New EPA best practices – Connecting Water Utilities and Emergency Management Agencies
Based on a series of workshops related to Water and Emergency Services Coordination, EPA developed the following document that highlights some best practices and examples.
Connecting Water Utilities and Emergency Management Agencies
EPA’s Connecting Water Utilities and Emergency Management Agencies summarizes some best practices on how water utilities and emergency management agencies can increase their coordination. Through joint exercises, coordinated planning, and other activities, water utilities and emergency management agencies can more effectively respond to emergencies and improve their communication with the public. This document also includes examples of cross-sector coordination. https://www.epa.gov/communitywaterresilience/collaboration-between-water-utilities-and-emergency-management
While this is only 4 pages in length, there are numerous links to other resources; therefore the document is best used as a pdf, and not printed.
There is a similar/related document at the above link which discusses coordination between emergency management and the state drinking water agency.
Patti Kay Wisniewski
Drinking Water Security Coordinator
US EPA Region III
Drinking Water Branch (3WP21)
1650 Arch Street
Phila, PA 19103
215-814-5668
Cell: 215-514-7893
Email: Wisniewski.patti-kay@epa.gov
(note the hyphen appears in email only)
