California Utilities Emergency Association
CUEA serves as a point-of-contact for critical infrastructure utilities and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and other Governmental Agencies before, during, and after an event to:
Facilitate
Facilitate communications and cooperation between member utilities and public agencies, and with non-member utilities (where resources and priorities allow).
Support
Support utility emergency planning, mitigation, training, exercises, and education.
Provide
Provide emergency response support wherever practical for electric, petroleum pipeline, tele-communications, gas, water and wastewater utilities.
Member Benefits
- Emergency Response and Restoration Support
- Mutual assistance in both statewide and interstate agreements
- Planning, Training and Exercising
- Members receive legislative alerts on Utility affected issues
- CUEA is the only Utility Association with a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Office of Emergency Services
2023 Winter Storms Recovery
The state of California is committed to continuing support to California communities and maximizing state and federal aid to those who have been adversely impacted by the winter storms.
Now that a Major Disaster has been declared by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., eligibility for federal programs will be based on the unique damage and extent of impacts incurred locally.
https://news.caloes.ca.gov/2023-winter-storms-recovery/
CUEA staffs and manages the State of California Utility Operations Center
The Utility Operation Center (UOC) is staffed by the California Utilities Emergency Association (CUEA) per established MOU, and is intended to provide support to the state and serves as an active operational component of the State Operations Center (SOC) or Regional Emergency Operations Centers (REOCs) serving in the capacity of the Utilities Branch within the Operations Section. The SOC and REOC activate under the authority of the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS).
