A resource primarily for wastewater utilities that emphasizes emergency preparedness for disasters and contamination caused intentionally or by accident. It is an information document for planning for and responding to contamination (or threat of contamination) of wastewater systems. The document describes how utilities and their partners should engage in emergency-response planning to increase their preparedness. Also, it offers recommendations on emergency-response issues such as whom to notify, what actions to take, how to conduct a threat evaluation, how to safely collect samples, how to analyze samples, and steps to recover from a contamination event. Overall, this document is a preparedness tool and can be used voluntarily by utilities and their partners.
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