Implement Security Measures at Public Water Systems
Ensuring adequate protection of the facilities and drinking water sources of public water systems has been an important goal of EPA's drinking water program. It is important to note that public water systems have always worked to protect facilities from vandalism and have monitored drinking water sources to assess their vulnerability to contamination. This fact sheet discusses the types of projects that might be fundable through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to help public water systems protect their facilities.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
11/01/2001
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Vulnerability Assessment Certification
This fill-and-print form certifies the completion of a vulnerability assessment. The instructions describe how to submit the form to EPA.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
Unknown
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Vulnerability Assessment Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains vulnerability assessments, which help water systems to evaluate their susceptibility to potential threats and identify corrective actions to reduce or mitigate the risk of serious consequences from adversarial actions (e.g., vandalism, insider sabotage, terrorist attack).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
11/01/2002
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Wastewater Emergency Response Plan Guidance Document
Published by the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF). This tool assists wastewater systems in preparing their emergency response plans (ERPs). It is intended to help wastewater systems to organize their planning efforts, and to provide a reference for the types of information and data that should be included in an emergency response plan. A limited number of hard copies will be available from WERF on a first come first serve basis by calling 703-684-2470. Visit WERF  to view this document.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
10/15/2004
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Water Security Handbook: Planning for and Responding to Drinking Water Contamination Threats and Incidents
EPA prepared this simplified handbook for water utilities as an overview of EPA's comprehensive Response Protocol Toolbox: Planning for and Responding to Contamination Threats to Drinking Water Systems from the perspective of a water system manager. The Handbook describes how to recognize intentional water contamination threats and incidents, what actions a utility should take in the event of a threat or incident, possible roles of the water utility within the larger Incident Command framework, and how the National Incident Management System is organized. It also describes the utility's actions and decisions during site characterization, laboratory analysis, public health response, remediation and recovery. The Handbook is intended to be a companion to the Response Protocol Toolbox: Response Guidelines. It will also be helpful to utilities that are preparing or updating their emergency response plans.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
05/26/2006
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Water Security Initiative Contamination Warning System Demonstration Pilots (Revised)
EPA is requesting applications for drinking water contamination warning system demonstration pilots as part of the Agency's Water Security (WS) initiative. Applications for contamination warning system pilot projects must address specified monitoring and surveillance components, a consequence management plan, and a review and evaluation plan. EPA anticipates awarding up to four cooperative agreements for these demonstration pilots. The federal portion for each cooperative agreement is anticipated to range between $3 million and $12 million. A minimum 20 percent cost-share/match of the total project cost is required for these demonstration pilots. Applications will be accepted only from local governments or institutions (either public or private nonprofit organizations) that operate community water systems serving at least 750,000 people.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
08/17/2007
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Water Security Initiative Quick Reference Guide
Guidance describing the three phases of the Water Security Initiative.
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
04/01/2008
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WaterSentinel Consequence Management Strategy
A robust and tested consequence management plan is a critical element of WaterSentinel that will be in place prior to the initiation of monitoring and surveillance activities at the WaterSentinel pilot utility. This document describes the strategy for development of a consequence management plan as part of the WaterSentinel pilot (EPA 817-D-05-004).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
12/12/2005
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WaterSentinel Online Water Quality Monitoring as an Indicator of Drinking Water Contamination
Utilizing online water quality monitoring as an indicator of drinking water contamination will be an integral part of the WaterSentinel system architecture. Online monitoring will enable water utilities to detect potential contamination quickly and launch an appropriate response. Future work of online monitoring of radionuclides, a broader range of chemical and biological agents, and the use of event detection software will improve detection as the WaterSentinel Contamination Warning System evolves (EPA 817-D-05-002).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
12/12/2005
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WaterSentinel System Architecture
This document, which refers to the Water Security Initiative by its
previous name, WaterSentinel, provides more detail on WS contamination
warning systems components and design (EPA 817-D-05-003).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
12/12/2005
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WaterSentinel: Overview of Event Detection Systems
As part of an effective Contaminant Warning System, a method for event detection must be developed such that it can quickly recognize true contamination incidents while minimizing the occurrence of false positives. An effective event detection system, coupled with the other components of the WaterSentinel Contaminant Warning System, will contribute to the Contaminant Warning System goal of reliable and timely detection of contamination to protect public health and water system infrastructure (EPA 817-D-05-001).
Document Type:
Guidance
Date Published:
12/12/2005
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