Unsure who to call for help?
Keep a copy of this table in your Emergency Response Plan, and use it to guide your response efforts.

 

EVENT TYPE 
 

System Emergency

Security Incident

Acute Situation

Routine System Upset
What does this cover?

 

Anything* that results in system failure or the inability to treat or distribute drinking water/collect wastewater

  • Accidents
  • Human Error
  • Natural Disasters

*Note:  Lack of planning is not an emergency!
  • Security Breach
  • Threat to System or Personnel
  • Actual or Suspected Tampering
  • Intentional Contamination
  • Physical Damage to System Components
  • Theft of Chemicals, Badges, Keys
  • Theft of Sensitive Documents & Maps
  • Vandalism
  • Water Quality Violations (i.e., turbidity, E. coli, nitrate)
  • Operator Error
  • Reported Disease Outbreak

 

Sanitary Sewer Overflow

 
Who do I call?

Local Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire Dept., or Hazmat Team, as appropriate

AND

CoWARN via
  • cowarn.org
  • Steering Committee Members
  • Fellow Member Utilities
  • Water Quality Control Division Security Program (303-692-3581)
  • Environmental Release & Incident Reporting Line (1-877-518-5608) -- after hours
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    Local Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire Dept., or Hazmat Team, as appropriate

    AND

    Water Quality Control Division Security Program (303-692-3581) or Water Quality Control Division District/Drinking Water Engineer

    OR

    Environmental Release & Incident Reporting Line (1-877-518-5608) - after hours

    Water Quality Control Division District/Drinking Water Engineer

    OR

    Environmental Release & Incident Reporting Line (1-877-518-5608) - after hours

    Water Quality Control Division District/Drinking Water Engineer

    OR

    Environmental Release & Incident Reporting Line (1-877-518-5608) - after hours