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Options to Enhance Risk Management in Water Sector July 8, 2011 – Bogota, Columbia

Options to Enhance Risk Management in Water Sector July 8, 2011 – Bogota, Columbia. Sector Strategic Planning Framework. The Water Sector Vision.

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Options to Enhance Risk Management in Water Sector July 8, 2011 – Bogota, Columbia

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  1. Options to Enhance Risk Management in Water Sector July 8, 2011 – Bogota, Columbia

  2. Sector Strategic Planning Framework

  3. The Water Sector Vision A secure and resilient drinking water and wastewater infrastructure that provides clean and safe water as an integral part of daily life. This Vision assures the economic vitality of and public confidence in the nation's drinking water and wastewater through a layered defense of effective preparedness and security practices in the sector.

  4. SSP Goals • Sustain protection of public health and the environment. • Recognize and reduce risks in the water sector. • Maintain a resilient infrastructure. • Increase communication, outreach, and public confidence.

  5. Define Columbian Objectives • What is current state of preparedness • What are principle limiting factors • What are appropriate performance criteria • Focus on highest risk regions first...staged implementation

  6. How to Move Forward Regulatory • Contigency plans required but limited guidance on performance expectation • Make assessment of current plans and identify limiting factors • Collaborative partnership with systems and regulatory to define necessary criteria • Support for training/exercises • Audit and verification • Strict enforcement/fines

  7. How to Move Forward “Market” • Insurance market could require greater performance to protect risk based on greater definition of norms/standards • Condition for various funding sources (e.g. Adaptation fund) • Condition for authority for permit to operate as supplier

  8. How to Move Forward Voluntary • Apply best management practices that have been identified regionally and internationally • Such as Cardona, 2005 Indicators of disaster risk management. • Provide mechanism for “full cost” pricing of cost of service that includes risk management needs

  9. So what does it take? • Leadership recognition of risk to the mission • Commitment to act and mitigate risks • Stepwise process… one step at a time

  10. Advancing Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Water Sector ?? Questions ?? Kevin M. Morley Security & Preparedness Program Manager AWWA – Government Affairs 1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 701W Washington, DC 2005 202-628-8303 or kmorley@awwa.org

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