Description
This powerpoint presentation outlines the Water Infrastructure Protection Division (WIPD), which falls under the National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). The primary areas of focus for the NHSRC include: water infrastructure protection; decontamination and consequence management; and, threat and consequence assessment. Homeland Security Presidential Directives are listed, along with elements of the Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) publication, Guide for Water Utilities, is outlined and covers topics that include: three types of security-informationcollaboratives such asutility to utility,utility to public health, andutility to law enforcement;step-by-step approach will help individualutilities identify and create security-informationcollaboratives that best meet theneeds of their particular situations; and,case studies demonstrate how utilitiescan enhance their security by working moreclosely with other entities. Topics covered include: weapon of choice – explosives; USEPA BVA Tool; Water Security Initiative Detection Strategies(OW Program); Water Security Risk Communication Report; Decision Support Tool for Disposal ofContaminated Building and Water System Materials; Development of Ultrafiltration Concentration Devicefor Drinking Water Supplies; Electrochemistry On-A-Chip,A Platform For Increased Sensitivity; Detection Technology Testing; Decontamination and Treatment Research; Treatment Efficacy; Chlorine Inactivation of Bacterial Bioterrorism Agents; Need for Decon; and, USEPA’s challenges in water security research.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 06/01/2007
- Number of Pages:
- 27
- File Size:
- 1 file , 2.1 MB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
