Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) The owner of
each community water system shall prepare an emergency plan to address
emergency situations.
(b) An
emergency situation shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) A failure of, or a significant unplanned
or emergency interruption in, key water treatment processes;
(2) A natural or man-made disaster that
disrupts the water supply distribution system; or
(3) The accidental or intentional discharge
of one or more chemicals or biological substances into the source water that
significantly increases the potential for drinking water
contamination;.
(c) The
emergency plan shall include the following:
(1) An organizational chart identifying the
individuals responsible for making decisions and describing the
responsibilities of each individual during an emergency situation;
(2) A description of how the department,
local officials, water system customers, andthe general public will be notified
of an emergency situation;
(3) The
mailing address, emergency telephone number, and non-emergency telephone number
of each ofthe following local officials and agencies:
b. The police department;
c. At least oneambulance service;
e. The water system's primarycertified
operator(s); and
f. The owner(s) of
abutting water system(s);
(4) The emergency and non-emergency telephone
numbers of the following state agencies:
b. The
department's water supply engineering bureau;
c. The department of safety, bureau of
emergency management; and
d. The
department of health and human services,office of community and public
health;
(5) The names
and emergency and non-emergency telephone numbers for local service and repair
contractors thatmight be needed in an emergency, including but not limited to:
d. An excavation contractor; and
e. A hazardous waste clean-up
contractor;
(6) The name
andemergency and non-emergency telephone numbers for each service customer with
unique water supply needs, including but not limited to:
c. Health rehabilitation centers;
and
d. Elderly housing
facilities;
(7) A
description of how the water supply needs of service customers specified in (6)
above, will be met;
(8) A list of
the community water system's primary components, including but not limited to:
b. All operable inactive wells;
d. All source and distribution pump
stations;
e. All water treatment
facilities; and
(9) An up-to-date
single sheet, scaled plan of the water system, showing:
a The locations of the features listed as
required in (8) above;
b. All
distribution lines, pumping stations, treatment facilities and storage
reservoirs; and
c. All shutoff
valves to isolate sections of the water distribution
system;
(10) A
description of the community water system that includes at least the following:
a. The total production capacity of each
active and inactive well or surface water treatment plant;
b. The total storage capacity of the
system;
c. The average and maximum
daily demand of the system; and
d.
The system's ability to isolate sections of the distribution system;
(11) A description of short-term
measures the community water system could use during an emergency situation,
including, but not limited to:
a. Instituting
a boil order;
b. The use of bottled
water;
c. Imposing water use
restrictions; and
d. Purchasing
bulk water;
(12) A
description of long-term measures the community water system could implement to
address an emergency situation, including, but not limited to:
b. Development of new sources of
water;
c. Tie-in to adjacent water
supply systems; and
d. Installation
of water treatment; and
(13) A description of follow-up action and
responsibility for returning to regular system operation.
(d) The owner of a community water system
serving 501 or more persons shall include in the emergency plan, the following:
(1) The name, address, emergency and
non-emergency telephone numbers of the following:
a. The water system superintendent;
b. Local newspaper(s); and
c. Local radio station(s);
(2) A list of equipment available
to repair the system; and
(3) A
description of existing information relative to the hydraulic connection of all
wells to estimate the extent to which a contamination event would affect total
production capacity, if available.
(e) The owner of a community water system in
existence prior to the original effective date of this section, April 6, 2002,
was required tosubmit an emergency plan to the department no later than April
6, 2003.
(f) The owner of a
community water system created after April 6, 2002 but before December 1, 2005
shall submit an emergency plan to the department no later than January 1,
2006.
(g) Community water systems
created on or after December 1, 2005 shall submit an emergency plan to the
department as part of the final approval to operate process.
(h) The water system owner shall sign and
date the emergency plan prior to submittal to the department.
(i) The water system owner and primary
operator shall:
(1) Annually review the
emergency plan; and
(2) Update the
plan as necessary to reflect current information.
(j) The system owner shall file the most
recent emergency plan with the department at least once every 6
years.
(k) The emergency plan shall
be available for review during each scheduled sanitary
survey, as required by Env-Ws 306.