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RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX: PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO CONTAMINATION THREATS TO DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
Citation:
Magnuson*, M L. AND S. C. Allgeier. RESPONSE PROTOCOL TOOLBOX: PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO CONTAMINATION THREATS TO DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS. Presented at 2004 NRMRL/WSWRD peer review, Cincinnati, OH, September 27 - 29, 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, ranging from utility preparation to remediation and recovery of a contaminated drinking water system. The RPTB also includes: special considerations for handling and analysis of emergency samples suspected of contamination with an unknown substance; procedures for field screening and sample collection; and an approach for the analysis of unknown biological and chemical contaminants, including biotoxins and radionuclides, in water samples.