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Communication and Coordination
Structure for Incident Response
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### Environmental Unit (EU) Personnel

The Environmental Unit (EU) can include multiple roles. These roles may be played by a single person or multiple people, depending on the complexity and demands of the incident. Duties of personnel involved in coordinating laboratory response to a water contamination incident are:

Laboratory Coordinator

Identifies and coordinates available laboratory resources, sets priorities for laboratory analyses, and coordinates laboratory resources with other agencies

Analytical Coordinator

Schedules environmental sample analyses, maintains laboratory contacts, monitors and reviews sample and data chain-of-custody (COC), and provides analytical reports to the Incident Commander (IC) and EU

Quality Assurance (QA) Coordinator

Reviews and approves quality assurance project plans (QAPPs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs), supervises data review and validation, and resolves Quality Assurance (QA) issues

Sampling and Monitoring Plan Coordinator

Develops and reviews the sampling plans, sampling procedures, and QAPP

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