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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 8: Water Supply 166 Emergency Response Procedures Quick access to concise and detailed information on water sources, water treatment, and the distribution system may be needed in an emergency. System operation and maintenance records should be maintained in secured central and back-up locations so that the records are accessible for emergency purposes. A detailed map of the system showing the water sources, treatment plant, storage facilities, supply lines, interconnections, and other information that would be useful in an emergency should also be readily available. It is critical that public water supplier representatives and emergency response personnel communicate about the response procedures and be able to easily obtain this kind of information both in electronic and hard copy formats (in case of a power outage). The City of St. Anthony maintains records and maps of the water system. City staff can access these resources from a central secured location in the event of an emergency, and appropriate staff know where these resources are located. Procedures for Augmenting Water Supplies The City of St. Anthony has two partial interconnections with neighboring water supply systems, to be used only in the event of an emergency. One interconnection is with the City of St. Paul via Roseville in the southern portion of the system, which has a capacity of 144 MGD. The second interconnection is with adjacent fire hydrants of the City of Minneapolis, which has a capacity of 180 MGD. Copies of cooperative agreements for these interconnections are included in APPENDIX 6. In the case of a short-term emergency, the City would need to obtain and distribute bottled water. In the case of a long-term emergency, the City will evaluate the cause of service disruption and will determine if a new water source or improved water treatment is necessary. The scale of the response will depend on the cause of the disruption. In this case, a feasibility study should be conducted to determine how to address the issue in the most cost-effective manner.