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November 12, 2020 <br />Bruce Westby, PE <br />City Engineer <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Dear Bruce, <br />RE: AWIA Emergency Response Plan <br />Ramsey, MN <br />On October 23, 2018 the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed into law. Under this <br />law community water systems with a population greater than 3,300 people must develop or update risk <br />and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs). With the population <br />served by Ramsey's water system, the RRA is due by June 30, 2021, and the ERP is due within six <br />months of RRA certification. With these two dates fast approaching, the City is now seeking proposals <br />to assist them with the ERP. Please note that this proposal does not include preparing the RRA. <br />Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) has discussed the project with the City and has come to understand <br />the City's goals and desired outcomes from this work. Transmitted herewith is our proposal for <br />professional engineering services for the work of developing the Utility's Emergency Response Plan. <br />Bckruund <br />The City has an existing Vulnerability Assessment and Emergency Response Plan that was required <br />under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, but under the Bioterrorism Act, the threat focus was on terrorism <br />and other malevolent threats. Under AWIA, it is required to take an all -hazards approach when <br />developing RRAs, the new vulnerability assessment, and ERPs. Specifically, to be in compliance with <br />AWIA, the City is required to create an ERP that meets the following requirements: <br />1. Strategies and resources to improve the resilience of the system. <br />2. Plans and procedures to implement during emergencies. <br />3. Actions, procedures, and equipment that can be used to prevent or lessen the severity of an <br />emergency. <br />4. Strategies and equipment to be used to prevent emergencies. <br />II° ur 1p s d IIPT j et <br />For this project, SEH proposes to develop an ERP for the City's drinking water system. Certification of <br />the ERP will be done within six (6) months of the certification of the RRA. Following the completion and <br />certification of these efforts, the City will be in compliance with AWIA's ERP requirements. <br />