The Water Laboratory Alliance Response Plan (WLA-RP) helps individuals lead a coordinated laboratory response during water contamination incidents.

The WLA-RP focuses on contamination incidents that may require more support than a utility, state, or federal laboratory can provide alone. However, the WLA-RP can also work for local responses with just one laboratory. The WLA-RP fits within existing Incident Command System structures and procedures.

The WLA-RP helps labs to:

• Communicate and coordinate with laboratories
• Establish procedures for laboratory activities such as sample handling and shipping

WLA Response Plan Module (15 pp, 7 MB) This Zip file provides training on how to use the WLA Response Plan. 

WLA Response Plan Appendices(20 pp, 418 K)  This word version of the WLA-RP appendices includes editable forms and checklists to support laboratory response efforts.

• Water Laboratory Alliance Response Plan (PDF)(82 pp, 2 MB)
  Provides information on how the laboratory response is coordinated during an emergency.
• WLA-RP Appendices (PDF)(20 pp, 448 K)
  Appendices with forms and checklists to support laboratory response efforts
• How to Access the WLA-RP Module (PDF)(1 pg, 29 K)
  Provides information on how to use the WLA-RP training module zip file.
• Water Laboratory Alliance Fact Sheet (PDF)(2 pp, 183 K)