Security & Emergency Management Committee
The purpose of this committee is to: (1) encourage and assist water utilities and the supporting businesses to improve security and emergency planning; (2) cooperate with government and private industry in security and emergency response training and exercises; (3) arrange for educational and local assistance programs that focus on security and emergency planning, and; (4) coordinate Section and Division activities related to security and emergency planning. The Security & Emergency Management committee works to maintain ongoing cooperation and coordination with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, the California Emergency Management Agency, local government, private industry, Water Agency Response Network (WARN), and other security and emergency planning entities in California and Nevada. This committee reports to the Utility Management Division.