The purpose of this standard is to define the minimum emergency preparedness requirements for water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utilities and associated assets; to respond to emergencies and restore normal operations; and to minimize disruption of critical lifeline services that are essential to public health, fire protection, sanitation, economic activity, and consumer confidence.<\/p>\n
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| 7<\/td>\n | Foreword I.\tIntroduction. I.A.\tBackground.\u2003The AWWA Standards Program is designed to serve water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utilities\u2014hereafter, the water sector\u2014and their customers, owners, service providers, and government regulators. The standards developed under the prog <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | I.B.\tHistory.\u2003The first edition of this standard was approved by the AWWA Board of Directors on June 12, 2011. This second edition was approved on Jan. 14, 2017. This edition was approved on Oct. 24, 2022. I.C.\tAcceptance.\u2003There is no applicable information for this section. II.\tSpecial Issues. II.A.\tAdvisory Information on Application of Standards. \u2003This standard includes only those requirements that are limited exclusively to emergency preparedness practices for operation and management of drinking water, wastewater, or reclaimed water systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | III.\tUse of This Standard.\u2003It is the responsibility of the user of an AWWA standard to determine that products and practices described in the standard are suitable for use in the particular application being considered. III.A.\tPurchaser Options and Alternatives.\u2003The following information should be provided by the purchaser: III.B.\tModification to Standard.\u2003There is no applicable information for this section. V.\tComments.\u2003If you have any comments or questions about this standard, please call AWWA Engineering and Technical Services at 303.794.7711; FAX at 303.795.7603; write to the department at 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235-3098; or email at standa <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | SECTION 1:\tGENERAL Sec. 1.1\tScope Sec. 1.2\tPurpose Sec. 1.3\tApplication <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | SECTION 2:\tREFERENCES SECTION 3:\tDEFINITIONS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | SECTION 4:\tREQUIREMENTS Sec. 4.1\tExplicit Commitment to Emergency Preparedness Sec. 4.2\tPreparedness Culture Sec. 4.3\tDefined Emergency Preparedness Roles and Expectations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | Sec. 4.4\tRisk Assessment Sec. 4.5\tPreparedness Plans <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | Sec. 4.6\tInternal and External Communications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | Sec. 4.7\tTraining <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | Sec. 4.8 \tPartnerships SECTION 5:\tVERIFICATION Sec. 5.1\tDocumentation Required <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | APPENDIX A Additional Resources <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AWWA G440-22 Emergency Preparedness Practices<\/b><\/p>\n |