Specifications include, but are not limited to: The America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires community water systems to develop or update risk assessments and emergency response plans (ERPs) for those systems serving more than 3,300 people. The law specifies the components that the risk assessments and ERPs must address and establishes deadlines by which water systems must certify to EPA completion of the risk assessment and ERP. This project includes assessments of risks to the community water system from malevolent acts and natural hazards; the resilience of pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems which are utilized by the system; monitoring practices; financial infrastructure; use, storage, or handling of various chemicals; and operation and maintenance of the system. Emergency Response Plan services include strategies to improve the resilience of the system including physical security and cybersecurity; plans and procedures in the event of a malevolent act or natural hazard; actions, procedures and equipment that can lessen the impact of a malevolent act or natural hazard; alternative source options; and strategies that can be used to aid in the detection of malevolent acts or natural hazards.
