Appendix C: Online Resources

• CDC. Naegleria fowleri—Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)—Amebic Encephalitis. Tap & Faucet Water. 2015.

• EPA. Water: Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT). 2013.
• WHO. Chemical Safety of Drinking Water: Assessing Priorities for Risk Management. [PDF – 160 pages] 2007.
• Sandia National Laboratories. Water Security Toolkit: A Contamination Incident Response Tool for Water Security. 2015.
• USGS. Contaminants found in Groundwater. 2015.
• American Water Works Association (AWWA). Regulations. 2015.
• USGS. Drinking Water Exposure to Chemical and Pathogenic Contaminants. 2015.
• Environmental Health News. Unregulated Contaminants Common in Drinking Water. 2013.
• Minnesota Department of Health. VOCs: Volatile Organic Chemicals in Private Drinking Water Wells. 2015.
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Volatile Organic Chemical Contaminants. 2014.
• Western Australia State Health. Drinking Water Contaminants. 2016.

• CDC. General Information. Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS)-Associated Illness. 2016.
• CDC. Health Studies Branch—Promoting Clean Water for Health. 2016.
• EPA. Ground Water and Drinking Water—Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water. 2016.
• EPA. Recommendations for Public Water Systems to Manage Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water. [PDF – 70 pages] Office of Water. 2015.
• EPA. 2015 Drinking Water Health advisories for Two Cyanobacteria Toxins. [PDF – 3 pages] Office of Water. 2015.

For tools on how to communicate the risks of cyanotoxins in drinking water, see the EPA’s Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water page.

• CDC. Analyzing Quantitative Data for Evaluation. Evaluation Briefs. [PDF – 2 pages] 2009.
• University of Wisconsin-Extension. Analyzing Qualitative Data. Program Development & Evaluation. [PDF – 12 pages] 2003.
• University of Wisconsin-Extension. Collecting Evaluation Data: An Overview of Sources and Methods. Program Development and Evaluation. [PDF – 11 pages] 1996.
• CDC. Data Collection Methods for Program Evaluation: Questionnaires. Evaluation Briefs. [ PDF – 2 pages] 2008.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Qualitative Research Guidelines Project. 2006.

• EPA. Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water. [PDF – 2 pages] 2015.
• Michigan Emergency Management. Emergency Action Plans for Retail Food Establishments. [PDF – 74 pages] pp. 18–30. 2012.

• Pacific Northwest Economic Region. Blue Cascades Exercise Series. Center for Regional Disaster Resilience. [PDF – 8 pages] 2007.
• EPA. Tabletop Exercise Tool for Water Systems: Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Climate Resiliency (TTX Tool). 2010.
• FEMA. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). 2015.
• Columbia University. Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises. [PDF – 82 pages] Updated to include 2007 HSEEP Reference Forms. 2007.
• State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Emergency Response Planning Guide for Public Drinking Water Systems. [PDF – 64 pages] 2004.
• Washington State Department of Health. Drinking Water Emergency Exercises: Summary Reports. [PDF – 21 pages] 2005.
• DHS. State Homeland Security and Emergency Services. 2016.
• AWWA. Emergency Planning for Water Utilities. [PDF – 11 pages] 2001.

• West Virginia American Water. How to Flush Your Plumbing System. [PDF – 3 pages] 2014.
• Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. How to Flush Plumbing Appliances. [PDF – 2 pages] 2014.
• Nibley City, Utah. Residential Flushing Instructions. [PDF – 1 page] 2015.

• HHS. U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources. Health Literacy. 2017.
• HHS. Quick Guide to Health Literacy. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Sec. 3:1. 2017.

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems. 2015.

• FEMA. Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Support Annex. [PDF – 36 pages] NIMS Resource Center. 2008.
• FEMA. Incident Command System. 2015.
• EPA. Water Sector National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Objectives. [PDF – 4 pages] 2009.

• EPA. Links to Partners: State and Territorial Drinking Water Protection Programs. 2012.

• EPA. Revised Public Notification Handbook. Second Revision. 2010. Chap. 3–6.
• EPA. Water: Public Notification Rule. Basic Information. 2017.
• EPA. Water: Public Notification Rule. Public Notice Templates. 2017.
• EPA. Water: Consumer Confidence Reports. 2017.
• CDC. Water-Related Emergencies and Outbreaks. 2017.
• FEMA. Recovering from Disaster. [PDF – 12 pages] 2017.
• EPA. Lead and Copper Rule 2007 Short-Term Revisions and Clarifications Implementation Guidance. 2017.
• EPA. Develop or Update a Drinking Water or Wastewater Utility Emergency Response Plan. 2016.
• Public Health Emergency (PHE). Planning for Water Supply Interruptions: A Guide for Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities. [ PDF – 2 pages] Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Councils.
• Washington State Department of Health. Boil Water Door Hanger in English and Spanish. [PDF – 2 pages] 2008.

• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Effective Risk Communication: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Guidelines for External Risk Communication. [PDF – 80 pages] 2004.
• EPA. Risk Communication in Action: The Tools of Message Mapping. [PDF – 51 pages] 2007.
• ATSDR. A Primer on Health Risk Communication. 1994.
• WHO. Risk Communication. Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards and Health. [PDF – 16 pages] 2001.
• EPA. The Seven Cardinal Rules of Risk Communication. 1992.

• EPA. Understanding the Safe Drinking Water Act. [PDF – 4 pages] 2004.
• EPA. Lead and Copper Rule: Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems. 2016.
• EPA. Lead and Copper Rule Quick Reference Guide. 2008.

• CDC. National Outbreak Reporting System–Waterborne Disease Transmission. [PDF – 14 pages] 2008.

• Modern Language Association. The Modern Language Association Language Map. 2016.
• U.S. Census Bureau. American Fact Finder.
• Washington Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water. Translations for Public Notification.
• EPA. Preparing Your Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report: Guidance for Water Suppliers. Second Revision. 2010.
• EPA. Revised State Implementation Guidance for the Public Notification (PN) Rule. 2010.
• EPA. Implementing the Lead Public Education Provisions of the Lead and Copper Rule: A Guide for Community Water Systems. 2008.
• EPA. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications. [PDF – 40 pages] 2007.

• CDC. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). 2012.
• CDC. Medical Management Guidelines for Chemical Agents. 2013.
• FDA. Guidance for Industry: Use of Water by Food Manufacturers in Areas Subject to a Boil-Water Advisory. 2010.
• CDC. Healthcare Water System Repair Following Disruption of Water Supply. 2005.
• CDC. Hospitals, Healthcare Facilities and Nursing Homes: During a Boil Water Advisory. 2010.
• EPA. Ground Water & Drinking Water: Basic Information about Your Drinking Water. 2015.
• WHO. Programmes: Water, Sanitation, Hygiene. 2016.