Olympic Preparation

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Olympic Preparation
AWWA WebCast - May 9, 2002

• Utah
• Division of Drinking Water

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Guidebook
DRINKING WATER SYSTEM   EMERGENCY RESPONSE
GUIDEBOOK    August 2001    Kim
Dyches Emergency Response Coordinator Division of
Drinking Water
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Safe Drinking Water Act

• The sabotage of a public drinking water system,
  or even the threat to do so, is a federal offense
  (Title XIV, Section 1432 of the Federal Safe
  Drinking Water Act P.L. 99-339). Consequently,
  federal law enforcement authorities can become
  involved when dealing with the perpetrator(s).

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Penalties

• Tampering- up to 5 years in prison and/or fined
  up to 50,000
• Attempt or Threat- up to 3 years in prison and/or
  fined up to 20,000

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Training

• Rural Water Assoc.
• AWWA Small Systems
• Utah Valley State College
• AWWA Idaho
• Wyoming Public Health Water
• USEPA Region 8
• ABC Conference

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Protecting Operators

• Mask
• Clothing
• Sanitation measures
• Decontamination
• Medical Treatment
• Blood-borne pathogen universal precautions
• Shut down ventilation systems

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In-House Security

• Background checks of new hires
• Address security when hiring
• Make security part of performance plan
• Employees need to follow security measures use
  of pass keys, key control, check in visitors,
  authorized person with visitors, package
  delivery, etc.

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Threatening Phone Calls

• Name and time
• What type of device
• Where is it
• What does it look like
• Exact words of caller
• Was caller male, female, child, etc.
• Description of voice
• Background noises
• Name/location of person taking call
• Immediate Supervisor

• Information to get from the caller
• Do not discuss the call with any other persons
  except investigators

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Complaint Phone Calls

• Name, address, phone, date, time
• Nature of problem (taste, smell, look)
• Duration of problem
• Are neighbors having same problem
• Was water system notified
• Did they respond
• Sample in clean glass
• Responder
• Follow-up

• Water complaint information
• If they complain of getting sick from the water,
  they should seek medical attention

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Information Seekers

• Be careful what information you give over the
  phone
• Terrorists gain information before they strike
• Government Record Access Management Act (GRAMA)
  requires individuals to fill out proper forms and
  verify source
• Specific information about a water system should
  be given out by the system, not the State Agency

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Community Disaster Resistance

• Project Impact
• AWWA M-19 presentation
• Sanitary Survey Training (LHDs)
• Emergency Response Planning
• AWWA library videos

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Aerial Surveillance
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Vulnerability Assessments
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Law Enforcement Video

• Developed a training video with the FBI to help
  train outside law enforcement, coming to Utah to
  help with the Olympics.

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Sanitary Surveys

• All systems with venue sites
• Deficiencies
• Security
• Mitigation

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Early Detection

• Daphnia Toximeter
• Algae Toximeter
• Fish Stations
• Mussel Monitor
• Chlorine
• pH meters

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Field Test Kit
http//www.capitalcontrols.net/pages/eclox.shtml
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Bombs

• Tends to be the weapon of choice
• Immediate media attention
• Can isolate to the venues
• Capable of harming large number of people
• Can be set to allow time to escape
• Can cause damage to facilities stopping the games

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Emergency Water

• Portable Treatment Plant
• Bottled Water-security issues
• Water Stations- security, sanitation issues

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Terrorism Aftermath

• Chaos
• Secondary Devices
• Moving Injured
• Contamination of responders
• Decontamination of victims
• Crime Scene Preservation
• Possible diversion for larger scale event

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How to minimize risks?

• Keep sites well lit. (add more lights)
• Community Involvement
• Sites fenced and locked. (change locks)
• Increased patrolling (not routine times).
• Increased monitoring. (chems bacti samples)
• During routine emergencies dont neglect security
  patrols (diversion tactics).

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How to minimize risks? (cont)

• Possible outside help with security.
• Have good emergency response plan in place.
• Have contingency plans in place.
• Create mock exercises.
• Have necessary equipment or set up MOUs
• Have personal protective equipment
• Uniforms and Company Identification

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How to minimize risks? (cont)

• Vehicle markings
• Identify Critical Equipment and have a backup
• Set up emergency meeting place
• Have good communications system
• Assign specific tasks (dont assume)
• Prevention- Have a good Equipment Maintenance
  Program

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Olympic Committees

• EPHA- Hospitals, Insta-care, Medical tracking
• Public Works- Heavy Equipment Resources
• Snyderville Basin- Park City area workgroup
• UOPSC- Law enforcement agencies, Utilities,
  Local, State, Federal Agencies