COVID-19 Resource List

This is a partial list of COVID-19 resources AMWA has collected for its members.

AMWA's COVID-19 resource page, which includes the latest resources from AMWA and other organizations, is available at amwa.net/covid19.

 

Federal Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Symptoms of Coronavirus

• Interim Guidance for Business and Employers to Plan and Respond to 2019 Novel Coronavirus

• Guidance for Building Water Systems

• Situation Summary

• How to Protect Yourself

• Schools, Workplaces and Community Locations

• Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (CDC and DHS CISA)

• Interim Guidance for Conserving and Extending Filtering Facepiece Respirator Supply in Non-Healthcare Sectors

• Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools and Homes (updated 4/30/20) (CDC and EPA)

• Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes

• Social Distancing

• COVID-19 Critical Infrastructure Sector Response Planning

• Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic (decision support tool)

• CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again

Department of Homeland Security

• Pandemic Impacts to Lifeline Critical Infrastructure (DHS)

• Risk Management for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (CISA)

• Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response (CISA)

• Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (CISA and CDC)

• COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors (CISA)

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment Preservation Best Practices (FEMA and HHS)

• Disaster Financial Management Guide (FEMA)

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic:Addressing PPE Needs in Non-Healthcare Setting (FEMA and HHS)

• Critical Infrastructure Operations Centers and Control Rooms Guide for Pandemic Response (CISA)

• Planning Considerations for Organizations in Reconstituting Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (FEMA)

• Telework Guidance and Resources (CISA)

• CISA Insights: COVID-19 Disinformation Activity (CISA)

• Exercise Starter Kit for Workshop on Reconstituting Operations (FEMA)

• COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season (FEMA)

Department of Labor

• COVID-19 and the American Workplace - Temporary Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

• Explanation of new COVID-19 employee leave benefits and clarification of exempt personnel considered "emergency responders."

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration alert on implementing social distancing in the workplace

Environmental Protection Agency

• Food Grade CO2 Suppliers and Producers

• Administrator Wheeler’s letter to governors on supporting utility responses to COVID-19

• Water Utility Template: COVID-19 Pandemic

  • For utilities to document essential status of utility employees.

• Pandemic Incident Action Checklist

• Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools and Homes (updated 4/30/20) (EPA and CDC)

• Information on Maintaining or Restoring Water Quality in Buildings with Low or No Use

Executive Office of the President

• Letter from President Donald J. Trump on Emergency Determination Under the Stafford Act

• Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak

Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Business Continuity Planning Suite

• Fact sheet: Stafford Act assistance for an infectious disease event

• FEMA Continuity Excellence Series

  • Includes IS-520: Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas and IS-522: Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics

 

Water Sector Organization and Other Resources

WaterISAC

• Coronavirus resource page

Water Environment Federation

• Current Priority: Coronavirus

  • This includes links to a recording of a February 25 webinar and The Water Professional’s Guide to COVID-19

• Water's Worth It Coronavirus Toolkit

Water Research Foundation

• Business Continuity Plans for Water Utilities (Water Research Foundation, AWWA, U.S. EPA)

Value of Water Coalition

• COVID Response Tools

Moonshot Missions

• Coronavirus Compendium

Stantec

• Whitepaper: Considerations for Water and Wastewater Treatment related to the recent outbreak COVID-19

Environmental Science, Policy & Research Institute and AH Environmental Consultants, Inc.

• COVID Building Water Quality Guidance

American Water Works Association/International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials

• Responding to Stagnation in Buildings with Reduced or No Water Use