Incident Command Tool forIncident Command Tool forProtecting Drinking WaterProtecting Drinking Water

(ICWater)(ICWater)

Doug RyanDoug Ryan

USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest Service

Olympia, WAOlympia, WA

PurposePurpose

• Make critical information rapidly Make critical information rapidly available to incident commanders available to incident commanders who would direct first responders. who would direct first responders.

• Protect the public during a chemical, Protect the public during a chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) biological, or radiological (CBR) attack or accidental spill to a drinking attack or accidental spill to a drinking water source. water source.

Incident Commander Incident Commander RequirementsRequirements

• Protect Human HealthProtect Human Health

• Threat: Toxic Substance in Surface Threat: Toxic Substance in Surface WaterWater

• Rapidly assess worst case Rapidly assess worst case

• National CoverageNational Coverage

Priority QuestionsPriority Questions

•Where is contaminant going?Where is contaminant going?

•Are drinking water intakes on Are drinking water intakes on path?path?

•When will it get there?When will it get there?

•Will contaminant level pose risk?Will contaminant level pose risk?

ICWater PartnersICWater Partners• USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest Service

– Linkage to Incident CommandersLinkage to Incident Commanders• Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)

– Compatibility with existing consequence assessment Compatibility with existing consequence assessment toolstools

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)– Training MOU with USFS Training MOU with USFS – Operation and maintenanceOperation and maintenance

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)– HAZMAT Sites HAZMAT Sites – Flow volume and velocity Flow volume and velocity

• United States Geological Survey (USGS)United States Geological Survey (USGS)– National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)– Time of travel dye studiesTime of travel dye studies– Real-time stream flow Real-time stream flow

• Interstate Commission of the Potomac River BasinInterstate Commission of the Potomac River Basin– Comparisons with dye studies and other transport Comparisons with dye studies and other transport

modelsmodels

Incident Command Tool Incident Command Tool (ICWater)(ICWater)

Concept of OperationsConcept of Operations

ICWater(RiverSpill)

Local Incident Commanders

Stream FlowResponse ActionsMonitoring

Emergency Response Analyzer

Strategic Decision Makers

CATS

HAZUS

CoBRA

Integrated CapabilitiesIntegrated Capabilities

• Public Water Supply IntakesPublic Water Supply Intakes

• Real-time river network (NHD) Real-time river network (NHD)

• Chem/Bio/Rad Agent DataChem/Bio/Rad Agent Data

• Roads, bridges, dams, pipelinesRoads, bridges, dams, pipelines

• Hospitals, schools, fire stations etc. Hospitals, schools, fire stations etc.

• Potential sources of contaminantsPotential sources of contaminants

Downstream AnalysisDownstream Analysis

•Where is contaminant going?Where is contaminant going?

•Are drinking water intakes on Are drinking water intakes on path?path?

•When will it get there?When will it get there?

• In what concentration?In what concentration?

Downstream Trace

Report

Animation

Downstream Analysis

Upstream AnalysisUpstream Analysis

• Where could contaminant come Where could contaminant come from?from?

• What are potential contaminant What are potential contaminant sources?sources?

Upstream TraceReport

ICWater SummaryICWater Summary

– Helps Incident Commanders assess and Helps Incident Commanders assess and respond to spills respond to spills

– Tracks water contaminants to drinking Tracks water contaminants to drinking water intakes water intakes

– Capability: chemical, biological & Capability: chemical, biological & radioactive substancesradioactive substances

– Software and training available from Software and training available from DTRADTRA

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