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2001 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement
WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Department of Water Resources
(DWR), the Department of Health Services (DHS) and the California Utilities Emergency Association
(CUEA) have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of a plan to facilitate and encourage water
agency mutual assistance agreements between water agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Water Agency Response Network (WARN) was originally created to provide a forum
for the development of mutual assistance agreements between water agencies in the OES Coastal Region
of California; and later expanded to all water agencies in the State of California, and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Agency Response Network (WWARN)was created to provide a similar plan
for all wastewater agencies in the State of California, and
WHEREAS, the WATER/WASTEWATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (WARN) 2001
OMNIBUS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT is a continuation of the WARN 1996 OMNIBUS
MUTUAL AID and the VVWARN 1997 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT and sets forth the
mutual covenants and agreements for water and wastewater agencies to provide mutual assistance to one
another in times of emergency; and
WHEREAS, State OES regulates the SEMS program, and this agreement is consistent with SEMS, and
that it is necessary to have a mutual assistance agreement in place to support requests to FEMA for costs
of using assistance during an emergency, and
WHEREAS, the water or wastewater agency hereto has determined that it would be in its best interests to
enter into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and the responsibilities of the
agency whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance are provided from one agency
to the other; and
WHEREAS, no water or wastewater agency should be in a position of unreasonably using its own
resources, facilities, or services providing such mutual assistance; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of WARN to revise this agreement as necessary and to annually publish a list
of all water and wastewater agencies participating in this agreement, as posted on www.calwam.org; and
WHEREAS, such an agreement is in accord with the California Emergency Services Act set forth in Title
2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8630 et. seq.) of the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions and covenants contained therein, the City of
Redlands agrees to become a party to the WARN 2001 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement.
Date: November 15, 2005
By:
Attest:
Suan Peppler, Mayor Lorrie
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