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COP1MUPIIN PRIDE 1953 — 2009 515I.it le Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 wwwci.little- canada.mo.us 1VIENIORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director DATE: December 11, 2003 RE: Water System Vulnerability Assessment and Emergency Response Plan Background The 2002 Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act requires cities with a community water system that serves a population greater than 3,300 to prepare and submit a water system Vulnerability Assessment and an Emergency Response Plan to EPA by June 30, 2004. St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) has completed their water system Vulnerability Assessment and an Emergency Response Plan and have offered to help their whole -sale water users (Roseville, Arden Hills, and Little Canada) prepare their reports. They have estimated this to cost a total of $9,000 and would be split 3 ways for a total cost to Little Canada of $3,000. In addition, we have just received some information from the Minnesota Rural Water Association on this same subject. They are providing a software package that will assist cities our size in completing our water system Vulnerability Assessment and an Emergency Response Plan. Unfortunately, staff has not had the opportunity to compare this software package to the St. Paul Regional Water Services offer. We need fully evaluate this software package to see if it will accomplish what we need to do and if there are any additional costs associated with it before we can do this comparison. Once this comparison is complete staffwill be able to determine the least cost method for the City of Little Canada to accomplish these required documents. St. Paul Regional Water Service has requested approval of their proposal by January 9"', 2004. Since our next Council meeting is not schedule until January 14, 2004, staff is requesting Council approval of SPRWS proposal subject to staff evaluating the Rural Water Association software package and finding this software package to cost more than the SPRWS proposal. ALAII OR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener AlldliNGSTRAIOR Joel R. Hanson Budget The water system Vulnerability Assessment and an Emergency Response Plan documents are not specifically listed in the 2004 budget, however, there are sufficient funds in the water budget to accomplish documents. 11:1GregS \\Vatet billty Assessment and Emcrgeney Response Plan ;Memo.doc