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After Action Status Update Water & Wastewater Commission | June 8, 2022 Overview Winter Storm Uri Improvements Plan • 79 Improvements Identified • 68 Completed Ullrich Turbidity Event Improvements Plan • 38 Improvements Identified • 30 Completed Of 17 remaining improvements, 14 are longer-term CIP initiatives 2 Recently Completed Resiliency Improvements Operations Staffing, Procedures and Training • Added access for management staff to monitor SCADA remotely • Enabled external notification of turbidity exceedance alarms • Enabled automatic backwashing of filters for turbidity trigger Infrastructure Enhancements • Completed Davis Water Treatment Plant Power Distribution Upgrade • Added third electrical feed to Ullrich Water Treatment Plant and enabled automatic switching capability Internal / External Communications • Provided emergency notifications using My ATX Water customer portal and Warn Central Texas • Provided regular incident status updates to Austin Water staff 3 Resiliency Improvements Underway (to be completed by September 30, 2022) Operations Staffing, Procedures and Training • New Operations and Training positions: recruitment process underway criteria • Define and implement operational situational awareness Infrastructure Enhancements • Replacement of North Austin Reservoir • Complete winterization of components at plants • Review SCADA alarms, seeding alert pop-ups, modernization opportunities Emergency Preparedness • • 4 Implement Emergency Preparedness Plan to meet SB3 requirements Increase Incident Management Team Roster and conduct annual training activities Longer Term Resiliency Improvements Automatic shutdown of filters for turbidity exceedances Water storage and transmission projects in the distribution system Electric generation and power resiliency projects at treatment plants, lift stations and pump stations Improved chemical storage and sludge storage/disposal capabilities at treatment plants Installation of My ATX Water (AMI) meters 5 Questions / Discussion