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December 5, 2003
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY
ENGINEER TO REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A
WATER SYSTEM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND
BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2002, President George Bush signed into law the Public Health
Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, which constituted in part the congressional response to the
terrorism attacks of September 11, 2001; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of said Act is to formulate a comprehensive strategy for water
system security nation wide; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act empowered the Environmental Protection Agency Water
Protection Task Force with implementing the provisions of said Act related to drinking water; and,
WHEREAS, a requirement under said Act is that each community water system serving a
population greater than 3,300 conduct an assessment on the vulnerability of its system to intentional
acts intended to substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of
drinking water; and,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act provides no funding to assist local entities in performing said
vulnerability assessment; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That, in accordance with the requirements of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Response Act, the City Manager is hereby authorized in conjunction with the City
Engineer to prepare and advertise requests for proposals for qualified consultants to perform an
assessment of the vulnerability of the City of Paris water system to intentional acts intended to
substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water,
the same constituting a vulnerability assessment pursuant to said Act.
Section 3. That following the receipt of qualified proposals, the City Manager and the City
Engineer shall review same and make a recommendation to the City Council for award of a contract
for performance of said vulnerability assessment.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of December, 2003.
ATTEST:
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney
FR£ES£ AND
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HELPING YOU
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Public Health Security and Bioterrorisrn Response Act (H.R. 344~8)
In 1941, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover wrote, 'It has long been recognized that
among public utilities, water supply facilities offer a particularly vulnerable point
of attack to the foreign agent, due to the strategic position they occupy in keeping
the wheels of industry turning and in preserving the health and morale of the
American populace.' Hoover recognized the vulnerability that was exploited as
far back as ancient Rome and, more recently, in Kosovo. Outbreaks of E.coli,
Cryptosporidium and Salmonella in the Untied States and Canada, while not
intentional, indicate the potential severity of a concerted attack on a water utility.
Fallout from the attacks of September 11, 2001, includes a strategy for water
system security nationwide. On June 12, 2002, President Bush signed a bill, the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act (H.R. 3448 Bioterrorism
Act). The EPA Water Protection Task Force is charged with implementing the
)rovisions of the Bioterrorism Act related to drinking water. From its beginning,
the overall vision of the EPA Water Protection Task Force has been to help the
greatest number of drinking water system as quickly as possible. Under the H.R.
]448 Bioterrorism Act each community water system serving a population
greater than 3,300 is required to conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of its
system to intentional acts intended to substantially disrupt the ability of the
system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water. The EPA's sched-
ule for water systems to have completed its vulnerability assessment is:
Population
100,000 or more
50,000 - 100,000
3,300 - 50,000
Deadline
March 30, 2003
December 31, 2003
June 30, 2004
In addition, each community water system serving a population greater than
3,300 is required to prepare or revise where necessary, an emergency response
~lan. The water system must certify completion of the plan to EPA within six
of completing its vulnerability assessment.
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