Prepare Your Plant for Emergencies

Customers expect 24/7/365 from water and wastewater infrastructure, and that’s why treatment systems need to be prepared to deal with emergencies that might disrupt operations.While local and national professional associations publish manuals and offer conferences on specific steps that water and wastewater systems can take to deal with emergencies, advance planning and an “emergency mindset” are a couple of areas that could yield significant benefits if plant managers and operators take them to heart.Jack Moyer, national water security and preparedness practice leader for URS Corp, believes the key to successful emergency response is anticipation of events that go above and