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Newton council adopts drinking water Risk and Resilience Assessment required by federal law
Summary
Newton adopted its 2021 Drinking Water System Risk and Resilience Assessment to comply with the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 and NCDEQ rules; council approved the assessment unanimously so staff can prepare the Emergency Response Plan.
The Newton City Council unanimously adopted the city’s 2021 Drinking Water System Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA), a federally required evaluation that will support a forthcoming Emergency Response Plan.
Public Works and Utilities Director Dusty Wentz explained that section 2013 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality rules, require community water systems serving more than 3,300 people to complete an RRA and to develop an Emergency Response Plan. The assessment evaluates risks from natural hazards and malevolent acts, reviews infrastructure including sources, treatment, storage, distribution and critical automation, and recommends strategies to improve physical security and cybersecurity.
Wentz told the council that the city contracted with The Wooten Company in November 2020 to assist staff in developing the RRA and that staff has finished the assessment. Council voted to adopt the 2021 Drinking Water Risk and Resilience Assessment so staff may proceed to prepare and submit the Emergency Response Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the end of the calendar year as required.
The motion to adopt the RRA was made by Council Member Jody Dixon and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem John Stiver; the minutes record unanimous approval.
