Emergency Plan - Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority

EVENT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES 13(ESG-13)
WATER SYSTEM CONTAMINATION
3.2.51. THREAT WARNING RECEIVED or IDENTIFIED
tory agencies, law enforcement, etc.
Immediately notify the following personnel:
• Utilities Division Manager Consider notification of the public,
regulatory agencies, law enforcement, etc.
• CEO
• Director of Fleet, Facilities, and Emergency Services
• Water Transmission Manager
• Water Treatment Manager
• Customer Service Supervisor
tory agencies, law enforcement, etc.
Consider notification of the public,
regulatory agencies, law enforcement, etc.
OBJECTIVE: Attempt to determine whether contamination is “Possible” within ONE
HOUR of becoming aware of the Threat Warning. A threat is characterized as “Possible”
when circumstances indicate there Sampling was and an Analysis opportunity for contamination. (Obviously, it
won’t always be possible to make this determination within this time frame, depending on
the exact circumstances and the
Sampling
amount
and
of
Analysis
information available.)
Be extremely careful about Is what the threat is said CONFIRMED? over any and all “wireless” communication
devices. (Use Radio Code 10-90X in place of the term, “water system contamination”.) All
wireless devices can be monitored by persons with scanners. This includes radios and cell
phones. Conversations are Is much the threat more CONFIRMED? likely to be “overheard” when using the 800 MHz
two-way radio system.
Full response actions,
If the Threat Warning is associated Remediation with and one Recovery or more water treatment or storage facilities,
Water Operators will be immediately dispatched to investigate and evaluate the site(s) in
Full response actions,
question. Consider isolating the Remediation facility and in Recovery question if it will not unnecessarily and
negatively affect GSWSA customers.
nd conduct initial Threat Evaluation
If the Threat Warning is associated with a particular area of the water distribution system,
Water System Operators will be immediately dispatched to investigate and evaluate the
site(s) in question.
If the Threat Warning cannot be associated with any particular area, Water Operators should
still be dispatched to conduct thorough security inspections of all water treatment and
storage facilities. Laboratory Services personnel should be placed on stand-by for possible
response to the distribution system.
The Laboratory should begin developing a sampling strategy, based on whatever
information is available at the time.
Complete a “Contamination Threat Evaluation” worksheet, which can be found in the
Action Forms 13 section.
3.2.52. THREAT DETERMINED to be ‘POSSIBLE’
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