Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Authorization To Proceed With Arcadis US, Inc. To Provide Professional Engineering Services For The Emergency Response Plan 2020 Update, In A Lump Sum Amount Of $84,040.00.
Strategic Plan Focus
Resilience & Sustainability
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Since 9/11, the United States Federal Government, the American Water Works Association (AWWA), and water utilities across the United States have worked together to protect the approximately 153,000 public drinking water systems in the United States. In 2002, Title IV Drinking Water Security and Safety amended the Safe Drinking Water Act under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act, to require community water systems serving a population of more than 3,300 to conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of its system to a terrorist attack, and to prepare an emergency response plan.
In 2003, Department of Public Utilities conducted the City's water infrastructure vulnerability assessment and developed a Water Infrastructure Emergency Response Plan (ERP) as per requirements established by the 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act. The ERP report was finalized in September 2003.
Since 2002, the water sector's approach to addressing risks has evolved significantly to address other risks and threats including natural hazards and cyberattacks. The America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) mandates that water systems serving over 3,300 people conduct an assessment of the risks to, and resilience of, its water system no later than March 31, 2020. This assessment is based on an all-hazards approach and consider the resilience to include pipes and infrastructure, monitoring, financial infrastructure, use and handling of chemicals, operation and maintenance, capital and operati...
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