Agmt 2014 California Water Wastewater Agency Response Network CalWARN

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CalWARN Mutual Aid/Asst Agreement 3 Approved and Adopted September 30, 2007 by Vote of Members Association (CRWA) and California Sanitation Risk Management Authority (CSRMA). The SSC 1 will identify a Chair for the purpose of leading the SSC and act as a point of contact for the 2 WARN SSC. At a minimum, the WARN SSC will meet annually and issue a list of participating 3 utilities. The database will be maintained on the WARN website, managed by a volunteer 4 Member, as appointed by the SSC. 5 6 7 ARTICLE IV. 8 PROCEDURES 9 10 A. In coordination with the Regional Steering Committees, emergency management and public 11 health system of the state, the State Steering Committee shall develop operational and 12 planning procedures for the Mutual Aid and Assistance Program. These procedures shall 13 be consistent with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the 14 National Incident Management System (NIMS), reviewed at least annually and updated as 15 needed by the State Steering Committee. 16 17 B. Requests for emergency assistance under this Agreement shall be directed to the 18 appropriate Authorized Official(s) from the list of Members. 19 20 C. Consistent with SEMS, when more than one County is impacted by a disaster, requests for 21 mutual assistance under this Agreement may be channeled through the CUEA Utility 22 Operation Center to ensure maximum effectiveness in allocating resources to the highest 23 priority needs. 24 25 26 ARTICLE V. 27 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE 28 29 In general, assistance will be in the form of resources, such as equipment, supplies, and 30 personnel. Assistance shall be given only when Responding Member determines that its own 31 needs can be met while rendering assistance. The execution of this Agreement shall not create 32 any duty to respond on the part of any party hereto. A potential Responding Member shall not 33 be held liable for failing to provide assistance. A potential Responding Member has the 34 absolute discretion to decline to provide any requested assistance. 35 36 A. Member Responsibility - Members shall identify an Authorized Official and alternates; 37 provide contact information including 24-hour access; and maintain resource information 38 made available by the utility for mutual aid and assistance response, as allowed by utility 39 policy. Such information shall be updated annually or as changes occur (whichever is 40 sooner), provided to the State Steering Committee, and uploaded into the statewide 41 database. 42 43 B. Member Request - In the event of an Emergency, a Member’s Authorized Official may 44 request mutual aid and assistance from a participating Member. Requests for assistance 45 can be made orally or in writing. When made orally, the request for personnel, equipment, 46 and supplies shall also be prepared in writing and submitted to the participating Member as 47 soon as practicable. Requests for assistance shall be directed to the Authorized Official of 48 the participating Member. Specific protocols for requesting aid shall be provided in the 49 procedures developed under Article IV. 50 51