New EPA WSD Resources and Upcoming Webinars

May 27, 2020 Kevin Letterly

EPA Water Security Division has recently shared several upcoming opportunities regarding AWIA, building reopening, WCIT, and more:

Maintaining or Restoring Building Water Quality in Buildings with Low or No Use, is guidance designed to provide building owners, managers, and businesses with steps for continued maintenance and flushing to prevent water quality degradation as well as remedial steps for restoring the water quality if the water was stagnant for an extended period of time. It also provides recommendations for buildings, campuses, and other entities that are considered Non-Community Water Systems for restarting operations.
Food Grade CO2 Suppliers and Producers, information on food grade CO2 suppliers and producers in the event that water utilities need to identify alternative companies, pursuant to Section 1442(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. This document provides information on facilities that produce food grade CO2 and utilities that utilize CO2. It also shows the location of CO2 producers relative to water utilities.
Small System Risk and Resilience Assessment Checklist, guidance is intended for small community water systems (CWSs) serving greater than 3,300 but less than 50,000 people to comply with the requirements for risk and resilience assessments under America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA).

Upcoming Webinars:

Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT) Webinar (June 17, 2020, 11:00am ET) – this webinar will provide an overview of the Tool, information contained within WCIT, how the Tool can be used, and benefits to stakeholders. To register click here.

Small Systems Guidance for America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (June 20, 2020, 1:00pm ET) – this webinar will provide an overview of EPA’s Risk and Resilience Assessment Checklist and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Guidance for small systems and an introduction to RCAP’s recently released E-Learning Module on AWIA compliance. Webinar speakers will discuss the tools and resources small systems can utilize to develop risk and resilience assessments and emergency response plans that comply with the requirements of AWIA. Participants will earn free CEUs. To register click here.

Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Template Webinar (June 23, 2020, 1:00pm ET) – this webinar is designed as an introduction to the Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA) COOP Template and will cover an overview of the Template. To register click here.