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WATER QUALITY ACTION/RESPONSE PLAN <br /> A comprehensive action/response plan will help to organize, standardize <br /> and streamline our response to a possible finding of Cryptosporidium or other <br /> contaminant in the potable water as well as to ensure that all proper groups, <br /> agencies, and the public are notified and kept informed of events and decisions. <br /> 1. Water Production and/or Macon County Health Department(MCHD) detects a <br /> water quality "trigger event". <br /> • A "trigger event" is a situation or situations involving potable water quality <br /> that requ.ires the water supplier(the City of Decatur) and the public health <br /> agency (Macon County Health Department) to work together to protect <br /> the health of the public. These trigger events may include: <br /> A. Violation of the Total Coliform Rule or the Surface Water Treatment Rule <br /> turbidity standard; <br /> B. A water filtration breakdown or other such water treatment problem; <br /> C. An unusual number of customer complaints about water quality; <br /> D. A laboratory finding of pathogens in finished water, ' <br /> E. Significant interruption in key water treatment or monitoring; or <br /> F. An increased reporting of diarrheal illness or cryptosporidiosis cases to <br /> the MCHD that indicates a possible drinking water source. i <br /> 2. Water Production Manager(WPM) or his designee and MC�ID representative <br /> evaluate trigger event: <br /> • Discuss the incident findings and all relevant information <br /> • Determine if further information is needed to analyze event thoroughly. <br /> • Summarize data in a clear and concise ma.nner. <br /> • Send concise summary and recommend response/action plan to <br /> Executive Group for approval. Executive Group consists of Public <br /> Works Director and/or City Manager for the City, Director of MCHD <br /> or his designee for the Health Department. Four possible responses: <br /> A. Health risk no longer suspected. <br /> B. Health risk indeterminate. <br /> C. Health risk suspected. <br /> D. Health risk strongly suspected. <br /> • Executive Group approves response/action plan. <br /> 1 <br />