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EPA RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX TO HELP EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATION THREATS & RESPONDING TO THREATS: MODULE 1-WATER UTILITY PLANNING GUIDE
Citation:
Magnuson*, M L. EPA RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX TO HELP EVALUATION OF CONTAMINATION THREATS & RESPONDING TO THREATS: MODULE 1-WATER UTILITY PLANNING GUIDE. Presented at AWWA Water Security Congress, Charlotte, NC, April 25 - 27, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
EPA's Office of Research and Development and Office of Water/Water Security Division have jointly developed a Response Protocol Toolbox (RPTB) to address the complex, multi-faceted challenges of a water utility's planning and response to intentional contamination of drinking water. The RPTB is divided into six modules, each of which discusses a different aspect of the response process. Module 1 of the RPTB, the Water Utility Planning Guide (December 2003), provides a brief discussion of the nature of the contamination threat to the public water supply. The module also describes the planning activities that a utility may undertake to prepare for response to contamination threats and incidents.