On today’s episode of Utility Emergency Response, Issac Alatorre welcomes Jim Wlbrnick to discuss the latest trends in emergency management for water utilities.
Jim Wollbrinck has worked in the water distribution industry for over 25 years as a San Jose Water Company security and is an emergency management expert. Jim’s contributions to the water distribution industry have been significant and he has been awarded The “Lifetime Achievement Fuller Award” by the California-Nevada Section, American Water Works Association.
Also in this episode:
- How the housing crisis and rise of unhoused individuals have created a new problem for water utilities
- Latest innovation trends in emergency management
- The importance of coordinating emergency management issues with other utilities such as electrical and gas
- Jim’s experience with CalWarn and why any state WARN is important
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About Isaac:
Chairman & Emergency Pipeline Advisor for Water, Wastewater, and Flood Management.
A UC Irvine graduate and beginning his career in safety and emergency supplies. Isaac was trained by David Jackson on all things related to PPS. With the help of his predecessor, he has updated PPS in regard to technology and processes. He believes that PPS has just started to make an impact.
PPS has usually been a west coast company, but now Isaac believes that PPS can help utilities across the globe with PPS many applications. Not only with pipelines but with emergency response awareness as a whole. He enjoys sports, whiskey, and food.
About Portable Pipeline Systems:
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At PPS we do not claim to have every solution for every disaster, we encourage clients to be open about their solutions and include all possible vendors. When in a disaster situation, a city, county, state, or government must consider all option