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City of Grand Rapids

Environmental Services Department
Policies and Procedures
Title: Element 11 Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Policy Number: 1103-11

Approved by:
Effective: 2/16/2006

General
Well defined emergency response proceduresA are important in assuring a
planned, coordinated and rapid response to emergency situations. The City and its
contractors have developed plans to ensure that our employees can confidently
respond to emergencies.
Procedures
The City wastewater treatment plant is governed by its Emergency Operating
PlanB which addresses situations including;
Power outages
Contamination of water supplies
Hydraulic overloads
Fires and explosions
Equipment breakdowns
Process failures
Toxic spills
The City wastewater plant has established procedures to respond to heightened
alert levels issued by the United States Homeland Security advisory system.
Wastewater plant management reviews response procedures with its personnel,
contractors, etc., at regular or specially called meetings when the department of
Homeland Security increases alert levels.
The facility response procedures are made available to City employees,
contractors, and other people conducting business with the City as appropriate.
The City also requires its contractors to develop emergency response plans. The
required plans include, but are not limited to;

Spill control plan (includes spill prevention procedures)

Contractors are required to provide their personnel with the proper training to
execute these plans and to coordinate their actions with the City. Following any
spill and cleanup, the contractor completes an incident reportC. The City and the
contractor discuss the cause of the spill, the spill response, any measures that need
to be taken to prevent similar spills and any other required corrective actions.

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Emergency response equipmentD is maintained at the City wastewater treatment

plant and is readily available to minimize response time. A SOP # 3114 (Release
Containment Plan for WWTP) was implemented to address spills at WWTP site.
References
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Tables, Figures, Forms
Appendix C CCP Postings
BMP DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
Rev#

Date

Description

Element 11 Emergency Preparedness and Response

Updated references added Appendix C
02 5/6/2006
Added document control header
03 6/14/2006 Revised contractor emergency response plan section
04 7/1/2006
Updated document approval due to reorganization
Revised Table 11.1 clarified contractors emergency response plan
05 9/27/2006
description
06 10/24/2006 Revised document header in accordance with SOP 1110 requirements.
To avoid duplication, revised reference to Table 11.2 Emergency
07 2/7/2007
Equipment Inventory removed inventory list and reference SOP
3510 which contains the emergency equipment inventory.
08 3/28/08
Documents managed by Sharepoint.
Reference Table 11.1 Emergency Response Information
Reference City of Grand Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation and Maintenance Manual
C
Reference Element 12 BMP Documentation and Document Control Table 12.2 Biosolids BMP Related Documentation and Retention
D
Reference Table 11.2 Emergency Equipment Inventory
A
B

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Table 11.1 Emergency Response Information

EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION

Document

Emergency/Description

Responsibility/
Location

Area(s) of Influence within the

Biosolids Value Chain

SOP 1111 - Wastewater Plant Security

Details facility security requirements and procedures in
response to Department of Homeland Security alert levels

City
ESD Sharepoint

Wastewater Collection and Pretreatment

Wastewater Treatment and Solids Generation
Solids Stabilization, Conditioning, and Handling
Biosolids Storage and Transportation

Wastewater Plant Emergency Operating Plan

Power outages
Contamination of water supplies
Hydraulic overloads
Fires and explosions
Equipment breakdowns
Process failures
Toxic spills
Spill Containment at WWTP (SOP # 3114)

Wastewater Collection and Pretreatment

City

Wastewater Treatment and Solids Generation

Solids Stabilization, Conditioning, and Handling
Biosolids Storage and Transportation

ESD Sharepoint

Contractors Emergency Response Plan

Spill Control Plan (includes spill prevention

procedures)

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Contractor
Contractors office

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Solids Storage and Transportation

Biosolids End Use or Disposal

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Table 11.2 Emergency Equipment Inventory

Emergency equipment inventory list is maintained in SOP 3510. General safety equipment including fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and
personal protective equipment is normally kept in vehicles and buildings and is not listed.

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