HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-20-Resolutions 03-17_Water Vulnerability Assessment - ProposalTHE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
RESOLUTION 03-17
APPROVING THE DMWW PROPOSAL FOR PREPARATION OF WATER
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
IN THE NAME AND BY THEA UTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
WHEREAS,On June 12,2002,President Bush signed the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act)into law (PL 107-188).The Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act
added Section 1433 (a)(l)to the Safe Drinking Water Act,instructing the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)to "provide baseline information to community water systems
required to conduct vulnerability assessments regarding which kinds of terrorist attacks
or other intentional acts are the probable threats to:(a)substantially disrnpt the ability of
the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water;or (b)otherwise
present significant public health concerns.";AND,
WHEREAS,The Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act requires ever connnunity
water system serving a population of greater than 3,300 persons to:(1)conduct a
vulnerability assessment;(2)certify and submit a copy ofthe assessment to the EPA
Administrator;(3)prepare or revise an emergency response plan that incorporates the
results of the vulnerability assessment;and (4)certify to the EPA Administrator,within 6
months of completing the vulnerability assessment,that the system has completed such a
plan;AND,
WHEREAS,The Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act requires EPA to conduct
studies in the areas of:(l)prevention,detection,and response to the intentional
introduction of contaminants into community water systems and source water fOTthose
systems;(2)methods and means by which terrorists could disrupt the supply of safe
drinking water or take actions against drinking water infrastructure;and (3)methods and
means by which alternative supplies of drinking water could be provided in the event of
the destruction,impairment or contamination of public water systems;AND,
WHEREAS,The City of Waukee recently made a request for DMWW to provide
support services to complete the Vulnerability Assessment,and DMWW has two staff
members who have completed a specialized training to perform such an assessment;
AND,
WHEREAS,The Vulnerability Assessment will take approximately 60 days to complete,
at a cost of $6950 for services,due 30 days after the Vulnerability Assessment
documentation is delivered.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOL YED by the City Council of the City of Waukee,
Iowa that the Des Moines Water Works (DMWW)Proposal for Preparation of Water
Vulnerability Assessment be approved.
Passed by the City Council ofthe City of Waukee,Iowa,and approved the 20th day of
January 2003.
Attest:
ROLL CALL VOTE
Nicholas C.Gruber
Donald L.Bailey,JI.
Bill Peard
Mike Watts
Wayne Johnson
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