The American Water Works Association (AWWA)has announced the publication of a new report from the Water and Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) that details the water sector’s response to Superstorm Sandy in the fall of 2012.

The press release from the AWWA notes: “The report, titled WARN Superstorm Sandy After-Action Report, represents an aggregation of successes and challenges based on observations gathered directly from impacted utilities, WARNs, and other partners in the water sector and details the key takeaways following the event.”

The principle author of the report, AWWA Security and Preparedness Manager Kevin Morley, writes “this report offers a straight forward assessment of what happened during Sandy and what can be done to make us better prepared in the future. Collective action on the items listed in this report at the local, state, and federal levels will make our sector more resilient and prepared for future events.”

The report contains eight sections, each including areas of successes, areas needing improvements, and key action:

* Intrastate Mutual Aid & Assistance

* Interstate Mutual Aid & Assistance

* Elevating the Priority Status of Water Infrastructure

* Energy and Water Nexus in Disasters

* Site Access

* Coordination

* Situational Awareness

* Communications