Drinking Water Security in Washington State

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Drinking Water Security in Washington State

• Scott DeckerSecurity Coordinator
• Division of Drinking Water

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Mission

• To protect the health of the people of Washington
  Stateby assuring safeand reliabledrinking
  water.

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Current Activities

• Vulnerability Assessment and Emergency Response
  Training
• Systems serving lt 3,300
• Systems serving between 3,300 and 9,999
• Systems serving between 10,000 and 49,999
• Systems serving between 50,000 and 99,999

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Current Tools National

• Vulnerability Self-Assessment Guides
• National Rural Water Association of State
  Drinking Water Administrators
• VSAT for Water
• American Metropolitan Sewerage Agency
• RAM-W
• Sandia National Labs

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Current Tools Washington

• Public Water System Emergency Response Planning
  Guide
• Web Page
• www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw
• Communications Listservs
• Brochures

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Future Activities

• Internal Emergency Response Planning
• Emergency Training for our Local Partners
• health agencies, utilities, emergency responders

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For more information

• Scott Decker, 360-236-3162 scott.decker_at_doh.wa.gov
  
• Paula Smith, 360-236-3114 paula.smith_at_doh.wa.gov

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Thank You