Where
This is an online event.Fall Training on RRA / ERP presented by South Sound Subsection PNWS-AWWA
Join us for a short online training course presented by the South Sound Subsection of PNWS-AWWA on Thursday 11/19/20 starting at 8:30am. The format will be an online webinar through Zoom. 0.3 CEU is now approved for Washington State!
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Abstract
On October 2018, America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed into law. The new law requires that community water systems serving more than 3,300 people must develop or update risk assessments and emergency response plans. The requirement specifies the components that the risk assessments and ERPs must address, and deadlines by which water systems must certify the completion of the assessment and the ERP with the EPA. The presenters will provide a brief overview how to conduct the RRA and how to utilize the RRA and develop or update emergency response plans with special considerations to safely and effectively conduct this work during the COVID pandemic.
Technical Presentation Outline
8:30am - Webinar Start, Check In, and Troubleshooting (if needed)
8:45am - Introductions
9:am – Risk and Resiliency Assessment (Gerald Fejarang)
- Why the RRA?
- What are the Federal requirements (timeline/content)
- What steps are involved?
- Who all should be included?
- What does the final report look like?
- How do we utilize and leverage the RRA?
10:00am – Emergency Response Plan (Leila Sermek)
- What is the make-up of an ERP? Chapters/content
- How to integrate in the RRA?
- What is Resource Typing?
- What is a Detection Strategy?
- What is a Mission Ready Package?
11:00am Case Study of Large Water Community Service Provider
12:00pm – Workshop Dismissed
CEU: 0.3 - approved
Speaker Biographies
Gerald is a reliability engineering specialist with experience serving as project manager or project engineering for a variety of water and wastewater projects including evaluations, feasibility studies, master plans, as well as preliminary and detailed design for treatment, storage, conveyance, and distribution facilities. His experience includes construction management, start-up and commissioning, O&M engineering, reliability engineering, and implementation of utility management elements for O&M organizations. He has led risk analysis and failure cause analyses for various systems such as change management systems, unit process level treatment systems, often down to the component. Gerald’s diverse range of risk analyses provides a broad perspective in leading RRA and ERP efforts.
Leila is a civil engineer experienced in planning, designing, and evaluating processes for water, treatment, wastewater treatment and residuals handling. She specializes in treatment process development, process modeling, and design, performance evaluation, operation, troubleshooting, and cost-benefit analysis. Her attention to detail and operations perspective offers tremendous benefit to the projects she supports and leads. Her recent work includes design of the Miners Ranch Water Treatment Plant and a Risk and Resiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan for Zone 7 Water Agency.