Section R. 325.12303 - ContentsRule 2303.
(1) An emergency response plan shall, at a minimum, outline a program for rapid correction or mitigation of emergencies and shall include actions, procedures, and an identification of equipment which can significantly lessen the impact of terrorist acts or other intentional actions on the public health and the safety and supply of drinking water provided to the public. The emergency response plan may include 1 or more of the following: (i) Roles and responsibilities for waterworks personnel in an emergency.(ii) An inventory of emergency response equipment, first aid supplies, replacement equipment, chemicals, and other materials readily available for correction of problems.(iii) Operational procedures to be implemented in an emergency, including emergency treatment measures in the event of contamination, mutual aid agreements with other public water supplies, personnel safety measures such as evacuation plans and lock down procedures, and water sampling and monitoring plans to identify potential public health threats.(iv) Identification of alternate water sources available in a short-term situation as well as for a long-term duration, such as a a plan for interconnection with adjacent public water supplies or agreements with water haulers in the event of waterworks system failures or loss of pressure.(v) Both internal and external communication procedures in an emergency, including appropriate means for notification of customers or users of a public water supply affected by an emergency. Public notification shall include a description of precautions or measures to be taken to protect the health of those customers or users.(2) An emergency response plan prepared under this part shall include the general plan of the public water supply as required under subsection (1) of section 4 of the act.(3) A public water supply shall identify in an emergency response plan the type, number, and capacity of standby power sources to operate a waterworks system in a power outage or other situation requiring the use of other power sources.(4) The emergency response plan shall contain a schedule for updating the plan.(5) The emergency response plan shall include a listing of critical customers or users for whom the provision of a continuous supply of safe drinking water is most urgent.(6) An emergency response plan shall be located and distributed as necessary to assure effective use of the emergency response plan by all necessary waterworks system personnel.(7) For purposes of consistency in developing emergency response plans, public water supplies may use the American waterworks association manual M 19, emergency planning for water utilities, in R 325.10113, as guidance.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.12303