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Keeping the Water Flowing: A Look at how Water and Wastewater Utilities fit into Emergency Management
Program Code:
210
Date:
Monday, November 12, 2007
Time:
3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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SPEAKER
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Ray Riordan works as a consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Security Division. Ray is also the Emergency Response Manager for the City of San Ramon in California, as well as the chair of CalWARN, California’s statewide mutual aid/assistance network between water and wastewater utilities.
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John Whitler, Threat Specialist,
US Environmental Protection Agency
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John Whitler is a Threat Specialist with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Water Security Division. John has a B.S. from Indiana University in Public Affairs/Policy Studies/Environmental Management. John has worked on emergency response and recovery at EPA for the past three and a half years and helped publish the Emergency Response Tabletop Exercises for Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems CD-ROM. Additionally John works on other tools, training, and outreach with the goal of helping the water sector to be better prepared to respond and return to normal operations more quickly. John is the Water Security Division's lead in the promotion of mutual aid and assistance agreements in the water sector and also works on other emergency response training. John has been recognized by EPA with a Bronze Model for Commendable Service for his work on water security.
Additionally, John received the Administrator's Award for Excellence for his contributions to the Agency's efforts during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. John also helped EPA get recognized by the International Association of Emergency Managers with his work on mutual aid for which EPA and AWWA shared the Partners in Preparedness Award in 2006. John recently had an article published in the March 2007 AWWA Journal entitled, ""Emergency preparedness for drinking water and wastewater systems".
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Description
This presentation focuses on how the water sector is integrating with Emergency Operation Centers locally, as well as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact nationally, to ensure that resources are effectively matched to needs during times of emergency. Mutual aid and assistance networks between water and wastewater utilties will be highlighted.