ID
7-508-1206
Name
Water Main Leak Locating Team – Water Distribution
Status
Published
Version
1.2
Updated
11/5/2019 9:17:47 AM
Original Release
11/07/2017
Last Major Release
11/05/2019
Description
The Water Main Leak Locating Team – Water Distribution locates and documents water main leaks needing repair
Resource Category
Public Works
Primary Core Capability
Infrastructure Systems
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The Water Main Leak Locating Team – Water Distribution locates the locations of water main leaks and documents these locations for repair crews
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, safety, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment
2. Requestor provides water system maps and other resources to help this team locate leaks; if possible, requestor provides a representative familiar with the affected location to accompany this team
3. Requestor provides details on the water main system, such as pipe materials, geologic conditions, and surface conditions
4. Requestor provides external support, such as vehicle fuel and power for phones, computers, and other rechargeable devices
5. Requestor specifies any necessary safety qualifications and equipment, such as confined-space entry capabilities
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| None |
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| MINIMUM PERSONNEL PER TEAM | Not Specified |
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| MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | Not Specified |
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| SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | The NIMS Utility Worker Specialist – Water Sector Infrastructure can be a welder, electrician, or mechanic. Requestor specifies worker specialty based on mission needs. |
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| SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT PER TEAM | 1. Infrastructure-locating equipment may include basic acoustic leak-locating, geophone leak-locating, electronic noise correlation, and infrared equipment. 2. Hand tools may include tape measures, screwdrivers, bolt cutters or other cutting tools, assorted wrenches, shovels, crowbars or lift tools, chainsaws, and garden trowels. |
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| PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PER TEAM MEMBER | PPE is mission-specific and may vary by work environment; it includes protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposure, eye and ear protection, respirators, gloves, and masks. |
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| Electronics Equipment Per Team | 1. Appropriate software includes word processing, spreadsheet, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and database management programs appropriate to the mission. 2. Consider other equipment and supplies as necessary based on ordering specifications. |
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| COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PER TEAM | 1. Consider alternate forms of communication, such as satellite phones, based on the mission assignment and team needs. 2. Requestor provides radio specifications. 3. Provider supplies necessary chargers and backup batteries for battery-powered portable equipment. |
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| TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT PER TEAM | Vehicle must be capable of traversing rough terrain, flood conditions, and adverse environmental conditions, and must carry equipment necessary for maintaining vehicle operation. |
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| References |
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| Reference |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Repair Team – Water Distribution System |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Repair Team Sewer Mains – Wastewater |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Utility Worker Specialist – Water Sector Infrastructure |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Water Operations Team Leader |
| FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
| FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016 |