Transcript CAMAL Net California Mutual Aid Laboratory Network

CAMAL Net
California Mutual Aid Laboratory
Network
Cliff Bowen
Joseph Crisologo
California Department of Public Health
Drinking Water Program
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What is it?
What is its purpose?
How is it activated?
What will it address?
What are its status and limitations?
What it is
• Since 2002, consortium of state, federal, and
local public water utility laboratories
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Public Water System Drinking Water Laboratories
USEPA Region 9 Laboratory
CA Dept. of Water Resources Laboratory
CDPH Sanitation and Radiation Laboratory
• Patterned after Water and Wastewater Agency
Response Network (WARN)
• Recognizing laboratory capabilities is a resource.
Public Water System Labs
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MWD
LADWP
EBMUD
SFPUC
ACWD
Alameda County Zone 7
San Diego
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Long Beach
CCWD
Santa Clara Valley WD
LACSD
MMWD
OCWD
Purpose
• Provide for laboratory surge capacity - a high
priority during water quality emergencies to
characterize fate and transport and clearance.
• PWS Labs, USEPA Region 9 Lab & CA DWR
Lab to provide a network of mutual aid
assistance to CDPH Sanitation and Radiation
Lab to analyze non-WMD public health drinking
water samples - result of a terrorist attack on a
PWS.
Purpose
• Develop a list of laboratory contact names
and phone numbers.
• Develop sampling kits and sampling
protocols to identify unknown contaminants
(EWQSK).
Purpose
• Develop testing protocols and screening
methods.
• Validate screening methods among
participating labs.
• Conduct table top exercises to test the
response network and fix as needed.
How Does It Happen?
• Surge capacity needed during major water quality
emergency
• If Contaminant Unknown – use Emergency Water
Quality Sampling Kit (EWQSK)
• EWQSKs sent to SRL for initial determination
• Surge capacity needed after EWQSK.
How Does It Happen?
• CDPH District Engineer coordinating through
the HQs notifies SRL of need for sampling
resources due to a terrorism incident.
• Can be activated by public water system through
CDPH District Engineer and the CDPH
Sanitation and Radiation Laboratory (SRL)
• SRL gathers staff and notifies CAMAL Net
Labs of incident and requests analytical
capabilities and capacities of each lab.
How Does It Happen?
• CDPH SRL contacts and coordinates with
CAMAL Net members
• SRL triages all samples and then sends samples
to CAMAL Net Labs based on analytical
capability and capacity.
How CAMAL Net is Put Into Play
Credible incident/
event occurs
involving unknown
contaminant in
drinking water
facility
Major incident/
event occurs that
involves drinking
water facility
contamination with
known
contaminant
Notification and
coordination with
DE and SRL
Notification and
coordination with
DE and SRL
EWQSK samples collected
by Hazmat and transported
by law enforcement to the
CDPH Richmond Laboratory
Complex – All Hazards
Triage Laboratory for
identification of unknown
Upon notification
of need, due to
surge of analytical
work required,
CDPH SRL
contacts and
coordinates
CAMAL Net
laboratory
resources
available
If CAMAL Net
resources are
insufficient, per
NIMS/SEMS/ICS,
resources would
be sought from the
next level – federal
goverment
Surge in Public Health Samples
• Public health samples to be taken for known
contaminants
• Distribution samples to determine extent of
contamination.
• Numerous samples to be taken.
• Sampling may continue for several days.
Surge in Remediation Samples
• Samples taken to determine if system is safe
to return to service.
• Numerous samples must be taken throughout
distribution system.
• Sampling may continue for several days.
What Are Capabilities &
Capacities/Limitations?
• Capabilities
– Level 1 – Regulated Chemicals
– Level 2 – Unknowns – 5 screening methods (VOCs, SVOC,
Metals, Anions, High MW)
• Capacities – Laboratory ability to analyze samples at
that time.
• Need to work out microbial testing capability
• Need to develop Biotoxin testing capability
CAMAL Net
• Tested during Golden Guardian exercise 2007 in
San Jose
• Used CAHAN alert to activate
• More work and coordination is needed for it to
be come reliable and functional
• Need to exercise
Incident or threatening circumstance within
a Drinking Water System
Does Site or Sampling Represent a Risk?
Provide CDHS Contaminant Sampling Kit
Activate Local Response Agencies - Hazmat,
Env. Health, OES Include contacting FBI
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Public Water System Staff Collect
Samples
Possible Deliberate or Terrorism
Event
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Hazmat Team evaluates if site is
safe
FBI
Hazardous Materials Response Unit
(HMRU)
Directs collection and transport of samples
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Public
Water System Lab able to
analyze sample
Local Hazmat Response Team Able to collect
Samples?
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Cal National Guard
Civil Support Team
(CST)
Mutual Aid Local
Hazmat Response
Team
with WMD capability
USEPA
Superfund Emergency
Response Program
CDHS Drinking Water Regional Engineer
or District Engineer approves submittal of
samples to CAMAL Net
WMD Agent detected in the
field
(CDC listed agents)
YES - (FBI Transport to Lab)
Public Water System
transport samples to
Triage Lab
NO - (CHP Transport to
Triage Lab)
CDHS Chem/Bio/Rad Triage Lab
WMD CHEMICAL AGENTS
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
WMD BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
LRN Level A or B Local Public
Health Lab for Triage
BIOLOGICAL to LRN Level A or
B Local Public Health Laboratory
CHEMICAL OR RADIOLOGICAL
to Sanitation and Radiation Lab
for Triage
SRL confirms no WMD agent present
Sample Transported to Level C Lab
for analysis
MDL or LA Co. Public Health Lab
MDL or LA Public Health Lab
Analyze Sample
FBI
Regional
Office
Triplicate Samples Distributed
SRL Analyzes reference
samples for CAMAL Net Labs
(Retains two samples)
CAMAL Net or Mutual Aid
Lab analyzes sample
(Receives one sample)
SRL Receives Results
Results to CDHS District Office and
Headquarters
Miracle Occurs Here!
Results To Public Water System
Results To Local Health Department
FBI and Local Law Enforcement
What we went through…
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What it is – not a Network of Camels.
What its purpose is – not transportation in deserts.
How it is activated – you don’t call it and ride it.
What it addresses – not getting from here to there.
What its status and limitations are – not that it needs
more water.
The best-laid plans of mice and
men often go awry.
“To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns
Plan, Plan, Plan
Action, Action, Action
Practice, Practice, Practice
Questions?
Clifford L. Bowen, P.E.
Senior Homeland Security Engineer
NCDWFOB
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 620-3456
[email protected]
Joseph Crisologo, P.E., R.E.A.
Senior Homeland Security Engineer
SCDWFOB
1449 Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 580-5743
[email protected]
Marvin Young
Senior Homeland Security Scientist
TPB
850 Marina Bay Parkway
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 620-3497
[email protected]