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Regulating Through Engagement Environmental Operators Certificate Program September 10, 2018 Chris Russell Environmental Health Officer Small Water Systems Program Outline Description of the challenges faced by small water suppliers

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Regulating Through Engagement Environmental Operators Certificate Program September 10, 2018

Chris Russell Environmental Health Officer Small Water Systems Program

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Outline

Description of the challenges faced

by small water suppliers

Description of the challenges faced

by Interior Health

Adapting our engagement model to

find solutions

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A little about me

Environmental Health Officer (~10 years) Program specialist – small drinking water

systems

Live/work in Vernon

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Challenges: Small Water Suppliers Meeting DWPA

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SWS Challenges UBCM – Small Water Systems Working Group (2013):

“Owners are challenged to meet obligations to their water users…challenges with financing, inadequate infrastructure, provision of potable water, governance, management…”

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SWS Challenges Ombudsman's Office - Fit to Drink (2008):

Access to funding for treatment and

perations – very challenging

Easier for gaps or problem in

perations to go unnoticed

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SWS Challenges Provincial Health Officer Report (2008):

“Small water systems are underfunded because of their small tax base”

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SWS Challenges: Summary

Funding

Infrastructure Operations

Technical Expertise

Administrative Operations

Community support

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Challenges: Interior Health Supporting Small Water Suppliers

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~850km across ~742,000 full-time residents IH Health Protection

~110 staff, 6 managers
~1,950 permitted water

supplies

~1,200 rec water facilities
~850 personal service

establishment

~975 community care

facilities

~6,175 food facilities
Incident & emergency

response

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IHA Challenges: Permitted Water Systems Increasing

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IHA Challenges: Increasing Boil Water Notices

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IHA Challenges: Governance of Water Systems

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IHA Challenges: Risk Reduction

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IHA Challenges: Summary

Small water systems are not

sustainable without help

Small water systems = big risk Limited staff/resources and many

water systems

1:1 interaction may not be best

approach

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Solutions: IHA and Small Water Suppliers

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Water Program ~ 2014

Criteria Small Water Systems Large Water Systems # of systems ~1,827 SWS 123 LWS IH population served <20% >80% # on Boil Water Notice ~350 - 400 ~3 IH-HP service model ~35 EHO, 5 supervisors 5 specialist EHO, 1 supervisor ~50 Water Systems/EHO

~25 Water Systems/EHO

Owners

Local governments
Federal/Provincial government
Improvement Districts
Private Utilities
School Districts
Shared Interest
Strata Corporations
Water Users Communities
Businesses
Societies
“Good neighbours”
Local governments
Federal/Provincial

government

Improvement Districts
Private Utilities

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Water Program ~ 2015

Environmental Op’s Small Water Systems Large Water Systems 139 WS (1 Connection) 1424 SWS 123 LWS + Food Facilities + Personal Services + Complaints 6 EHO, 1 specialist, 1 supervisor 3 specialists, 1 supervisor ~5 Water Systems/EHO ~200 Water Systems/EHO ~40 Water Systems/EHO Businesses

Local governments
Federal/Provincial

government

Improvement Districts
Private Utilities
School Districts
Shared Interest
Strata Corporations
Water Users Communities
Businesses
Societies
“Good neighbours”
Local governments
Federal/Provincial

government

Improvement Districts
Private Utilities

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Small Water Systems Program

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Relationship

Complaints & Investigations Inspections Requests for Assistance

Traditional Engagement Model

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Relationship

Complaints & Investigations Inspections Requests for Assistance

Solutions: Moving Forward

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Relationship

Complaints & Investigations

Inspections Outreach & Education

Requests For Assistance

Solutions: Moving Forward

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Outreach and Education

Purpose:

Engage water suppliers in larger groups

Method:

Develop training for small and large

water suppliers

Mechanism

EOCP Certified Courses Other IH Courses

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Outreach and Education Emergency Response Planning

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Emergency Response Planning

What’s in the

course:

Emergency

Response Plans

Why you need one
What goes into one
Resources to

develop one

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Emergency Response Planning

What’s in it for you:

Multi-Barrier Approach CEUs for operators Engage with other water suppliers Emergency Response Plan

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Emergency Response Planning

What’s in it for IH:

Multi-Barrier

Approach

Support certified

perators

Engage with water

suppliers

Emergency

Response Plans

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Emergency Response Planning

Logistics

3 hours Usually at an IH site Free (!) 0.3 CEUs from EOCP

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Emergency Response Planning

Delivery

10 – 15 Participants Presentation Group Discussion Group Exercise Follow up with SWS

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Now Offering:

Water System Monitoring

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Group Activity

You are the operator of a small water system serving a residential development. Your water source (a well) is pumped up hill to a reservoir. You have been notified that a tractor trailer transport truck has crashed. The truck was carrying ethylene glycol. One of the tanks has been punctured and a substantial quantity of the liquid has been released on the ground about 100 metres from your well. Describe the actions you will take to address this emergency situation.

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