Water SecurityWater SecurityUpdates & InitiativesUpdates & Initiatives

Asset Management WorkshopAsset Management WorkshopMay 5, 2005May 5, 2005

Presented by:Presented by:Jim WheelerJim Wheeler

Office of Wastewater ManagementOffice of Wastewater ManagementU.S. Environmental Protection U.S. Environmental Protection

AgencyAgency

OverviewOverview

• BackgroundBackground• EPA’s Role in Water SecurityEPA’s Role in Water Security

- Tools- Tools- Guidance- Guidance- Research- Research

• Program and ProductsProgram and Products- National Infrastructure Protection Plan- National Infrastructure Protection Plan- Security Product GuideSecurity Product Guide- Design StandardsDesign Standards

• Water Sector Coordinating CouncilsWater Sector Coordinating Councils

Security: An Integral Part of Security: An Integral Part of Asset Asset ManagementManagement• Maintaining Customer ServiceMaintaining Customer Service

• Protecting the Critical InfrastructureProtecting the Critical Infrastructure

• Effectively Managing the AssetsEffectively Managing the Assets

• Similar RequirementsSimilar Requirements

• Similar ToolsSimilar Tools

Water Utilities in the United Water Utilities in the United StatesStates

• 168,000 drinking water systems168,000 drinking water systems•54,000 of these are community water 54,000 of these are community water

systemssystems

•About 9,000 of these are required to About 9,000 of these are required to undertake vulnerability assessments and undertake vulnerability assessments and develop or revise emergency response plansdevelop or revise emergency response plans

• 16,000 publicly-owned wastewater 16,000 publicly-owned wastewater treatment workstreatment works

•About 3,000 serve major metropolitan areasAbout 3,000 serve major metropolitan areas

Water UtilitiesWater Utilities

Wastewater UtilitiesWastewater Utilities

Laboratory CapabilityLaboratory Capability

EPA RoleEPA Role

Authority:Authority:• Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Public Health Security and Bioterrorism

Preparedness and Response Act of 2002Preparedness and Response Act of 2002• Homeland Security Presidential DirectivesHomeland Security Presidential Directives

Structure:Structure:• EPA is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency EPA is designated as the Sector-Specific Agency • Water Security Division Water Security Division • National Homeland Security Research CenterNational Homeland Security Research Center

Purpose of Water Sector Purpose of Water Sector Security Security Programs Programs• GoalGoal

– The Nation’s water sector has in place security The Nation’s water sector has in place security programs that programs that reduce riskreduce risk to public health, the to public health, the environment, and critical infrastructure from environment, and critical infrastructure from terrorist or other intentional actsterrorist or other intentional acts

• How we achieve this goalHow we achieve this goal– Through leadership and assistance, promote Through leadership and assistance, promote

the adoption of water security practices that the adoption of water security practices that enhance the sector’s ability to enhance the sector’s ability to prevent, detect, prevent, detect, respond to, and recoverrespond to, and recover from terrorist or other from terrorist or other intentional actsintentional acts

PreventionPrevention

• Vulnerability Assessment ToolsVulnerability Assessment Tools- VSAT- VSAT- RAM-W- RAM-W

• Physical SecurityPhysical Security– Security Product GuidesSecurity Product Guides– Voluntary Standards for System DesignVoluntary Standards for System Design

• WaterISAC and WaterSC, Homeland WaterISAC and WaterSC, Homeland Security Information NetworkSecurity Information Network

DetectionDetection

• Information Tools (e.g., WCIT)Information Tools (e.g., WCIT)

• Laboratory Compendium (Laboratory Compendium (www.epa.gov/compendiumwww.epa.gov/compendium))

• WaterSentinelWaterSentinel

• Research EffortsResearch Efforts

ResponseResponse

• Emergency Response Planning GuidanceEmergency Response Planning Guidance

• Contamination Response Protocol Contamination Response Protocol ToolboxToolbox

• Emergency Response Training and ToolsEmergency Response Training and Tools– Emergency Response Tabletop CD-ROM Emergency Response Tabletop CD-ROM

Exercises Exercises – 2-Day Free Workshops: Emergency 2-Day Free Workshops: Emergency

Response to Threats of Intentional Response to Threats of Intentional Contamination of Public Water SuppliesContamination of Public Water Supplies

RecoveryRecovery

• Alternative TreatmentAlternative Treatment

• Decontamination StrategyDecontamination Strategy

- NACWA (AMSA)- NACWA (AMSA)

- WERF- WERF

- AWWA- AWWA

- EPA- EPA

Utilities RoleUtilities Role

• Maintain Customer ServiceMaintain Customer Service

- Minimize Disruptions During - Minimize Disruptions During EmergenciesEmergencies

• Protect the AssetsProtect the Assets

- Minimize Vulnerability- Minimize Vulnerability

• Protect Public HealthProtect Public Health

- Provide Safe Drinking Water- Provide Safe Drinking Water

• Protect the EnvironmentProtect the Environment

- Adequately Treat Wastewater- Adequately Treat Wastewater

Are there realistic threats?

Louisville, KY street that was destroyed due to an

explosion in the sewer line. This explosion was caused by an accidental discharge

of xylene, a high flash material, which was being used as a cleaner. A spark from a car exhaust ignited the fumes that caused the

sewer line explosion.

For More InformationFor More Information

• www.epa.gov/safewater/securitywww.epa.gov/safewater/security

• www.epa.gov/nhsrcwww.epa.gov/nhsrc

• www.waterisac.orgwww.waterisac.org and watersc.org and watersc.org

Jim WheelerJim Wheeler Curt BaranowskiCurt Baranowski

OWM OWM Water Security DivisionWater Security Division

(202) 564-0662 (202) 564-0662 202-564-0636Wheeler.james@epa.gov baranowski.curt@epa.gov