Louisiana Rural Water
Association Hurricane
R t ti Efforts
Restoration
Eff t
Presented By
Rusty Reeves LRWA Water Circuit Rider
Ken Terry LRWA Wastewater Technician
Activated the
LaWARN
Mutual Aid Network
What is LaWARN?
• An acronym for “Louisiana Water/Wastewater
Agency Response Network”
• A mutual aid and assistance network for water
and/or wastewater utilities bound by the mutual
aid
id agreement
• MAA can be signed by water and/or wastewater
utilities,
tiliti whether
h th they
th are publicly
bli l or privately
i t l
owned or operated; for small, medium and large
systems
WASTEWATER
1.REPAIR ORDER
– INFILTRATION
– LIFT STATIONS
– SEWER MAINS
2 ALTERNATE MEANS
2.ALTERNATE
3 APPROVAL OF ALTERNATE
3.APPROVAL
MEANS
System Generator Needs Evaluation:
System Name
Grant Parish Systems
Pollock Area Water
West Grant Water
Zone II Water
Pollock , Town of
Southeast Grant Water
Red Hill Water
Central Grant Water
Mongomery, Town of
Colfax, Town of
South Grant Water
Georgetown , Village of
Dry Prong, Village of
Bob Community Water
Total Grant Parish
Winn Parish Systems
Winnfield, Town of
Tannehill Water
Joyce Sewer
Joyce Water
Sikes, Village of
Hudson-Gaars Mill Water
Pleasant Hill-Crossroads
Wheeling Water
West Winn Water
Dodson, Village of
Calvin Water
Winn Correctional
Alanta, Village of
Total Winn Parish
Loss Power
Yes/No
Onsite
Generator
Doug Smith
Number of Generators Needed
Water
Wastewater
yes
yes
yes
yes
y
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
22
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
6
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
1
1
1`
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
9
Comments
did not lose power in Winnfield
Purchases Water
FUTURE DISASTER PLANNING
• Water & wastewater facilities that
utilizes submerged pump designs in
flood prone areas
• Safe keeping of alternative power
equipment
i
t
• Adequate fuel supplies for
alternative power equipment
• Supplies/repair parts in safe place
FUTURE DISASTER PLANNING
• Networking of water & wastewater
system personnel and resources on the
parish level
• Limit of number of systems per
operators
t
• Work within Rural Water network of
water & wastewater systems and other
Rural Water State Associations
FUTURE DISASTER PLANNING
• Improve communications
• Emergency contact numbers for all
system
t
personnel,
l decision
d i i makers,
k
contractors, vendors, and including
contact
t t information
i f
ti off evacuated
t d
persons
• Alternative contact information
provide to p
p
primacy
y agencies
g
FUTURE DISASTER PLANNING
• Plans specific for water &
wastewater systems in area
• Water & wastewater infrastructure
as part of Federal Response Plan
• Water or wastewater field
experienced
i
d persons att JOC or OEP
meetings
FUTURE DISASTER PLANNING
•M
More responders
d
for
f Water
W t &
Wastewater Industry (Networking)
• Safe shelters for Water/Wastewater
personnel like other emergency
personnel,
responders
• Cross
C
training
i i off operators
• Educate decision makers of their role