Emergency action plan assessment findings What is the current title and version number of the LDMP relevant to this EAP? Is the EAP consistent with the above plan? Specifically, is there consistency in terms of community communications, notifications and warnings – who, how, when and priority order of messaging is clear and aligns with the above plan? Yes ☐ No ☐ If no, please outline the areas of inconsistency: Optional: Further considerations The following questions on emergency communications provides a more in-depth Local Government assessment, if the local government chooses to. Please identify if you understand the roles and responsibilities identified in the EAP for the delivery of: ☐ Notifications about the dam ☐ Warnings about the dam ☐ Communications about the dam Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner to notify and warn the PAR? If yes, will the dam owner use the Emergency Alert system as a form of communicating warnings? Yes ☐ No ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Is the EAP clear on the communication system(s) / method(s) used by the dam owner to notify the relevant entities? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP detail how and how often the dam owner will provide the disaster management groups with notifications about the dam during an emergency event? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the messages considered to be in plain language? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are there community education programs to inform the community of the hazards identified in the EAP? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are there multiple delivery channels which are adaptable to meet audience needs and circumstances? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide for communications to be accurate, reliable, relevant and timely? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide communications that link to warning types, sources and content? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP provide for communications that are consistent across, and vertically through entities and systems? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the roles and responsibilities for public information and public education on the communications outlined in the EAP agreed to and documented in the EAP? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are you aware if the public information and education activities are regularly tested for community understanding of content, perception of authority and resultant action? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the communication system/s support the continuous flow of up-to-date critical information between stakeholders? Yes ☐ No ☐
Are roles, responsibilities and protocols for use and access to communication systems in the EAP agreed? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the communication system/s in the EAP support the continuous flow of critical information between key stakeholders? Yes ☐ No ☐ Is there a redundancy in place for primary communication system/s? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the communications system/s responsive to the range of reasonably foreseeable operating environments for the dam location? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the communities at risk of impact of a dam hazard or emergency event profiled to identify and define groups? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are there any identified barriers to communication outlined in the EAP? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the EAP outline that the warning messages and systems are regularly reviewed, tested and exercised? Yes ☐ No ☐ Are the warning messages in the EAP delivered by entities with the authority to do so, in line with agreed documented roles and responsibilities? Yes ☐ No ☐ Does the dam owner value-add to warnings with appropriate local context and content and tailor dissemination approaches to local needs? Yes ☐ No ☐ TEMPLATE: Local Government Notice to a Dam Owner LOCAL GOVERNMENT NOTICE TO DAM OWNER Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, Section 352HB 1. <<INSERT NAME OF COUNCIL>> (the Council) was given a copy of an emergency action plan (EAP) for <<insert name of dam>>, <<version number>> by <<insert dam owner name>> on <<insert date copy EAP received>> to assess its consistency with the Council’s disaster management plan. 2. This notice is given under section 352HB of the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 (Qld). 3. The Council considers the EAP is consistent with the local government’s disaster management plan <<OR>> The Council considers the EAP is not consistent with the local government’s disaster management date