Title/Name/Summary
ILWARN Mutual Aid Participation - Agreement
History
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, many lessons were learned as it relates to a coordinated response. The main lessons taken from the disaster was that responses to disasters, whether regional or local, must be swift, well planned and coordinated. Realizing that utilities needed a different approach, leaders in the water community and state agencies joined together to create the Illinois Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (ILWARN). It became apparent that if a disaster hit a region, regional water and wastewater utility organizations would not be able to rapidly respond to provide assistance outside of their own jurisdictions. Based on three other models, CalWARN, FlaWARN and TxWARN, ILWARN is designed to provide an utility-to-utility response during an emergency.
The mission of ILWARN is to support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual assistance matters for public and private water and wastewater utilities in the case of natural and man-made events. ILWARN does this by providing its members with emergency planning, response, and recovery information before, during, and after an emergency.
ILWARN provides a formalized system for utilities to provide and receive emergency assistance in the event of natural or man-made disasters. Through ILWARN, a member can request emergency equipment (pumps, generators, chlorinators, evacuators, etc.) and trained personnel (eg. water plant operators) that they may need in an emergency.
Participation in ILWARN requires the village to agree to the terms in the ILWARN Mutual Aid Agreement. The village’s attorney has reviewed this agreement with no suggested changes.
On December 17, 2018 this item was reviewed by the Public Works Committee and recommended for approval and referred to the Village Board of Trustees for consideration.
Financial Impact
There is no cost for the village’s participat...
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