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Analytical Preparedness Full-Scale Exercise (AP-FSE) Toolkit (U.S. EPA)
The EPA’s Analytical Preparedness Full-Scale Exercise (AP-FSE) Toolkit provides water utilities, laboratories, and states the tools and training to conduct an exercise that involves coordinating laboratory support...
Business Continuity Planning Suite (FEMA)
FEMA's Business Continuity Planning Suite was created for any business with the need to create, improve, or update its business continuity plan. The Suite consists of business...
Collaboration between State Water Primacy Agencies and Emergency Management Fact Sheet (US EPA)
"U.S. EPA's Coordination between State Primacy Agencies and State Emergency Management Agencies Fact Sheet focuses on collaborative opportunities between public water and emergency management when an incident...
Community Based Water Resilience Tool (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Community-Based Water Resiliency (CBWR) Tool (version 2.0) is an easy way to find out how prepared a community is to handle emergencies that impact water...
Coordination of the Water and Emergency Services Sectors: An Important Step to Better Response Fact Sheet (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Coordination of the Water and Emergency Services Sectors Face Sheet highlights why it is important for drinking water and wastewater utilities to establish working relationships...
Drinking Water and Wastewater Laboratory Network (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Water Laboratory Alliance is a nationwide network of laboratories that serves the water sector. This network helps laboratories and utilities respond to water contamination events involving...
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Fact Sheet (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's EMAC Fact Sheet walks utilities through how to use the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to request resources during an emergency. Read More
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)/Mutual Aid
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact is a congressionally ratified mutual aid compact that legally establishes a national system to facilitate resources across state lines during an emergency...
Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities (CDC / EPA / AWWA)
During water system interruptions, the operation of health care facilities is severely interrupted and capability can be almost completely degraded within two hours. In order to maintain...
Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS) (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's FedFUNDS site gives utilities information about federal disaster funding programs. Although FedFUNDS focuses on major disasters, you can use the information for any incident that...
Flood Preparedness in the Water/Wastewater Sector (WaterISAC)
WaterISAC has compiled a set of resources for you to consider as you prepare for potential flooding scenarios. All of the linked resources here are available through...
National Stormwater Calculator (US EPA)
U.S. EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in...
NIMS Resource Management Guidance and Tools
In November 2017, FEMA published a series of National Incident Management System (NIMS) resources. They include: the NIMS Guideline for Mutual Aid, the NIMS Guideline for the...
Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply helps drinking water and wastewater utilities develop an emergency water supply plan. Read More
Power Resilience Guide (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Power Resilience Guide helps utilities identify the best ways to mitigate the effects of power outages. The guide addresses back-up generators and on-site power generation...
Response On-the-Go mobile website (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Response On-the-Go mobile website allows responders to prepare for incidents, manage responses and upload damage assessment reports using mobile devices. Read More
Sea Level Rise Calculator and Planning Tool (NY, NJ) (USGCRP)
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA, USACE, and FEMA recently released a sea level rise planning tool - which includes interactive sea level rise (SLR)...
Tabletop Exercise Tool for Water Systems (U.S. EPA)
The U.S. EPA's Tabletop Exercise (TTX) tool for drinking and wastewater utilities provides users with the resources to plan, conduct, and evaluate tabletop exercises that focus on water-sector-related...
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder (EPA)
EPA recently released the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder, an online mapping tool providing access to localized information on the attributes and locations of leaking underground storage...
Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool – Web Enabled (VSAT Web) 2.0 (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool - Web Enabled (VSAT Web) helps utilities identify the highest risks to mission-critical operations and identify the most cost-effective mitigation options. Read...
Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARNs)/Mutual Aid
Water/Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARNs) are statewide utility-to-utility mutual aid and assistance networks. A mutual aid and assistance network provides water and wastewater utilities with the means...