A Kit of Tools (AwwaRF Report 91097F)
Government agencies and water utilities have mechanisms in place for managing a range of emergencies and disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, disease epidemics, and accidental releases of toxic substances into the environment. Yet the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States raise an issue: What is the response protocol to an event, such as terrorism, sabotage, arson, and cyber attacks, that is so rare and damaging it outstrips preparations, plans, and social and material resources? Some argue that conventional emergency planning and management are insufficient to protect water utilities from the nature of threats in the post-9/11 era.
Key findings emerged from the research with practical implications for how water utilities should develop and update emergency response plans. These findings should lend a sense of urgency to utilities' paper plans and inspire more realistic approaches to emergency preparedness and response. A kit of tools was developed to help utilities assess their existing plans and security programs.
This book is out of print. If you need information about this, please contact publications@iwap.co.uk.
The Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005 and horrific events of 9/11/2001 have spawned a new emphasis on domestic security and emergency preparedness. Governments at all levels are taking action to...
Health risks from infrastructure failures are not well understood, despite the potential widespread introduction of chemical, microbial, and physical contaminants, as well as...
This research project aims to identify, list, and characterize chemical occurrence databases and data sets that can be used by states and utilities to perform source water assessments. The data...
In a recent study of anaerobically digested solids from seven wastewater treatment facilities, counts of fecal coliform bacteria increased after dewatering at four of the facilities tested....
Technology offers one of the significant levers that utility managers have available to truly “do more with less.” But it often is difficult for managers to know how much to spend on technology,...
Simultaneous biological nutrient removal (SBNR) is the removal of nitrogen and/or phosphorus in excess of that required for biomass synthesis in biological wastewater treatment systems where there...
Laboratory experiments were conducted using two types of well characterized ENMs, including ENMs of similar size but different surface functional group and ENMs...
Performance-Based Contracts (PBC) for Improving Utilities Efficiency: Experiences and Perspectives is a compendium of articles written by members of the PBC taskforce. It focuses on new...
The establishment of dedicated regulatory bodies in charge of regulating water services, whilst being recent, is nevertheless a consistent trend among OECD and non-OECD countries. This report...