Water Contamination Emergencies Conference

Website - http://www.soci.org/SCI/events/details.jsp?eventID=EV1035
Email - maggi@maggichurchouseevents.co.uk
Principal sponsors -RSC, SCI and IWO

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Introduction
The first of a linked series of international conferences, in March 2003, dealt with ‘Water Contamination Emergencies: Can we cope?’, and concluded that the UK Water Industry was well positioned to deal with typical emergencies.

The second, ‘Water Contamination Emergencies: Enhancing our response’, drew on developing expertise, particularly in analysis and emergency planning within an international focus on possible malicious acts of contamination.

This third international conference, ‘Water Contamination Emergencies: Collective Responsibility’, seeks to encourage global sharing of any lessons learnt and collaborative research leading to the adoption of best practice. so that all organisations with responsibilities in the field of Water Contamination continue to show effective preparedness.

Target audience
The conference will deal with the full range of potential contaminations scenarios (chemical, biological, radiological). It will provide a significant networking opportunity, and will be of strategic, tactical and operational interest to civil contingency organisations, emergency planners, health professionals and associated organisations, local authorities, regulators, service and support providers, detection equipment suppliers, disaster recovery specialists, remediation companies, research organisations and water companies.
• medical and health professionals
• water companies and regulators
• environmental protection professionals
• risk and business continuity managers
• emergency planners
• local authorities
• service and support providers
• detection and equipment suppliers
• disaster recovery specialists
• water security experts
• water distribution modellers
• health, safety and emergency planners
• those concerned with agricultural water provision management and chemical storage
• individuals concerned with the development of materials for the distribution of water

Programme
There will be three concurrent tracks:   Operations, Information and Data Management, and Communication, and all three tracks will cover the themes of planning and preparedness, security and initial response, and incident management and aftermath.    The up-to-date programme may be found on the event website, http://www.soci.org/SCI/events/details.jsp?eventID=EV1035

Financial sponsors
• ALcontrol Laboratories
• Anglian Water
• Bournemouth and Hampshire Water
• Marquis and Lord
• Northern Ireland Water
• Sandia National Laboratories
• Scottish Water
• Severn Trent Water
• Thames Water
• Three Valleys Water
• Water Direct
• Wessex Water
• Yorkshire Water  Supporters:
• CIEH  (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
• CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management)
• DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate)
• Environment Agency
• SIESO
• SWIG (Sensors for Water Industry Group)
• Veolia Water
• Water UK