Communication and Coordination:
Overview
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### WLA-RP Scope

In support of the Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring an effort to improve water laboratory preparedness at the regional, state, and local levels. A key component of this effort is the WLA-RP. The Water Laboraroty Alliance - Response Plan (WLA-RP) is a document that establishes a comprehensive, national approach to laboratory response to water contamination incidents which includes preparedness, response, remediation, and recovery.

The scope of the WLA-RP is meant to be broad in order to provide processes and procedures for coordinating laboratory response to all types of water contamination events. The WLA-RP is characterized by the following:

- Applicable to all types of laboratories including federal and state laboratories, commercial laboratories, and water utility laboratories
- Can be used for smaller incidents involving a few laboratories and larger multi-regional incidents involving many laboratories
- Has many aspects such as sample tracking and data review that can also be applied to single-laboratory responses

This icon will appear throughout the module to allow access to the WLA-RP. Click on the icon to link to the WLA-RP.

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