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Emergency Procedure Overview <br />1. Inspection and Report Back <br />It is important that immediate inspections and damage <br />assessments of the system be made and reported to the Water <br />Emergency Operations Center in order to: <br />a. Prevent loss of water from the distribution and storage <br />systems. <br />b. Prevent or detect contamination to the system. <br />c. Determine damage or impending damage to treatment and <br />pumping equipment. <br />d. Maintain the best possible service. <br />e. Request outside assistance, if necessary. <br />Following inspection and evaluation of damage, priorities will <br />be established for the allocation of men, equipment and <br />materials. <br />2. Repairs <br />Repairs must be made as soon as possible following the <br />inspection and evaluation of damages. The responsible <br />supervisor shall coordinate the work by order of priority. <br />3. Reestablishing Service <br />To reestablish adequate service, decisions must be made in the <br />following areas: <br />a. Request for aid from outside the District. <br />b. Connections to adjacent potable and/or raw water systems. <br />c. Manual operations of automatic equipment. <br />d. Movement of portable pumps. <br />e. Transferring of storage water. <br />f. Rationing of water, etc. <br />g. Installation of bypass pipelines (temporary in nature). <br />7 <br />