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UTILITIES
HELPING UTILITIES

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To promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response and mutual aid assistance for public and private water/wastewater utilities.
YOUR COMMUNITY IS DEPENDING ON YOU.
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WHY DO WE NEED IdWARN?

Water and wastewater systems provide our communities with a life-sustaining resource that is vital to maintaining public health, sanitation and safety. When water and wastewater services are interrupted for extended periods of time, a community’s well-being quickly deteriorates. Without adequate water and wastewater services, the people of Idaho are vulnerable to deteriorating health from unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation. When struck by a man-made or natural disaster, IdWARN provides the necessary resources and tools to restore essential services quickly and efficiently.

HOW DOES IdWARN HELP?

IdWARN provides drinking water and wastewater utilities with:

  • A Mutual Aid Agreement and process for sharing emergency resources statewide.
  • A mutual assistance program consistent with other statewide mutual aid and assistance programs and the National Incident Management System.
  • The resources to respond and recover more quickly from a natural or man made disaster.
  • A forum for developing and maintaining emergency contacts and relationships.
BECOME A MEMBER
MEMBER AGENCIES SIGN A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WHICH OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING AND PROVIDING AID. IdWARN MEMBERSHIP IS ENTIRELY FREE AND VOLUNTARY.

Members obtain access to contact information for other IdWARN members, an inventory of emergency equipment for drinking water and wastewater utilities, and training opportunities for emergency preparedness.

Members are invited to periodic meetings and online communications to stay up-to-date on IdWARN and build connections with nearby member utilities.

IdWARN is organized into regions that match the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Regions. Members can determine their utility's region by going to www.deq.idaho.gov/regional-offices.

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Membership Benefits

Immediate access to emergency contacts for utility-specific equipment, personnel, materials, or other resources

Access to emergency equipment maintained by Idaho Rural Water Association

Expedited arrival of aid based on local coordination ahead of state and federal response

Access to the Idaho State web-based emergency operations center

Eligibility for FEMA disaster reimbursement for federally-declared disasters (public utilities only)

Consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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