Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-4-204 - Emergency Operation Plans

A. The water supplier for a community water system shall develop and keep an emergency operations plan in an easily accessible location. At a minimum, the emergency operations plan shall detail the steps that the community water system will take to assure continuation of service in the following emergency situations:

1. Loss of a source;

2. Loss of water supply due to major component failure;

3. Damage to power supply equipment or loss of power;

4. Contamination of water in the distribution system from backflow;

5. Collapse of a reservoir, reservoir roof, or pumphouse structure;

6. A break in a transmission or distribution line; and

7. Chemical or microbiological contamination of the water supply.

B. The emergency operations plan required by subsection (A) shall address all of the following:

1. Provision of alternate sources of water during the emergency;

2. Notice procedures for regulatory agencies, news media, and users;

3. Disinfection and testing of the distribution system once service is restored;

4. Identification of critical system components that shall remain in service or be returned to service quickly;

5. Critical spare parts inventory; and

6. Staff training in emergency response procedures.

C. In the event that an emergency situation that is listed in subsection (A) occurs, the Emergency Operation Plan shall be implemented by the community water system.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-4-204

Adopted effective April 28, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Section R18-4-204 repealed; new Section renumbered from R18-4-116 and amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 2978, effective August 30, 2008 (Supp. 08-3).