America's Water Infrastructure Act and Public Utilities Emergency Response Plans

Consultant(s) to prepare an America’s Water Infrastructure Act: Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for the entire Public Utilities Department. a. Phase I – America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Emergency Response Plan (ERP): Based on the completed Risk and Resiliency Assessment (RRA) report, consultant will develop an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) as required by the American Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) for community (drinking) water systems and submit the AWIA ERP to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the mandatory deadline of September 30, 2020. The City of Clearwater’s community (drinking) water system includes the Water Production Division (three (3) facilities), Water Distribution Division and a portion of the Infrastructure Maintenance Division. The RRA is a confidential document and will only be shared with the consultant chosen for this work. b. Phase II – Public Utilities Emergency Response Plan (ERP): Upon completion of Phase I, the consultant will develop an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for the Public Utilities Department based upon the existing Department’s ERP, updating the format and content similar to the plan developed during Phase I - AWIA ERP. The Divisions included in Phase II include all Water Reclamation Division’s (three (3) facilities), Wastewater Collection Division, Reclaimed Water Division, Industrial Pretreatment Division, Infrastructure Maintenance Division and may also include Administration and the City’s onsite Laboratory.