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Exhibit A Scope of Services Indian River County Department of Utility Services AWIA RRA and ERP Update Services Background 64- A R CA D I S Arcadis U.S., Inc. (Arcadis) is pleased to present the Indian River County Department of Utility Services (Department) with this Scope of Services to support the Department in completing the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) required 5 -year review, update, and certification of their current Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Arcadis proposes to provide professional engineering and technical services related to the review and update of the Department's RRA and ERP in compliance with requirements of the AWIA (Safe Drinking Water Act [SDWA] Section 1433) 5 -year update and certification. The Department must review and update, as needed, its RRA and certify compliance with SDWA Section 1433 by March 31, 2025, and its ERP by September 30, 2025, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The primary objectives of this project include 1) Update the Department's Water RRA and address any gaps that may have been present in the 2020 cycle or any aspect that may have changed internally or regulatory -wise since the 2020 cycle; and 2) Produce an ERP that incorporates the Department's existing plans and procedures and aligns with the Indian River County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and other applicable local documents. In addition, an objective of this project is to train and impart knowledge throughout the RRA and ERP update process for the County to undertake, maintain, and update these documents on a regular basis, including compliance with the 5 -year review, update and certification requirements to the USEPA. This includes continuous identification, selection, implementation, and tracking of mitigation measures to demonstrate progress in the event of a regulatory audit by USEPA. Section 1433(a) of the SDWA as amended by section 2013 of the AWIA outlines the requirements for RRAs and ERPs as provided below (84 FR 11536). AWIA Requirements for Community Water System RRAs and ERPs "Each community water system serving a population greater than 3,300 persons must assess the risks to, and resilience of, its system. Such an assessment must include— (1) the risk to the system from malevolent acts and natural hazards; (2) the resilience of the pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems (including the security of such systems) which are utilized by the system; (3) the monitoring practices of the system; (4) the financial infrastructure of the system; (5) the use, storage, or handling of various chemicals by the system; and (6) the operation and maintenance of the system. www.areadis.com