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From Water and Wastewater.com Industry News
Since 2001, government at all levels passed new laws and regulations to help protect water infrastructure against intentional damage and prevent the deliberate contamination of water supplies. Utilities everywhere assessed vulnerabilities, revised procedures to improve response to emergencies, and tightened premises security. Tens of thousands of pages documenting these new laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements have been published. To help utilities adapt to the new security reality, thousands of new guidance documents, books, Web sites, and reports have been produced. Unfortunately, there was simply too much new information scattered across too many information sources. "Security and Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities" remedies that problem. Topics covered include: • Natural, accidental, and intentional threats to water and wastewater systems • US federal legislation, regulation, and Homeland Security Presidential Directives regarding utility security and emergency preparedness • The Water Sector Specific Plan • Vulnerability assessments, tools, and resources • Effective utility-security programs, tools, and resources • Emergency management systems • Water contamination early-warning systems • Incident or threat response Emergency response training • Remediation and recovery Years in the making, this book is one of the most thoroughly researched books ever published on water utility security and general emergency preparedness. "Security and Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities" is available in AWWA’s online bookstore. Source: http://www.awwa.org/ © Copyright 1998 - 2011 Water and Wastewater.com |
