In WVA Phase 1, which item is reviewed?

• A. Compile data from Phase 1 findings.
• B. Inspect distribution system for vulnerabilities.
• C. Identify SMEs and review drawings, past WVA reports, sanitary surveys, and UEI/Capstone reports.
• D. Gather information by assessing water design, security, monitoring, wells, treatment, pumps, tanks, lines, and stored bottled water.

Answer: (C)

Phase 1 focuses on planning and building the knowledge base for the assessment. The best item to review at this stage is identifying the subject matter experts and reviewing key documents such as drawings, past WVA reports, sanitary surveys, and UEI/Capstone reports. Bringing in SMEs ensures you have the right experts to consult as you interpret the system’s design and past performance, while reviewing drawings and prior reports gives you a clear picture of how the system was built, where vulnerabilities have been noted before, and what data already exists. This foundation shapes every later step, guiding what you inspect, what questions you ask, and what data you gather.

Other actions described belong to subsequent phases: compiling data from Phase 1 findings is something you do after establishing the baseline; inspecting the distribution system for vulnerabilities is a hands-on field activity to verify and discover issues; gathering information by assessing design, security, monitoring, wells, treatment, pumps, tanks, lines, and stored bottled water is a broad data-collection effort that typically follows once the baseline knowledge and SME guidance are in place.