The Perfect Storm, Ice Cold: No power, no phones, ice-covered roads, microbiological and chemical water contamination, multiple contamination sites, no in-house capability to detect suspected contaminants, calls from the press, incident command system established…

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the key elements of the Water Laboratory Response Plan (WLA-RP), including Water Sector best practices for emergency response.
• Describe the roles that laboratories and others would have when they participate in a response to a water contamination incident.
• Identify EPA Water Security tools.
• Build relationships between laboratories, water utilities, and other stakeholders.

Target Audience: Water utility operators/managers; laboratories; first responders; public information officers; and local, state, and federal agencies.