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Water Security Updates & Initiatives Asset Management Workshop May 5, 2005

Water Security Updates & Initiatives Asset Management Workshop May 5, 2005. Presented by: Jim Wheeler Office of Wastewater Management U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Overview. Background EPA’s Role in Water Security - Tools - Guidance - Research Program and Products

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Water Security Updates & Initiatives Asset Management Workshop May 5, 2005

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  1. Water SecurityUpdates & InitiativesAsset Management WorkshopMay 5, 2005 Presented by: Jim Wheeler Office of Wastewater Management U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  2. Overview • Background • EPA’s Role in Water Security - Tools - Guidance - Research • Program and Products - National Infrastructure Protection Plan • Security Product Guide • Design Standards • Water Sector Coordinating Councils

  3. Security: An Integral Part of Asset Management • Maintaining Customer Service • Protecting the Critical Infrastructure • Effectively Managing the Assets • Similar Requirements • Similar Tools

  4. Water Utilities in the United States • 168,000 drinking water systems • 54,000 of these are community water systems • About 9,000 of these are required to undertake vulnerability assessments and develop or revise emergency response plans • 16,000 publicly-owned wastewater treatment works • About 3,000 serve major metropolitan areas

  5. Water Utilities

  6. Wastewater Utilities

  7. Laboratory Capability

  8. EPA Role Authority: • Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 • Homeland Security Presidential Directives Structure: • EPA is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency • Water Security Division • National Homeland Security Research Center

  9. Purpose of Water Sector Security Programs • Goal • The Nation’s water sector has in place security programs that reduce risk to public health, the environment, and critical infrastructure from terrorist or other intentional acts • How we achieve this goal • Through leadership and assistance, promote the adoption of water security practices that enhance the sector’s ability to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from terrorist or other intentional acts

  10. Prevention • Vulnerability Assessment Tools - VSAT - RAM-W • Physical Security • Security Product Guides • Voluntary Standards for System Design • WaterISAC and WaterSC, Homeland Security Information Network

  11. Detection • Information Tools (e.g., WCIT) • Laboratory Compendium (www.epa.gov/compendium) • WaterSentinel • Research Efforts

  12. Response • Emergency Response Planning Guidance • Contamination Response Protocol Toolbox • Emergency Response Training and Tools • Emergency Response Tabletop CD-ROM Exercises • 2-Day Free Workshops: Emergency Response to Threats of Intentional Contamination of Public Water Supplies

  13. Recovery • Alternative Treatment • Decontamination Strategy - NACWA (AMSA) - WERF - AWWA - EPA

  14. Utilities Role • Maintain Customer Service - Minimize Disruptions During Emergencies • Protect the Assets - Minimize Vulnerability • Protect Public Health - Provide Safe Drinking Water • Protect the Environment - Adequately Treat Wastewater

  15. For More Information • www.epa.gov/safewater/security • www.epa.gov/nhsrc • www.waterisac.org and watersc.org Jim Wheeler Curt Baranowski OWM Water Security Division (202) 564-0662 202-564-0636 Wheeler.james@epa.gov baranowski.curt@epa.gov

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