Welcome to Philadelphia

1. Welcome to Philadelphia World Series Champions

4. Why Participate in the WLA?Utility Perspective Preparation Emergency Response Plan Resources

5. Some Challenges • Competing Business Objectives • Resources • Time for training and preparation • Established Business Systems • E.g., supply chain, EDDs • Liability • Sustainability • Leadership

6. Water Security Initiative Contamination Warning System 2009

7. Water Security Overview • HR 3448 Public Health Security and Bio-terrorism Response Act of 2001 • Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) – 9 directed EPA to…..“develop robust, comprehensive, and fully coordinated surveillance and monitoring systems for water quality that provides early detection and awareness of disease, pest, or poisonous agents……” (Jan 30, 2004) • Water Security Initiative (WSi) Program (2005) 107TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3448 AN ACT To improve the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled

8. WSi Program – The National Overview

9. The Components of Water Security Online Water Quality Monitoring Sampling & Analysis Public Health Surveillance Contamination Warning System Infrastructure Architecture Business System (7) Consumer Complaint Surveillance Enhanced Security Monitoring Consequence Management Plan 9

10. The Components of Water Security Sampling & Analysis Contamination Warning System Infrastructure Architecture Business System (7) Consequence Management Plan 10

11. Success Factors • Develop a sustainable system including instruments, equipment, information systems and protocols • multiple benefits for day-to-day operations • Align with business plan • Opportunity to improve business plan • user-friendly integrated information system interface that includes legacy systems • cost • Disseminate lessons learned to the water industry

12. Sampling and Analysis • Laboratory Capability and Capacity • Baseline Sampling and Analysis Plan • Maintenance Monitoring Program • Triggered Sampling and Analysis • Field Screening and Site Characterization

13. Systems Integration and Data Management

14. Routine Operations Emergency Response Online Water Quality Monitoring Sampling & Analysis Credible Determination Confirmed Determination Remediation & Recovery Event Detection & Possible Determination Enhanced Security Monitoring Consumer Complaint Surveillance Public Health Surveillance Operational Strategy Consequence Management Plan Consequence Management Plan

15. Routine Operations Emergency Response Online Water Quality Monitoring Sampling & Analysis Credible Determination Confirmed Determination Remediation & Recovery Event Detection & Possible Determination Enhanced Security Monitoring Consumer Complaint Surveillance Public Health Surveillance Operational Strategy Consequence Management Plan Consequence Management Plan

17. Capability and Capacity • Identify target contaminants or groups • Evaluate capability & capacity • Address gaps- • Staff up, buy up, train up  spend $$$ • Leverage network resources • Commercial • WLA

18. Acknowledgements • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Office of Water • Presentation materials, intellectual resources, $$$ • Region 3 Drinking Water Branch • Office of Analytical Services & QA (Ft Meade) • Partner Laboratories