Emergency Response: The Katrina Factor

ACWI – January 19, 2006

Kevin M. Morley

Regulatory Analyst

AWWA--Washington, DC

AWWA Role in the Response

Hurricane Help Center website

Placed hold on delivery of all AWWA pubs

to impacted zip codes

Constant communication with members and

sections in impacted area…when available

Currently facilitating the establishment of

Intrastate Mutual Aid Networks

Katrina

NRP implemented for the 1st time

Communication & Coordination problems

National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR)

Pilot program, holds promise for future

Barriers to willing assistance providers

Current mechanisms not designed for public works

No clear chain of command

Victims of triage due to NRP organizational structure

The Federal Strategy

Homeland Security Presidential Directives

HSPD-5: Management of Domestic Incidents

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

National Response Plan (NRP)

HSPD-7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization and Protection

National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)

Sector Specific Plans (SSP)

HSPD-8: National Preparedness

HSPD-9: Defense of Ag & Food

HSPD-10: Biodefense for the 21st Century

National Incident Management System

Standardizes Incident Command System (ICS) at

a Federal level and encourages State/Local use

Unified approach to incident management

Standard command and management structures

Emphasis on preparedness, mutual aid and resource

management

DHS funding to will require compliance with NIMS

NIMS training available @ www.fema.gov/nims

National Response Plan

All-discipline, All-Hazards plan to organize the

Federal response to domestic incidents

NRP Finalized in December 2004

1st Field Trial - Hurricane Katrina

Water & Wastewater

ESF 3 – Public Works (USACE lead)

ESF 8 – Public Health (HHS lead)

ESF 10 – Oil/Hazardous Materials (EPA lead)

National Preparedness Goal

Purpose is to help entities at all levels of government develop and maintain the capabilities to prevent, respond to, and recover from major events or Incidents of National Significance

Key Priority: Expand regional collaboration through mutual aid agreements and assistance compacts

Next Steps

Learn from success/challenges of existing

programs and initiatives, i.e. FlaWARN

Identify key steps for organization, support,

and management of a mutual aid network

Place greater emphasis on response,

recovery and resiliency vs. guns, gates and

guards

Drivers

Drivers

Contact Information

Kevin M. Morley

AWWA - Government Affairs

1401 New York Ave., NW Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

202-628-8303 or kmorley@awwa.org