Disaster Recovery/Emergency Response Tabletop Exercise (#2025-10, #2025-11, & #2025-12)

Water and wastewater systems are vital in providing essential services to the communities they serve. However, these systems encounter several challenges that may jeopardize service continuity. These challenges include extreme weather events, failure of critical assests, and malevolent acts. It is crucial to be adequately prepared for these challenges to ensure effective responses and swift recovery, as this responsibility is vital to the sustainability of the communities served.

Join us as we outline the process of developing and implementing emergency response plans, as well as the steps to take during and after an emergency or disaster that affects water and wastewater services. Additionall, we will outline the funding opportunities for which your system and communities may currently qualify.

Tabletop Exercise Agenda:

• CY22 Disaster Funding by USDA Rural Development and eligibility
• USDA funding opportunities available for enhancing system capacity and resilience
• Identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities
• Developing and updating emergency response plans
• Documenting response and recovery costs
• Tabletop exercise: Flooding Disaster
  

To sign up for this class, REGISTER ONLINE, or contact Jason Blais

Dates & Locations:
March 31, 2025 (#2025-10)
Plymouth Town Hall - Great Hall
26 Court St
Plymouth, MA 02360

April 01, 2025 (#2025-11)
Townsend Water Treatment Plant - Trainign Room
25 Harbor Trace Rd
Townsend, MA 01469

April 02, 2025 (#2025-12)
Essex Public Safety Building - Training Room
11 John Wise Ave
Essex, MA 01929

Time:
Attendance: 7:45am - 8:00am
Class Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 AM (includes breaks)

Class Fee (per registrant):
MassRWA Members: FREE
Non-Members: FREE

Agency Approval:
7.0 TCHs for MA Water and Wastewater operators

Instructor:
Tom Bahun is a Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), with over 30 years of experience and expertise in developing, designing, and delivering water and wastewater safety, emergency response and operator certification training. He is well known for his fun and energetic training classes, which draw upon what his students already know. Tom’s focus is to lead his students through socially supported interactions to enhance learning and construct new understandings.

In addition to Tom’s vast training experience and abilities, he has a long history of helping water and wastewater systems with his technical and managerial knowledge and understanding. In addition to Tom’s training and consulting services provided through Tom’s Water Solutions LLC, he is a water systems operator overseeing drinking water treatment and distribution at Maine’s largest water and wastewater utility. He holds a State of Maine Class IV Water Treatment and Distribution Operator license and a Grade 5 Wastewater Treatment Operator license.


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