[Dwopcert] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING (EMP), MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS & AZWAR DRINKING WATER WORKSHOPS

Tue Mar 4 12:04:04 MST 2008

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING (EMP), MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS & AZWARN
DRINKING WATER WORKSHOPS

Workshop space will be limited; please register early. 

TRAINING OBJECTIVE
The Drinking Water Section will conduct one and one-half day, twelve
(12) hour workshops on emergency management planning for facility owners
and operators of drinking water and wastewater systems and for public
and industrial and critical infrastructure entities in Arizona
communities. The workshops will provide updates on protocols and
procedures for all Federal, State, Tribal and Local responders to
coordinate emergency response statewide. 

Phoenix Only - A one-day workshop will be held on April 4, 2008, to
roll-out AZWARN (Arizona Water/wastewater Agency Response Network) - a
Statewide mutual-aid agreement for utilities.  Top officials from the
utility industry and State agencies will present on the importance of
mutual-aid agreements in emergency response and explain the features of
the AZWARN Program.

NEW TOPICS INCLUDE: 

*	MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS 
*	ARIZONA WATER/WASTEWATER AGENCIES RESPONSE NETWORK
*	FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS REQUIREMENTS
*	REGIONAL LABORATORY RESPONSE PLAN
*	REGIONAL COOPERATION ON SECURITY  ISSUES
*	HANDLING LOCAL/NATIONAL MEDIA DURING CRISIS
*	NATIONAL RESPONSE FRAMEWORK
*	TABLETOP EXERCISE 

Part of each workshop will include attendee participation in a table-top
exercise simulating a possible incident at a public water facility. 

This training earns the attendee twelve (12) professional development
hours. The Arizona Operator Certification Program requires professional
development hours for certificate renewal. 

There is no cost for this training. Lodging, meals and transportation
are the attendee's responsibility. 

REGISTRATION
Register Online <http://www.corpdestination.com/va-erp/reg.php>  or
complete this registration form
<http://www.corpdestination.com/va-erp/regform.pdf>  and mail or fax it
to: 

Corporate Destination Services of Arizona, Inc.
AZWARN Workshop Registration
2726 E. Gelding Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85032
602-482-1788 / FAX(602) 482-2113 

Click here <http://www.opscert-erg.com>  to see additional ADEQ Drinking
Water Workshops 

ADEQ

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS & AZWARN

2008

April 4, 2008---- Phoenix

Radisson Phoenix Airport Hotel/Southbank

333 E. University Drive

Phoenix, AZ 85034

602-437-8400

www.radisson.com/phoenixaz_airport

Ballroom

April 8 and 9, 2008---- Tucson

Holiday Inn Palo Verde

4550 South Palo Verde Blvd

Tucson AZ 85714

1-520-746-1161

www.holidayinntucsonairport.com

Granada meeting room 

Lodging $83.00+ per night, 20 rooms on hold, cut off date 3/8/08

May 8 and 9, 2008 --Prescott

Prescott Resort and Conference Center

1500 Highway 69

Prescott, Arizona 86301

1-800-967-4637

www.prescottinn.com

Lodging is $129.00 per room per night,8.25 tax.  20 rooms on hold until
4/8/08

Check in 3:00pm, check out 12:00 noon

June 17 and 18, 2008 -Pinetop  

Hon Dah Resort

777 Highway 260

Pinetop, AZ  85935

1-928-369-0299

www.hondah.com

Lodging TBD

White River/Salt River meeting room

Meeting Schedule

Meeting - Day 1

          7:00am-8:00am      Registration 

          8:00am-5:00pm     General Session

          12:00pm-1:00pm   Lunch on own

Meeting - Day 2

7:00am-8:00am      Registration 

          8:00am-12:00pm    General Session

Meeting Schedule (Phoenix only)

Meeting - Day 1

          7:30am-8:00am   Registration, Breakfast 

          8:00am-4:30pm   General Session

          12:00pm-1:00pm           Lunch provided by AWPCA

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING (EMP) AZWARN 2008
DRINKING WATER WORKSHOPS

AGENDA 

Day One

7:30am-8:00am

Registration

8:00am-8:15am

Welcome

Bill Reed, ADEQ
Kathy Stevens, ADEQ

8:15am-9:00am

Emergency Preparedness Within  Utilities - Status Review

Kal Raman, KUV Consultants

9:00am-9:30am

FEMA Reimbursement

Steve Ruppenthal, City of Avondale

9:30am-10:00am

Mutual Aid Agreements?  What Are They and Why Do We Need Them

Kal Raman

10:00am-10:15am

Break

10:15am-10:45am

Regional Laboratory Response Plan

Kal Raman

10:45am-12:00pm

Crisis Communication

Bob Barrett , KUV Consultants

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm

Regional Cooperation in Security Matters

Tom Liffiton, KUV Consultants

2:00pm-2:30pm

WARN and AZWARN Initiatives

Jean Voelkel, AWPCA

2:30pm-2:45pm

Break

2:45pm-4:30 pm

AZWARN

Kal Raman

Day Two

8:00am-9:30am

National Response Framework

Dr. Danny Peterson, KUV Consultants

9:30am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-11:45am

Tabletop Exercise

Kal Raman

11:45am-12:00pm

Evaluation & Workshop Conclusion

ADEQ

For schedule of more ADEQ training go to:
http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/dw/other.html 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING (EMP) Roll-Out of AZWARN (Arizona
Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network)
DRINKING WATER WORKSHOPS

AGENDA (Phoenix Only)

7:30am-8:00am

Registration

8:00am-8:15am

Welcome

Don Hawkes, City of Tempe

8:15am-8:30am

AZWARN and Importance of Mutual Aid Agreement to Utility Operation

Mike Gritzuk - Pima County

8:30am - 8:45am

AWPCA's Support of AZWARN Program

Paul Kinshella - City of Phoenix

8:45am-9:00am

Emergency Preparedness  - ADEQ perspectives

Joan Card, ADEQ

9:00am - 9:15am

Emergency Preparedness - ADEM perspectives

Matt Parks, ADEM

9:15am - 10:00am

National WARN Program

Kevin Morley - AWWA

10:00am-10:15am

Break

10:15am - 11:00am

California's WARN Experience

Ray Riordan - CAL WARN

11:00am - 11:40am

Emergency Preparedness - Pandemic Influenza

Marie Pearthree, City of Tucson

11:40 am - noon

Emergency Response - Aspen Fire

Michael Stanley, Mt. Lemmon Water

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:20pm

Building AZWARN

Jean Voelkel, Pima County

1:20 pm - 2:00pm

Details of AZWARN

Madeline Goddard, City of Phoenix

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Resource Typing/FEMA reimbursement

Steve Ruppenthal, City of Avondale

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm 

AZWARN - FAQs 

Steve Shepard, Metro Water

3:30 pm

Closing Remarks

Don Hawkes, City of Tempe

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