1. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IRSDA CONFERENCE, NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA OCTOBER 26, 2015 PRESENTERS: ADAM WATTS, SHERRI WINTERS ALLIANCE OF INDIANA RURAL WATER

2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NECESSARY FOR QUICK REACTION AND RESPONSE TIMES NOT NECESSARILY WRITTEN FOR YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ALL COMPONENTS OF YOUR WATER AND/OR WASTEWATER SYSTEM MUST CONSIDER NOT ALL PERSONNEL MAY BE AVAILABLE WHEN EMERGENCY OCCURS KNOW WHERE PLAN(S) IS/ARE LOCATED TRAIN ALL PERSONNEL ON WHAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PLAN(S) AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED

3. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WRITTEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS ARE REQUIRED BY THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT CLEAN WATER ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS MANY COMMUNITIES ASSIST EACH OTHER, HOWEVER: DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE SAME GENERATOR CONNECTIONS AS YOUR NEIGHBOR? WHAT IF THEY ARE AFFECTED BY THE SAME DISASTER/EMERGENCY?

4. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCIES 8 HOURS OR LESS DO NOT REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO IDEM OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTACT IDEM NO MATTER THE DURATION! COULD AFFECT TREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENT MONITORING GIVING IDEM A ‘HEADS UP’ CAN ONLY HELP YOUR SITUATION DRINKING WATER EMERGENCIES, WHEN LOSS OF PRESSURE <20 PSI, DO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION

5. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INDIANA WATER/WASTEWATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (INWARN) MISSION STATEMENT: “TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, DISASTER RESPONSE, AND MUTUAL AID BETWEEN WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES RESPONDING TO MAJOR EMERGENCIES”

6. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INWARN ‘PERKS’: FREE MEMBERSHIP SIMPLE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION ACCESS TO INWARN MEMBERS WEBSITE EMAIL UPDATES DURING ANY EMERGENCY REPORTED TO INWARN EMAIL REQUESTS SENT TO MEMBERS ON YOUR BEHALF (WHILE YOU DEAL WITH EMERGENCY)

7. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HOW INWARN WORKS: WHEN DISASTER OCCURS, MEMBER CALLS INWARN REGIONAL OPERATIONS EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (REOC) OR REPORT VIA THE WEBSITE REOC DIVIDED INTO NORTH, CENTRAL OR SOUTH INCLUDE SPECIFIC NEEDS OTHER MEMBERS CAN RESPOND IF THEY CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE IF COMMUNICATIONS ARE DISRUPTED, REOCS WILL WORK THROUGH THE STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC); ALLOWS CONTINUED CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE STATE

8. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REMEMBER INWARN MEMBERSHIP PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO: SECURE MEMBERS SITE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO FOR ALL MEMBER AGENCIES CONTACT INFO FOR ALL REOCS ALL EMERGENCY ASSIST REQUESTS

9. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INWARN (CONT.) PLEASE REMEMBER: AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT INWARN HAS THE LATEST, THOROUGH AND EFFECTIVE CONTACT INFORMATION. OUTDATED OR INCORRECT INFORMATION CAN HINDER EFFORTS TO HELP YOUR AGENCY, AND SEVERELY INHIBIT INWARN’S FUNCTION IN AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE AGGRESSIVE SPAM PROTECTION, PLEASE ENSURE THAT INWARN IS ON YOUR LIST OF ALLOWED SENDERS. WWW.INWARN.ORG

10. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADAM WATTS, GIS COORDINATOR 317-474-3808 SHERRI WINTERS, WATER PROGRAMS DIRECTOR 317-408-4284